UGENESISE 13

₁UAbrama wakhuphuka eGibithe kanye nomkakhe nakho konke anakho, uLoti enaye, waya ngaseningizimu.

₂UAbrama wayefuyile kakhulu izinkomo, nesiliva, negolide.

₃Kuzo izinkambo zakhe wasuka eningizimu, wafika eBethele, leyondawo lapho lalikhona itende lakhe kuqala, phakathi kweBethele neAyi,

₄indawo yealtare abelenzile khona kuqala; uAbrama wakhuleka lapho egameni likaJehova.

₅Naye uLoti owahamba noAbrama wayenezimvu, nezinkomo, namatende.

₆Izwe lalingenakubanela ukuba bahlale ndawonye, ngokuba impahla yabo yayiningi kunokuba bahlale ndawonye.

₇Kwavela ukuxabana phakathi kwabelusi bezinkomo zika-Abrama nabelusi bezinkomo zikaLoti; amaKhanani namaPherizi ayehlala khona ezweni.

₈UAbrama wathi kuLoti: Akungabikho ukuxabana phakathi kwami nawe naphakathi kwabelusi bami nabelusi bakho, ngokuba singabazalwane.

₉Izwe lonke alisobala ebusweni bakho na? Mawahlukane nami; uma uya ngakwesokhohlo, ngiyakuya ngakwesokunene; uma uya ngakwesokunene, ngiyakuya ngakwesokhohlo.

₁₀ULoti waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona ukuthi ithafa lonke laseJordani lalinamanzi lonke; uJehova engakachithi iSodoma neGomora, lalinjengensimu kaJehova nanjengezwe laseGibithe kwaze kwaba-seSowari.

₁₁ULoti wakhetha ithafa lonke laseJordani; uLoti wasuka waya ngasempumalanga; bahlukana omunye nomunye.

₁₂UAbrama wahlala ezweni laseKhanani; uLoti wahlala emizini yasethafeni, wamisa itende lakhe ngaseSodoma.

₁₃Kepha abantu baseSodoma babebabi bengabonayo kakhulu phambi kukaJehova.

₁₄UJehova wathi kuAbrama, uLoti esehlukene naye: Phakamisa manje amehlo akho, ubuke usendaweni lapho umi khona ngasenyakatho naseningizimu nasempumalanga nasentshonalanga,

₁₅ngokuba izwe lonke olibonayo ngiyakulinika wena nenzalo yakho kuze kube-phakade.

₁₆Ngiyakwenza inzalo yakho ibe-njengothuli lomhlaba, kuze kuthi, uma umuntu engabala uthuli lomhlaba, iyakubalwa nenzalo yakho.

₁₇Suka udabule izwe, ubude balo nobubanzi balo, ngokuba ngiyakukunika lona.

₁₈Wayesesuka uAbrama, weza wakha ngasemaokini* aseMamre laseHebroni, wamakhela khona uJehova ialtare.