1 Natifika eSodoma letingilosi letimbili, Loti abehleti esangweni lalowo muti. Watsi kube atibone, Loti wasukuma watihlangabeta; watikhotsamela,
Nati-ke titukulwane taThera: Thera abenguyise wa-Abrama, naNahori, naHarani. Harani abenguyise waLoti.
Abrama wahlala eveni laseKhenani, Loti yena wayawuhlala emkhatsini wemiti lesetsafeni lemfula, wemisa lithende lakhe edvute neSodoma.
Lamadvodza esuka lapho ahamba asalibhekise eSodoma, Abrahama wawaphekeletela, entela kuwakhombisa indlela.
Ngako-ke lamadvodza esuka lapho acondza ngaseSodoma; kepha Abrahama wasala embikwaSimakadze.
Kepha lamadvodza lamabili aveta tandla tawo, advonsa Loti amngenisa endlini kuwo, avala umnyango.
watsi kuto: “Makhosi, ngiyanicela kutsi niphambuke nitewungenisa endlini yenceku yenu kulobusuku balamuhla, khona nitewugeza tinyawo tenu. Kusasa ngeluvivi seningahamba niye lapho niya khona.” Kodvwa taphendvula tatsi: “Cha, sitawuhlala lapha ngaphandle.”
Abrahama wabakhotsamela bantfu bakulelo live.
Josefa wase uyawesusa emadvodzana akhe emadvolweni aJakobe, wakhotsama abhekise buso bakhe phansi.
“Ngangitsi nangisondzela ngasemasangweni elidolobha, ngitsi nangitsatsa sikhundla sami enkhundleni yelidolobha,
Kodvwa kute nasinye sihambi lesake salala ngephandle. ngobe umnyango wami wawuhlala uvulekele tihambi.
Ngiyindzabamlonyeni kulabahlala emasangweni; tidzakwa tihlabela tigiye ngami.
Kuyawuba njengesikhatsi saLoti; bebadla, banatsa, batsenga, batsengisa, balima, bakha tindlu.
Ningakhohlwa kungenisa tihambi emakhaya enu, ngobe labanye ngekwenta njalo bangenisa tingilosi bangaketeleli.
Bowazi wesuka lapho waya esangweni lelidolobha, wafike wahlala phansi. Kwabe sekufika lesihlobo sengati lakhuluma ngaso kuRuthe. Bowazi wasibitela eceleni, watsi: “Ase ute ngalapha, mnganami, uhlale phansi sikhulume.” Nembala waphambuka, wafike wahlala phansi.