1. Kwathi ngelo xesha, wehla uYuda, esuka kubazalwana bakhe, waya wayimisa intente yakhe ngakwindoda yaseAdulam, egama linguHira.
2. UYuda wabona khona intombi yendoda engumKanan, egama linguShuwa; wayizeka, wayingena.
3. Yamitha, yazala unyana; wathi igama lakhe nguEre.
4. Yabuya yamitha, yazala unyana; yathi igama lakhe nguOnan.
5. Yabuya yaphinda yamitha, yazala unyana; yathi igama lakhe nguShela; wayeseKezibhi ukumzala kwakhe.
6. UYuda wamzekela uEre, amazibulo akhe, umfazi ogama linguTamare.
7. Ke uEre, amazibulo kaYuda, ubeneentlondi ezimbi emehlweni kaYehova; waza uYehova wambulala.
8. UYuda wathi kuOnan, Yiya kumfazi womkhuluwa wakho, umngene, umvelisele imbewu umkhuluwa wakho.
9. Wayesazi uOnan ukuba imbewu ayiyi kuba yeyakhe; wathi, xa sukuba esiya kumfazi womkhuluwa wakhe, wayiphalazela emhlabeni, ukuze angamniki mbewu umkhuluwa wakhe.
10. Kwaba kubi emehlweni kaYehova oko wakwenzayo; ngoko wambulala naye.
11. Wathi uYuda kuTamare, umolokazana wakhe, Hlala ungumhlolokazi endlwini kayihlo, ade akhule uShela, unyana wam; kuba wathi, Hleze afe naye, njengabakhuluwa bakhe. Wemka uTamare, waya kuhlala endlwini kayise.