iGenesis iGenesis 14
iGenesis 14
1Kwathi ngemihla ka-Amrafele ukumkani waseShinare, noAryogi, ukumkani wase-Elazare, noKedorlahomere, ukumkani wakwaElam, noTidali ukumkani weentlanga; 2baxabela uBhera ukumkani waseSodom, noBhirsa ukumkani waseGomora, noSinabhi ukumkani waseAdama, noSimber ukumkani waseTsebhoyim, nokumkani waseBhela, eyiTsohare ke leyo. 3Bahlanganisana bonke abantwana entilini yaseSidim eluLwandle lweTyuwa. 4Iminyaka elishumi elinamibini bakhonza uKedor-Lahomere, bathi ngomnyaka weshumi elinesithathu bagwilika kuye. 5Ngonyaka weshumi elinesine uKedore-Lahomere nookumkani ababenaye beza baza bawoyisa amaRafa iAshtaroti-karnayim namaShusim Ham namaEmim Shave-Kiriyatayim; 6namaHori ezintabeni zakwaSehire, esa e-Elparan engasentlango. 7Bandula ke babuya baza bafika e-Enemishipati, oko kukuthi eKadeshe, balithimba lonke ilizwe lama-Amaleki nama-Amori awayehlala eHason-Tamare. 8Waphuma ukumkani waseSodom, nokumkani waseGomora, nokumkani waseAdima, nokumkani waseSebhoyim, nokumkani waseBhela (yiTsohare ke leyo), balwa nabo entilini yaseSidim; 9noKedorlahomere ukumkani wakwaElam, noTidali ukumkani weentlanga, noAmrafele ukumkani waseShinare, noAriyoki ukumkani wakwaElazare; ookumkani abane nabahlanu. 10Umda waseSidim wawuzele yimihadi yodaka; basaba ookumkani baseSodom nowaseGomora, bawela khona; baza abo babesele basabela entabeni. 11Bayithabatha yonke impahla yaseSodom neGomora, nako konke ukudla kwabo, bemka. 12Bamthabatha uLote, umninawa ka-Abram, owayehlala eSodom, nempahla yakhe, bemka. 13Weza okhululekileyo, waxelela uAbram umHebhere; ngokuba ebehleli eMiokini kaMamre umAmori, umzalwana kaEshkole, noAnere umninawa wakhe; benza umnqophiso noAbram. 14Weva uAbram ukuba ubanjwe umkhuluwa wakhe, wabaxhobisa abakhonzi bakhe abaqeqeshiweyo, ababezalelwe endlwini yakhe, abangamakhulu amathathu aneshumi elinesibhozo, wawasukela, wada wesa kwaDan. 15Waza wazahlula ebusuku nxamnye nabo, yena nabakhonzi bakhe, waza waboyisa waza wabasukela ukuya kufikelela eHobha, ekwicala lasekhohlo leDamasko. 16Wayibuyisela yonke impahla yakhe, wambuyisela uLote umninawa wakhe, nempahla yakhe, nabafazi, nabantu. 17Ukumkani waseSodom waphuma waya kumhlangabeza emva kokuba ebuyile ekuxabeleni uKedorlahomere nookumkani ababenaye, kwintlambo yeShebhe, ekwintlambo yookumkani. 18uMelkitsedeki, ukumkani waseSalem, wazisa isonka newayini, engumbingeleli kaThixo Osenyangweni. 19Wamsikelela wathi, Makasikelelwe uAbram nguThixo Osenyangweni, uNkosi wezulu nehlabathi. 20Makabongwe uThixo Osenyangweni ozinikele iintshaba zakho esandleni sakho. Wamnika isishumi sazo zonke izinto. 21Wathi ukumkani waseSodom kuAbram, Ndinike abantu, uzithabathele impahla. 22Wathi uAbram kukumkani waseSodom, Isandla sam ndisiphakamisele kuYehova uThixo Osenyangweni, uYehova wamazulu nehlabathi; 23ukuba andiyi kuthabatha nawuphi na umsonto ukuya esithendeni sembadada, yaye andiyi kuthabatha nantoni na eyeyakho, ongazange uthi, ‘Ndimdle ilifa uAbram. 24Ngaphandle koko bakudlayo abafana, nesabelo samadoda abehamba nam, uAnere, noEshkoli, noMamre; bathathe inxaxheba yabo.
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