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.