Ukubhujiswa kweSodoma neGomora
1Iingilozi ezimbili zafika eSodoma khona mhlokho ntambama, uLothi begade ahlezi esangweni ledorobho. Kuthe nakazibonako wasikima wayozihlangabeza wafese waguqa phambi kwazo wahloma ihloko phasi. 2Wathi kizo: “Bahlonitjhwa, ngiyarabhela hle, phambukelani endlini yencekwenu niqophe iinyawo zenu nilale ubusukobu. Seningavuka ekuseni ningene indlelenu.”
Kodwana zaphendula zathi: “Awa, ungatshwenyeki, nokho besingase silale ecabazinapha.”
3ULothi wasoloko azitomatomela bezaphambukela ngakwakhe. Yeke wazilungiselela okugonywako ngokuzibhagela isikwa esinganangumelo, zagoma.
4Kwathi iinthekeli zingakayi ukuyolala, kwafika woke amadoda weSodoma ngokungasakhethi, kungamakhulu namancani, aphuma iindawo ngeendawo, abungelela indlu kaLothi. 5Abiza uLothi, ambuza athi: “Aphi amadoda aphambukele kwakho lawo, entambama nje? Sikhuphele wona, sifuna ukuwalala!”
6ULothi waphuma ngendlini wavala umnyango, 7wathi kiwo: “Bomngani ngiyanirabhela hle, ningenzi ubuhlola obunje! 8Qalani lapha, nginabantazana ababili abasese matlawana. Ngizanikhuphela bona, nje-ke ningenza intando yenu ngabo. Kodwana ningenzi litho ngabantwaba ngombana bangaphasi kwephahla lendlwami.”
9Kodwana amadoda weSodoma athi: “Suka lapha wena.” Arhuwelela athi: “Umrhali lo weza lapha njengesikhonzi, khonanje sele afuna ukuzenza umgwebi! Nakunguwe sizakuhlolela ukudlula amadoda lawo!”
Adudulela uLothi emnyango bona awufohloze. 10Kodwana amadoda amabili ebegade angendlini, alalamela uLothi, amdosela kiwo ngaphakathi abe avala umnyango. 11Abetha woke amadoda wedorobho agade asemnyango lawo ngobuphofu bona angasazi ukuthi umnyango ungakuphi.
12Yeke amadoda amabili lawo athi kuLothi: “Kukhona abanye onabo lapha na? Unabakhwenyani, amadodana, amadodakazi nanyana ngiziphi iinhlobo zakho ngedorobhenapha na? Bakhuphe endaweni le, 13ngombana sizoyibhubhisa. Sizwakele isililo kuSomnini ngabantu bedorobheli, yeke usithume bona sizolibhubhisa.”
14Yeke uLothi waphuma wakhuluma nabakhwenyani bakhe ebe babone abantazana bakwakhe, wathi kibo: “Rhabani niphume lapha ngombana uSomnini sele abandamele ukuzolibhubhisa idorobheli.” Kodwana bathatha bonyana lihlaya.
15Kwathi nakusako iingilozi zarhabisa uLothi zathi: “Yenza msinyana, thatha umkakho namadodakazakho amabili la nibaleke ukuze ningabhubhi ngebanga lezono zedorobheli!”
16Kodwana uLothi wadidizela. Nje-ke amadoda lawo amdzwebula ngomkhono kanye nomkakhe namadodakazakhe amabili abakhuphela ngaphandle kwedorobho, bajama lapho. Lokhu kwenzeka ngombana uSomnini waba nezwelo kuLothi.
17Kuthe bona abakhuphele ngaphandle kwedorobho enye yawo yathi: “Balekani, nisindise ipilwenu! Ningaqali emuva beningajami emrhobeni. Balekelani eentatjaneni, khona ningazukubhujiswa.”
18Kodwana uLothi waphendula wathi: “Awa, kungakhe kungaba njalo Kosami, ngiyakurabhela. 19Qala, incekwakho ifumene umusa omkhulu phambi kwakho begodu ungitjengise isirhawu esikhulu ngokusindisa ipilwami. Yeke angikwazi ukubalekela eentatjaneneziya ngombana ihlekelele le ingahle ingehlele ngife. 20Qala nakuya umuzi oseduze ngaphetjheya begodu mncani nabantu bakhona balidlanzana. Yeke ngivumela ngiphephele kiwo ukuze ipilwami isinde.”
21Yona yathi: “Kulungile ngiyavuma, angekhe ngawubhubhisa umuzi owutjhoko lowo. 22Kodwana rhaba ubalekele khona ngombana angikwazi ukwenza litho ungakafiki lapho.” (Kungebangelo umuzi lowo wabizwa bona iTsowari.)
23Lokha uLothi nakangena eTsowari, ilanga bese liphumile. 24Nje-ke uSomnini wanisa isibabuli esivuthako phezu kwedorobho leSodoma neGomora. Umlilo lowo bewehla uvela ezulwini. 25USomnini wawarhayila bunjalo-ke amadorobho lawo nemirhula yakhona yoke, boke abahlali bawo kanye neemila zoke zehlabathi. 26Kwathi lokha nakwenzeka lokhu, umkaLothi waqala emuva, yeke waphenduka isiduli setswayi.
27Ekuseni ngelanga elilandelako u-Abrahamu wavuka wabuyela endaweni lapha agade ajame khona phambi kwakaSomnini. 28Waqalela enzasi iSodoma neGomora, inarha nomrhoba woke. Wabona ilifu lentuthu lithunya liphuma ehlabathini njengentuthu yembawula.
29Lokha uZimu nakabhubhisa amadorobho womrhoba, lapha bekuhlala khona uLothi, wasindisa uLothi loyo ekubhujisweni. Ngokwenza njalo wakhumbula u-Abrahamu nakarhayila amadorobho lawo.
ULothi namadodakazakhe
30ULothi gade esaba ukuhlala eTsowari, yeke wakhuphuka wayokuhlala eentabeni, yena namadodakazakhe womabili. Bahlala ngerholweni bobathathu njalo.
31Indodakazi ekulu yathi kumntanabo: “Ubaba selaluphele begodu ayikho enye indoda endaweni le esingalala nayo njengemvelo yabantu boke. 32Yeke namba, sidakise ubaba ngewayini khona sizakghona ukulalana naye ukuze sizizuzele iinzukulwana ngobabethu lo.”
33Khona ngobusuku bamhlokho baseza uyisabo iwayini. Indodakazi ekulu yangena, yalalana noyise. Kodwana uyise akhange ezwe lokha indodakazi leyo nayilalako nalokha nayivukako.
34Ngelanga elilandelako indodakazi ekulu yathi kencani: “Ngilele nobaba izolo ebusuku. Nje-ke asimdakise godu nanamhlanjesi ebusuku bona nawe ulale naye ukuze sobabili sizizuzele iinzukulwana ngobabethu lo.”
35Iye, namhlokho baseza uyise iwayini godu, indodakazi encani yazilungiselela, yalalana noyise. Kodwana uyise akhange ezwe lokha indodakazi leyo nayilalako nalokha nayivukako. 36Ngokunjalo-ke womabili amadodakazi kaLothi aba sidisi ngemva kokulalana noyise. 37Indodakazi ekulu yabeletha indodana yayithiya ibizo lakaMowabi. Waba ngukhokho wamaMowabi wanamhlanje. 38Indodakazi encani nayo yabeletha indodana, yayithiya ibizo bona nguBhen-Ami. Yena-ke waba ngukhokho wama-Amoni wanamhlanje.
