8 Iindumbu zabo ziyokurabhalala eendleleni zomuzi omkhulu obizwa ngokwesiphorofido bona yiSodoma neGibhide, lapha godu neKosi yabo yabethelwa khona.
Abantu beSodoma bebakhohlakele begodu bebasona khulu kuSomnini.
Nje-ke uSomnini wanisa isibabuli esivuthako phezu kwedorobho leSodoma neGomora. Umlilo lowo bewehla uvela ezulwini.
“Mina Somnini nginguZimakho owakukhupha enarheni yeGibhide ekumbeni yobukhoboka.
Godu uSomnini wathi: “Ngambala ngibonile amatlhuwiso wabantu bami eGibhide. Ngisizwile isililo sabo ngebanga labatjhotjhozeli. Iye, ngiyalazi isizi labo.
Ukukhetha kwabo ubuso ebandla kufakaza ngabo; njengeSodoma banegugu ngesono sabo abe abafihli. Bazazizwa ngombana bazehlisele ihlekelele!
Phakathi kwabaphorofidi beJerusalema khona ngabona nasi into ekghabhudlhako: Bayahlobonga bebaphile ngamala. Baqinisa izandla zabenzi bobumbi, ukuze kungabikho ophendukako ebukhohlakalini bakhe. Boke sebafana neSodoma kimi, iye, abantu beJerusalema sebafana neGomora.”
Bakhupha u-Uriya eGibhide bamletha ekosini uJehoyakhimu owambulala ngesabula. Isidumbu sakhe saphoselwa lapha kulahlelwa abantukazana.)
Udadwenu omkhulu liSamariya ebelihlala namadodakazalo ngetlhagwini kuwe; kuthi udadwenu omncani ongesewula kuwe kube liSodoma namadodakazalo.
‘Nje-ke yelela, nanti icala lakadadwenu iSodoma: Yena namadodakazakhe bebaphakeme, bangasweli ukudla begodu bazigedlile kodwana akhange babonelele abachakileko nabadududu,
Nanyana kunjalo wathuwelela nobungwadla bakhe, akhumbula imihla yobutjha bakhe yalokha nangwadla enarheni yeGibhide,
Ngendlela leyo ngizakuphelisa ukuziphatha ngameswe kwakho nobungwadla bakho owabuya nabo eGibhide ukuze ungasaphakamiseli amehlwakho kibo namkha ukhumbule iGibhide godu.”
Wona gade angwadla eGibhide; iye, angwadla ebutjheni bawo. Lapho amabelawo apotozwa nobutlawu beengono zawo zancinzwancinzwa.
Akhange alise ubungwadla bakhe agade asoloko abenza eGibhide lapha amasokana bekalala naye khona ebutjheni bakhe, ancinzancinza ubutlawu beengono zakhe, athululela ubungwadla bawo phezu kwakhe.
Nje-ke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, amathambo la angiyo yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli. Ihlalele ukuthi, ‘Amathambethu omile nethemba lethu liphelile begodu siquntiwe.’
“Ngabhubhisa inengi lenu njengombana ngabhubhisa iSodoma neGomora. Benifana nesikhuni esivuthako esirhwatjhwe emlilweni. Kodwana azange niphendukele kimi.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona kuzokuba ngcono enarheni yeSodoma neGomora ngomhla wokuphela kunomuzi lowo.”
Waduleka phasi, wezwa ilizwi lisithi kuye: “Sawula, Sawula, ungizumelani na?”
Ngokunjalo-ke noJesu naye wahlunguphazwa ngaphandle kwesango ukuze acwengise abantu ngeengazi zakhe.
nasele khebahlubuka kulikhuni ukubaphendula ngombana ngokuhlubuka kwabo babuye godu bayibethele esiphambanweni iNdodana kaZimu bayithela ngehlazo epepeneneni.
iye, imizi yeSodoma neGomora wayirhayila ngokuyiphendula yaba mlotha, wayenza isibonelo salokho okuzakwenzeka kilabo abangamesabiko.
Ngokufanako, iSodoma neGomora kanye nemizi ebhodileko yazibandakanya emabayini ngendlela emameswe nedazukileko, yaba sibonelo sokuhlunguphazwa ngokutjhiswa ngomlilo wesiphelani.
Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.
Abantu abavela emindenini, eenkorweni, eenlimini nezizweni bayokurhudulela iindumbu zabo amehlo amalanga amathathu nesiquntu bebangavumi bona zibulungwe.
Ubutlhodlhelo bewayini bagadangwa ngaphandle komuzi, kwavinyilika iingazi ebutlhodlhelweni zaba zinengi zaphakama bekwaba sematomini weenjomani, kwaba libanga ebelingaba mamayela angaba makhulu amabili.
Nje-ke enye ingilozi yesibili yalandela yathi: “Liwile, liwile iBhabheli elikhulu! Ngilo elenza bona zoke izizwe zisele iwayini lelaka lobungwadla balo!”
Umuzi omkhulu waphadlhuka iingcenye ezintathu nemizi yezizwe yawa. UZimu wakhumbula iBhabheli elikhulu, walinikela iwayini lelaka lobukhali bakhe.
Nje-ke kweza kimi enye yeengilozi ezilikhomba iphethe izitja ezilikhomba yathi kimi: “Yewuze, ngithanda ukukutjengisa isigwebo sengwadlakazi ehlezi phezu kwamanzi amanengi,
“Umfazi ombonileko umumuzi omkhulu obusa ngaphezu kwamakhosi wephasi.”
Epandla yakhe bekunebizo elitlolwe ifihlo ethi: “Bhabheli elikulu, nina weengwadla namanyala wephasi.”
Azakujama buqamamana ngokwesaba ukuhlunguphazwa kwalo athi: “Maye, maye kuwe, muzi omkhulu, Bhabheli muzi onamandla! Ukugwetjhwa kwakho kukufikele nge-awara linye.”
barhahlawula isililo lokha nababona intuthu yokutjha kwalo, bathi: “Ngiwuphi umuzi owakhe wafana nomuzi omkhulu lo?”
Yarhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu yathi: “Liwile! Liwile iBhabheli elikhulu! Seliyindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, isikhungo sayo yoke imimoya esilapheleko, isikhungo seenyoni zoke ezisilapheleko, isikhungo sazo zoke iinbadana ezisilapheleko nezizondekileko.
Yeke ingilozi enamandla yadobha ilitje elinjengelokusila yaliphosa ngelwandle, yathi: “Ngiyo-ke le indlela iBhabheli, umuzi omkhulu eliyokuphoswa ngayo phasi, lingabe lisabonwa godu.
“Ngaphakathi kwakho kwafunyanwa iingazi zabaphorofidi, zabacwengileko nezalabo ababulawako ephasini.”