UGenesisi 14:1-24
14 Ngalesosikhathi u-Amrafeli inkosi yaseShinari,+ lo-Ariyokhi inkosi yase-Elasari, loKhedolawome+ inkosi yase-Elami,+ loThidali inkosi yaseGoyimi,
2 balwa loBhera inkosi yaseSodoma,+ loBhirisha inkosi yaseGomora,+ loShinabi inkosi yase-Adima, loShemebheri inkosi yaseZebhoyimi+ kanye lenkosi yaseBhela, okutsho iZowari.
3 Amakhosi la abuthanisa amasotsha awo esigodini seSidimi,+ okutsho uLwandle Lwesawudo.+
4 Ayengaphansi kukaKhedolawome okweminyaka engu-12 kodwa ngomnyaka wesi-13 amhlamukela.
5 Ngakho ngomnyaka wesi-14 uKhedolawome lamakhosi ayelaye bafika banqoba amaRefayimi e-Ashitherothi-khanayimi, lamaZuzi ayeseHamu, lama-Emimi+ ayeseShave-khiriyathayimi
6 kanye lamaHori+ ayesentabeni yawo eSeyiri+ phansi khonale e-Eli-pharani emngceleni wenkangala.
7 Ngemva kwalokho baphenduka baya e-Eni-mishiphathi, okutsho iKhadeshi,+ bafika banqoba yonke indawo yama-Amaleki+ kanye lama-Amori+ ayehlala eHazazoni-thamari.+
8 Inkosi yaseSodoma yasiphuma isiyahlasela ilenkosi yaseGomora, lenkosi yase-Adima, lenkosi yaseZebhoyimi kanye lenkosi yaseBhela okutsho iZowari. Amakhosi la abuthana esigodini seSidimi, alungiselela ukulwa
9 loKhedolawome inkosi yase-Elami, loThidali inkosi yaseGoyimi, lo-Amrafeli inkosi yaseShinari kanye lo-Ariyokhi inkosi yase-Elasari.+ Kwakungamakhosi amane esilwa lamakhosi amahlanu.
10 Isigodi saseSidimi sasigcwele amagodi alethara. Yikho amakhosi aseSodoma leGomora athi ezama ukubaleka awela emagodini lawo, abaseleyo bona babalekela ezintabeni.
11 Abanqobi bathumba yonke impahla yeSodoma leGomora lokudla kwabo konke, bangena indlela.+
12 Bathumba loLothi indodana yomfowabo ka-Abrama eyayihlala eSodoma+ njalo bathatha lempahla yakhe basebeqhubeka ngohambo lwabo.
13 Ngemva kwalokho enye indoda eyayiphunyukile yafika ku-Abrama umHebheru yamtshela okwakwenzakele. Ngalesosikhathi wayehlala* phansi kwezihlahla ezinkulu zikaMamre um-Amori,+ umfowabo ka-Eshikholi lo-Aneri.+ Amadoda la ayebambene lo-Abrama.
14 U-Abrama wathi esezwile ukuthi isihlobo sakhe+ sesithunjiwe, waqoqa amadoda aqeqetshiweyo ayelawo. Kwakuyizisebenzi ezingu-318 ezazizalwa endlini yakhe, wasebahlala izithende labobantu waze wayafika eDani.+
15 Ebusuku wehlukanisa amabutho akhe aba ngamaqembu amabili njalo yena lezinceku zakhe babahlasela babanqoba. Wabaxotshanisa waze wayafika eHobha, esenyakatho kweDamaseko.
16 Wathatha yonke impahla ababeyithumbile, wathatha loLothi isihlobo sakhe lempahla zakhe, labesifazana kanye labanye abantu ababethunjiwe.
17 U-Abrama wathi esephenduka, ngemva kokunqoba uKhedolawome lamakhosi ayelaye, inkosi yaseSodoma yaphuma yamhlangabeza esigodini saseShave, okutsho isigodi senkosi,+
18 njalo uMelikhizedekhi+ inkosi yeSalema+ wabuya lesinkwa lewayini futhi wayengumphristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke.+
19 Wasembusisa wathi:
“U-Abrama kabusiswe nguNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,UMenzi wezulu lomhlaba;
20 Njalo kadunyiswe uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,Onikele izitha zakho esandleni sakho!”
U-Abrama wasemnika okwetshumi kwakho konke.+
21 Ngemva kwalokho inkosi yaseSodoma yathi ku-Abrama: “Nginika abantu, uzithathele impahla.”
22 Kodwa u-Abrama waphendula inkosi yaseSodoma wathi: “Ngiphakamisa isandla sami ngiyafunga kuJehova uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, uMenzi wezulu lomhlaba,
23 ngithi angisoze ngithathe lutho olungolwakho, kungaze kube luhali kumbe intambo yenyathela ukuze ungathi, ‘Yimi enganothisa u-Abrama.’
24 Angisoze ngithathe lutho ngaphandle kwalokhu amajaha asekudlile. Kodwa amadoda ahambe lami, u-Aneri lo-Eshikholi loMamre,+ kawathathe isabelo sawo.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “wayehlala ematendeni.”
