Genesisi 19 - Siswati 1996 BibleKonakala kweSodoma 1 Natifika eSodoma letingilosi letimbili, Loti abehleti esangweni lalowo muti. Watsi kube atibone, Loti wasukuma watihlangabeta; watikhotsamela, 2 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.” 3 Kepha Loti watincenga kakhulu letingilosi, tadzimate taphambuka taya tangenisa endlini kakhe. Watentela lidzili, watibhakela sinkhwa lesite imbiliso, tadla. 4 Kepha tatsi tisengakalali, onkhe emadvodza alomuti waseSodoma, lamadzala nalamancane, ayitungeleta lendlu. 5 Amemeta Loti atsi: “Aphi lamadvodza langenise lapha kakho kuyo lentsambama? Wakhiphe uwaletse la, khona sitewulala nawo!” 6 Loti waphuma waya kuwo, wavala umnyango emvakwakhe, 7 watsi: “Ngiyanincenga, bomnaketfu, kutsi ningayenti lentfo lembi kangaka. 8 Ase nilalele la, nginemadvodzakati lamabili langazange asalale nemuntfu lomdvuna. Angimane nginiletsele wona, nente lenikutsandzako kuwo. Kepha ningenti lutfo kulamadvodza, ngobe angenise endlini kami.” 9 Kepha atsi kuye: “Khwesha wena mchamuki-ndzini, sewufuna kuba ngumehluleli wetfu! Wena-ke sesitakuphatsa matima kakhulu kunawo.” Bafuca Loti bamcindzetela betama kwephula sivalo. 10 Kepha lamadvodza lamabili aveta tandla tawo, advonsa Loti amngenisa endlini kuwo, avala umnyango. 11 Ashaya lamadvodza labesemnyango ngebumphumphutse onkhe lawo labengaphandle kwendlu, lamancane nalamadzala, kangangekutsi abatse ayawufuna umnyango angete awutfola. Loti uphuma eSodoma 12 Lamadvodza lamabili atsi kuLoti: “Nangabe bakhona labanye bantfu lonabo, labanjengebakhwenyana, nemadvodzana, nemadvodzakati nome ngangubani lokulelidolobha, bakhiphe lapha, 13 ngobe lendzawo sesitayibhubhisa, ngesizatfu sekutsi sikhalo ngalabantfu balapha sesikhulu kakhulu kuSimakadze; ngako Simakadze usitfume kutsi siteyibhubhisa.” 14 Ngako-ke Loti waphuma waya kubakhwenyana bakhe lababetawutsatsa emadvodzakati akhe, wefike watsi: “Sheshisani siphume, ngobe Simakadze sewutayibhubhisa lendzawo.” Kepha bamtsatsa njengemuntfu lonamako nje. 15 Ekuseni kuseluvivi tingilosi tamgcugcuta Loti tatsi: “Vuka, utsatse umkakho nemadvodzakati akho lamabili lakhona la, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso salelidolobha.” 16 Kepha Loti wabina; ngako-ke ngobe Simakadze waba nesihawu kuye, lamadvodza lamabili ababamba ngetandla, yena nemkakhe kanye nemadvodzakati akhe abakhiphela ngaphandle kwalelidolobha. 17 Atsi kube abakhiphele ngaphandle, lomunye wawo watsi: “Balekani nitewusindza! Ningasabuki nasemuva, ningemi ndzawo kulelitsafa. Balekani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso.” 18 Loti waphendvula watsi: “Cha, Nkhosi, akungabi njalo. 19 Inceku yakho itfole umusa emehlweni akho, wayentela sihawu lesikhulu ngekusindzisa imphilo yayo; kodvwa ngingeke ngikwati kubalekela etintsabeni, ngobe lesijeziso singahle singijubele ngembili, bese ngiyafa. 20 Ase ubuke naliya lidolobha ngesheya, kumalula kubalekela kulo ngobe lisedvutane, futsi lincane. Ngicela kubalekela kulelidolobha lelincane, khona ngitewusindza.” 21 Yatsi kuye: “Yebo-ke naloko ngiyakwemukela. Ngingeke ngilibhubhise lelidolobha lokhuluma ngalo. 22 Phangisa-ke ubalekele khona; ngobe ngingeke ngente lutfo ungakefiki khona.” Ngako-ke, njengobe Loti watsi lelidolobha lincane, lase letsiwa ngekutsi yiSowari. Kubhujiswa kweGomora neSodoma 23 Watsi Loti nakefika eSowari, lilanga lase liphuma. 24 Simakadze wanisa imvula yesibabule nemlilo, iphuma ezulwini, kwana etikweSodoma neGomora. 25 Wawabhubhisa lawo madolobha kanye nalo lonkhe lelo tsafa, nebantfu bawo bonkhe, nako konkhe lokwakumile emhlabatsini. 26 Kepha umkaLoti wabuka emuva, wagucuka masinyane waba yinsika yeluswayi. 27 Abrahama wavuka ekuseni kuseluvivi waya kulendzawo lapho abehlangene naSimakadze khona. 28 Wabuka entansi ngaseSodoma neGomora, ematsafeni angakhona. Wabona intfutfu yalelo live yenyuka njengemusi wenkhehlewane yemlilo. 29 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu nakabhubhisa lamadolobha alawo matsafa, wakhumbula Abrahama ngekutsi akhiphe Loti ekubhujisweni kwalamadolobha, Loti labehlala kuwo. Kusunguleka kwemaMowabi nema-Amoni 30 Njengobe Loti bekesaba kuhlala eSowari, waphuma wayawuhlala etintsabeni yena nemadvodzakati akhe lamabili; likhaya labo kwaba ngumgedze. 31 Lendvodzakati yaLoti yematubulo yakhuluma kulena lencane, yatsi: “Babe wetfu semdzala, kantsi futsi kulelive kute indvodza lengalala natsi njengobe bonkhe bantfu benta. 32 Kota, sitewunatsisa babe liwayini, bese silala naye, sentele kutatitfolela bantfwana kubabe.” 33 Kulobo busuku uyise bamnatsisa liwayini, wadzakwa. Litubulo lakhe langena kuye, lalala neyise. Loti akazange asamuve nekutsi wangena nini waphuma nini engutjeni, ngobe bekadzakwe kakhulu. 34 Ngakusasa lelitubulo latsi kulona lomncane: “Awuboni-ke, mine ngilele naye babe ebusuku bayitolo, asiphindze simnatsise futsi nalamuhla bese uyangena nawe ulale naye, sentele kutitfolela bantfwana kubabe.” 35 Ngako-ke baphindza bamnatsisa uyise nakubo lobo busuku wadzakwa. Lona lomncane wahamba wafike walala neyise. Loti akamvanga nakangena nome asaphuma, ngobe bekadzakwe kakhulu. 36 Ngako-ke omabili emadvodzakati aLoti akhuleliswa nguyise. 37 Litubulo lakhe latala indvodzana, layetsa libito latsi nguMowabi. Unguyise wemaMowabi alamuhla. 38 Lencane nayo yatala indvodzana, yayetsa libito yatsi nguBhenani. Unguyise wema-Amoni alamuhla. |
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