Ukwahlukana kuka-Abrama noLoti
1U-Abrama wakhuphuka eGibithe kanye nomkakhe nakho konke anakho, uLoti enaye, waya ngaseningizimu. 2U-Abrama wayefuyile kakhulu izinkomo, nesiliva, negolide.
3Kuzo izinkambo zakhe wasuka eningizimu, wafika eBethele, leyo ndawo lapho lalikhona itende lakhe kuqala, phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi, 4indawo ye-altare abelenzile khona kuqala; u-Abrama wakhuleka lapho egameni likaJehova.
5Naye uLoti owahamba no-Abrama 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.
8U-Abrama wathi kuLoti: “Akungabikho ukuxabana phakathi kwami nawe naphakathi kwabelusi bami nabelusi bakho, ngokuba singabazalwane. 9Izwe lonke alisobala ebusweni bakho na? Mawuhlukane 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. 12U-Abrama wahlala ezweni laseKhanani; uLoti wahlala emizini yasethafeni, wamisa itende lakhe ngaseSodoma. 13Kepha abantu baseSodoma babebabi, bengabonayo kakhulu phambi kukaJehova.
14UJehova wathi ku-Abrama, 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 u-Abrama, weza wakha ngasema-okini* aseMamre laseHebroni, wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare.
