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1. | I Nkosi yasibonakala kuye emaokini* eMamre, wathi ehlezi emnyango wethente ekutshiseni kosuku, |
2. | wasephakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke amadoda amathathu emi phambi kwakhe; esewabonile wagijima ukuwahlangabeza esuka emnyango wethente, wakhothamela emhlabathini, |
3. | wasesithi: Nkosi, uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela ungadluli usuke encekwini yakho. |
4. | Ake kulethwe amanzi amalutshwana, beseligeza inyawo zenu, liphumule ngaphansi kwesihlahla. |
5. | Ngizaletha-ke ucezu lwesinkwa, beseliqinisa inhliziyo yenu, beselisedlula, ngoba yikho ledlule encekwini yenu. Asesithi: Ngokunjalo yenza njengokutsho kwakho. |
6. | UAbrahama wasephangisa esiya ethenteni kuSara, wasesithi: Phangisa! Amaseya* amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo! Xova, wenze amaqebelengwana. |
7. | UAbrahama wasegijimela enkomeni, wathatha ithole elibuthakathaka njalo elihle, wa li nika ijaha; laphangisa ukulilungisa. |
8. | Wasethatha amasi lochago, lethole abelilungisile, wakubeka phambi kwawo; wema eduze lawo ngaphansi kwesihlahla, asesidla. |
9. | Asesithi kuye: Ungaphi uSara umkakho? Wasesithi: Khangela, ethenteni. |
10. | Yasisithi: Isibili ngizabuya kuwe nga lesi sikhathi sempilo; khangela, uSara umkakho u zakuba lendodana. USara wa ku zwa esemnyango wethente elalingemva kwayo. |
11. | UAbrahama loSara basebebadala sebelensuku ezinengi; kwasekuphelile kuSara okwendlela yabafazi. |
12. | USara wasehlekela ngaphakathi, esithi: Sengigugile, ngingaba lenjabulo, lenkosi yami isindala yini? |
13. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuAbrahama: Kungani uSara ehleka, esithi: Isibili lami ngizazala mina sengimdala yini? |
14. | Kukhona into enzima kakhulu e Nkosi ni yini? Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo ngizabuya kuwe, nga lesi sikhathi sempilo, njalo uSara u zakuba lendodana. |
15. | USara wasephika esithi: Kangihlekanga, ngoba wayesesaba. Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, ngoba uhlekile. |
16. | Amadoda asesukuma esuka lapho akhangela phansi eSodoma; uAbrahama wasehamba lawo ewaphelekezela. |
17. | I Nkosi yasisithi: Mina ngingamfihlela uAbrahama yini engikwenzayo? |
18. | Ngoba isibili uAbrahama uzakuba yisizwe esikhulu esilamandla; lazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswa kuye. |
19. | Ngoba ngimazile, ukuze alaye abantwana bakhe lendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, besebegcina indlela ye Nkosi ukuze benze ukulunga lokwahlulela, ukuze i Nkosi imehlisele uAbrahama lokho ekutshoyo ngaye. |
20. | I Nkosi yasisithi: Ngoba isikhalo seSodoma leGomora sikhulu, langoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu, |
21. | ngizakwehla-ke besengibona ukuthi njengokwesikhalo sayo esesifike kimi, benzile ngokupheleleyo; kodwa uba kunge njalo ngizakwazi. |
22. | Amadoda esefulathele lapho, asesiya eSodoma; kodwa uAbrahama wayelokhu emile phambi kwe Nkosi. |
23. | UAbrahama wasesondela, wathi: Kambe uzambhubhisa lolungileyo kanye lomubi? |
24. | Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu phakathi komuzi; kambe uzabhubhisa ungaxoleli indawo ngenxa yabalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu abakuwo? |
25. | Kakube khatshana lawe ukwenza into enjalo, ukubulala olungileyo kanye lomubi lokuthi olungileyo abe njengomubi; kakube khatshana lawe; umahluleli womhlaba wonke kayikwenza ukulunga yini? |
26. | I Nkosi yasisithi: Uba ngithola eSodoma abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu phakathi komuzi, ngizaxolela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo. |
27. | UAbrahama wasephendula wathi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini, lanxa ngiluthuli lomlotha. |
28. | Mhlawumbe kuzasweleka abahlanu kubo abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu; uzabhubhisa umuzi wonke ngenxa yabahlanu yini? Yasisithi: Kangiyiku wu bhubhisa uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amane lanhlanu. |
29. | Waseqhubeka elokhu ekhuluma kuyo wathi: Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amane. Yasisithi: Kangiyiku kw enza ngenxa yabangamatshumi amane. |
30. | Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukutheli lapho ngikhuluma. Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amathathu. Yasisithi: Kangiyiku kw enza uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amathathu. |
31. | Wasesithi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amabili. Yasisithi: Kangiyiku wu bhubhisa ngenxa yabangamatshumi amabili. |
32. | Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukutheli, ngizakhuluma khathesi kuphela; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abalitshumi. Yasisithi: Kangiyiku wu bhubhisa ngenxa yabalitshumi. |
33. | I Nkosi yasihamba isiqedile ukukhuluma kuAbrahama; uAbrahama wasebuyela endaweni yakhe. |
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