Genesi

13 Abhramu abuluka ku Ejitu mbaenda ku Nejebhu,+ iye na nkazace na pinthu pyonsene pikhali na iye, pabodzi na Loti. 2 Abhramu akhali wakupfuma kakamwe, thangwi iye akhali na pifuyo, parata na ouro.+ 3 Pidabuluka Abhramu ku Nejebhu mbaenda ku Bheteli, iye amanga nsasa wace mu mbuto zakusiyana-siyana, mpaka pidafika iye pa mbuto ikhali nsasa wace pakati pa Bheteli na Ai,+ 4 pa mbuto ikhadamanga iye guwa ya ntsembe. Kweneko Abhramu acemera* dzina ya Yahova.

5 Loti wakuti akhacita ulendo pabodzi na Abhramu, akhalimbo na mabira, ngʼombe na misasa. 6 Mbwenye cisa ceneci nee cikhali na mbuto yakukwana toera onsene akhale pa mbuto ibodzi ene; thangwi pinthu pyawo pikhadanjipa kakamwe munjira yakuti nee mbadakwanisabve kukhala pabodzi. 7 Natenepa, kwaoneka kulongezana pakati pa akumbizi a Abhramu na akumbizi a Loti. (Mu ntsiku zenezi, Akanani na Aperesi akakhala mu dziko+ ineyi.) 8 Penepo Abhramu apanga Loti:+ “Ndaphata miyendo, pakati pa iwe na ine, na pakati pa akumbizi anga na akumbizi ako, nee pasafunika kuoneka kulongezana, thangwi ndife ubale wathu. 9 Iwe unakwanisa kusankhula mbuto inafuna iwe kukhala mu dziko ino. Ungaenda kunkono wabzwere, ine ndinaenda kunkono wamadyo; mbwenye ungaenda kunkono wamadyo, ine ndinaenda kunkono wabzwere.” 10 Natenepa, Loti alamusa maso ace mbaona kuti cisa consene ca ku Yordani+ mpaka ku Zoari+ cikhali mbuto yakuthirirwa na madzi, ninga munda* wa Yahova,+ ninga dziko ya Ejitu (Yahova mbadzati kufudza Sodhoma na Gomora). 11 Na thangwi ineyi Loti asankhula cisa consene ca Yordani, athukusa nsasa wace mbaenda kumabulukiro a dzuwa. Natenepa iwo amwazana unango na ndzace. 12 Abhramu akakhala mu dziko ya Kanani, mbwenye Loti akakhala cifupi na mizinda ya dhistritu+ ya Yordani. Pakumalisa iye amanga nsasa wace cifupi na Sodhoma. 13 Mbwenye anthu a mu Sodhoma akhali akuipa, iwo akhacita madawo makulu kakamwe pamaso pa Yahova.+

14 Pidamala Loti kumwazana na Abhramu, Yahova apanga Abhramu: “Ndaphata miyendo, lamusa maso ako kubulukira pa mbuto iri na iwe, yangʼana kunkwiriro na kunterero, kumabulukiro a dzuwa na kumadokero a dzuwa, 15 thangwi dziko ineyi yonsene inaona iwe, ndinadzaipereka kuna iwe na dzindza* yako, mbikhala yanu+ kwenda na kwenda. 16 Ndinadzanjipisa dzindza* yako ninga pfumbi ya mataka pa dziko yapantsi, munjira yakuti munthu angakwanisa kulengesa pfumbi ya mataka pa dziko, anakwanisambo kulengesa+ dzindza* yako. 17 Lamuka, pita na mu dziko ineyi yonsene toera uone ulaphi wace na ugugumi wace, thangwi ine ndinadzaipereka kuna iwe.” 18 Natenepa, Abhramu apitiriza kukhala mʼmisasa. Mukupita kwa ndzidzi iye aenda kakhala pakati pa miti mikulu ya kucisa ca Manre,+ cinagumanika ku Ebhroni,+ kweneko iye amangira Yahova+ guwa ya ntsembe.