Genesis
19:1 Kwafika izingelosi ezimbili eSodoma kusihlwa; uLoti wahlala esangweni
eSodoma; uLoti ezibona wasukuma wazihlangabeza; wakhothama
ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi;
19:2 Wathi: "Bhekani, makhosi ami, ake niphambuke
nihlale endlini yezigqila, nihlale ubusuku bonke, nigeze izinyawo zenu, nibe khona
vukani ekuseni, nihambe; Basebesithi: Hatshi; kodwa sizokwenza
hlalani emgwaqeni ubusuku bonke.
19:3 Futhi wabacindezela kakhulu; baphambukela kuye, futhi
wangena endlini yakhe; wazenzela idili, wabhaka
isinkwa esingenamvubelo, badla.
19:4 Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba zilale, amadoda omuzi, ngisho amadoda aseSodoma.
bayizungeza indlu, abadala nabancane, bonke abantu bevela kuzo zonke
ikota:
19:5 Futhi bambiza uLoti, futhi bathi kuye: "Aphi la madoda?"
ungene kuwe ngalobu busuku? zikhiphele kithi, ukuze sazi
bona.
19:6 Futhi uLoti waphuma emnyango kubo, futhi wavala umnyango emva kwakhe.
19:7 Wathi, Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ningenzi okubi.
19:8 Bhekani, nginamadodakazi amabili angayazi indoda; ngivumele, ngi
ake niwakhiphele kini, nenze kuwo njengokuhle emehlweni enu
amehlo: kuphela kulaba bantu ningenzi lutho; ngoba ngalokho bangena ngaphansi kwethempeli
isithunzi sophahla lwami.
19:9 Bathi: "Suka. Baphinda bathi: “Ungene lo munye
ukuba agogobale, futhi uyakuba ngumahluleli: manje sizobhekana nokubi kakhulu
wena, kunabo. Bamcindezela kakhulu lowo muntu, uLoti, no
asondele azogqekeza umnyango.
19:10 Kodwa amadoda elula isandla sawo, amdonsela uLoti kuwo endlini.
avale umnyango.
19:11 Futhi bawabulala amadoda ayesemnyango wendlu
ubumpumputhe, abancane nabakhulu, baze bakhathala ukuthola
Isicabha.
" 19:12 Futhi amadoda athi kuLoti, "Ingabe kukhona omunye lapha? umkhwenyana, futhi
amadodana akho, namadodakazi akho, nakho konke onakho emzini, lethe
baphume kule ndawo:
19:13 Ngoba sizoyibhubhisa le ndawo, ngoba ukukhala kwabo kuye kwanda
phambi kobuso bukaJehova; uJehova usithumile ukuba silichithe.
19:14 Futhi uLoti waphuma, futhi wakhuluma nabakhwenyana bakhe, ababemthatha
amadodakazi, wathi: Sukani, niphume kule ndawo; ngoba uJehova uyakwenza
bhubhisa lomuzi. Kodwa wabonakala enjengesisulu emadodaneni akhe phakathi
umthetho.
19:15 Kwathi sekusile, izingelosi zamsheshisa uLoti, zathi: "Vuka!
thatha umkakho namadodakazi akho omabili akhona; funa ube
udliwe ngobubi bomuzi.
19:16 Futhi njengoba esalibele, amadoda abamba isandla sakhe naphezu
isandla somkakhe, naphezu kwesandla samadodakazi akhe amabili; uJehova
bamhawukela; bamkhiphela phandle, bambeka ngaphandle
idolobha.
19:17 Kwathi sebebakhiphele ngaphandle, yena
wathi: Baleka ukuphila kwakho; ungabheki emva kwakho, ungami phakathi
lonke ithafa; balekela entabeni, funa ubhujiswe.
19:18 ULoti wathi kubo: "Hhayi, Nkosi yami.
19:19 Bheka manje, inceku yakho ithole umusa emehlweni akho, futhi wena uye
ukhulise umusa wakho ongenzele wona ngokusindisa ukuphila kwami;
futhi anginakubalekela entabeni, funa okubi kungibambe, ngife;
19:20 Bheka manje, lo muzi useduze ukuba ngibalekele kuwo, futhi mncane.
mangibalekele khona (akuncane na?) umphefumulo wami uphile.
19:21 Wathi kuye: "Bheka, Ngikwamukele kuwe kule nto
futhi, ukuthi angiyikuwuchitha lo muzi onawo
kukhulunywa.
19:22 Shesha, ubalekele khona; ngoba ngingenze lutho, ungakafiki
lapho. ngalokho igama lomuzi lathiwa iZowari.
19:23 Ilanga lase liphumile phezu komhlaba lapho uLoti engena eZowari.
19:24 Khona-ke uJehova wanisa phezu kweSodoma naphezu kweGomora isibabule nomlilo
ivela kuJehova ezulwini;
19:25 Futhi wayichitha leyo mizi, futhi lonke ithafa, futhi wonke
abakhileyo emizini, nalokho okuhluma emhlabathini.
19:26 Kodwa umkakhe wabheka emuva ngemva kwakhe, futhi waba insika
usawoti.
19:27 U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, waya endaweni lapho ayemi khona
phambi kukaJehova.
19:28 Futhi wabheka ngaseSodoma naseGomora, futhi kulo lonke izwe
bheka, futhi, bheka, umusi wezwe wenyuka njengomfula
intuthu yesithando somlilo.
19:29 Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu ebhubhisa imizi yasethafeni, ukuthi
UNkulunkulu wamkhumbula u-Abrahama, wamkhipha uLoti phakathi nokugumbuqela.
lapho echitha imizi uLoti ayehlala kuyo.
19:30 ULoti wakhuphuka eSowari, futhi wahlala entabeni kanye nababili bakhe
amadodakazi kanye naye; ngoba wayesaba ukuhlala eZowari;
emhumeni, yena namadodakazi akhe amabili.
19:31 Eyamazibulo yathi kwencane, "Ubaba usekhulile, futhi kukhona
akunamuntu emhlabeni ukuba angene kithi njengomkhuba wabo bonke abantu
umhlaba:
19:32 Woza, ake siphuzise ubaba iwayini, futhi sizolala naye, ukuze
singagcina inzalo kababa.
19:33 Futhi bamphuzisa uyise iwayini ngalobo busuku, futhi izibulo lahamba
wangena, walala noyise; futhi akabonanga lapho elala, futhi
lapho evuka.
19:34 Kwathi ngangomuso, izibulo lathi kuye
Encane, bheka, ngilele nobaba izolo ebusuku;
iwayini nalobu busuku; ungene, ulale naye, ukuze sihambe
gcina inzalo kababa.
19:35 Futhi bamphuzisa uyise iwayini ngalobo busuku, futhi encane
wavuka, walala naye; futhi akabonanga lapho elala, futhi
lapho evuka.
19:36 Ngakho omabili amadodakazi kaLoti akhulelwa ngoyise.
19:37 Futhi izibulo wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uMowabi
uyise wamaMowabi kuze kube namuhla.
19:38 Encane nayo yazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBenami
nguye uyise wabantwana bakwa-Amoni kuze kube namuhla.