EYEZIQALO 19

₁Ukufika kwezithunywa ezibini eSodom ngorhatya lwaloo mini, uLothe wayehleli ngasemasangweni edolophu. Uthe khwasululu ukuwabona kwakhe, wawahlangabeza. Ufike waqubuda ekhangele phantsi ekhahlela, wathi: ₂“Zinkosi zam, khanikhe niye kwam, nihlambe oku kweenyawo, nilalise khona. Ningavuka ke ngentsasa, nithabathise uhambo lwenu.”

Zithe zona izithunywa ukuphendula: “Hayi noko wena, siza kuhlala phaya ebaleni kude kuse.”

₃Wazithundeza, ezicenga-cenga uLothe, zada zoyisakala, zaya naye kwakhe. Wazilungiselela ukutya, wenza namaqebengwana ngentlama engenagwele. Kuthe ke kwakulunga ukutya zatya.

₄Ngaphambi kokuba ziye kulala, kwafika amadoda nabafana baseSodom, bevela kumacala ngamacala, bayingqonga indlu kaLothe. ₅Bakhwaza bebuza kuLothe ukuba aye phi na laa madoda ayeze kulala kwakhe ngobo busuku. Batsho besithi makawakhuphe, kuba babefuna ukulala nawo.

₆Waphuma endlwini uLothe, waluvala ucango ukuphuma kwakhe. ₇Ufike wathi kuloo madoda: “He, zinkosi, sanukuyenza into enje ukuba mbi. ₈Ndineentombi zimbini apha, ziseziintombi nto; kubhetele ndininike zona, nizenze ukuthanda kwenu endaweni yale nto nifuna ukuyenza. La madoda ziindwendwe zam; aphantsi kokhuselo lwam.”

₉Kodwa loo madoda athi: “Suka endleleni, mfikindini! Ungubani wena? Ucinga ukuba singagwetywa nguwe? Singajikela wena thina, kube kubi nangaphezu kwawo.” Atsho emsunduza uLothe, etyhala ezama ukuluqhekeza ucango. ₁₀Kodwa la madoda ayengaphakathi amtsalela endlwini uLothe, aluvala ucango, ₁₁awabetha ngobumfama onke loo madoda ayengaphandle, atsho akalubona ucango apho lukhoyo.

₁₂Athe kuLothe la madoda mabini: “Ngaba kusekho mntu wumbi na apha – nokuba ngoonyana, nokuba ziintombi zakho, nabayeni beentombi, nasiphi na isizalwana sakho? Yitsho bemke apha. ₁₃Kaloku le dolophu siza kuyitshabalalisa. Isikhalo esivakele ngayo sibi kangangokuba sithunywe *nguNdikhoyo ukuba size kuyibhubhisa iSodom.”

₁₄ULothe ke waya kuxelela amasoka eentombi zakhe ukuba makumkiwe eSodom, kuba uNdikhoyo wayeza kuyibhubhisa. Kodwa wona aba uyaqhula nje.

₁₅Ngentseni izithunywa zamxhesha uLothe, zathi: “Gxabha-gxabhisa, ndoda, umke apha neentombi zakho kunye nomkakho. Kungenjalo uya kutshabalala xa kusohlwaywa le dolophu.” ₁₆Unge angazila-zila, suka zambamba ngesandla, zamkhuphela ngaphandle kwedolophu kunye nomkakhe neentombi zakhe. Kaloku uNdikhoyo wamenzela inceba uLothe.

₁₇Bakuba bengaphandle kwedolophu, esinye isithunywa sathi: “Balekani ukuze nisinde. Ze ningakhangeli ngasemva, ningemi nokuma phaya entilini. Balekelani phaya endulini, kungenjalo nani nakutshabalala.”

₁₈“Hayini noko, nkosi,” utshilo uLothe, “sanukundenjenjalo. ₁₉Sele undincedile kakade ngokundisindisa; noko kukude kakhulu phaya endulini. Le ntlekele isenokundifumana, ndife singekafiki nalapho. ₂₀Uyayibona laa dolophana? Ikufuphi noko yona. Yidolophana nje engenkulu. Mna ndithi ngesele ndisiya khona ukuze ndikhuseleke.”

₂₁Sithe isithunywa: “Kulungile ke. Andiyi kuba sayitshabalalisa loo dolophana uthetha ngayo. ₂₂Kodwa ke khawuleza ukuya apho, kuba akukho nto ndinokuyenza de ube ulapho.” Yiyo ke loo dolophu kuthiwa yiZoware.

₂₃Laliseliphumile ilanga ukufika kukaLothe eZoware. ₂₄*UNdikhoyo wathobela isalfa evuthayo phezu kweSodom neGomora, ₂₅wazibhubhisa kunye naloo ntili yonke, kunye nabo bonke abantu ababelapho, nento yonke ehlumayo. ₂₆Umka-Lothe wajonga ngasemva, suka wajika waba yintsika yetyuwa.

₂₇UAbraham wavuka kwakusasa, waya kulaa ndawo wayemi noNdikhoyo kuyo. ₂₈Wakhangela ezantsi eSodom naseGomora nakuloo ntili, wabona kukho ukuqhuma okungathi ngumsi ophuma eziko. ₂₉Kodwa uThixo wasikhumbula isicelo sika-Abraham ukubhubhisa kwakhe loo ntili, wamsindisa uLothe.

₃₀ULothe woyika ukuhlala eZoware. Uthe ngenxa yoko wenyukela ezintabeni kunye neentombi zakhe, wahlala emqolombeni. ₃₁Yathi intombi enkulu kudade wayo: “Ubawo uyaluphala, yaye akukho madoda apha kule ndawo angasitshatayo sizale. ₃₂Yiza simseze anxile, khon' ukuze simambathe, sifumane abantwana bakhe.”

₃₃Ngobo busuku bamntyintya ngewayini, yaza ke intombi enkulu yamambatha. ULothe wayenxile kangangokuba akazange akuqonde okwaqhubekayo.

₃₄Ngosuku olulandelayo yathi intombi enkulu kwencinci: “Bendikunye naye phezolo. Masiphinde nanamhlanje ngokuhlwa, ukuze nawe ulale naye. Sobabini ke soba nabantwana bakabawo osizalayo.” ₃₅Baphinda ke bamntyintya nangobo busuku, yamambatha nencinci intombi. Wayenxile engayazi into eqhubekayo.

₃₆Yaba njalo ke into yokumitha kweentombi zikaLothe, zimithiswe nguyise. ₃₇Intombi enkulu yazala inkwenkwe, eyathi igama layo nguMowabhi. Nguye lo ungukhokho wamaMowabhi. ₃₈Intombi encinci yazala inkwenkwe nayo, yathi igama layo nguBhenami. Yena ngukhokho wama-Amon.