Genesis 18:1 Futhi uJehova wabonakala kuye emathafeni kaMamre, futhi wahlala phansi umnyango wetende ekushiseni kosuku; 18:2 Waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, bheka, amadoda amathathu emi ngakuye ewabona wagijima ewahlangabeza ngasemnyango wetende, wakhothama abheke phansi, " 18:3 Wathi: "Nkosi yami, uma manje ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ungadluli ake usuke encekwini yakho; 18:4 Ake kulandwe amanzi amancane, futhi ugeze izinyawo zakho, futhi uphumule nina ngaphansi kwesihlahla. 18:5 Futhi ngizoletha ucezu lwesinkwa, futhi niduduze izinhliziyo zenu; ngemva ukuze nidlule, ngokuba nize encekwini yenu. Futhi bathi: Yenza njengokusho kwakho. 6 U-Abrahama washesha waya etendeni kuSara, wathi: "Lungisa." masinyane amaseya amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo, uyixove, wenze amaqebelengwane phezu kwawo iziko. 18:7 U-Abrahama wagijimela ezinkomeni, walanda ithole, lithambile, lilihle, futhi wayinika insizwa; waphangisa ukuligqokisa. 18:8 Futhi wathatha ibhotela, nobisi, futhi ithole ayelilungisile, futhi wabeka phambi kwabo; wema ngakubo phansi kwesihlahla, badla. 18:9 Bathi kuye, "Uphi uSara umkakho?" Wathi: "Bheka, phakathi." ithende. 18:10 Wathi: "Impela ngiyakubuyela kuwe ngesikhathi ukuphila; bheka, uSara umkakho uzakuba nendodana. Futhi uSara wakuzwa phakathi umnyango wetende owawungemuva kwakhe. 18:11 Manje u-Abrahama noSara base bebadala futhi sebeneminyaka eminingi; kwasekunqamuka ukuze abe loSara ngendlela yabesifazana. 18:12 Ngakho uSara wahleka phakathi kwakhe, wathi: "Sengigugile Ngingaba nokujabula, nenkosi yami isindala na? " 18:13 Futhi uJehova wathi ku-Abrahama: "Kungani uSara ehleka, wathi: 'Ngeke.' Impela ngizele umntwana, sengimdala na? 18:14 Kukhona okunzima kakhulu kuJehova? Ngesikhathi esimisiwe ngizobuya kuwe, ngokwesikhathi sokuphila, futhi uSara uyakuba nendodana. 18:15 USara waphika, wathi: "Angihlekanga; ngoba wayesaba. Futhi yena wathi: Hatshi; kodwa uhlekile. 18:16 Amadoda asuka lapho, abheka ngaseSodoma, no-Abrahama wahamba nabo ukubahambisa endleleni. " 18:17 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Ingabe ngizomfihlela u-Abrahama lokho engikwenzayo? 18:18 Njengoba u-Abrahama uyakuba ngempela isizwe esikhulu futhi esinamandla, futhi zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyakubusiswa ngaye na? 18:19 Ngoba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela kaJehova, benze ukulunga, futhi ukwahlulela; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho akukhulumileyo kwakhe. 18:20 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Ngokuba isikhalo saseSodoma neGomora sikhulu ngoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu; 18:21 Ngizokwehla manje, futhi ngibone ukuthi baye benza ngokuvumelana nalokho ekukhaleni kwayo okufike kimi; futhi uma kungenjalo, ngizokwazi. 18:22 Futhi amadoda aphenduka ubuso bawo esuka lapho, waya ngaseSodoma U-Abrahama wayesemi phambi kukaJehova. 18:23 U-Abrahama wasondela, wathi, "Ingabe uzobhubhisa olungileyo?" nababi na? 18:24 Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu phakathi komuzi chitha futhi ungayihawukeli indawo ngenxa yabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu abakhona lapho? 18:25 Makube kude nawe ukwenza ngale ndlela, ukubulala olungileyo nababi, nokuba olungileyo abe njengomubi khatshana lawe; uMahluleli womhlaba wonke kayikwenza okulungileyo yini? 18:26 Wathi uJehova, Uma eSodoma ngifumana abalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu phakathi komuzi, khona ngiyakuyihawukela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo. 18:27 U-Abrahama waphendula, wathi: "Bheka, manje sengizimisele ukukhuluma kuJehova, ngiluthuli nomlotha; 18:28 Mhlawumbe kuyontula amahlanu kwabalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu nichithe umuzi wonke ngenxa yokuswela abayisihlanu na? Wathi: Uma ngifumana khona amashumi amane nanhlanu, angiyikuwubhubhisa. 18:29 Wabuye wakhuluma kuye, wathi: "Mhlawumbe kungaba khona." abangamashumi amane abatholakala khona. Wathi: "Angiyikukwenza ngenxa yamashumi amane." 18:30 Wathi kuye: "Mayingathukutheli iNkosi, futhi ngizokhuluma. Mhlawumbe kuyakufunyanwa khona abangamashumi amathathu. Wathi: "Angithandi." kwenzeni, uma ngifumana abangamashumi amathathu lapho. 18:31 Wathi: "Bheka, manje sengizimisele ukukhuluma noJehova. Mhlawumbe kuyakuba khona abangamashumi amabili; Wathi: "Angithandi." ulichithe ngenxa yamashumi amabili. 18:32 Wathi: "Mayingathukutheli iNkosi, futhi ngisazokhuluma kodwa lokhu mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abayishumi khona. Wathi: "Angithandi." ulichithe ngenxa yeshumi. 18:33 Futhi uJehova wahamba indlela yakhe, ngokushesha nje lapho eqeda ukukhuluma u-Abrahama; u-Abrahama wabuyela endaweni yakhe.