UGenesise 18:16-33

Amadoda asuka lapho abheka ngaseSodoma; u-Abrahama wahamba nawo ukuba awangenise endleleni. INkosi yasisithi: Ngifihlele uAbrahama engikwenzayo yini? Bhekani ukuthi u-Abrahama uyakuba yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyobusiswa ngaye? Ngokuba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela yeNkosi, benze ukulunga nokulunga; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho ekushilo ngaye. INkosi yasisithi: Ngoba isililo seSodoma leGomora sikhulu, langoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu; Manje ngizokwehla ngibone uma benzile ngokuphelele ngokuvumelana nokukhala kwalokho okwafika kimi; futhi uma kungenjalo, ngizokwazi. Amadoda afulathela lapho, aya eSodoma, kepha u-Abrahama wayemi phambi kukaJehova. U-Abrahama wasondela, wathi: “Niyakubhubhisa olungileyo kanye nomubi na?” Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu emzini; uyakuyichitha indawo, ungahawukeli abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu abakuyo na? Makube kude nawe ukwenza kanjalo, ukubulala olungileyo kanye nomubi, nokuba olungileyo abe njengomubi, okude nawe; umahluleli womhlaba wonke akayikwenza ubulungisa na? Yathi iNkosi: “Uma eSodoma ngifumana abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu emzini, ngiyakuhawukela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo.” U-Abrahama waphendula, wathi: “Bheka, nginqume ukukhuluma neNkosi, eluthuli nomlotha.” Mhlawumbe kuyakusweleka abahlanu kwabalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu; Uzachitha umuzi wonke ngenxa yokuswela ezinhlanu? Wathi: “Uma ngifumana khona abangamashumi amane nanhlanu, angiyikubabhubhisa.” Wabuye wakhuluma kuye, wathi: “Mhlawumbe kuyakutholwa abangamashumi amane.” Wathi: “Angiyikukwenza ngenxa yamashumi amane.” Wathi kuye: “Mayingathukutheli iNkosi, mina-ke ngiyakukhuluma: Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abangamashumi amathathu.” Wathi: “Angiyikukwenza uma ngithola amashumi amathathu.” Wathi: “Bheka-ke, ngibeke phezu kwami ukukhuluma neNkosi: Mhlawumbe kuyotholwa abangamashumi amabili.” Wathi: “Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamashumi amabili.” Wathi: “INkosi mayingathukutheli, ngisakhuluma kanye nje: Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abayishumi khona.” Wathi: “Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabayishumi.” INkosi yasihamba indlela yayo, isiqedile ukukhuluma loAbrahama; uAbrahama wasebuyela endaweni yakhe.