8 Inkhosi yaseSodoma, neyaseGomora, neyase-Adema, neyaseSeboyimu, neyaseBhela leliyiSowari, ahloma aya kulelitsafa laseSidimu,
kangangekutsi umnyele welive lemaKhenani wawusuka eSidoni ushaye eGerari, naseGaza, naseSodoma, naseGomora, nase-Adma, naseSeboyimu uze ufike eLasha.
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.
kuyakulwa nemakhosi boKhedolawomere wase-Elamu, naThidali inkhosi yetive, na-Amrafeli waseShinari, na-Ariyoki wase-Elasare. Emakhosi lamane alwa nemakhosi lasihlanu.
Ase ubuke naliya lidolobha ngesheya, kumalula kubalekela kulo ngobe lisedvutane, futsi lincane. Ngicela kubalekela kulelidolobha lelincane, khona ngitewusindza.”
Phangisa-ke ubalekele khona; ngobe ngingeke ngente lutfo ungakefiki khona.” Ngako-ke, njengobe Loti watsi lelidolobha lincane, lase letsiwa ngekutsi yiSowari.
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.