1Li yoo maŋe ki Juda din nyik u ninjamm, ŋaan yaat ki saan kɔɔ nan jasɔɔ ki bi yiu Hira, ki u mun din nyii doo nba tee Adulam. 2Leŋe ki Juda la Keenann sapaamɔ, wunba ki u baa tee Sua. Ki Juda kɔɔnɔ. 3Ki u marɔ bonjak, ki u purɔ Er, 4ki u bia ŋamm soor poor, ki mar bonjak ki purɔ Onann, 5ki bia ŋamm mar bonjak, ki purɔ Sela. Yoo nba ki u din mar bik maŋ na, Juda din be Aksib-e.

6Juda din la sapaamɔ, ki u sann tee Tamar, ki u jiiu ki turɔ u bijakper Er. 7Er binbeŋ ni din ki ŋan, ki li ki maŋ Yennu, li paak ki Yennu kpiiu. 8Ki Juda yet Er waarɔ Onann a, “Faat a yɔɔrɔ pakɔɔk, ki gbeen ti kaar nanɔ nan a tee u sɔrɔ waarɔ, ki te ki a yɔɔrɔ-ii mɔk tennin.” 9Ŋaan ki Onann mi nan waas na kii tee u yabi. Li paak, yoo nba ki u dɔɔ nan u yɔɔrɔ pakɔɔk na, u tuu ŋaan ki jan na n kpaar ki mɔɔn tiŋ nie, a lin te ki u yɔɔrɔ daa mɔk waasi. 10Linba ki u tuun na din ki maŋ Yennu, ki u bia kpiiu. 11Ki Juda yet u sipook Tamar a, “Ŋmatir ki kun a baa ŋaak, kii daa kii tee pakɔɔk nan n bija Sela nba tan saa kpaat.” U din yet nna, kimaan u din tiin jaŋmaaniie nan Sela saa kpo nan u yɔɔrib nba kpo na. Li paak, ki Tamar ŋmat kun.

12Ki li jii yoo waan ki Juda ŋaapoo kpo. Waa mɔ ki fabin gbenn yoo nba, ki ŋɔɔ nan u yɔɔk Hira, wunba nyii Adulam na saan Timna, leŋe ki bi din koor u pei. 13Ki sɔɔ bet Tamar nan u sipojak saa Timna a wun saa koor u pei. 14Ki u lebit u pakɔliant nba ki u tuu lia na, ŋaan yir saarik u numpo, ki ji kar Enaim kpiŋ, ki li tee doo nba ki Timna sɔnu gaar leŋ. U din tun nna, kimaan u mi fanu nan Juda bijoontik Sela ji kpaata, ki bi mun bia daa ki jiiu ki turɔ ki bi kɔɔn leebi.

15Yoo nba ki Juda lau, ki u mi a u tee poochonchonne, kimaan u dɔkin u numpowa. 16Ki u saan u boor sɔnjokpiŋ na, ki yet a, “Ŋaant ki min dɔɔ nana. A gaan yinŋae?” (U din ki mi nan u sipook nae.)

Ki Tamar boiɔ a, “A saa turin bee?”

17Ki u jiin a, “N saa soor bupaŋ n bulook ni ki tura.”

Ki Tamar yetɔ a, “Li-i tee ki a saa turin siar mɔtana ki mii dia, ki lii tee nyinn nan faa tan saa tur buuk na, li ŋan.”

18Ki Juda boiɔ a, “N saa tura bee ki lii tee nyinni?”

Ki u jiin a, “A baŋ nba mɔk dɔk, nan li gbann na, nan a patu nba ki a somm nann na.” Ki Juda jiir ki turɔ. Ki bi ji taan dɔɔnu, ki u soor poor. 19Ki Tamar ŋmat ki kun ŋaak ni, ki dɔkit saarik na, ŋaan ŋamm gbab pakɔliant.

20Li poorpo ki Juda tun u yɔɔk Hira nan buuk, a wun saan ki saa tur poo na, ŋaan gaar u bona nba bo tee nyinn na. Ŋaan ki Hira saan ki saa lomɔ, ki ki lau, 21ki boi jasiab Enaim doo ni a, “Poochonchonn na be lee, wunba daan be sɔnu na ni na?”

Ki bi jiin a, “Poochonchonsɔɔ daa ki ban be nna.”

22Ki u ŋmat Juda peŋ ki saa yetɔ a, “N kpaan poo na ki ki lau. Jab nba kɔɔ leŋ na yaa poochonchonn daa ki ban be leŋ.”

23Ki Juda yetɔ a, “Ŋaant ki wuu dia bona na. Ti ki loon niib-ii taŋi laati. N yabir man pauwa, ŋaan ki a kpaanɔ, ki ki lau.”

24Ŋmaarii ŋantaa poorpo, ki sɔɔ yet Juda a, “A sipook Tamar tun bonchonchontoonawa, ki mɔtana u ji mɔk poor.”

Ki Juda yet a, “Sootɔ ki nyi nanɔ, ki joou muu, ki kpiu.”

25Baa soorɔ ki nyi nanɔ yoo nba, ki u tur mɔb a bin yet u sipook na a, “Jɔɔ nba yen bona nae turin poor. Gotirii, ki laan baŋ nan li gbann nan patu na tee ŋmee yare na.”

26Ki Juda bannir, ki yet a, “U mɔk mɔnii. N gbar man gbeen n mɔbonawa. N daan bo saa jiiue ki turɔ n bik Sela ki wun kɔɔnɔ.” Ki Juda ji din ki ban ki dɔɔ nanɔ.

27Laa din tan jaŋ nan wun mar yoo nba, ki bi bann nan u yaa wun mar jaasinbae. 28Waa kar matdaaŋ paak, ki bi yenɔ tut nuu ki nyinn. Ki maannaa na soor ŋaan lor gungun-mɔŋ ki lintir, ki yet a, “Wunba nae ki bi marɔ sinsinn.”

29Ki bik na fɔɔ u nuu ki jiin, ŋaan ki bi mar u lɔɔ na sinsinn. Ki maannaa na yet a, “Biaŋinba ki a lon sɔnu ki nyiie na.” Ki bi ji din purɔ Peres.* 30Ki li poorpo ki bi mar u ninja na, ki gungun-mɔŋ lor u nuu paak. Ki bi purɔ Sera.†