Bible Reading Plan – Day 5

₁*UNdikhoyo wabonakala kuAbraham ngakwimithi kaMamre. UAbraham wayehleli ngasemnyango wentente emini emaqanda. ₂Nako kusithi thu amadoda amathathu. Uthe ke ukuwabona kwakhe wakhawuleza ukuwahlangabeza, wafika waqubuda ekhahlela. ₃“Bahlekazi,” utshilo kuwo, “noko sanukudlula emzini wam ningakhanga nikhe nithule imithwalo. Kaloku ndikholo nina apha. ₄Ndinganiphathela amanzi, nikhe nihlambe iinyawo, lo gama nisaphumle phantsi kwalo mthi. ₅Ndiza kuniphathela nento etyiwayo, ukuze nifumane amandla endleleni. Nakuthi ke nandule ukuhamba loo ndlela yenu inidlulise ekhaya apha.”

Athe ke wona amadoda: “Ngxatsho ke, ungénjenjalo.”

₆UAbraham wakhawuleza ukungena ententeni, wafika wathi kuSara: “Khawuthathe izitya ezithathu zomgubo wengqolowa, uxove wenze amaqebengwana, ukhawulezise.” ₇Watsho ekhawulezile uAbraham ukuya ezinkomeni, wafika wakhetha elona lityebileyo ithole, wathi malixhelwe ngokukhawuleza. ₈Wathatha amasi anengqaka nenyama leyo, wabeka phambi kwaloo madoda, azenzela apho phantsi kwaloo mthi, emi apho yena ngakuwo.

₉Ambuza athi: “Uphi na umkakho uSara?”

Wathi: “Usendlwini.”

₁₀Lwathi olunye undwendwe: “Malunga neli xesha kunyaka ozayo ndobe ndibuye. USara umkakho woba enomntwana oyinkwenkwe.”

USara wabavela emi emva kwabo ngasemnyango. ₁₁Bobabini, uAbraham noSara, babesebaluphele kakhulu, uSara selegqithile kwixabiso lokuzala. ₁₂Wahleka yedwa ke uSara, wathi: “Sendigqithile kwixabiso lokuzala, kanti nomyeni wam selaluphele.”

₁₃Uthe uNdikhoyo kuAbraham: “Uhleka ntoni uSara, ade athi: ‘Ndingamfumana njani umntwana sendaluphele nje?’ ₁₄Niba kukho into enokuxaka uNdikhoyo? Bendithe ngeli xesha kunyaka ozayo ndobe ndibuye; uSara woba enomntwana oyinkwenkwe.”

₁₅USara wakhanyela, kuba wayesoyika, wathi: “Andikhange ndihleke.”

Wathi yena: “Hayi, uhlekile.”

₁₆La madoda anduluka, ayivelela iSodom. UAbraham wayehamba nawo ewakhapha. ₁₇Uthe *uNdikhoyo: “Mandingayifihli kuAbraham into endifuna ukuyenza. ₁₈Inzala yakhe yoba sisizwe esikhulu, yaye ndozithamsanqelisa ngaye zonke izizwe. ₁₉Ndimtyumbele ukuze aqeqeshele abantwana bakhe kunye nabazukulwana bakhe ekundithobeleni nasebulungiseni. Xa besenjenjalo ndozizalisekisa izithembiso zam kuAbraham.”

₂₀Uqhube wathi kuAbraham uNdikhoyo: “Iyakhalazelwa iSodom neGomora ngenxa yobubi besono sayo. ₂₁Ngako oko ndiza kukhe ndihle ndiye kuzibonela ukuba kunjalo na. Ndobona ngoko ukuba akunjalo.”

₂₂Emka ke loo madoda, abheka ngaseSodom. Wasala noNdikhoyo yena uAbraham. ₂₃Uthe uAbraham kuNdikhoyo: “Ngaba ngenene, *Mhlekazi, uza kutshabalalisa amalungisa ndawonye nezibhoja? ₂₄Ukuba kukho amashumi amahlanu amalungisa, ngaba ungasibhangisa eso sixeko? Akungesisindisi ngenxa yamashumi amahlanu lawo? ₂₅Hayi kaloku, akunakuyenza into enjalo ukutshabalalisa abangenatyala ndawonye nabagwenxa, ube njalo wohlwaya amalungisa ngesohlwayo esinye naboni. Ngunongekhe lowo. UMgwebi welizwe liphela akamele kugweba ngobulungisa na?”

₂₆Uthe uNdikhoyo: “Ukuba kungakho amashumi amahlanu abantu abamsulwa eSodom, ndingasisindisa eso sixeko sonke ngenxa yabo.”

