Ukuzalwa kukaIsaka kuyathenjiswa

18INkosi yasibonakala kuye ema-okhini*a eMamre, wathi ehlezi emnyango wethente ekutshiseni kosuku, 2 wasephakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke amadoda amathathub emi phambi kwakhe; esewabonile wagijima ukuwahlangabezac esuka emnyango wethente, wakhothamela emhlabathini, 3 wasesithi: Nkosi, uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela ungadluli usuke encekwini yakho. 4 Ake kulethwe amanzi amalutshwanad, beseligeza inyawo zenu, liphumule ngaphansi kwesihlahla. 5 Ngizaletha-ke ucezu lwesinkwae, beseliqinisa inhliziyo yenu, beselisedlula, ngoba yikho ledlule encekwini yenuf. 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, walinika 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, ethentenig. 10 Yasisithi: Isibili ngizabuya kuwe ngalesisikhathi sempiloh; khangela, uSara umkakho uzakuba lendodanai. USara wakuzwa esemnyango wethente elalingemva kwayo. 11 UAbrahama loSara basebebadala sebelensuku ezinengij; kwasekuphelile kuSara okwendlela yabafazik. 12 USara wasehlekela ngaphakathil, esithi: Sengigugile, ngingaba lenjabulo, lenkosi yamim isindala yini? 13 INkosi yasisithi kuAbrahama: Kungani uSara ehleka, esithi: Isibili lami ngizazala mina sengimdala yini? 14 Kukhona into enzima kakhulu eNkosinin yini? Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo ngizabuya kuweo, ngalesisikhathi sempilo, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana. 15 USara wasephikap esithi: Kangihlekanga, ngoba wayesesaba. Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, ngoba uhlekile.

UAbrahama ukhulekela iSodoma

16 Amadoda asesukuma esuka lapho akhangela phansi eSodoma; uAbrahama wasehamba lawo ewaphelekezelaq. 17 INkosi yasisithi: Mina ngingamfihlela uAbrahama yini engikwenzayor? 18 Ngoba isibili uAbrahama uzakuba yisizwe esikhulu esilamandla; lazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswa kuyes. 19 Ngoba ngimazile, ukuze alaye abantwana bakhet lendlu yakheu emva kwakhe, besebegcina indlela yeNkosi ukuze benze ukulunga lokwahlulela, ukuze iNkosi imehlisele uAbrahama lokho ekutshoyo ngaye. 20 INkosi yasisithi: Ngoba isikhalo seSodoma leGomora sikhuluv, langoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu, 21 ngizakwehla-kew besengibona ukuthi njengokwesikhalo sayo esesifike kimi, benzile ngokupheleleyo; kodwa uba kungenjalo ngizakwazix. 22 Amadoda esefulathele lapho, asesiya eSodomay; kodwa uAbrahama wayelokhu emile phambi kweNkosiz.

23 UAbrahama wasesondelaa, wathi: Kambe uzambhubhisa lolungileyo kanye lomubib? 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 njengomubic; kakube khatshana lawe; umahluleli womhlaba wonke kayikwenza ukulunga yinid? 26 INkosi yasisithi: Uba ngithola eSodoma abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu phakathi komuzie, ngizaxolela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo. 27 UAbrahama wasephendulaf wathi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini, lanxa ngiluthuli lomlothag. 28 Mhlawumbe kuzasweleka abahlanu kubo abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu; uzabhubhisa umuzi wonke ngenxa yabahlanu yini? Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amane lanhlanu. 29 Waseqhubeka elokhu ekhuluma kuyo wathi: Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amane. Yasisithi: Kangiyikukwenza ngenxa yabangamatshumi amane. 30 Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukutheli lapho ngikhuluma. Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amathathu. Yasisithi: Kangiyikukwenza uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amathathu. 31 Wasesithi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amabili. Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamatshumi amabili. 32 Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukuthelih, ngizakhuluma khathesi kuphela; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abalitshumi. Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabalitshumi. 33 INkosi yasihamba isiqedile ukukhuluma kuAbrahama; uAbrahama wasebuyela endaweni yakhe.