Genesis 19

¹Izingelosi zombili zafika eSodoma sekuhlwile; uLoti wayehlezi esangweni laseSodoma; uLoti ezibona wasukuma wazihlangabeza; wakhothamela emhlabathini ngobuso,

²wathi: “Bhekani, makhosi, ake niphambuke, ningene endlini yenceku yenu, nihlale ubusuku, nigeze izinyawo zenu andukuba nivuke ekuseni kusasa, nihambe indlela yenu.” Zathi: “Qha, siyakuhlala phandle.”

³Kepha wazincenga kakhulu, zaze zaphambukela kuye, zangena endlini yakhe; wazilungisela idili, wenza isinkwa esingenamvubelo, zadla.

⁴Zingakalali, amadoda omuzi, amadoda aseSodoma, azungeza indlu, amasha namadala, abantu bonke bephelele.

⁵Bambiza uLoti, bathi kuye: “Aphi lawa madoda angenise kuwe ebusuku na? Sikhiphele wona ukuba siwazi.”

⁶ULoti waphumela kubo ngasemnyango, wavala umnyango emva kwakhe.

⁷Wathi: “Bafowethu, ningoni.

⁸Bhekani, nginamadodakazi amabili angayazi ndoda; ake nginiphumisele wona, nenze kuwo njengokufanele emehlweni enu; kepha kulawa madoda ningenzi lutho, ngokuba angene emthunzini wophahla lwami.”

⁹Bathi: “Suka lapha!” Bathi futhi: “Lo muntu oyedwa wafika ukuba agogobale; usefuna ukwahlulela; manje siyakukuhlupha wena kunabo.” Bamcindezela kakhulu lo muntu uLoti, basondela ukuba bafohloze umnyango.

¹⁰Khona amadoda azelula izandla, ambuyisela uLoti endlini, avala umnyango.

¹¹Amadoda ayephandle kwendlu awashaya ngobumpumputhe, amancane namakhulu, aze akhathala ukufuna umnyango.

¹²Ayesethi amadoda kuLoti: “Unobani futhi lapha na? Umkhwenyana, namadodana akho, namadodakazi akho, nabo bonke onabo emzini baphumise kule ndawo,

¹³ngokuba siyakuyichitha le ndawo, lokhu isikhalo sabo sesisikhulu ebusweni bukaJehova; uJehova usithumile ukuba siyichithe.”

¹⁴Wayesephuma uLoti, wakhuluma nabakhwenyana bakhe ababeyakuthatha amadodakazi akhe, wathi: “Sukani niphume kule ndawo, ngokuba uJehova uyakuchitha umuzi.” Kepha wayenjengontelayo emehlweni abakhwenyana bakhe.

¹⁵Kusantwela izingelosi zamsheshisa uLoti, zathi: “Vuka uthathe umkakho, namadodakazi akho omabili onawo, funa ubhujiswe ngenxa yobubi bomuzi.”

¹⁶Esalibala, amadoda abamba isandla sakhe, nesandla somkakhe, nesandla samadodakazi akhe omabili, uJehova enomusa kuye; amphumisa, ambeka ngaphandle komuzi.

¹⁷Kwathi esebaphumisile ngaphandle, wathi: “Baleka, usinde; ungabheki emva kwakho, ungemi ndawo ethafeni lonke; balekela entabeni, funa ubhujiswe.”

¹⁸Kepha uLoti wathi kuwo: “Nkosi, makungabi njalo.

¹⁹Bheka, inceku yakho ifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ungenzele ububele obukhulu ngokusindisa ukuphila kwami; kepha mina angikwazi ukubalekela entabeni, funa ububi bungifice, ngife.

²⁰Bheka-ke, lowo muzi useduze ukuba ngibalekele kuwo, futhi mncane; ake ngibalekele khona angithi mncane ukuba umphefumulo wami uphile.”

²¹Wathi kuye: “Bheka, nakule nto ngiyakukuvumela; angiyikuwuchitha lo muzi okhuluma ngawo.

²²Kepha shesha ubalekele khona, ngokuba ngingenze lutho, ungakafiki khona.” Ngalokho umuzi wabizwa ngokuthi iSowari.

²³Ilanga laphumela emhlabeni, uLoti esangena eSowari.

²⁴Khona uJehova wanisa phezu kweSodoma naphezu kweGomora isibabule nomlilo, kuvela kuJehova ezulwini.

²⁵Wachitha leyo mizi nethafa lonke, nabo bonke abakhe emizini, nalokho okuhlumayo emhlabathini.

²⁶Kepha umkakhe wabheka emva kwakhe, waba yinsika kasawoti.

²⁷U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni, waya endaweni lapho akade emi khona ebusweni bukaJehova.

²⁸Wabheka ngaseSodoma naseGomora nasezweni lonke lethafa, wabona, bheka, isisi sezwe senyuka njengomusi weziko.

²⁹Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu ebhubhisa imizi yasethafeni, uNkulunkulu wakhumbula u-Abrahama, waphumisa uLoti ekuchithekeni mhla ebhubhisa imizi ayehlezi kuyo uLoti.

³⁰ULoti wakhuphuka eSowari, waya wahlala entabeni kanye namadodakazi akhe omabili, ngokuba wesaba ukuhlala eSowari; wahlala emhumeni namadodakazi akhe amabili.

³¹Enkulu yayisithi kwencane: “Ubaba usemdala; akukho ndoda ezweni engangena kithi njengokwenza komhlaba wonke.

³²Woza simphuzise ubaba iwayini, silale naye ukuba sizizuzele inzalo kubaba.”

³³Ngalobo busuku ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini; enkulu yangena yalala noyise, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.

³⁴Kwathi ngangomuso enkulu yathi kwencane: “Bheka, bengilele nobaba izolo; asimphuzise iwayini nangalobu busuku, ungene wena, ulale naye ukuba sizizuzele inzalo kubaba.”

³⁵Ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini nangalobo busuku; encane yasuka yalala naye, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.

³⁶Kanjalo amadodakazi kaLoti omabili akhuleliswa nguyise.

³⁷Enkulu yazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uMowabi; lowo unguyise wabakwaMowabi kuze kube namuhla.

³⁸Encane yazala indodana nayo, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBenami; lowo unguyise wabantwana bakwa-Amoni kuze kube namuhla.