₂₇Uthe kwakhona uAbraham: “Ndinyamezele, Mhlekazi, ndiyintw' engento, andifanele nakuthetha oku nawe. ₂₈Ukuba ngaba kukho amashumi amane anantlanu endaweni yamashumi amahlanu, ungátshabalalisa isixeko sonke ngenxa yokuba bengaphantsi nje ngesihlanu abantu abamsulwa?”

Uthe uNdikhoyo: “Nokuba ngamashumi mane anantlanu abantu abamsulwa, ndosisindisa isixeko.”

₂₉Ubuye wathi uAbraham: “Ukuba ngamashumi mane nje kuphela?”

Uthe uNdikhoyo: “Sosinda nokuba kunjalo.”

₃₀Wathi ke uAbraham: “Mhlekazi, ungakhathazeki, ndisafuna ukuqonda. Kuya kuthini ke xa bengamashumi amathathu?”

“Nokuba ngamashumi amathathu, sosinda,” utshilo uNdikhoyo.

₃₁“Ndinyamezele, Mhlekazi,” utshilo uAbraham. “Ukuba bangamashumi mabini kuphela, kothini?”

“Nokuba bangamashumi mabini, ndosisindisa isixeko,” utshilo uNdikhoyo.

₃₂Wathi uAbraham: “Mhlekazi, selundinyamezela oku kokugqibela! Kuya kuthini ukuba lishumi linye kuphela abantu abamsulwa abalapho?”

“Nokuba lishumi nje qha, andiyi kusitshabalalisa isixeko,” utshilo uNdikhoyo.

₃₃Wemka ke uNdikhoyo akugqiba ukuthetha noAbraham, naye uAbraham wagoduka.

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.

₁UAbraham wafuduka kwelo lizwe, wajonga emazantsi eKanana, apho wafika wamisa khona phakathi kweKadeshe neShure. Waya kutsho naseGerare, ₂wafika wathi apho uSara ngudade wabo. Ukumkani walapho, uAbhimeleki, wathi uSara makasiwe komkhulu.

₃Kodwa uThixo wavela kuAbhimeleki ephupheni, wathi: “Abhimeleki, usisisulu sokufa, ngenxa yokuba lo mfazi umthathileyo ngumka-mtu.”

₄UAbhimeleki ke wayengekamambathi uSara, waza wathi: “Mhlekazi, ungathini ukutshabalalisa isizwe esingenatyala? ₅Andibi kanene yilaa ndoda ngokwayo ethe kum ngudade wayo lo, waza naye wathi ingumnakwabo? Le nto ndiyenze ndingenasazela, yaye andonanga bani.”

₆Uphendule uThixo kwasephupheni apho: “Ewe, ndiyazi ukuba le nto uyenze ungenabubi konke. Yaye ikwandim lo okuncedileyo ukuba ungandoni; yiyo loo nto ndingakuvumelanga ukumambatha. ₇Kodwa ke mbuyisele kumyeni wakhe ngoku lo mfazi. *Ngumshumayeli laa mfo; uya kunithandazela nisinde. Kodwa ukuba akumbuyiseli umkakhe, ngenene uya kuba lilifa lokufa kunye nabantu bakho bonke.”

₈Wavuka kwangentseni uAbhimeleki, wazibiza zonke izicaka zakomkhulu, waza wazilawulela iphupha lakhe. Othuka kakhulu loo madoda.

₉UAbhimeleki ubize uAbraham, wathi kuye: “Yintoni le nto usenza yona? Ndakwenza ntoni le nto undizisela ishwangusha elingaka kunye nabantu bam? Wenze into engenziwayo ke kambe. ₁₀Bekutheni ukuze wenze into enje?”

₁₁Uthe uAbraham: “Ndibe akukho mntu umoyikayo kweli lizwe uThixo, ndaba ke ndingábulawa apha ngenxa yomkam. ₁₂Únguye udade wethu ngenene. Singabantwana bendoda enye, nakuba sahlukile ngoomama. Ngumkam noko kunjalo. ₁₃Uthe akundindulula kwilizwe loobawo uThixo, ndathi kumkam uya kubonakala ukuba uyandithanda ngokuthi ebantwini ungudade wethu.”

₁₄UAbhimeleki wambuyisela kuAbraham uSara, wabuya wamnqoma ngeegusha neenkomo, wamnika nezicaka. ₁₅Wathi kuAbraham: “Ngumhlaba wam lo; ungema apho uthanda khona.” ₁₆Ubuye wathi kuSara: “Umntakwenu ndiza kumnika iwaka leesiliva, ukuze wonke ubani azi ukuba akunatyala.”

_17-18Ngenxa yale nto yehlela uSara, uThixo wabavala bonke abafazi bakomkhulu, ababi nanzala. UAbraham ke wathandazela uAbhimeleki kuThixo, waza wamphilisa uThixo. Kwaphila nomkakhe kunye nezicakazana zakhe, bonke bakhululeka.