14 UTamare wazikhulula iimpahla zokuzila awayezinxibile, wafihla nobuso bakhe ngesigqubuthelo, waza wahlala phantsi ngasesangweni lase-Enayim, eyayiyidolophu esendleleni eya eTimna. Wayesazi ukuba uShela unyana omncinci kaJuda wayeselekhulile, kodwa yena Tamare wayengekanikezelwa kuye.
15 Akumbona uTamare, uJuda waba lihenyukazi nje, kuba wayebufihlile ubuso bakhe.
16 Wawela indlela, waya kuye, wafika wathi: “Khawutsho, ufuna ndikunike ntoni?” Esitsho nje wayengaqondi ukuba ubhekisa kumolokazana wakhe.UTamare ke waphendula wathi: “Yintoni ongandinika yona wena?”
17 Uthe uJuda: “Ndakuthumela itakane lebhokhwe.”UTamare uthe: “Kulungile ukuba undinika isibambiso ndisigcine kude kufike elo takane.”
18 “Ndikunike sibambiso sini?” ubuze watsho uJuda.Uthe uTamare: “Ndinike eso siphawulo sakho kunye nomtya waso, naloo msimelelo wakho.” Wamnika ke uJuda. Balala, wathatha uTamare.
19 Wagoduka, wafika wothula eso sigqubuthelo wayesithwele, wanxiba impahla yakhe yokuzila.
20 UJuda wathumela uHira ugxa wakhe ukuba ase elo takane, aze athathe ezo zinto wayebambise ngazo kuloo mfazi. Kodwa akazange amfumane loo mfazi uHira.