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| 1. | Ingilosi ezimbili zasezifika eSodoma sekuhlwile. LoLothi wayehlezi esangweni leSodoma. Kwathi uLothi e zi bona, wasukuma ukuzihlangabeza, wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini; |
| 2. | wasesithi: Khangelani-ke makhosi ami, ngicela liphendukele endlini yenceku yenu, lilale ubusuku, ligeze inyawo zenu, beselivuka ngovivi, lihambe indlela yenu. Zathi-ke: Hatshi, kodwa sizalala endleleni. |
| 3. | Wasezincenga kakhulu zaze zaphendukela kuye zangena endlini yakhe; wazenzela ukudla, wapheka isinkwa esingelamvubelo, zasezisidla. |
| 4. | Zingakalali, amadoda omuzi, amadoda eSodoma, azingelezela indlu, kusukela komutsha kusiya komdala, bonke abantu bevela ephethelweni lomuzi. |
| 5. | Asembiza uLothi athi kuye: Angaphi amadoda afike kuwe ebusuku? Akhuphele phandle kithi ukuze siwazi. |
| 6. | ULothi wasephumela kuwo emnyango, wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe. |
| 7. | Wathi: Ngiyacela bazalwane, lingenzi okubi. |
| 8. | Khangelani-ke, ngilamadodakazi amabili, angakazi indoda; ake ngilikhuphele wona, beselisenza kuwo njengokuhle emehlweni enu; kodwa kulamadoda lingenzi lutho, ngoba yikho engene emthunzini wophahla lwami. |
| 9. | Kodwa athi: Xekela le. Athi njalo: Yena lo yedwa wafika engowezizwe, kambe ngeqiniso angaba ngumahluleli? Khathesi sizakwenza okubi kuwe okwedlula wona. Acindezela kakhulu indoda uLothi, asondela ukuze afohloze isivalo. |
| 10. | Kodwa lawomadoda elula isandla sawo, amngenisa uLothi kuwo endlini, avala umnyango. |
| 11. | Asetshaya amadoda ayesemnyango wendlu ngobuphofu, kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu, aze adinwa yikudinga umnyango. |
| 12. | Amadoda asesithi kuLothi: Useselobani lapha? Umkhwenyana lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho, laye wonke olaye emzini, mkhuphe kulindawo, |
| 13. | ngoba sizabhubhisa lindawo, ngoba isikhalo sabo sikhulu phambi kwe Nkosi; njalo i Nkosi isithumile ukuthi siyibhubhise. |
| 14. | ULothi wasephuma, wakhuluma labakhwenyana bakhe ababezathatha amadodakazi akhe, wathi: Sukumani liphume kulindawo; ngoba i Nkosi izabhubhisa umuzi. Kodwa waba njengosomayo emehlweni abakhwenyana bakhe. |
| 15. | Kwathi emadabukakusa, ingilosi zamcindezela uLothi, zisithi: Suka, uthathe umkakho lamadodakazi akho womabili atholakalayo, hlezi ubhujiswe ebubini bomuzi. |
| 16. | Kodwa esazilazila, amadoda abamba isandla sakhe, lesandla somkakhe, lesandla samadodakazi akhe womabili, ngoba i Nkosi ilomusa kuye, asemkhupha, ambeka ngaphandle komuzi. |
| 17. | Kwasekusithi esebakhuphele ngaphandle, yathi: Baleka ngenxa yempilo yakho, ungakhangeli ngemva kwakho, ungemi egcekeni lonke; balekela entabeni hlezi ubhujiswe. |
| 18. | ULothi wasesithi kuwo: Kakungabi njalo, Nkosi. |
| 19. | Khangela-ke, inceku yakho ithole umusa emehlweni akho, ukhulisile isihawu sakho, osenze kimi, ukugcina uphila umphefumulo wami; kodwa mina ngingeke ngiphephele entabeni, hlezi ububi bunamathele kimi, besengisifa. |
| 20. | Khangela-ke, lumuzi useduze ukubalekela kuwo; futhi umncinyane. Ngicela ngibalekele kuwo (kambe kawumncinyane?) lomphefumulo wami uphile. |
| 21. | Yasisithi kuye: Khangela, ngibemukele ubuso bakho lakulolu udaba, ukuze ngingawuchithi umuzi okhulume ngawo. |
| 22. | Phangisa, balekela kuwo; ngoba ngingeze ngenza ulutho uze ufike kuwo. Ngakho babiza ibizo lomuzi ngokuthi yiZowari. |
| 23. | Ilanga laseliphumile phezu komhlaba lapho uLothi engena eZowari. |
| 24. | I Nkosi yasinisa phezu kweSodoma laphezu kweGomora isibabule lomlilo, kuvela e Nkosi ni kuvela emazulwini. |
| 25. | Yasibhubhisa leyomizi legceke lonke, labo bonke ababehlala emizini, lokuhlumayo komhlaba. |
| 26. | Kodwa umkakhe wakhangela emuva engemuva kwakhe, wasesiba yinsika yetswayi. |
| 27. | UAbrahama wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, waya endaweni lapho ayemi khona phambi kwe Nkosi. |
| 28. | Wasekhangela phansi ngaseSodoma leGomora langasemhlabathini wonke wegceke, wabona, njalo khangela, intuthu yathunqa emhlabeni njengentuthu yesithando somlilo. |
| 29. | Kwasekusithi uNkulunkulu esebhubhisile imizi yegceke uNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uAbrahama, wamkhokhela uLothi emkhupha phakathi komgenquko, mhla ebhubhisa imizi ayehlala kuyo uLothi. |
| 30. | ULothi wasesenyuka esuka eZowari, wahlala entabeni, lamadodakazi akhe womabili laye, ngoba wayesesaba ukuhlala eZowari; wahlala obhalwini, yena lamadodakazi akhe womabili. |
| 31. | Endala yasisithi kwencinyane: Ubaba u se mdala, njalo kakulandoda emhlabeni ukungena kithi, ngokwendlela yomhlaba wonke. |
| 32. | Woza simnathise ubaba iwayini, silale laye sigcine iphila inzalo evela kubaba. |
| 33. | Asemnathisa uyise iwayini ngalobobusuku; endala yasingena yalala loyise, futhi kakwazanga ekulaleni kwayo lekusukeni kwayo. |
| 34. | Kwasekusithi ngosuku olulandelayo endala yathi kwencinyane: Khangela, bengilele lobaba ngobusuku obedlulileyo; asimnathise iwayini langalobubusuku, ubusungena ulale laye, ukuze sigcine iphila inzalo evela kubaba. |
| 35. | Asemnathisa uyise iwayini langalobobusuku; lencinyane yasukuma yalala laye, futhi kakwazanga ekulaleni kwayo lekusukeni kwayo. |
| 36. | Ngokunjalo amadodakazi womabili kaLothi athatha izisu kuyise. |
| 37. | Endala yasizala indodana, yayitha ibizo yathi nguMowabi; lowo nguyise wamaMowabi kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 38. | Lencinyane layo yazala indodana, yayitha ibizo yathi nguBenami; lowo nguyise wabantwana bakoAmoni kuze kube lamuhla. |
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