Genesisi
19 Iingilozi ezimbili zafika eSodoma ntambama, uLothi bekahlezi esangweni ledorobho leSodoma. Kuthe nakazibonako, wasikima wayozihlangabeza, waguqa phambi kwazo wahloma ihloko phasi.+ 2 Wathi kizo: “Makhosami, ngibawa niphambukele ngendlini yencekwenu, nihlanjiswe iinyawo begodu nilale khona la. Kuzakuthi nanivukako ekuseni, nirage nekhambo lenu.” Iingilozezi zathi: “Awa, sizakulala endlelenapha.” 3 Nanyana kunjalo wasolo azirabhela bezangena naye ngendlinakhe. Ngemva kwalokho, wazilungiselela ukudla begodu wazibhagela uburotho obunganasibiliso, zadla.
4 Kuthe ngaphambi kobana bayokulala, kwafika isiqubuthu samadoda weSodoma, amasokana namadoda amadala, sabungelela indlu kaLothi. 5 Sasolo sirhuwelela uLothi sithi kuye: “Aphi amadoda angene ngendlinakho ebusukwinobu? Alethe kithi, siye nawo emabhayini.”+
6 Nje-ke uLothi waphuma waya kiso, wavala nomnyango. 7 Wathi kiso: “Bafowethu ngibawa ningenzi ubuhlola obunje. 8 Qalani! Nginamadodakazi amabili angakhenge aye emabhayini nendoda. Ngibawa ukunilethela wona amadodakazi la, ningenza nanyana yini eniyithandako kiwo. Nakumadoda la ngibawa ningenzi litho kiwo, ngombana eze kimi bona azokuvikeleka ngendlinami.”+ 9 Isiqubuthwesi sathi kuye: “Sukapha wena!” Saraga sathi: “Umuntu ovela kwenye inarha weza kithi bona azokuhlala la, nje sekafuna ukuzenza umahluleli kithi! Nakunguwe sizokwenza intwembi khulu ukudlula amadoda la.” Sasunduzana satjhidela ngamandla kuLothi kwasala kancani ukuthi siphule umnyango. 10 Nje-ke amadoda ebewangendlini adosela uLothi ngendlini, avala umnyango. 11 Aphophaza amadoda ebewasemnyango wendlu kusukela komncani kuya komkhulu, kangangobana aphumbutha afunana nendlela ephumako.
12 Ngemva kwalokho, amadoda angendlini athi kuLothi: “Kukhona abanye onabo lapha? Abakhwenyana, amadodana, amadodakazi nabo boke abantu okungebakho ngedorobheni, bakhuphe endaweni le! 13 Sizoyitjhabalalisa indawo le ngombana uJehova+ uzwe umbiko omumbi ngedorobheli, kangangobana uJehova usithumele bona sizolitjhabalalisa.” 14 Nje-ke uLothi waphuma, wakhuluma nabakhwenyana bakhe ebebazokutjhada amadodakazakhe, bekasolo athi: “Sikimani! Phumani endaweni le ngombana uJehova uzolitjhabalalisa idorobheli!” Kodwana abakhwenyana bakhe babona ngasuthi wenza ihlaya.+
15 Kwathi nakusako iingilozi zatjela uLothi bona arhabe zathi: “Sikima! Thatha umkakho namadodakazakho amabili, bona ungatjhabalali ngebanga lomtjhapho wedorobheli!”+ 16 Nakasariyadako, uJehova wamzwela,+ iingilozezi zabamba isandla sakhe, zabamba isandla somkakhe nezandla zamadodakazakhe amabili, zabakhuphela ngaphandle kwedorobho.+ 17 Kuthe nasele zibakhuphele ngaphandle, enye yazo yathi: “Baleka, sindisa ukuphila kwakho! Ungaqali ngemva,+ ungajami kinanyana ngisiphi isifunda seJordani.+ Balekela esifundeni seentaba ukuthi ungatjhatjalaliswa!”
18 Nje-ke uLothi wathi kizo: “Awa Jehova, ngibawa ungangithumeli lapho! 19 Ngibawa ungilalele, incekwakho ifumene umusa emehlwenakho begodu ungirhawukele ngokuvikela ukuphila kwami+ kodwana angekhe ngikghone ukubalekela esifundeni seentaba ngombana ngisaba ukuthi ngingaqalana nehlekelele begodu ngizokufa.+ 20 Nanti idorobho elincani eliseduze engingabalekela kilo. Ngingatjhinga kilo? Lidorobho elincani. Ngizokusinda nangingaya lapho.” 21 UZimu* wathi kuye: “Kulungile, ngizokurhawukela,+ angekhe ngitjhabalalise idorobho okhulume ngalo.+ 22 Rhaba! Balekela khona ngombana akunanto engizoyenza ungakafiki lapho.”+ Kungebangelo abiza idorobhelo ngokuthi yiTsowari.*+
23 ULothi nakafika eTsowari ilanga besele liphumile. 24 Nje-ke uJehova wenza bona kune isibabuli nomlilo eSodoma neGomora, bezivela kuJehova ezulwini.+ 25 Wawatjhabalalisa bunjalo-ke amadorobho lawo, soke isifundeso. Watjhabalalisa boke abantu bakhona nakho koke okumila endaweni leyo.+ 26 ULothi bekalandelwa mkakhe, umkakhe lo waqala emva begodu waphenduka isithubi setswayi.+
27 Nje-ke u-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni, watjhinga lapho bekajame khona phambi kwakaJehova.+ 28 Wathi nakaqala ngeSodoma neGomora wabona intuthu ikhuphuka, injengentuthu yekehla yomlilo!+ 29 UZimu akhenge akulibale lokho akutjela u-Abrahama. Yeke nakatjhabalalisa amadorobho la, wakhupha uLothi kiwo. ULothi bekahlala kiwo amadorobho la.+
30 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uLothi wathatha amadodakazakhe amabili, wakhamba eTsowari wayokuhlala esifundeni seentaba+ ngombana bekasaba ukuhlala eTsowari.+ Wahlala erholweni namadodakazakhe amabili. 31 Elizibulo yathi kwencani: “Ubaba uluphele begodu endaweni le akunandoda esingatjhinga nayo emabhayini besibe nabantwana njengabanye abantu. 32 Asinikele ubaba iwayini ngemva kwalokho, sitjhinge naye emabhayini, bona sibe nabantwana naye.”
33 Yeke ebusukwinobo bebasolo banikela uyise iwayini, ngemva kwalokho, elizibulo yangena yatjhinga emabhayini noyise. Uyise akhenge alemuke bona indodakazakhe iye naye emabhayini, ngemva kwalokho, yakhamba. 34 Ngakusasa elizibulo yathi kwencani: “Qala! Izolo ebusuku ngitjhinge emabhayini nobaba. Nanamhlanjesi ebusuku asimnikele iwayini, ngemva kwalokho, ungene utjhinge naye emabhayini bona sibe nabantwana nobaba.” 35 Godu ebusukwini bamhlokho bebasolo banikela uyise iwayini, ngemva kwalokho, encani yangena yaya emabhayini noyise, kodwana uyise akhenge alemuke bona utjhinge nayo emabhayini ngemva kwalokho, yakhamba. 36 Nje-ke womabili amadodakazi kaLothi azithwala abantwana bakayise. 37 Elizibulo yabeletha indodana, yayithiya ngoMowabi.+ UMowabi lo, nguyise wabantu bakwaMowabi banamhlanjesi.+ 38 Encani nayo yabeletha indodana, yayithiya ngoBhen-Ami. UBhen-Ami lo, nguyise wabantu bakwa-Amoni+ banamhlanjesi.