IGenesis
19:1 Zafika izithunywa ezibini eSodom ngokuhlwa; wahlala uLote esangweni
ESodom; wazibona uLote, wesuka waya kuzikhawulela; waqubuda
ubuso bakhe bubheke emhlabeni;
19:2 Wathi, Khawubone, zinkosi zam, khaniphambukele kuni
hlala endlwini yesicaka, nilale, nizihlambe iinyawo zenu, nihlale ke
vuka kusasa, uhambe ngeendlela zakho; Bathi ke bona, Hayi; kodwa siza kwenza njalo
hlalani esitratweni ubusuku bonke.
19:3 Wawaxina ke kunene; baphambukela kuye, kwaye
wangena endlwini yakhe; wazenzela isidlo, wazosa
badla isonka esingenagwele.
19:4 Ke kaloku, zingekalali, amadoda aloo mzi, amadoda aseSodom,
Wayizunguleza indlu, bethabathela kwixhego besa kumfana, bonke abantu bevela kwiholoholo
ikota:
19:5 Bambiza uLote, bathi kuye, Aphi na amadoda lawo?
ungene kuwe ngobu busuku? zikhuphele kuthi, ukuze siyazi
bona.
19:6 Waphuma uLote waya kubo emnyango, waluvala ucango emva kwakhe.
19:7 Wathi, Ndiyanicela, bazalwana, musani ukwenza into embi.
19:8 Khanibone, ndineentombi ezimbini ezingazani nandoda; ndivumele, mna
nibakhuphele kuni, nenze kubo ngoko kulungileyo emehlweni enu
kodwa ningenzi nto kwaba bantu; ngokuba ngenxa yoko baba ngaphantsi kolawulo
isithunzi sophahla lwam.
19:9 Bathi ke bona, Yeka. Babuya bathi, Lo mnye ungene
ukuba aphambukele, kufuneka abe ngumgwebi;
wena, ngaphezu kwabo. Bamxina ke umntu lowo, uLote, naye
wasondela ezoqhekeza ucango.
19:10 Amadoda lawo asolula isandla sawo, amngenisa uLote kuwo endlwini;
waluvala ucango.
19:11 Awaxabela ngawo amadoda abesemnyango wendlu
ubumfama, abancinane kwanabakhulu, bazidinisa ke ukufuna
umnyango.
19:12 Athi amadoda lawo kuLote, Uselebambi na apha? umkhwenyana, kwaye
oonyana bakho, neentombi zakho, nabo bonke onabo esixekweni, bazise
baphume kule ndawo:
19:13 Ngokuba siya kuyonakalisa le ndawo, ngokuba sikhulu isikhalo sabo
phambi kobuso bukaYehova; uYehova usithume ukuba siyonakalise.
19:14 Waphuma, uLote, wathetha kubayeni beentombi zakhe, ababeze kuzeka umfazi wakhe
Wathi ezintombini, Sukani, niphume kule ndawo; ngokuba uYehova uya kwenjenjalo
sitshabalalise esi sixeko. Wasuka waba yintlekisa koonyana bakhe
umthetho.
19:15 Ke kaloku izithunywa zamngxamisa uLote ngesifingo, zisithi, Vuka!
thabatha umkakho, neentombi zakho zombini, ezi banokufumaneka; hleze ube nguwe
ugqitywe ngobugwenxa bomzi.
19:16 Akuzilazila, amadoda lawo ambamba ngesandla, naphezu kwesikhuni
isandla somkakhe, nesandla seentombi zakhe zombini; nguYehova
Bamkhuphela phandle, bammisa ngaphandle
isixeko.
19:17 Kwathi, bakuba bekhuphele phandle, yena
Wathi, Zisindise ngenxa yomphefumlo wakho; musa ukukhangela emva kwakho, ungangeni phakathi
lonke ithafa; Zisindise ngokuya entabeni, hleze ugqitywe.
19:18 Wathi kuwo uLote, Hayi, Nkosi yam!
19:19 Khawubone, umkhonzi wakho umbabale, nawe umbabale
Uyikhulisile inceba yakho ondenzeleyo, ukuba uwusindise umphefumlo wam;
mna ke andinako ukubalekela entabeni, hleze ndibanjwe bububi, ndife.
19:20 Khawubone, lo mzi ukufuphi, ukuba kubalekelwe kuwo, mncinane;
ndisindise ndiye khona (alilincinane na?), usinde umphefumlo wam.
19:21 Wathi kuye, Uyabona, ndikunonelele kule nto
kananjalo, ukuba ndingawubhukuqi lo mzi ukuwo
kuthethwa.
19:22 Khawuleza, zisindise ngokuya khona; kuba andinakwenza nto ude ufike
apho. ngenxa yoko kwathiwa igama laloo mzi yiTsohare.
19:23 Ilanga laliphumile phezu komhlaba, xa uLote wangena eTsohare.
19:24 Wanisa ke uYehova phezu kweSodom neGomora isulfure nomlilo
evela kuYehova emazulwini;
19:25 Wayibhukuqa loo mizi, nethafa lonke, nayo yonke loo mmandla
abemi bemizi, nezihluma emhlabeni.
19:26 Umkakhe, esemva kwakhe, wakhangela ngasemva, waba yintsika
ityuwa.
19:27 UAbraham wavuka kusasa, waya kuloo ndawo wayemi kuyo
phambi koYehova.
19:28 Wondela eSodom naseGomora, nakulo lonke ilizwe lakulo ilizwe
Wabona, nango unyuka umsi welo zwe njengeentaba
umsi weziko.
19:29 Kwathi, xenikweni uThixo wayitshabalalisayo imizi yaloo mmandla
UThixo wamkhumbula uAbraham, wamkhupha uLote phakathi kobhukuqo olo.
ekuyibhukuqeni imizi leyo abehleli kuyo uLote.
19:30 Wenyuka uLote ephuma eTsohare, wahlala entabeni yena nababini bakhe
iintombi kunye naye; ngokuba ebesoyika ukuhlala eTsohare, wahlala eTsohare
emqolombeni, yena neentombi zakhe zombini.
19:31 Yathi eyamazibulo kwencinane, Ubawo waluphele, ukho;
akubangakho mntu wehlabathi eze kuthi ngokwesiko lazo zonke
umhlaba:
19:32 yiza, simseze ubawo iwayini, silale naye
sigcine imbewu kabawo.
19:33 Zamseza ke uyise iwayini ngobo busuku, yahamba eyamazibulo
yalala noyise; akayazanga yena ukulala kwayo, nokulala kwayo
ekuvukeni kwakhe.
19:34 Kwathi ngengomso, wathi owamazibulo kuye
Yabona, bendilele nobawo phezolo; masimseze
iwayini nangobu busuku; ngena, ulale naye, siphile
gcina imbewu kabawo.
19:35 Zamseza ke uyise iwayini nangobo busuku;
wesuka walala naye; akayazanga yena ukulala kwayo, nokulala kwayo
ekuvukeni kwakhe.
19:36 Zamitha zombini iintombi zikaLote ngoyise.
19:37 Eyamazibulo yazala unyana, yambiza ngegama elinguMowabhi;
uyise wamaMowabhi unanamhla.
19:38 Nencinane yazala unyana, yambiza ngegama elinguBhenami
nguye uyise wonyana baka-Amon unanamhla.