UGENESISE 14

₁Kwathi emihleni ka-Amrafeli inkosi yaseShineyari, noAriyoki inkosi yase-Elasare, noKedorlawomere inkosi yase-Elamu, noTidali inkosi yezizwe,

₂baphaka impi noBera inkosi yaseSodoma, noBirisha inkosi yaseGomora, noShinabe inkosi yaseAdima, noShemebere inkosi yaseSeboyimi, nenkosi yaseBela eliyiSowari.

₃Bonke laba bahlangana esiGodini saseSidimi esiluLwandle lukaSawoti.

₄Iminyaka eyishumi nambili bamkhonza uKedorlawomere, kepha ngomnyaka weshumi nantathu bahlubuka.

₅Ngomnyaka weshumi nane kweza uKedorlawomere kanye namakhosi anaye, banqoba amaRefa eAshiteroti-Karinayimi, namaZuzi eHamu, namaEmi eShave-Kiriyatayimi,

₆namaHori entabeni yawo iSeyiri, kwaze kwaba-se-Eli-Pharanu ngasehlane.

₇Base bebuyela emuva, beza e-Eni-Mishipati eliyiKadeshi, bachitha izwe lonke lama-Amaleki nelama-Amori ayehlala eHasasoni-Tamari.

₈Yaphuma inkosi yaseSodoma, nenkosi yaseGomora, nenkosi yaseAdima, nenkosi yaseSeboyimi, nenkosi yaseBela eliyiSowari; bahloma, balwa nabo esiGodini saseSidimi.

₉Balwa noKedorlawomere inkosi yase-Elamu, noTidali inkosi yezizwe, noAmrafeli inkosi yaseShineyari, noAriyoki inkosi yase-Elasare; amakhosi amane alwa nayisihlanu.

₁₀IsiGodi saseSidimi sasigcwele imigodi yebitume*; inkosi yaseSodoma neyaseGomora abaleka, awela kuyo; abaseleyo babalekela entabeni.

₁₁Bathatha yonke impahla yaseSodoma neyaseGomora kanye nakho konke ukudla, bamuka.

₁₂Bamthatha uLoti indodana yomfowabo ka-Abrama owayehlala eSodoma kanye nempahla yakhe, bamuka.

₁₃Kepha kweza ophunyukileyo, wamtshela uAbrama umHeberu, ngokuba wayehlala ngasemaokini* kaMamre umAmori, umfowabo kaEshikoli nomfowabo ka-Anere; labo babehlangene noAbrama.

₁₄Nxa uAbrama esezwile ukuthi umzalwane wakhe uLoti uthunjiwe, wabutha izinceku zakhe ezifundisiweyo ebezizelwe endlini yakhe, ezingamakhulu amathathu neshumi nesishiyagalombili, wabaxosha kwaze kwaba-kwaDani.

₁₅Wazahlukanisa ebusuku izinceku zakhe, wabahlasela, wabanqoba, wabaxosha, waze wafika eHoba elingasenyakatho kwaseDamaseku.

₁₆Wabuyisa yonke impahla, wambuyisa noLoti umzalwane wakhe, nempahla yakhe, nabesifazane, nabantu.

₁₇Emva kokubuya kwakhe ekunqobeni uKedorlawomere namakhosi anaye yaphuma inkosi yaseSodoma, yaya ukumhlangabeza esiGodini saseShave esiyisiGodi seNkosi.

₁₈UMelkisedeki inkosi yaseSalema waletha isinkwa newayini; wayengumpristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke.

₁₉Wambusisa wathi: UAbrama makabusiswe nguNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, umdali wezulu nomhlaba.

₂₀Makabongwe uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke oniké izitha zakho esandleni sakho. UAbrama wamnika okweshumi kwakho konke.

₂₁Inkosi yaseSodoma yathi kuAbrama: Ngiphe abantu, uzithathele impahla.

₂₂Kepha uAbrama wathi enkosini yaseSodoma: Ngiyaphakamisela isandla sami kuJehova, uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, umdali wezulu nomhlaba,

₂₃ngithi angiyikuthatha umucwana nomchilo wezicathulo nokunye okwakho ukuba ungasho ukuthi: Ngimcebisile uAbrama,

₂₄kuphela lokho ezikudlile izinceku, nesabelo samadoda ayehamba nami; oAnere, noEshikoli, noMamre mabathathe isabelo sabo.