Konakala kweSodoma
1Natifika eSodoma letingilosi letimbili, Loti abehleti esangweni lalowo muti. Watsi kube atibone, Loti wasukuma watihlangabeta; watikhotsamela, 2watsi kuto: “Makhosi, ngiyanicela kutsi niphambuke nitewungenisa endlini yenceku yenu kulobusuku balamuhla, khona nitewugeza tinyawo tenu. Kusasa ngeluvivi seningahamba niye lapho niya khona.”
Kodvwa taphendvula tatsi: “Cha, sitawuhlala lapha ngaphandle.”
3Kepha Loti watincenga kakhulu letingilosi, tadzimate taphambuka taya tangenisa endlini kakhe. Watentela lidzili, watibhakela sinkhwa lesite imbiliso, tadla.
4Kepha tatsi tisengakalali, onkhe emadvodza alomuti waseSodoma, lamadzala nalamancane, ayitungeleta lendlu. 5Amemeta Loti atsi: “Aphi lamadvodza langenise lapha kakho kuyo lentsambama? Wakhiphe uwaletse la, khona sitewulala nawo!”
6Loti waphuma waya kuwo, wavala umnyango emvakwakhe, 7watsi: “Ngiyanincenga, bomnaketfu, kutsi ningayenti lentfo lembi kangaka. 8Ase nilalele la, nginemadvodzakati lamabili langazange asalale nemuntfu lomdvuna. Angimane nginiletsele wona, nente lenikutsandzako kuwo. Kepha ningenti lutfo kulamadvodza, ngobe angenise endlini kami.”
9Kepha atsi kuye: “Khwesha wena mchamuki-ndzini, sewufuna kuba ngumehluleli wetfu! Wena-ke sesitakuphatsa matima kakhulu kunawo.” Bafuca Loti bamcindzetela betama kwephula sivalo. 10Kepha lamadvodza lamabili aveta tandla tawo, advonsa Loti amngenisa endlini kuwo, avala umnyango. 11Ashaya lamadvodza labesemnyango ngebumphumphutse onkhe lawo labengaphandle kwendlu, lamancane nalamadzala, kangangekutsi abatse ayawufuna umnyango angete awutfola.
Loti uphuma eSodoma
12Lamadvodza lamabili atsi kuLoti: “Nangabe bakhona labanye bantfu lonabo, labanjengebakhwenyana, nemadvodzana, nemadvodzakati nome ngangubani lokulelidolobha, bakhiphe lapha, 13ngobe lendzawo sesitayibhubhisa, ngesizatfu sekutsi sikhalo ngalabantfu balapha sesikhulu kakhulu kuSimakadze; ngako Simakadze usitfume kutsi siteyibhubhisa.”
14Ngako-ke Loti waphuma waya kubakhwenyana bakhe lababetawutsatsa emadvodzakati akhe, wefike watsi: “Sheshisani siphume, ngobe Simakadze sewutayibhubhisa lendzawo.” Kepha bamtsatsa njengemuntfu lonamako nje.
15Ekuseni kuseluvivi tingilosi tamgcugcuta Loti tatsi: “Vuka, utsatse umkakho nemadvodzakati akho lamabili lakhona la, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso salelidolobha.” 16Kepha Loti wabina; ngako-ke ngobe Simakadze waba nesihawu kuye, lamadvodza lamabili ababamba ngetandla, yena nemkakhe kanye nemadvodzakati akhe abakhiphela ngaphandle kwalelidolobha. 17Atsi kube abakhiphele ngaphandle, lomunye wawo watsi: “Balekani nitewusindza! Ningasabuki nasemuva, ningemi ndzawo kulelitsafa. Balekani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso.” 18Loti waphendvula watsi: “Cha, Nkhosi, akungabi njalo. 19Inceku yakho itfole umusa emehlweni akho, wayentela sihawu lesikhulu ngekusindzisa imphilo yayo; kodvwa ngingeke ngikwati kubalekela etintsabeni, ngobe lesijeziso singahle singijubele ngembili, bese ngiyafa. 20Ase ubuke naliya lidolobha ngesheya, kumalula kubalekela kulo ngobe lisedvutane, futsi lincane. Ngicela kubalekela kulelidolobha lelincane, khona ngitewusindza.”
21Yatsi kuye: “Yebo-ke naloko ngiyakwemukela. Ngingeke ngilibhubhise lelidolobha lokhuluma ngalo. 22Phangisa-ke ubalekele khona; ngobe ngingeke ngente lutfo ungakefiki khona.”
Ngako-ke, njengobe Loti watsi lelidolobha lincane, lase letsiwa ngekutsi yiSowari.
Kubhujiswa kweGomora neSodoma
23Watsi Loti nakefika eSowari, lilanga lase liphuma. 24Simakadze wanisa imvula yesibabule nemlilo, iphuma ezulwini, kwana etikweSodoma neGomora. 25Wawabhubhisa lawo madolobha kanye nalo lonkhe lelo tsafa, nebantfu bawo bonkhe, nako konkhe lokwakumile emhlabatsini. 26Kepha umkaLoti wabuka emuva, wagucuka masinyane waba yinsika yeluswayi.
27Abrahama wavuka ekuseni kuseluvivi waya kulendzawo lapho abehlangene naSimakadze khona. 28Wabuka entansi ngaseSodoma neGomora, ematsafeni angakhona. Wabona intfutfu yalelo live yenyuka njengemusi wenkhehlewane yemlilo.
29Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu nakabhubhisa lamadolobha alawo matsafa, wakhumbula Abrahama ngekutsi akhiphe Loti ekubhujisweni kwalamadolobha, Loti labehlala kuwo.
Kusunguleka kwemaMowabi nema-Amoni
30Njengobe Loti bekesaba kuhlala eSowari, waphuma wayawuhlala etintsabeni yena nemadvodzakati akhe lamabili; likhaya labo kwaba ngumgedze. 31Lendvodzakati yaLoti yematubulo yakhuluma kulena lencane, yatsi: “Babe wetfu semdzala, kantsi futsi kulelive kute indvodza lengalala natsi njengobe bonkhe bantfu benta. 32Kota, sitewunatsisa babe liwayini, bese silala naye, sentele kutatitfolela bantfwana kubabe.” 33Kulobo busuku uyise bamnatsisa liwayini, wadzakwa. Litubulo lakhe langena kuye, lalala neyise. Loti akazange asamuve nekutsi wangena nini waphuma nini engutjeni, ngobe bekadzakwe kakhulu.
34Ngakusasa lelitubulo latsi kulona lomncane: “Awuboni-ke, mine ngilele naye babe ebusuku bayitolo, asiphindze simnatsise futsi nalamuhla bese uyangena nawe ulale naye, sentele kutitfolela bantfwana kubabe.” 35Ngako-ke baphindza bamnatsisa uyise nakubo lobo busuku wadzakwa. Lona lomncane wahamba wafike walala neyise. Loti akamvanga nakangena nome asaphuma, ngobe bekadzakwe kakhulu. 36Ngako-ke omabili emadvodzakati aLoti akhuleliswa nguyise. 37Litubulo lakhe latala indvodzana, layetsa libito latsi nguMowabi. Unguyise wemaMowabi alamuhla. 38Lencane nayo yatala indvodzana, yayetsa libito yatsi nguBhenani. Unguyise wema-Amoni alamuhla.
