Genesisi 19:1-38
19 Letingilosi letimbili tefika sekuhwalele eSodoma, futsi Loti abehleti egedeni lalelidolobha. Nakabona letingilosi, wasukuma watihlangabeta, wafike waguca, wabuka phansi.+
2 Watsi: “Banumzane, ngicela nimane niphambukele endlini yenceku yenu, nilale khona kulobusuku futsi nigezwe netinyawo. Ngemuva kwaloko ningavuka ekuseni kakhulu nichubeke neluhambo lwenu.” Letingilosi tatsi: “Cha, sitawulala esitaladini salelidolobha.”
3 Loti abesolo atincenga, kangangekutsi tagcine tihambe naye taya endlini yakhe. Wafike watentela kudla, watibhakela nesinkhwa lesite imvubelo, futsi tadla.
4 Kwatsi nje tisengakalali letingilosi, onkhe emadvodza alelidolobha laseSodoma, kusukela kulabancane kuya kulabadzala, abutsana atungeleta indlu yaLoti abanga umsindvo.
5 Abesolo amemeta Loti atsi: “Aphi lamadvodza lafike lapha kuwe lamuhla kusihlwa? Wakhiphe uwaletse lapha kuze sitewulala nawo.”+
6 Ngako Loti waphuma waya kulamadvodza aseSodoma, futsi wavala umnyango.
7 Wafike watsi: “Banaketfu, ngicela ningenti lutfo lolubi.
8 Nginemadvodzakati lamabili langakaze alale nendvodza. Ngicela kuwakhipha ngininike wona kuze nente nobe yini kuwo, kodvwa ngicela kutsi ningenti lutfo kulamadvodza ngobe afihle inhloko* lapha endlini yami.”+
9 Nakeva loko, lamadvodza atsi: “Khwesha!” Achubeka atsi: “Lomuntfu ungumchamuki, kodvwa unesibindzi sekusehlulela! Lesitakwenta kuwe kubi kakhulu kunaloko besitakwenta kulamadvodza.” Ngako asondzela* kuLoti futsi afuna nekuphula sivalo.
10 Lamadvodza* labesendlini abamba Loti amngenisa ngekhatsi, futsi avala nemnyango.
11 Kodvwa ashaya lamadvodza labesemnyango walendlu ngebumphumphutse, kusukela kulabancane kuya kulabadzala, kangangekutsi lamadvodza aseSodoma atilimata solo aphumphutsa umnyango.
12 Lamadvodza labesendlini abese atsi kuLoti: “Unato yini letinye tihlobo lapha? Tikhiphe kulendzawo, kungaba bakhwenyane, emadvodzana, emadvodzakati, nato tonkhe letinye tihlobo takho letikulelidolobha.
13 Ngobe sitayibhubhisa lendzawo, ngesizatfu sekutsi kukhala lokukhona ngayo kukhulu kakhulu embikwaJehova,+ kungako Jehova asitfume kutsi sitelibhubhisa lelidolobha.”
14 Ngako Loti wahamba, wakhuluma nebakhwenyane bakhe lebebatawutsatsa emadvodzakati akhe, futsi abesolo abatjela atsi: “Sheshisani, niphume kulendzawo ngobe Jehova utalibhubhisa lelidolobha!” Kodvwa kulabakhwenyane bakhe, Loti abebonakala shengatsi uyadlala nje.+
15 Ekuseni ngeluvivi, letingilosi tagcugcutela Loti kutsi aphangise, tatsi: “Sheshisa, utsatse umfati wakho nemadvodzakati akho lamabili lonawo lapha, kuze ningabhujiswa kanye nalelidolobha!”+
16 Ngesikhatsi Loti solo enta kancane, Jehova waba nemusa kuye,+ futsi lamadvodza ambamba ngesandla, yena kanye nemfati wakhe nemadvodzakati akhe lamabili, aphuma nabo abashiya ngephandle kwalelidolobha.+
17 Ngekushesha nje ngesikhatsi lamadvodza sekabakhiphele ngephandle kwalelidolobha, lenye yawo yatsi: “Balekani kuze nisindzise kuphila kwenu! Ningabuki emuva+ futsi ningemi kunobe nguyiphi indzawo kulesifundza!+ Balekelani esifundzeni lesinetintsaba kuze ningatewubhujiswa!”
