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18 Nizyakayinda zintu eezi, Jehova wakalibonia kuli Abbrahamu aakati kaminsamu mipati yaMamure, Abbrahamu naakakkede aamulyango watente zuba kalitwa mwaaba. 2 Wakalungumana mpawo wakabona baalumi batatu bakayimvwi kule-kule. Naakababona, wakachijaana kazwa aamulyango watente kuti akabatambule alubo wakavuntama aansi. 3 Mpawo wakati: “Jehova, kuti kuli wandifwida luzyalo, yinda aamuunzi wamubelesi wako. 4 Inche, amuleke kweetwe twaanzi musanzigwe kumawulu mpawo mukkale munsi aamunsamu. 5 Mbukunga mwasika aamubelesi wanu, amuleke ndeete kankwa kuchitila kuti mujane manguzu.* Mpawo mulakonzya kwiinkilila kunembo alweendo lwanu.” Mpawo bakati: “Nchibotu. Chita mbuli mbwaawamba.”

6 Nkinkaako, Abbrahamu wakachijaanina mutente kuli Sara mpawo wakati: “Fwambaana! Pima zipimyo* zitatu zyafulawa mbotu, wiikande, mpawo upange zinkwa.” 7 Abbrahamu wakachijaanina kutanga lyang’ombe waakusala chipule chang’ombe chiniini chibotu. Wakachipa mubelesi wakwe, ooyo wakachifunda akuchijika chakufwambaana. 8 Kuzwa waawo, wakabweza mafuta amalili anyama yachipule chang’ombe njaakali wajika mpawo wakabikka chakulya kunembo lyabo. Mpawo wakayimikila kumbali lyabo, munsi aamunsamu nibakali kulya.

9 Bakamubuzya kuti: “Ulikuli mwanakazi wako Sara?” Wakasandula kuti: “Mwali mutente.” 10 Umwi wabo wakayinkilila kunembo kwaamba kuti: “Kwaamba choonzyo, ndizooboola lubo kulinduwe aachiindi nchicheechi munyaka uuza alubo mwanakazi wako Sara unooli waba aamwana mulombe.” Sara wakali kuswiilila kali aamulyango watente lyakali kusule aamwaalumi ooyo. 11 Abbrahamu aSara bakali bachembaala, minyaka yakali yeenda. Sara wakali wayinda aachiimo chakuba aamwana.* 12 Nkinkaako, Sara wakasaanguna kuliseka kati: “Kandili ndachembaala oobu, amwaami wangu kali wachembaala oobu, ndizoochijana na chintu chitandibotezye oobu?” 13 Mpawo Jehova wakati kuli Abbrahamu: “Nkamboonzi Sara naaseka akwaamba kuti, ‘Ndizoomuzyala na choonzyo mwana, kandili ndachembaala oobu?’ 14 Kuli chintu chimukachila na Jehova? Ndizooboola lubo aachiindi nchicheechi chibikkidwe munyaka uuza alubo Sara unooli waba aamwana mulombe.” 15 Pesi Sara wakakazya kati, “Teendaseka pe me!” nkaambo wakaliyoowede. Mpawo Leza wakati: “Iiyi waseka.”

16 Baalumi aaba nibakanyampuka kuti beende, anibakatozya kuSodoma, Abbrahamu wakali kweendaabo kalikubasindikila. 17 Jehova wakati: “Ndinookkede kandimusisilide na Abbrahamu zintu nzindiyanda kuchita? 18 Kabi Abbrahamu uzooba chisi chipati loko alubo zisi zyoonse zyaanyika zizoolongezegwa* kwiinda mulinguwe. 19 Nkaambo ndamuziba kabotu, kuchitila kuti alayilile bana bakwe abamung’anda yakwe bachiza kuti babambe nzila yaJehova kwiinda mukuchita zintu zilikabotu alubo ziluleme, kuchitila kuti Jehova achite nzyaakasyomezya atala a-Abbrahamu.”

20 Mpawo Jehova wakati: “Kulila kuli atala aSodoma aGomora nkupati loko alubo zibi zyabo nzilemu loko. 21 Ndilaseluka aansi kuti ndikabone kuti nichoonzyo na kuti balikuchita kweendelana akulila kwasika kulindime. Kuti kakutali oobo, ndilaziba.”

22 Mpawo baalumi aabo bakazwa mpawaawo, beenda kabaya kuSodoma pesi Jehova wakasyaala a-Abbrahamu. 23 Abbrahamu wakaswena aafwiifwi mpawo wakati: “Uzoobanyonyoonaamwi na baluleme abasizibi? 24 Atuteedi kwajanika bantu bali 50 baluleme mumuunzi, uzoobanyonyoona na akuleka kulekelela ndawu eeyi akaambo kabaabo bali 50 baluleme bali mulinjiyo? 25 Tazichiti pe kuti uchite oobo kwiinda mukujaya muntu uululeme, aamwi asizibi kuchitila kuti muntu uululeme asizibi bajane mpindu iikozyenie! Tukoonga wachita oobo pe. Mubetesi wanyika yoonse, takoochita chintu chiluleme na?” 26 Mpawo Jehova wakati: “Kuti ndajana bantu baluleme bali 50 mumuunzi waSodoma, ndizooyilekelela ndawu yoonse akaambo kambabo.” 27 Pesi Abbrahamu wakamusandula lubo kati: “Inche kaka Jehova, ndizumizye kuti ndaambuule lubo, nikuba kuti ndilibulongo adyota. 28 Atuteedi mubalulami bali 50 kwabulika bali musanu, nga ulawunyonyoona na muunzi woonse akaambo kabaabo bali musanu?” Wakamusandula kati: “Tandikoowunyonyoona pe kuti ndajana bali 45 mumoomo.”

29 Pesi wakayinkilila kunembo kwaambuula aanguwe kati: “Ani kuti kwajanika bali 40 mumuunzi?” Wakasandula kuti: “Tandikoowunyonyoona pe akaambo kabaabo bali 40.” 30 Pesi wakayinkilila kunembo kati: “Inche kaka Jehova, utandinyemeni pe, pesi ndizumizye kuti ndaambuule lubo: Ani kuti kwajanika bali 30 biyo?” Wakasandula kuti: “Tandikoowunyonyoona pe kuti ndajana bali 30.” 31 Pesi wakayinkilila kunembo kati: “Inche kaka Jehova, ndizumizye kuti ndaambuule lubo: “Ani kuti kwajanika bali 20 biyo?” Wakasandula kuti: “Tandikoowunyonyoona pe akaambo kabali 20.” 32 Kumamanino wakati: “Inche kaka Jehova, utandinyemeni pe, pesi ndizumizye kuti ndaambuule lubo kamamanino. Atuteedi kwajanika bali kkumi biyo?” Wakasandula kuti: “Tandikoowunyonyoona pe akaambo kabali kkumi.” 33 Jehova naakamaninsya kwaambuula aa-Abbrahamu, wakeenda mpawo Abbrahamu wakabweeda nkwaakali kukkala.