Abramu a tshi lamukisa Loto
1Misi yeneyo Amurafele khosi ya Shiniari na Ariokho khosi ya Elasara na Khedorolaomere khosi ya Elamu na Thidiala khosi ya tshakha nnzhi 2vha yo lwa na Bera khosi ya Sodoma na Birisha khosi ya Gomora na Shinaba khosi ya Adima na Shemebere khosi ya Tseboimi na khosi ya Bela (Bela ndi Tsuara). 3Mahosi hayo maṱanu o ima oṱhe a bva pfumo a yo lwa govhani ḽa Sidimu (Govha ḽa Sidimu ndi Lwanzhe lwa Muṋo). 4Ho vha ho fhela miṅwaha ya 12 vha tshi luvha Khedorolaomere, hone nga ṅwaha wa 13 vha mu shandukela. 5Huno nga ṅwaha wa 14 Khedorolaomere na mahosi e a ima nae vha bva pfumo, vha kunda Vharefai vha Ashtherotho Karanaimi na Vhazuzi vha Hamu, na Vhaemi vha vha kunda mudavhini wa Kiriathaimi, 6Vhahori vha vha kunda zwivhangani zwa shango ḽa Seiri, u vhuya u swika Elepharani tsini ha phanga. 7Zwenezwo vha humela murahu, vha ya Tshisimani tsha Khaṱhulo (ndi Kadeshe), vha kunda shango ḽoṱhe ḽa Vhaamaleke na ḽa Vhaamori vhe vha vha vha tshi dzula Hatsatsoni Thamara.
8Ndi hone mahosi a Sodoma na Gomora na Adima na Tseboimi na Bela (Bela ndi Tsuara) vha tshi takutshedza vha ima na mmbi dzavho govhani ḽa Sidimu, 9vha lwa na Khedorolaomere khosi ya Elamu na Thidiala khosi ya tshakha nnzhi na Amurafele khosi ya Shiniari na Ariokho khosi ya Elasara – mahosi maṋa a tshi lwa na maṱanu. 10Zwino govha ḽa Sidimu ḽo vha ḽo ḓala milindi ya tshikonṱiri; musi mahosi a Sodoma na Gomora a tshi shavha, vha wela ngomu hayo, vhaṅwe vha shavhela zwivhangani. 11Mahosi aḽa maṋa a thuba thundu yoṱhe ya Sodoma na Gomora, na zwiḽiwa zwavho zwoṱhe, vha konou ṱuwa. 12Vha hwala na Loto ṅwana wa murathu wa Abramu, vha ṱuwa nae na thundu dzawe, ngauri o vha a tshi dzula Sodoma.
13Muṅwe we a ponyoka a ḓa ha Abramu wa Muheberu a mu vhudza hayo mafhungo. Abramu o vha a tshi dzula tsini ha miri mihulu ya Mamuri wa Muamori, murathu wa Eshkolo na Anere. Vhoṱhe vhenevho vho vha vho vhofha mulanga na Abramu. 14Musi Abramu a tshi pfa uri shaka ḽawe ḽo thubiwa, a vhidza vhanna vha 318 vho bebwaho muṱani wawe, vho gudiswaho zwa nndwa, a tevhela aḽa mahosi a vhuya a swika Dani. 15Abramu a khethekanya vhanna vhawe vha ita zwigwada zwivhili, vha vha wela vhukati ha vhusiku, vha vha kunda, vha vha vhilimedza u vhuya u swika Hoba, devhula ha Damasko. 16A dzhiulula thundu yoṱhe, a vhuya na shaka ḽawe Loto na thundu dzawe, khathihi na vhasadzi na vhaṅwe vhathu vhoṱhe.
Melkitsedeke a tshi shudufhadza Abramu
17Musi Abramu o no vhuya a tshi bva u kunda Khedorolaomere na mahosi e a ima nae, khosi ya Sodoma ya ya u mu ṱanganedza govhani ḽa Shave (ndi govha ḽa Khosi). 18Zwenezwo Melkitsedeke khosi ya Salema a ḓa na vhurotho na waini. O vha e tshifhe wa Mudzimu Waṱaḓuluṱaḓulu. 19O shudufhadza Abramu a ri,
“Abramu nga a shudufhadzwe nga Mudzimu Waṱaḓuluṱaḓulu,
Musiki wa ḽiṱaḓulu na ḽifhasi.
20Nga hu rendwe Mudzimu Waṱaḓuluṱaḓulu
we a mu kumedza maswina awe.”
Ndi hone Abramu a tshi mu ṋea tshafumi tsha zwithu zwoṱhe zwe a thuba.
21Khosi ya Sodoma ya vhudza Abramu ya ri, “Kha vha mphe vhathu, thundu vha ḓidzhiele zwavho.”
22Hone Abramu a vhudza khosi ya Sodoma a ri, “Ndo imisa tshanḓa nda anela Muṋe washu, Mudzimu Waṱaḓuluṱaḓulu, Musiki wa ḽiṱaḓulu na ḽifhasi, 23nda ri a thi nga ṱanganedzi tshithu tshavho na tshithihi – na harani zwayo kana luzwa lwa navhula, vhone vha sa ḓo ri, ‘Ndi nṋe ndo pfumisaho Abramu.’ 24Nṋe a thi nga ṱanganedzi tshithu; zwine nda ḓo ṱanganedza ndi zwe zwa ḽiwa nga vhanna vhanga; hone vhe vha bva pfumo na nṋe, Anere na Eshkolo na Mamuri, vhone kha vha wane mukovhe wavho.”
