As season 6 of “The Chosen” moves through post-production, Amber Shana Williams, the actress who plays Tamar, has hinted at a powerful creative decision that almost didn’t make it into the new season, which is centered on Jesus’ (Jonathan Roumie) crucifixion.

In a February 17 interview with Faithfully Magazine, Williams revealed that her beloved character will process an emotionally overwhelming moment in her native Ethiopian tongue.

Williams shared that initially writers of “The Chosen” had given Tamar just a single word in her native tongue to speak in a particular scene before transitioning back to English, which the actress felt was inauthentic.

“I felt like this conversation would be had in our native language,” Williams said, describing a scene in which Tamar speaks with a fellow countryman.

“When someone is dealing with an overwhelming emotion, it’s hard to process in a second or third or fourth language. She would process this in her own language before making a switch,” she said.

Williams, who is also fluent in Spanish, approached series creator Dallas Jenkins with a different idea.

“I said, ‘Just hear me out. Let’s learn it anyway. If it doesn’t work artistically, it’s your show.’”

They learned the lines in Tigrinya — as close as the production could get to the ancient Ge’ez language historically associated with Ethiopia. Williams said the cast worked with a language consultant to ensure accuracy.

A week before her interview with FM, the Dallas-born actress received confirmation from Jenkins himself.

“Your performance and your exchange, while speaking this other language, is just simply awesome — so brutal,” Williams said, reading the text message Jenkins sent her.

For Williams, the decision wasn’t just artistic, but also deeply personal.

“As this woman, as this foreigner, as this ‘other,’ as this woman of color — that was extremely important to me,” she said. “Thankfully, he agreed.”

Tamar, introduced as an Ethiopian woman raised in Egypt whose family was massacred, has become one of the series’ most resonant characters. Williams says audiences, especially viewers of African descent, have expressed gratitude simply at seeing themselves reflected in the world of Jesus.

“Yes,” she said. “We were there. We are part of these stories.”

Season 6 will mark the penultimate chapter of “The Chosen,” a notable moment for Williams, whose character was originally written for just one or two episodes.

For viewers who have followed Tamar from a minor character meant to catalyze Jesus’ first public miracle into a seven-season presence, hearing her process in her mother tongue may be one of the season’s most quietly powerful moments.

“I hope that it does reach others in the way that it reached me,” Williams told FM.

Viewers can catch up with the first five seasons of “The Chosen” on Prime Video before the new season is released.