Indaba 15

Umfazi KaLoti Uqala Emva

ULOTI nomndenakhe gade bahlala ndawonye no-Abrahama enarheni yeKanana. Langelinye u-Abrahama wathi kuLoti: ‘Akunandawo eyaneleko yefuywethu. Ngibawa bonyana, sihlukane. Newutjhinga kelinye ihlangothi, mina ngizakutjhinga kelinye.’

ULoti wayiqala indawo. Wabona indawo ehle enamanzi begodu enotjani obunengi obuhlaza obuzokudliwa yifuyo yakhe. Inarha le, beyiseSifundeni seJordani. Yeke uLoti nomndenakhe nefuyo yakhe bafudukela lapho. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi bahlala edorobheni leSodoma.

Abantu beSodoma bebangakalungi. Lokho kwamsilinga uLoti ngombana gade ayindoda elungileko. NoZimu naye bekasilingekile. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uZimu wathumela iingilozi eembili bona ziyokuyelelisa uLoti bonyana uzokutjhabalalisa iSodoma nedorobha eliseduze, iGomora ngombana bebenza izinto ezingakalungi.

Iingilozi zatjela uLoti zathi: ‘Yenza msinyana! Thatha umkakho namadodakazi akho amabili uphume lapha!’ ULoti nomndenakhe gade bariyada, ingilozi yababamba ngesandla yabakhipha edorobheni. Enye ingilozi yathi: ‘Gijimani nisindise ipilwenu! Ningaqali emva. Gijimelani eentabeni bonyana ningafi.’

ULoti namadodakazakhe balalela baphuma babaleka eSodoma. Khenge bajame, begodu akhenge baqale emva. Kodwana umfazi kaLoti azange alalele. Ngemva kobana sebabaleke ibanga elide ukusuka eSodoma, wajama waqala emva. Ngalokho-ke umfazi kaLoti waba sithubi setswayi. Uyambona esithombenesi?

Singafunda isifundo esihle endabeni le. Isifundisa kobana uZimu uyabasindisa labo abamlalelako, kodwana labo abangamlaleliko bazokufa.

Genesisi 13:5-13; 18:20-33; 19:1-29; Luka 17:28-32; 2 Pitrosi 2:6-8.