18 Ngako Loti watsi kuwo: “Jehova, ngicela kungayi kuleyondzawo!
19 Ngiyacela, ngobe ube neluvelo encekwini yakho, waba nemusa* lomkhulu kuyo, ngekuyigcina iphila.+ Kodvwa-ke angeke ngikhone kubalekela esifundzeni lesinetintsaba ngobe ngiyesaba kutsi ngingahle ngehlelwe yinhlekelele futsi ngife.+
20 Kunelidolobha lelincane lelisedvute lengingabalekela kulo. Ngicela kumane ngiyobhaca khona, futsi liyindzawo lencane nje. Ngitawusindza lapho.”
21 Nkulunkulu watsi kuye: “Kulungile, ngitakucabangela+ ngekutsi ngingalibhubhisi lelidolobha lokhuluma ngalo.+
22 Sheshisa ubalekele khona, ngobe kute lengitakwenta udzimate ufike kuleyondzawo!”+ Kungako lelidolobha alibita ngekutsi yiSowari.*+
23 Lilanga beseliphumile ngesikhatsi Loti efika eSowari.
24 Jehova wenta kutsi kune umlilo nesibabule eSodoma naseGomora, futsi bewuvela kuye Jehova emazulwini.+
25 Ngako wawabhubhisa lamadolobha, wabhubhisa sonkhe lesifundza, kuhlanganise nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhona kanye netitjalo.+
26 Kodvwa umfati waLoti, lobekasemuva kwakhe wagucuka wabuka emuva, futsi waba yinsika yeluswayi.+
27 Ekuseni kakhulu Abrahama waya kulendzawo lapho bekakhulume naJehova khona.+
28 Nakabuka ngaseSodoma naseGomora nakuyo yonkhe indzawo yalesifundza, wabona intfo leyesabekako. Kwakunentfutfu lenkhulu lebeyisuka kuleyondzawo ifana nentfutfu yemlilo lomkhulu!+
29 Ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu abhubhisa lamadolobha alesifundza, wamkhumbula Abrahama ngekutsi akhiphe Loti kulamadolobha lawabhubhisa, lokungemadolobha Loti labehlala kuwo.+
30 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi Loti wesuka eSowari nemadvodzakati akhe lamabili futsi wahlala esifundzeni lesinetintsaba,+ ngobe abesaba kuhlala eSowari.+ Ngako wahlala emgedzeni kanye nalamadvodzakati akhe lamabili.
31 Indvodzakati yakhe lendzala yatsi kulena lencane: “Babe semdzala, futsi kute indvodza kulendzawo lengalala natsi njengobe bonkhe bantfu benta.
32 Wota simnike liwayini, futsi silale naye kuze sitewumtalela bantfwana.”
33 Ngako ngalobo busuku bebasolo banatsisa babe wabo liwayini. Lendvodzakati yaLoti lendzala yalala naye, kodvwa Loti akazange ati kutsi yalala nini futsi yavuka nini.
34 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, lendvodzakati lendzala yatsi kulena lencane: “Ngilele naye babe itolo ebusuku. Nalamuhla ebusuku asiphindze simnatsise liwayini. Wena utawubese uyahamba uyolala naye, kuze simtalele bantfwana.”
35 Ngako nakulobo busuku, bebasolo banatsisa babe wabo liwayini. Lendvodzakati yakhe lencane yalala naye, kodvwa Loti akazange ati kutsi yalala nini futsi yavuka nini.
36 Omabili lamadvodzakati aLoti akhulelwa, akhuleliswa nguLoti longubabe wawo.
37 Lendvodzakati yakhe lendzala yabeleka indvodzana futsi yayibita ngekutsi nguMowabi.+ Lona ngubabe webantfu lamuhla lababitwa ngekutsi ngemaMowabi.+
38 Nalendvodzakati lencane yabeleka indvodzana, futsi yayibita ngekutsi nguBhenami. Lona ngubabe webantfu lamuhla lababitwa ngekutsi ngema-Amoni.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “atofuna sivikelo.” NgesiHebheru kutsi, “umtfunti.”
^ Nobe “bamtselekela.”
^ Lamadvodza lokukhulunywa ngawo lapha nguletingilosi.
^ Nobe “lutsandvo lolucotfo.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Lokuncane kakhulu.”
