UGENESISI 13
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Ukuhlukana kwaka-Abramu noLothi
1Nje-ke u-Abramu wanyuka asuka eGibhide yena nomkakhe kanye nakho koke egade kungekwakhe wanqomba ngesewula yeKanana. ULothi naye wakhamba naye. 2U-Abramu wanjinga khulu ngefuyo, ngesiliva nangegolide.
3Ukusuka ngesewula wakhamba iindawo ngeendawo ukuyela ngeBhethe-Eli, lapha itende lakhe belikhona phambilini phakathi kweBhethe-Eli ne-Ayi. 4Endaweni lapha akha khona i-aldari phambilini wafese wathandaza uSomnini.
5ULothi ogade asoloko agega no-Abramu, naye gade anezimvu, iimbuzi, iinkomo namatende. 6Inarha akhange isabanela bona bangahlala bobabili. Bebanefuyo enengi sele kungasakghoneki bona ingakarula ndawonye. 7Nje-ke kwavela ukurhitjhana phakathi kwabelusi baka-Abramu nebakaLothi. Ngesikhatheso amaKanana namaPerizi nawo gade asahlala enarhenapho.
8Yeke u-Abramu wathi kuLothi: “Akungabi khona ukurhitjhana phakathi kwami nawe namkha phakathi kwabelusi bami nebakho ngombana thina sibomfo. 9Yeke kungcono sihlukane mfo. Ummango unabile. Wena nawukhetha ihlangothi langetlhagwini, mina ngizakuthatha langesewula. Nawukhetha ihlangothi langesewula, mina ngizakuthatha langetlhagwini.”
10Kodwana uLothi waphakamisela amehlo ngepumalanga, wabona umrhoba weJordani bona uswakamile. Ngaphambi kobana uSomnini atjhabalalise iSodoma neGomora umrhoba weJordani nca ngeTsowari bewunjengesivande sakaZimu nanjengenarha yeGibhide. 11Yeke uLothi wazikhethela woke umrhoba weJordani. Wanqomba ngepumalanga. Bahlukana njalo-ke abafo laba: 12U-Abramu wahlala enarheni yeKanana, uLothi wayokuhlala emrhobeni weJordani. Wahloma amatendakhe hlanu kwamadorobho ukuyela ngeSodoma. 13Abantu beSodoma bebakhohlakele begodu bebasona khulu kuSomnini.
14UZimu wakhuluma no-Abramu emva kobana uLothi ahlukene naye wathi: “Phakamisa amehlwakho lapho ukhonapho uqale ngetlhagwini nesewula, epumalanga netjingalanga, 15ngombana yoke inarha oyibonako le ngikunikela yona wena neenzukulwana zakho nini nanini. 16Ngizakwenza isizukulwana sakho sibe ngangethuli lehlabathi ukuze kuthi nange kungaba nomuntu obala ithuli lehlabathi, khona-ke neenzukulwana zakho zingabaleka. 17Yeke sikima, udabule inarha ubude nobubanzi bayo ngombana ngiyinikela wena.”
18Nje-ke u-Abramu wathutha amatendakhe wayokuhlala eduze nemithi yeMamre eRhebroni, lapha akhela khona uSomnini i-aldari.
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UGENESISI 13: SND12
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