3 Phambi kwalo kurhayila umlilo, ngemuva kwalo kurubha ilangabu. Phambi kwalo inarha injengesivande se-Edeni, ngemuva kwalo kube libhudu lerhalawumba. Akunalitho elisindako kilo.
Kodwana uLothi waphakamisela amehlo ngepumalanga, wabona umrhoba weJordani bona uswakamile. Ngaphambi kobana uSomnini atjhabalalise iSodoma neGomora umrhoba weJordani nca ngeTsowari bewunjengesivande sakaZimu nanjengenarha yeGibhide.
USomnini uZimu gade ahlome isivande e-Edeni ngepumalanga; wathatha umuntu agade ambumbile wambeka lapho.
UZimethu uyeza begodu angeze athula, phambi kwakhe kunomlilo oqothulako, uphahlwe siwuruwuru esesabekako.
Phambi kwakhe kukhamba umlilo oqothula amanabakhe mazombe.
Yembatha yoke ihlabathi yaba nzima. Yarhiribidela koke okuhlaza enarheni, kanye neenthelo zoke zemithi yenarha, koke okutjhiywe sinanja. Akunahlaza elasalako kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide, emithini namkha eentjalweni.
Izakwembatha ihlabathi yoke ingasabonakala. Izakuqothula nokuncani okukusaleleko nakuna isinanja, irhiribidele ngitjho nayo yoke imithi emila emasiminakho.
Nguye owenza ilizwe laba njengerhalawumba, wagiriza amadorobhalo, wangavuma bona abathunjwa bakhe babuyele ekhaya.’
ngombana amanzi weNimrimu omile, utjani butjhwabile, ihlaza liyatjhabalala, iye, akusenalitho elihlaza elisaseleko.
Okuhlangulweko kuzakubuthelelwa njengokuqothula kwesikhonyani; njengokubhibha kwewoma lentethe abantu bawalazele ipango.
Ngambala, uSomnini uzakuba nesirhawu ngeZiyoni nangawo woke amarubhayo: Uzakwenza amarhalawumbayo afane ne-Edeni, amabhudwayo abe njengesivande sakaSomnini. Ithabo nenjabulo kuzakubuzwa kiyo, kube nokuthokoza nokubhina.
Ubukhohlakali buvutha njengomlilo, buqothula iminga nameva, butjhisa isithurha kube sikhatha sentuthu ekhuphukako.
Ngobukhali bakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke inarha izakuba libhudu nabantu bafane neensahlela zomlilo. Akuzukuba namuntu obabalela wakwabo.
Bazakugoma isivuno kanye nokudla kwenu, batle amadodana namadodakazenu. Bazakurhiribidela izimvu, iimbuzi neenkomo zenu; bagomojele iindiribe kanye namakhiwanenu. Amadorobhenu anemithangala nenithembele kiwo, bazawalalisa phasi ngesabula.”
Abantu bazakuthi inarha ebesele itjhiyiwe, seyiphenduke yafana nesivande se-Edeni. Amadorobho ebegade asele amarubhi nalawo ebegade adiliziwe njenganje sele anemithangala begodu ayahlaleka.’
Nakhu engakuboniswa nguSomnini uSomandla: USomnini uSomandla wabiza ukwahlulela komlilo; kwafika kwatjhisa amalwandle oma kere, bekwalumatha inarha yoke.
Iye, ngizakuvusa amaBhabheli, abantu abamarhamaru nabanganasisa, abatjharhatha iphasi loke, bakhambe bahluthula izindlu okungasi ngezabo.
Ngabaphephula ngesivunguvungu ngabasa hlangana nezizwe zoke abangazaziko. Inarha yasala inesizungu ngemuva kwabo kangangobana kwakungekho okhambakhamba lapho. Bayenza njalo inarha ethabisako le yaba lirhalawumba.’ ”