UGenesise 18 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 18 UJehova no-Abrahama bakhuluma ngeSodoma neGomora

¹ INkosi yabonakala kuye emathafeni aseMamre, yahlala ngasemnyango wetende ekushiseni kwemini;

² Waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, bheka, amadoda amathathu emi ngakuye; kwathi ewabona, wagijima ukuwahlangabeza esuka emnyango wetende, wakhothamela phansi.

³ Wathi: “Nkosi yami, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ungadluli encekwini yakho.”

⁴ Ake kulandwe amanzi, ugeze izinyawo zakho, uphumule ngaphansi kwesihlahla.

⁵ Futhi ngizohamba ngithathe ucezu lwesinkwa futhi ngiduduze izinhliziyo zenu; emva kwalokho kumelwe udlule, ngoba yingakho uze encekwini yakho. Athi: Yenza njengokusho kwakho.

⁶ U-Abrahama washesha waya kuSara etendeni, wathi: “Sheshisa ulungise amaseya amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo, uyixove, wenze amaqebelengwane eziko.

⁷ U-Abhrahama wagijimela emhlambini, wathatha ithole elithambileyo nelihle, walinika ijaha; wayesekusheshisa.

⁸ Wathatha amabhotela, nobisi, nethole abelilungisile, wakubeka phambi kwabo; wema nabo phansi kwesihlahla, badla.

⁹ Bathi kuye: “Uphi uSara umkakho na?” Wathi: “Bheka, etendeni.”

¹⁰ Wathi: “Impela ngiyakubuyela kuwe ngesikhathi sokuphila; bheka, umkakho uSara uzakuba nendodana. USara wezwa ngasemnyango wetende elingasemva kwakhe.

¹¹ U-Abrahama noSara base bebadala, sebekhulile; kwase kunqamuka ukuba kuSara njengabesifazane.

¹² USara wahleka phakathi kwakhe, wathi: “Ngingajabula yini lapho sengimdala, nenkosi yami isindala na?”

¹³ INkosi yasisithi kuAbrahama: Kungani uSara ehleka esithi: Isibili ngizazala umntwana oseluphele?

¹⁴ Kukhona okunzima yini eNkosini? Ngesikhathi esimisiwe ngizabuyela kuwe, ngesikhathi sokuphila, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana.

¹⁵ USara waphika wathi: “Angihlekanga; ngoba wayesaba. Waphendula wathi: Hatshi; kodwa wahleka.

¹⁶ Amadoda asuka lapho abheka ngaseSodoma; u-Abrahama wahamba nawo ukuba awangenise endleleni.

¹⁷ INkosi yasisithi: Ngifihlele uAbrahama engikwenzayo yini?

¹⁸ Bhekani ukuthi u-Abrahama uyakuba yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyobusiswa ngaye?

¹⁹ Ngokuba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela yeNkosi, benze ukulunga nokulunga; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho ekushilo ngaye.

²⁰ INkosi yasisithi: Ngoba isililo seSodoma leGomora sikhulu, langoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu;

²¹ Manje ngizokwehla ngibone uma benzile ngokuphelele ngokuvumelana nokukhala kwalokho okwafika kimi; futhi uma kungenjalo, ngizokwazi.

²² Amadoda afulathela lapho, aya eSodoma, kepha u-Abrahama wayemi phambi kukaJehova.

²³ U-Abrahama wasondela, wathi: “Niyakubhubhisa olungileyo kanye nomubi na?”

²⁴ Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu emzini; uyakuyichitha indawo, ungahawukeli abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu abakuyo na?

²⁵ Makube kude nawe ukwenza kanjalo, ukubulala olungileyo kanye nomubi, nokuba olungileyo abe njengomubi, okude nawe; umahluleli womhlaba wonke akayikwenza ubulungisa na?

²⁶ Yathi iNkosi: “Uma eSodoma ngifumana abalungileyo abangamashumi ayisihlanu emzini, ngiyakuhawukela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo.”

²⁷ U-Abrahama waphendula, wathi: “Bheka, nginqume ukukhuluma neNkosi, eluthuli nomlotha.”

²⁸ Mhlawumbe kuyakusweleka abahlanu kwabalungileyo abangamashumi amahlanu; Uzachitha umuzi wonke ngenxa yokuswela ezinhlanu? Wathi: “Uma ngifumana khona abangamashumi amane nanhlanu, angiyikubabhubhisa.”

²⁹ Wabuye wakhuluma kuye, wathi: “Mhlawumbe kuyakutholwa abangamashumi amane.” Wathi: “Angiyikukwenza ngenxa yamashumi amane.”

³⁰ Wathi kuye: “Mayingathukutheli iNkosi, mina-ke ngiyakukhuluma: Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abangamashumi amathathu.” Wathi: “Angiyikukwenza uma ngithola amashumi amathathu.”

³¹ Wathi: “Bheka-ke, ngibeke phezu kwami ukukhuluma neNkosi: Mhlawumbe kuyotholwa abangamashumi amabili.” Wathi: “Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamashumi amabili.”

³² Wathi: “INkosi mayingathukutheli, ngisakhuluma kanye nje: Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abayishumi khona.” Wathi: “Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabayishumi.”

³³ INkosi yasihamba indlela yayo, isiqedile ukukhuluma loAbrahama; uAbrahama wasebuyela endaweni yakhe.