1INkosi yabonakala kuye emathafeni aseMamre, yahlala ngasemnyango wetende ekushiseni kwemini;
2Waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, bheka, amadoda amathathu emi ngakuye; kwathi ewabona, wagijima ukuwahlangabeza esuka emnyango wetende, wakhothamela phansi.
3Wathi: “Nkosi yami, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ungadluli encekwini yakho.”
4Ake kulandwe amanzi, ugeze izinyawo zakho, uphumule ngaphansi kwesihlahla.
5Futhi ngizohamba ngithathe ucezu lwesinkwa futhi ngiduduze izinhliziyo zenu; emva kwalokho kumelwe udlule, ngoba yingakho uze encekwini yakho. Athi: Yenza njengokusho kwakho.
6U-Abrahama washesha waya kuSara etendeni, wathi: “Sheshisa ulungise amaseya amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo, uyixove, wenze amaqebelengwane eziko.
7U-Abhrahama wagijimela emhlambini, wathatha ithole elithambileyo nelihle, walinika ijaha; wayesekusheshisa.
8Wathatha amabhotela, nobisi, nethole abelilungisile, wakubeka phambi kwabo; wema nabo phansi kwesihlahla, badla.
9Bathi kuye: “Uphi uSara umkakho na?” Wathi: “Bheka, etendeni.”
10Wathi: “Impela ngiyakubuyela kuwe ngesikhathi sokuphila; bheka, umkakho uSara uzakuba nendodana. USara wezwa ngasemnyango wetende elingasemva kwakhe.
11U-Abrahama noSara base bebadala, sebekhulile; kwase kunqamuka ukuba kuSara njengabesifazane.
12USara wahleka phakathi kwakhe, wathi: “Ngingajabula yini lapho sengimdala, nenkosi yami isindala na?”
13INkosi yasisithi kuAbrahama: Kungani uSara ehleka esithi: Isibili ngizazala umntwana oseluphele?
14Kukhona okunzima yini eNkosini? Ngesikhathi esimisiwe ngizabuyela kuwe, ngesikhathi sokuphila, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana.
15USara waphika wathi: “Angihlekanga; ngoba wayesaba. Waphendula wathi: Hatshi; kodwa wahleka.
16Amadoda asuka lapho abheka ngaseSodoma; u-Abrahama wahamba nawo ukuba awangenise endleleni.
17INkosi yasisithi: Ngifihlele uAbrahama engikwenzayo yini?
18Bhekani ukuthi u-Abrahama uyakuba yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyobusiswa ngaye?
19Ngokuba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela yeNkosi, benze ukulunga nokulunga; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho ekushilo ngaye.
20INkosi yasisithi: Ngoba isililo seSodoma leGomora sikhulu, langoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu;
21Manje ngizokwehla ngibone uma benzile ngokuphelele ngokuvumelana nokukhala kwalokho okwafika kimi; futhi uma kungenjalo, ngizokwazi.
22Amadoda afulathela lapho, aya eSodoma, kepha u-Abrahama wayemi phambi kukaJehova.
23U-Abrahama wasondela, wathi: “Niyakubhubhisa olungileyo kanye nomubi na?”
24Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu emzini; uyakuyichitha indawo, ungahawukeli abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu abakuyo na?
25Makube kude nawe ukwenza kanjalo, ukubulala olungileyo kanye nomubi, nokuba olungileyo abe njengomubi, okude nawe; umahluleli womhlaba wonke akayikwenza ubulungisa na?
26Yathi iNkosi: “Uma eSodoma ngifumana abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu emzini, ngiyakuhawukela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo.”
27U-Abrahama waphendula, wathi: “Bheka, nginqume ukukhuluma neNkosi, eluthuli nomlotha.”
28Mhlawumbe kuyakusweleka abahlanu kwabalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu; Uzachitha umuzi wonke ngenxa yokuswela ezinhlanu? Wathi: “Uma ngifumana khona abangamashumi amane nanhlanu, angiyikubabhubhisa.”
29Wabuye wakhuluma kuye, wathi: “Mhlawumbe kuyakutholwa abangamashumi amane.” Wathi: “Angiyikukwenza ngenxa yamashumi amane.”
30Wathi kuye: “Mayingathukutheli iNkosi, mina-ke ngiyakukhuluma: Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abangamashumi amathathu.” Wathi: “Angiyikukwenza uma ngithola amashumi amathathu.”
31Wathi: “Bheka-ke, ngibeke phezu kwami ukukhuluma neNkosi: Mhlawumbe kuyotholwa abangamashumi amabili.” Wathi: “Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamashumi amabili.”
32Wathi: “INkosi mayingathukutheli, ngisakhuluma kanye nje: Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abayishumi khona.” Wathi: “Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabayishumi.”
33INkosi yasihamba indlela yayo, isiqedile ukukhuluma loAbrahama; uAbrahama wasebuyela endaweni yakhe.
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