¹ UJehova wabonakala kuye ngasema -okini aseMamre , ehlezi emnyango wetende ngesikhathi sokushisa kwemini. ² Waphakamisa amehlo akhe , wabuka; bheka, amadoda amathathu ayemi phambi kwakhe ; wathi ukuba awabone , wasuka emnyango wetende, wagijima ukuwahlangabeza, wakhothama, ³ wathi: Nkosi, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho , mawungadluli encekwini yakho. ⁴ Makulethwe ingcosana ya manzi, nigeze izinyawo zenu , niphumule phansi komuthi. ⁵ Ngizakulanda ucezu lwesikwa , nithokozise izinhliziyo zenu , andukuba nidlule, njengokuba senifikile encekwini yenu . Athi: Yenza njengokusho kwakho. ⁶ U-Abrahama waphuthuma etendeni kuSara , wathi: Sheshisa, uthathe amaseya amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo , uyixove, wenze amaqebelengwane. ⁷ U-Abrahama wagijima, waya ezinkomeni, walanda ithole elihle nelinonileyo, walinika encekwini; yashesha ukulilungisa. ⁸ Wathatha amangqanga , nobisi, nethole abelilungisile , wakubeka phambi kwawo; wema ngakuwo phansi komuthi; adla. ⁹ Athi kuye: Uphi uSara umkakho na? Wathi: Nangu etendeni. ¹⁰ Wayesethi: Impela ngiyakubuyela kuwe emva komnyaka ngalesi sikhathi ; bheka, khona umkakho uSara uyakuba nendodana . USara wakuzwa lokhu esemnyango wetende ongasemva kwakhe. ¹¹ Kepha o -Abrahama noSara base begugile , beneminyaka eminingi ; kwase kuphelile kuSara okwabesifazane. ¹² USara wahleka phakathi kwakhe , wathi: Lapho sengimdala, nenkosi yami igugile, ngiyakuba nalenjabulo na? ¹³ UJehova wa thi ku -Abrahama: Uhlekeleni uSara , ethi: Imbala ngizakuzala ngimdala na? ¹⁴ Kukhona into emahlula uJehova na ? Ngalesi sikhathi emva komnyaka ngiyakubuyela kuwe, uSara abe nendodana. ¹⁵ USara waphika wathi : Angihlekanga, ngokuba wesaba. Kepha wathi: Qha, uhlekile. Ukumenyezelwa kokuchithwa kweSodoma nokulikhulekela kuka-Abrahama ¹⁶ Amadoda asuka lapho , abheka ngaseSodoma; u-Abrahama wahamba nawo ewaphelekezela. ¹⁷ UJehova wathi: Ngingamfihlela u-Abrahama lokho engizakukwenza na? ¹⁸ U-Abrahama uyakuba yisizwe esikhulu, esinamandla; ziyakubusiswa kuyena izizwe zonke zomhlaba. ¹⁹ Ngokuba ngimkhethele ukuba ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe ukugcina indlela kaJehova nokusebenza ukulunga nokwahlulela , ukuze uJehova amenzele u-Abrahama lokho amthembise khona. ²⁰ UJehova wathi: Isikhalo saseSodoma nesaseGomora sikhulu , nezono zabo zinzima impela. ²¹ Ngalokho ngiyakwehla , ngibone ukuba benzile impela konke njengokwesikhalo esesifikile kimi; uma kungenjalo, ngiyakukwazi. ²² Ayesefulathela lapho amadoda , aya ngaseSodoma, kepha u -Abrahama wayesemi ebusweni bukaJehova. ²³ U-Abrahama wasondela , wathi: Uyakubhubhisa olungileyo kanye nomubi na? ²⁴ Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu phakathi komuzi; imbala uyakuyibhubhisa, ungayiyeki indawo ngenxa yabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu abakuyo na? ²⁵ Makube kude nawe ukwenza ngale ndlela , ukubulala olungileyo kanye nomubi, olungileyo abe njengomubi ; lokhu makube kude nawe ; umahluleli womhlaba wonke ubengayikwenza ukulunga na? ²⁶ UJehova wathi: Uma ngif umana eSodoma abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu phakathi komuzi, ngiyakuyekela indawo yonke ngenxa yabo. ²⁷ Kepha u -Abrahama waphendula wathi : Bheka, sengiqalile ukukhuluma eNkosini, mina engiluthuli nomlotha. ²⁸ Mhlawumbe kuyakusweleka abayisihlanu kub o abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu; ubuyakubhubhisa wonke umuzi ngenxa yalabo abayisihlanu na ? Wathi: Angiyikuwubhubhisa, uma ngifumana khona abangamashumi amane nanhlanu. ²⁹ Kepha wabuye wakhuluma kuye , wathi: Mhlawumbe kungafunyaniswa khona abangamas humi amane . Wathi: Angiyikukwenza ngenxa yabangamashumi amane. ³⁰ Wayesethi: Mayingathukutheli iNkosi ukuthi ngisakhuluma . Mhlawumbe kungafunyaniswa khona abangamashumi amathathu . Wathi: Angiyikukwenza, uma ngifumana abangamashumi amathathu lapho. ³¹ Kepha w athi: Bheka, ngiqalile ukukhuluma neNkosi . Mhlawumbe kungatholakala abangamashumi amabili khona . Wathi: Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamashumi amabili. ³² Wayesethi: Mayingathukutheli iNkosi ukuthi ngisakhuluma kanye nje . Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abayishumi khona. Wathi: Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yalabo abayishumi. ³³ UJehova wasuka , nxa eseqedile ukukhuluma no -Abrahama; u-Abrahama wabuyela endaweni yakhe.