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₁Kwaqubisana emfazweni iikumkani ezine: uAmrafele waseBhabheli, uAriyoki wase-Elazare, uKedor-lahomere wase-Elam, kunye noTidali waseGoyi. ₂Yayilidabi neekumkani ezintlanu: uBhera waseSodom, uBhisha waseGomora, uShinabhi waseAdama, uShenebhere waseZebhoyim, nekumkani yaseBhela ekwakusithiwa yiZoware. ₃Zontlanu ezi kumkani zaqukanisa imikhosi yazo entilini yeSidim, ngoku eluLwandle oluFileyo. ₄Zaziphantsi koKedor-lahomere ishumi elinambini leminyaka. Zamvukela kodwa kulo weshumi elinantathu. ₅Kunyaka weshumi linane uKedor-lahomere namakholwane akhe badibanisa imikhosi yabo, bawachitha amaRafa eAshtaroti-karnayim, amaZuzi eHam, namaEma ethafeni laseKiriyatayim. ₆AmaHori bawadudula kwezo nduli zaseSeyire, bawasukela aya kutsho e-Elparan ngasentlango. ₇Babuyela eKadeshe, ekwakusithiwa yiEn-mishpati ngoko. Balihlutha lonke ilizwe lama-Amaleki nama-Amori awayemi eHazezon-tamare.

₈Zaphuma iikumkani zaseSodom, eGomora, eAdama, eZebhoyim, naseBhela, le kuthiwa yiZoware, zayikhupha imikhosi yazo ukusinga edabini kuloo ntili yaseSidim. ₉Zaqubisana apho ezi kumkani zintlanu neekumkani ezine: ooKedor-lahomere wase-Elam, noTidali waseGoyi, noAmrafele waseBhabheli, noAriyoki wase-Elasare. ₁₀Kuloo ntili kwakukho imihadi enetha. Zithe xa zibalekayo edabini iikumkani zaseSodom naseGomora, amanye amajoni eyela kuloo mihadi. Asindileyo abalekela ezintabeni.

₁₁Iikumkani ezine zathimba yonke into eSodom naseGomora, zemka kunye nokutya. ₁₂ULothe unyana womninawa ka-Abram wayehlala eSodom, zamthimba kunye nempahla yakhe.

₁₃Kwabakho ndoda ithile yasindayo, eyabaleka yaya kuxelela uAbram umHebhere owayehlala ngakwimithi kaMamre umAmori. UMamre nabantakwabo uEshkoli noAnere babengamakholwane ka-Abram. ₁₄Akuva uAbram ukuba isizalwane sakhe sithinjiwe, wabiza onke amadoda akhe. Ayengamakhulu amathathu aneshumi elinesibhozo ewonke. Wazisukela zone ezo kumkani, wada waya kutsho kwaDan. ₁₅Wawahlula angamaqela ngamaqela amadoda akhe, wawuhlasela loo mkhosi kwakuhlwa. Wawoyisa, wawusukela waya kufika eHobha entla kweDamasko. ₁₆Wabuya nawo amaxhoba ababewahluthile. Wabuya naye noLothe nempahla yakhe, kunye nabafazi nezicaka.

₁₇Ukubuya kwakhe uAbram ekulweni noKedor-lahomere namakholwane akhe, wahlangatyezwa ngukumkani waseSodom entilini yaseShawe, ekuthiwa yiNtili kaKumkani. ₁₈UMelkizedeki owayengukumkani waseSalem ekwangumbingeleli woThixo uPhezukonke, weza nesonka newayini.

₁₉Wathamsanqelisa uAbram esithi:

₂₁Wathi ukumkani waseSodom kuAbram: “Wathathe onke amaxhoba, undinike nje abantu bam.”

₂₂Wathi uAbram: “Ndiyafunga, uThixo uyazi, *uNdikhoyo uPhezukonke, umenzi wezulu nelizwe! ₂₃Andiyi kuthatha nto yakho konke, nditsho nokuba ngumsonto lo okanye umtya wembadada. Ndifuna ungaze utsho ukuthi: ‘UAbram watyetyiswa ndim.’ ₂₄Mna andiyi kuthatha nto konke, ngaphandle nje kokutya okutyiwe ngabantu bam. Kodwa wona amakholwane am, uAnere noEshkoli noMamre, mabayifumane bona eyabo inxaxheba.”