Atsi kube abakhiphele ngaphandle, lomunye wawo watsi: “Balekani nitewusindza! Ningasabuki nasemuva, ningemi ndzawo kulelitsafa. Balekani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso.”
Loti watsi naphakamisa emehlo akhe, wabona litsafa lelinesihlambo semfula iJordane, linemanti lenele yonkhe indzawo, kuze kuyewufika eSowari; lalinjengensimi yaSimakadze nanjengelive laseGibhithe. Ngalesikhatsi Simakadze abesengakayibhubhisi iSodoma neGomora.
Litsafa laseSidimu laligcwele imigodzi yelitiyela. Ngesikhatsi emakhosi aseSodoma abaleka, agcumukela kulemigodzi, lamanye abalekela etintsabeni.
Ngako-ke lamadvodza esuka lapho acondza ngaseSodoma; kepha Abrahama wasala embikwaSimakadze.
Loti waphendvula watsi: “Cha, Nkhosi, akungabi njalo.
Phangisa-ke ubalekele khona; ngobe ngingeke ngente lutfo ungakefiki khona.” Ngako-ke, njengobe Loti watsi lelidolobha lincane, lase letsiwa ngekutsi yiSowari.
Kepha umkaLoti wabuka emuva, wagucuka masinyane waba yinsika yeluswayi.
Njengobe Loti bekesaba kuhlala eSowari, waphuma wayawuhlala etintsabeni yena nemadvodzakati akhe lamabili; likhaya labo kwaba ngumgedze.
Manje-ke ase ngikweluleke kutsi imphilo yakho neyaSolomoni, indvodzana yakho, ungayisindzisa kanjani.
Elija wesaba wabalekela kusindzisa imphilo yakhe. Watsi kube efike eBherisheba kulakaJuda, wayishiya lapho inceku yakhe,
Ngiphakamisela emehlo ami etintsabeni; lusito lwami luyawuchamuka kuphi?
Balekani niphephise imphilo yenu, banini njengesihlahla lesisehlane.
Wasiyala sonkhe sive, watsi: “Khweshani emathendeni aletigangi leti! Ningatsintsi lutfo etintfweni tabo, funa nani nikhukhulwe kanye netono tabo.”
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
Ngobe imphilo ibaluleke kakhulu kunekudla, nemtimba ubaluleke kakhulu kunetimphahla.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Wonkhe lobambe likhuba alima bese ubuka emuva, akawufaneli umbuso waNkulunkulu.”
Pho, tsine siyawuphunyula njani, nasingakunaki lokusindziswa lokungaka? Kwakhulunywa yiNkhosi kucala, kwaciniswa kitsi ngulabo labayiva.
Sawula watfumela emadvodza endlini yaDavide kutsi ayekumgadza, bese ayambulala ekuseni. Kodvwa Mikhali, umkaDavide, wecwayisa Davide watsi: “Nawungabaleki uyewubhaca lamuhla ebusuku, utawubulawa ekuseni kusasa.”