IGenesisi 18:16-33

Lawo madoda asukuma ahamba alibhekisa eSodoma, u-Abhrahama wawaphelezela. USimakade wathi: “Ngimfihlele yini u-Abhrahama engikuhlosile na? Ngeke ngimfihlele, njengalokhu u-Abhrahama ezokuba yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba zibusiseke ngaye, futhi ngimqokile ukuba afundise abantwana bakhe nabendlu yakhe, ukuba bagcine umyalo kaSimakade ngokwenza ukulunga nobulungiswa, ukuze uSimakade akufeze lokho amethembise khona.” USimakade wamtshela u-Abhrahama wathi: “Isikhalo ngeSodoma neGomora sesisikhulu kakhulu, nezono zabo zimbi kakhulu. Ngakho-ke ngizokwehlela khona ukuba ngibone ukuthi ngempela benze njengokwesikhalo esesifike kimi yini, uma kungenjalo, ngiyokwazi.” Lawo madoda awufulathela umuzi ka-Abhrahama, alibangisa eSodoma, kodwa u-Abhrahama wasala emi phambi kukaSimakade. U-Abhrahama wasondela kuye wathi: “Ngabe uzoqotha imbokodo nesisekelo yini kwabalungileyo nababi na? Kungenzeka kube khona abalungileyo abangama-50 kulo muzi. Ngabe uzowuqothula wonke umuzi ungawuyeki ngenxa yabalungileyo abangama-50 abakuwo na? Impela mazingafi ngamvunye, abalungileyo nababi. Makube kude nawe ukwenza into efana naleyo. UMehluleli womhlaba wonke angakwenza kanjani okungalungile na?” USimakade wathi: “Uma ngithola abangama-50 abalungileyo emzini waseSodoma, ngiyakuyiyeka indawo ngingayibhubhisi ngenxa yabo.” U-Abhrahama waphendula wathi: “Njengalokhu sengize ngazidela ngakhuluma eNkosini yize ngiwuthuli nomlotha nje, uma kwenzeka laba abangama-50 abalungileyo behle ngabahlanu, usengawubhubhisa yini wonke umuzi ngenxa yabahlanu ababi na?” USimakade wathi: “Uma ngithola abangama-45 angiyukuwubhubhisa.” U-Abhrahama waqhubeka wathi: “Mhlawumbe kwenzeke kutholakale abangama-40.” Wathi kuye: “Ngenxa yabangama-40 angiyukuwubhubhisa.” Wayesethi: “Ngicela iNkosi ingangithukutheleli kengiphawule. Mhlawumbe kwenzeke kutholakale abangama-30.” Yaphendula yathi: “Angiyukuwubhubhisa uma ngithola abangama-30.” U-Abhrahama wathi: “Njengoba sengizidelile ngakhuluma nawe Nkosi, mhlawumbe kwenzeke kutholakale abangama-20.” Yaphendula yathi: “Ngenxa yabangama-20 angiyukuwubhubhisa.” Wayesethi: “Ngicela Nkosi ungangicasukeli, ngiphawule okokugcina. Mhlawumbe kwenzeke kutholakale lapho abalishumi.” Yaphendula yathi: “Ngenxa yabalishumi angiyukuwubhubhisa.” Kwathi ukuba uSimakade aqede ukukhuluma no-Abhrahama, behlukana, u-Abhrahama waphindela ekhaya.

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