UZimu uthekela u-Abrahamu noSara
1USomnini wabonakala ku-Abrahamu hlanu kwemithi yeMamre ahlezi phambi komnyango wetende lakhe nelanga libabula kusemini. 2Wavusa amehlo msinyazana wabona amadoda amathathu ajame kudanyana phambi kwakhe. Kwathi bona awabone wasuka emnyangweni wetende warhaba wawahlangabeza, waguqa wahloma ihloko phasi. 3Wathi: “Bahlonitjhwa, nakube ngifunyene isisa emehlwenenu, bengithi ningadluli incekwenu ngendlela. 4Akhe kulethwe amanzana niqophe iinyawo zenu, nizigedle ngaphasi komuthi. 5Mina ngizaje nginifunyanela isiphaphatha ukuze nifunyane amandla amatjha. Kuzakuthi emva kwalokho nikwazi ukuragela phambili nekhambo lenu. Angithi ngilo ibanga elinenze nadlula kwamapha?”
Wona aphendula athi: “Siyathokoza; siyakwamukela lokho.” 6U-Abrahamu warhabela ngetendeni wathi kuSara: “Rhaba uthathe upumpana weflowuru esefiweko, uyibhice wenze iimphaphatha.”
7U-Abrahamu wagijimela emhlambini weenkomo wafese wakhetha ikunzana ehle nenonileko wayinikela inceku yarhaba yayihlaba. 8U-Abrahamu wathatha amakghamatha nebisi elihlaza kanye nenyama yekunzana ebe seyilungisiwe, wabeka ukudlokho phambi kwamadoda lawo. Wawatenda ngaphasi komuthapho, adla.
9Wona ambuza athi: “Uphi umkakho uSara?”
U-Abrahamu waphendula wathi: “Ukhona, ungetendeni.”
10Enye yawo (okutjho uSomnini) yathi: “Ngiqinisile, umnyaka ozako ngesikhathesi ngizakubuya kuwe. USara umkakho uzabe sele anendodana.”
USara walalela indaba leyo angetendeni ngemva komnyango. 11U-Abrahamu banoSara bebasele baluphele khulu, uSara bekangasayi esikhathini sakhe. 12Nje-ke uSara wahleka yedwa adlumbana athi: “Njengombana ngimdala ngiphelile nje, nomyenami naye selaluphele kangaka, uthi ngingabe ngisakitwakitwa yindoda na?”
13Yeke uSomnini wabuza u-Abrahamu wathi: “USara uhlekeleni abe azibuze athi, ‘Kodwana kungenzeka ngibe nomntwana sele ngiluphele kangaka’? 14Kungabe kukhona okungabhalela uSomnini na? Ngesikhathi esifaneleko, umnyaka ozako ngesikhathesi ngizakubuya begodu noSara uzabe sele anendodana.”
15Ngebanga lokobana uSara gade asesaba, wakuphika lokho wathi: “Azange khengihleke mina.”
Kodwana uSomnini wathi: “Hawu, Sara, uhlekile.”
U-Abrahamu urabhelela iSodoma
16Amadoda lawo asikima akhuphuka bona ayokuqala iSodoma ngenzasi emrhobeni; u-Abrahamu wawaphekelela. 17Yeke uSomnini wadlumbana wathi: “Ngingamfihlelelani u-Abrahamu lokho engizokwenza na? 18Angithi vele uzokuba nguyise wesizwe esikhulu nesinamandla begodu neenkoro zoke zephasi zikhanukele ukubusiswa njengaye? 19Iye, ngimkhethe bona ayale abantwabakhe neenzukulwana zakhe emva kwakhe bonyana babulunge iindlela zami ukuze benze okufaneleko nokulungileko. Khona-ke ngizakwenzela u-Abrahamu engimthembise khona.”
20Nje-ke uSomnini wathi ku-Abrahamu: “Isililo ngeSodoma neGomora sikhulu nesono sakhona sikhulu kangangobana 21ngizokwehla bonyana ngiyokuhlola ukuthi ubukhohlakali beSodoma engibubonileko ngebabantu boke na? Nakungasinjalo ngizakwazi bona kufanele ngenzeni.”
22Yeke amadoda amabili asuka anqopha ukuyela ngeSodoma, kodwana u-Abrahamu wasala ajame phambi kwakaSomnini. 23Kamva watjhidela kuSomnini wambuza wathi: “Ingabe kwamambala uSomnini uzokubhubhisa abalungileko kanye neenkhohlakali na? 24Nangabe kungaba khona abantu abamsulwa abamatjhumi amahlanu ngedorobheni, uSomnini uzalibhubhisa na? Angekhe uSomnini ababalele indawo ngebanga labamsulwa abangaphakathi kwayo na? 25Angiboni bona uSomnini angayenza into yokobana abhubhise abamsulwa kanye neenkhohlakali! Akukghoneki lokho! Umgwebi wephasi loke uzagweba ngokulungileko!”
26USomnini wathi: “Nakube ngingafumana abantu abamsulwa abamatjhumi amahlanu edorobheni leSodoma, ngizakusindisa yoke indawo ngenca yabo.”
27U-Abrahamu godu wathi: “Ngombana ngibe nesibindi sokukhuluma noSomnini, nanyana ngilithuli nomlotha nje, akhe ngibawe: 28Asithi mhlamunye abamsulwa bazakuba ngaphasana ngabahlanu ematjhumini amahlanu? Nalapho uSomnini uzokubhubhisa idorobho loke ngebanga labahlanu tle?”
USomnini waphendula wathi: “Nangingafumana abantu abamatjhumi amane nabahlanu abamsulwa angekhe ngalibhubhisa.”
29U-Abrahamu godu wathi kuSomnini: “Alo, mhlamunye nakufunyaneka lapho abantu abamatjhumi amane kwaphela-ke?”
USomnini wathi: “Angekhe ngabhubhisa idorobho nangabe kukhona amatjhumi amane.”
30U-Abrahamu wathi: “USomnini angangipheleli ihliziyo hle nangikhulumako godu. Alo, mhlamunye nakufunyaneka lapho abantu abamatjhumi amathathu kwaphela-ke?”
USomnini waphendula wathi: “Angekhe ngabhubhisa idorobho nangabe kukhona abamatjhumi amathathu lapho.”
31U-Abrahamu wathi: “Ngombana ngibe nesibindi sokukhuluma noSomnini akhe ngibawe: Asithi-ke mhlamunye kufunyanwe abamatjhumi amabili kwaphela?”
USomnini waphendula wathi: “Ngebanga labamatjhumi amabilabo angekhe ngabhubhisa idorobho.”
32U-Abrahamu wathi: “USomnini angangipheleli ihliziyo hle, nokho sengikhuluma kwamaphelelo. Alo, mhlamunye nakufunyaneka lapho abantu abalitjhumi kwaphela-ke?”
USomnini wathi: “Ngebanga labalitjhumabo angekhe ngabhubhisa idorobho.”
33Kuthe bona uSomnini aqede ukukhuluma no-Abrahamu, wakhamba. U-Abrahamu naye wabuyela ekhaya.
