UGENESISE 19

₁Izingelosi zombili zafika eSodoma sekuhlwile; uLoti wayehlezi esangweni laseSodoma; uLoti ezibona wasukuma wazihlangabeza; wakhothamela emhlabathini ngobuso,

₂wathi: Bhekani, makhosi, ake niphambuke, ningene endlini yenceku yenu, nihlale ubusuku, nigeze izinyawo zenu andukuba nivuke ekuseni kusasa, nihambe indlela yenu. Zathi: Qha, siyakuhlala phandle.

₃Kepha wazincenga kakhulu, zaze zaphambukela kuye, zangena endlini yakhe; wazilungisela idili, wenza isinkwa esingenamvubelo, zadla.

₄Zingakalali, amadoda omuzi, amadoda aseSodoma, azungeza indlu, amasha namadala, abantu bonke bephelele.

₅Bambiza uLoti, bathi kuye: Aphi lawamadoda angenisé kuwe ebusuku na? Sikhiphele wona ukuba siwazi.

₆ULoti waphumela kubo ngasemnyango, wavala umnyango emva kwakhe.

₇Wathi: Bafowethu, ningoni.

₈Bhekani, nginamadodakazi amabili angayazi-ndoda; ake nginiphumisele wona, nenze kuwo njengokufanele emehlweni enu; kepha kulawamadoda ningenzilutho, ngokuba angené emthunzini wophahla lwami.

₉Bathi: Suka lapho! Bathi futhi: Lomuntu oyedwa wafika ukuba agogobale; usefuna ukwahlulela; manje siyakukuhlupha wena kunabo. Bamcindezela kakhulu lomuntu uLoti, basondela ukuba bafohloze umnyango.

₁₀Khona amadoda azelula izandla, ambuyisela uLoti endlini, avala umnyango.

₁₁Amadoda ayephandle kwendlu awashaya ngobumpumputhe, amancane namakhulu, aze akhathala ukufuna umnyango.

₁₂Ayesethi amadoda kuLoti: Unobani futhi lapha na? Umkhwenyana, namadodana akho, namadodakazi akho, nabo bonke onabo emzini baphumise kulendawo,

₁₃ngokuba siyakuyichitha lendawo, lokhu isikhalo sabo sesisikhulu ebusweni bukaJehova; uJehova usithumile ukuba siyichithe.

₁₄Wayesephuma uLoti, wakhuluma nabakhwenyana bakhe ababeyakuthatha amadodakazi akhe, wathi: Sukani niphume kulendawo, ngokuba uJehova uyakuchitha umuzi. Kepha wayenjengontelayo emehlweni abakhwenyana bakhe.

₁₅Kusantwela izingelosi zamsheshisa uLoti, zathi: Vuka uthathe umkakho, namadodakazi akho omabili onawo, funa ubhujiswe ngenxa yobubi bomuzi.

₁₆Esalibala, amadoda abamba isandla sakhe, nesandla somkakhe, nesandla samadodakazi akhe omabili, uJehova enomusa kuye; amphumisa, ambeka ngaphandle komuzi.

₁₇Kwathi esebaphumisile ngaphandle, wathi: Baleka, usinde; ungabheki emva kwakho, ungemi-ndawo ethafeni lonke; balekela entabeni, funa ubhujiswe.

₁₈Kepha uLoti wathi kuwo: Nkosi, makungabi-njalo.

₁₉Bheka, inceku yakho ifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ungenzele ububele obukhulu ngokusindisa ukuphila kwami; kepha mina angikwazi ukubalekela entabeni, funa ububi bungifice, ngife.

₂₀Bheka-ke, lowomuzi useduze ukuba ngibalekele kuwo, futhi mncane; ake ngibalekele khona — angithi mncane — ukuba umphefumulo wami uphile.

₂₁Wathi kuye: Bheka, nakulento ngiyakukuvumela; angiyikuwuchitha lomuzi okhuluma ngawo.

₂₂Kepha shesha ubalekele khona, ngokuba ngingenze-lutho, ungakafiki khona. Ngalokho umuzi wabizwa ngokuthi iSowari*.

₂₃Ilanga laphumela emhlabeni, uLoti esangena eSowari.

₂₄Khona uJehova wanisa phezu kweSodoma naphezu kweGomora isibabule nomlilo, kuvela kuJehova ezulwini.

₂₅Wachitha leyomizi nethafa lonke, nabo bonke abakhé emizini, nalokho okuhlumayo emhlabathini.

₂₆Kepha umkakhe wabheka emva kwakhe, waba-yinsika kasawoti.

₂₇UAbrahama wavuka ekuseni, waya endaweni lapho akade emi khona ebusweni bukaJehova.

₂₈Wabheka ngaseSodoma naseGomora nasezweni lonke lethafa, wabona, bheka, isisi sezwe senyuka njengomusi weziko.

₂₉Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu ebhubhisa imizi yasethafeni, uNkulunkulu wakhumbula uAbrahama, waphumisa uLoti ekuchithekeni mhla ebhubhisa imizi ayehlezi kuyo uLoti.

₃₀ULoti wakhuphuka eSowari, waya wahlala entabeni kanye namadodakazi akhe omabili, ngokuba wesaba ukuhlala eSowari; wahlala emhumeni namadodakazi akhe amabili.

₃₁Enkulu yayisithi kwencane: Ubaba usemdala; akukho-ndoda ezweni engangena kithi njengokwenza komhlaba wonke.

₃₂Woza simphuzise ubaba iwayini, silale naye ukuba sizizuzele inzalo kubaba.

₃₃Ngalobobusuku ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini; enkulu yangena yalala noyise, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.

₃₄Kwathi ngangomuso enkulu yathi kwencane: Bheka, bengilele nobaba izolo; asimphuzise iwayini nangalobubusuku, ungene wena, ulale naye ukuba sizizuzele inzalo kubaba.

₃₅Ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini nangalobobusuku; encane yasuka yalala naye, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.

₃₆Kanjalo amadodakazi kaLoti omabili akhuleliswa nguyise.

₃₇Enkulu yazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uMowabi; lowo unguyise wabakwaMowabi kuze kubenamuhla.

₃₈Encane yazala indodana nayo, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBenami; lowo unguyise wabantwana bakwa-Amoni kuze kube-namuhla.