IGenesis
18:1 UYehova wabonakala kuye eMiokini kaMamre, ehleli phantsi
umnyango wentente ekufudumaleni kwemini;
18:2 Wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, nango amadoda amathathu emi ngakuye
wawabona, wagidima, eya kuwakhawulela, esuka emnyango wentente, waqubuda
ngokwakhe emhlabeni,
18:3 wathi, Nkosi yam, ukuba kaloku ndibabalwe nguwe, musa ukudlula
Khawumke kumkhonzi wakho;
18:4 Makhe kuthatyathwe intwana yamanzi, nihlambe iinyawo zenu, niphumle;
nani phantsi komthi.
18:5 ndithabathe iqhekeza lesonka, nixhase iintliziyo zenu; emva
ukuba nize kudlula; kuba nize kudlula ngenxa yoko kumkhonzi wenu. Kwaye
Athi, Yenza njengoko uthethile.
18:6 Wakhawuleza uAbraham, waya ententeni kuSara, wathi, Lilungise
khawuleza, iiseha ezintathu zomgubo ocoliweyo, uxovule, wenze amaqebengwana ngawo
iziko.
18:7 Wagidima waya ezinkomeni uAbraham, wathabatha ithole, lithambile, lilungile
wayinika umfana; wakhawuleza wayinxiba.
18:8 Wathabatha amasi, nobisi, nethole lenkomo abelilungisile, wabeka
phambi kwabo; wema ngakubo phantsi komthi lowo, badla.
18:9 Athi kuye, Uphi na uSara umkakho? Wathi, Nanku ngaphakathi
intente.
18:10 Wathi, Ndiya kubuyela kuwe, lakubuya eli xesha
ubomi; yabona, uSara umkakho uya kuba nonyana. Weva uSara
nocango lwentente, olwalusemva kwakhe.
18:11 Ke kaloku uAbraham noSara babebadala, bebadala kakhulu; kwaye kwaphela
ukuba abe noSara ngokwesiko labafazi.
18:12 USara wahleka ngaphakathi kwakhe, esithi, Emveni kokuba ndihagele
Ndiya kuyoliswa na, nenkosi yam yaluphele nje?
18:13 Wathi uYehova kuAbraham, Yini na ukuba uSara ahleke, esithi, Uya
Ndiyazala kakade, eselixhego nje?
18:14 Kukho nto ingamnqabelayo na uYehova? Ngexesha elimisiweyo ndiya kubuya
Ngexesha lobomi bakho, uSara uya kuba nonyana.
18:15 Wakhanyela uSara, esithi, Andihlekanga; ngokuba ebesoyika. Kwaye yena
wathi, Hayi; uhlekile wena.
18:16 Asuka apho amadoda lawo, asinga eSodom, noAbraham
wahamba nabo, ukuba abahambise endleleni.
18:17 Wathi uYehova, Ndomfihlela na uAbraham into endiyenzayo?
18:18 UAbraham uya kuba luhlanga olukhulu, olunamandla, okunene
zisikeleleke ngaye zonke iintlanga zehlabathi?
18:19 Kuba ndaze yena, ukuze abawisele umthetho abantwana bakhe, nendlu yakhe
emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela kaYehova, benze ubulungisa
isigwebo; ukuze uYehova amenzele uAbraham into ayithethileyo
yakhe.
18:20 Wathi uYehova, Ngokuba sikhulu isikhalo saseSodom neGomora
ngokuba isono sabo sinzima kunene;
18:21 Ndiya kuhla, ndikhangele ukuba baphelelisile na
ekukhaleni kwayo okufikeleyo kum; ukuba akunjalo, ndazi.
18:22 Ajika apho amadoda lawo, asinga eSodom;
Wema uAbraham phambi koYehova.
18:23 Wasondela uAbraham, wathi, Ungade ubhebhethe olilungisa yini na?
nabangendawo?
18:24 Hi ke, kukho amashumi amahlanu amalungisa phakathi komzi;
yonakalisa uze ungayicongi loo ndawo ngenxa yamalungisa angamashumi amahlanu akhoyo
kuyo?
18:25 makube lee kuwe ukwenza ngokwendawo enjalo ukubulala olilungisa
kunye nongendawo, ilungisa libe njengongendawo, kungabi njalo
kukude kuwe; uMgwebi wehlabathi lonke akayi kwenza okusesikweni yini na?
18:26 Wathi uYehova, Ukuba ndithe ndafumana eSodom amalungisa amashumi mahlanu phakathi komzi,
ndoyixolela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo.
18:27 Waphendula uAbraham, wathi, Khawubone, sendide ndathetha
kuYehova, ndiluthuli nothuthu.
18:28 Hi ke, kusweleke isihlanu kumalungisa amashumi mahlanu?
sitshabalalisa sonke isixeko ngenxa yesihlanu? Wathi, Ukuba ndithe ndafumana khona
amashumi amane anesihlanu, andiyi kuwonakalisa.
18:29 Waphinda wathetha kuye, wathi, Hi ke, mhlawumbi!
kwafunyanwa khona amashumi amane. Wathi, Andiyi kukwenza oko ngenxa yamashumi amane.
18:30 Wathi kuye, Mayingabi namsindo iNkosi, khe ndithethe.
Hi ke, kwafunyanwa khona amashumi omathathu? Wathi, Andiyi
ndenzeni, ukuba ndithe ndafumana khona amashumi omathathu.
18:31 Wathi, Khawubone, sendide ndathetha kuYehova.
Hi ke, kwafunyanwa khona amashumi amabini; Wathi, Andiyi
yitshabalalise ngenxa yamashumi amabini.
18:32 Wathi, Mayingabi namsindo iNkosi, khe ndithethe mna
Hi ke, kwafunyanwa khona ishumi elinye. Wathi, Andiyi
litshabalalise ngenxa yeshumi.
18:33 Wemka ke uYehova, akugqiba ukuthetha naye
UAbraham wabuyela endaweni yakhe.