IGenesisi 14
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Ukuhlasela Kwamakhosi Nokuthunjwa KukaLothi
1 Ngalezo zinsuku kwasuka u-Amirafeli inkosi yaseShinari, no-Ariyokhi inkosi yase-Elasa, noKhedoloma inkosi yase-Elamu, noThidali inkosi yezizwe, 2 ahlasela uBhera inkosi yaseSodoma, noBhisha inkosi yaseGomora, noShinaba inkosi yase-Adima, noShemebha inkosi yaseZebhoyimu, nenkosi yaseBhela okuyiZowari. 3 Wonke lawo makhosi ahlanganisela amabutho awo esigodini iSidimu, okuwuLwandle Lukasawoti.
4Lawo makhosi ayekade ekhonze kuKhedoloma iminyaka eyi-12, kodwa kuthe ngonyaka we-13 amvukela, 5 okuthe ngonyaka weshu-14, uKhedoloma namakhosi ayebambisene nawo bahlasela amaRefa e-Ashitherothi Karinayimu, amaZuzi eHamu, ama-Emi eShave Kiriyathayimi, 6 namaHori asezintabeni eSeyiri, bawanqoba, bawaxosha aze afika e-Eli Pharani ehlane. 7 Base bebuyela emuva, bafika e-Eni Mishiphathi okuyiKadeshi, balinqoba lonke izwe lama-Amaleki, nama-Amori ayakhe eHazezoni Thamari.
8 Amakhosi aseSodoma, eGomora, e-Adima, eZebhoyimu, naseBhela, elibuye laziwe ngokuthi yiZowari, ehlela esigodini iSidimu, aphaka impi yawo ngamahlandla, 9abhekana noKhedoloma inkosi yakwa-Elamu, noThidali inkosi yezizwe, no-Amirafeli inkosi yaseShinari, no-Ariyokhi inkosi yase-Elasa, kungamakhosi amane ebhekene namakhosi amahlanu. 10 Isigodi iSidimu sasigcwele imigodi yebhithumeni, okwathi lapho amakhosi aseSodoma naseGomora ebaleka, amanye amadoda aphonseka kuyo, amanye athi galo yephuka ephikelele ezintabeni. 11Amakhosi ayiphanga yonke impahla yaseSodoma, neyaseGomora nakho konke ukudla, ahamba nakho. 12 Amthumba noLothi, indodana yomfowabo ka-Abhrama, owayehlala eSodoma nempahla yakhe bemuka naye.
U-Abhrama Usindisa ULothi Ekuthunjweni
13 Kwafika ophume ngesamagundwane isabambene, wabikela u-Abhrama umHebheru, owayakhe eduze kwezihlahla ezinkulu zemi-okhi eMamre, umu-Amori, umfowabo ka-Eshikholi no-Aneri, ababenze isivumelwano no-Abhrama. 14 Kuthe angezwa u-Abhrama ukuthi isihlobo sakhe sithunjiwe, wayesekhipha amadoda angama-318 ayeqeqeshelwe impi, ezalelwe emzini wakhe, wahamba nawo; bayixosha eyesitha baze bayofika kwaDani. 15 Kwathi ebusuku u-Abhrama wawehlukanisa phakathi amadoda ayehamba nawo, ayithelekela nxazonke eyezitha; ayidudula aze ayithela eHobha enyakatho neDamaseku. 16 Wayithola yonke impahla kaLothi, wabuya naye uLothi, isihlobo sakhe, nabanye abantu nabesifazane.
UMelkhizedeki Ubusisa U-Abhrama
17 U-Abhrama esebuya ekunqobeni uKhedoloma namakhosi ayemelekelela, inkosi yaseSodoma yakhuphuka yamhlangabeza esigodini iShave, okungukuthi yisigodi seNkosi. 18 UMelkhizedeki, inkosi yaseSalema, owayengumphristi kaNkulunkulu Ophezukonke, wamlethela isinkwa newayini. 19 Wambusisa u-Abhrama wathi:
“U-Abhrama makabusiswe nguNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,
uMdali wezulu nomhlaba.
20 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke
onikele ezandleni zakho izitha zakho.”
U-Abhrama wayesenikela kuMelkhizedeki ngokweshumi kwakho konke.
21Inkosi yaseSodoma yathi ku-Abhrama: “Nginike abantu, wena uthathe impahla.”
22 Kepha u-Abhrama waphendula wathi: “Ngifungile kuSimakade uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, uMdali wezulu nomhlaba, 23 ngathi ngeke ngamukele lutho lwakho, ngisho umucwana womchilo wembadada, ukuze ungangijikeli bese uthi: ‘Yimi engimnothisile u-Abhrama.’ 24 Ngakho-ke angizukuthatha lutho ngaphandle kwalokho osekudliwe yizinsizwa, nesabelo salawa madoda abengiphelezele: u-Aneri, u-Eshikholi, noMamre. Mabasifumane isabelo sabo.”
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