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.