Genesis
14:1 Kwathi ezinsukwini zika-Amrafeli inkosi yaseShinari, u-Ariyoki inkosi.
ka-Elasari, uKedorlawomere inkosi yase-Elamu, noTidali inkosi yezizwe;
14:2 Laba balwa noBera, inkosi yaseSodoma, kanye noBirsha inkosi yase
neGomora, noShinabi inkosi yase-Adima, noShemeberi inkosi yaseSeboyimi, kanye nenkosi
inkosi yaseBela, eyiZowari.
14:3 Bonke laba bahlangana ndawonye esigodini saseSidimi, okuyinto usawoti
ulwandle.
14:4 Iminyaka eyishumi nambili bakhonza uKedorlawomere, futhi ngomnyaka weshumi nantathu
wadlubulunda.
14:5 Futhi ngomnyaka weshumi nane kwafika uKedorlawomere, kanye namakhosi ayekhona
naye, wabulala amaRefa e-Ashiteroti Karinayimi, namaZuzi e-Ashiteroti Karinayimi
noHamu nama-Emi eShaveh Kiriyatayimi,
14:6 Futhi amaHori entabeni yabo iSeyiri, kuze kufike Elparani, okuyinto eduze the
ihlane.
14:7 Base bebuya, bafika e-Enmishpati, eyiKadeshi, bachitha bonke.
ezweni lama-Amaleki, kanye nama-Amori ayehlala kulo
I-Hazezontamar.
14:8 Futhi kwaphuma inkosi yaseSodoma, futhi inkosi yaseGomora, kanye
inkosi yase-Adima, nenkosi yaseSeboyimi, nenkosi yaseBela (yena
balwa nabo esigodini saseSidimi;
14:9 Kanye noKedorlawomere, inkosi yase-Elamu, kanye noTidali inkosi yezizwe, futhi
u-Amrafeli inkosi yaseShinari, no-Ariyoki inkosi yase-Elasari; amakhosi amane kanye
amahlanu.
14:10 Isigodi saseSidimi sasigcwele imigodi yebitume; namakhosi aseSodoma kanye
IGomora yabaleka, yawela khona; abaseleyo babalekela eJerusalema
intaba.
14:11 Futhi bathatha yonke impahla yaseSodoma naseGomora, futhi yonke yabo
ukudla, bahamba.
14:12 Bamthatha uLoti, indodana yomfowabo ka-Abrama, owayehlala eSodoma kanye nendodana yakhe.
izimpahla, bahamba.
14:13 Kwafika ophunyukileyo, watshela u-Abrama umHeberu; ngoba yena
wahlala e-okini kaMamre umAmori, umfowabo ka-Eshikoli, nomfowabo
ka-Anere; laba babehlangene no-Abrama.
14:14 U-Abrama esezwile ukuthi umfowabo uthunjiwe, wahlomisa umfowabo
izinceku eziqeqeshiwe, ezazalelwa endlini yakhe, ezingamakhulu amathathu neshumi nesishiyagalombili, kanye
wabaxosha kwaze kwaba kwaDani.
14:15 Futhi wahlukanisa phakathi kwabo, yena nezinceku zakhe, ebusuku, futhi
wabashaya, wabaxosha kwaze kwaba seHoba elingakwesokhohlo saseHoba
eDamaseku.
14:16 Futhi wabuyisa yonke impahla, futhi wabuyisa nomfowabo
ULoti, nempahla yakhe, nabesifazane futhi, nabantu.
14:17 Inkosi yaseSodoma yaphuma ukumhlangabeza ngemva kokubuya kwakhe ethempelini
ekubulaweni kukaKedorlawomere namakhosi ayenaye, lapho
isigodi saseShave, esiyisigodi senkosi.
14:18 Futhi uMelkisedeki inkosi yaseSalema waletha isinkwa newayini, futhi waba
umpristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke.
14:19 Wambusisa, wathi: “U-Abrama makabusiswe nguNkulunkulu oPhezukonke.
umnini wezulu nomhlaba:
14:20 Futhi makabongwe uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, oye wakhulula izitha zakho
esandleni sakho. Futhi wamnika okweshumi kwakho konke.
14:21 Inkosi yaseSodoma yathi ku-Abrama: "Nginike abantu, uthathe
izimpahla kuwena.
14:22 U-Abrama wathi enkosini yaseSodoma, "Ngiphakamisele isandla sami kuwe
Jehova, uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, uMnini wezulu nomhlaba,
14:23 Ukuze ngeke ngithathe kusukela intambo ngisho nentambo yezicathulo, futhi ukuthi mina
angiyikuthatha okungokwakho, funa uthi: Nginakho
wenza u-Abrama waceba.
14:24 Gcina kuphela lokho okudliwe yizinsizwa, kanye nesabelo sewayini
amadoda ayehamba nami, o-Aneri, no-Eshikoli, noMamre; mabathathe ezabo
ingxenye.