Genesis 18

Ukuzalwa kukaIsaka kuyathenjiswa

1INkosi yasibonakala kuye ema-okhini* ^a eMamre, wathi ehlezi emnyango wethente ekutshiseni kosuku, 2wasephakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke amadoda amathathu ^b emi phambi kwakhe; esewabonile wagijima ukuwahlangabeza ^c esuka emnyango wethente, wakhothamela emhlabathini, 3wasesithi: Nkosi, uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela ungadluli usuke encekwini yakho. 4Ake kulethwe amanzi amalutshwana ^d, beseligeza inyawo zenu, liphumule ngaphansi kwesihlahla. 5Ngizaletha-ke ucezu lwesinkwa ^e, beseliqinisa inhliziyo yenu, beselisedlula, ngoba yikho ledlule encekwini yenu ^f. Asesithi: Ngokunjalo yenza njengokutsho kwakho. 6UAbrahama wasephangisa esiya ethenteni kuSara, wasesithi: Phangisa! Amaseya* amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo! Xova, wenze amaqebelengwana. 7UAbrahama wasegijimela enkomeni, wathatha ithole elibuthakathaka njalo elihle, walinika ijaha; laphangisa ukulilungisa. 8Wasethatha amasi lochago, lethole abelilungisile, wakubeka phambi kwawo; wema eduze lawo ngaphansi kwesihlahla, asesidla.

9Asesithi kuye: Ungaphi uSara umkakho? Wasesithi: Khangela, ethenteni ^g. 10Yasisithi: Isibili ngizabuya kuwe ngalesisikhathi sempilo ^h; khangela, uSara umkakho uzakuba lendodana ⁱ. USara wakuzwa esemnyango wethente elalingemva kwayo. 11UAbrahama loSara basebebadala sebelensuku ezinengi ^j; kwasekuphelile kuSara okwendlela yabafazi ^k. 12USara wasehlekela ngaphakathi ^l, esithi: Sengigugile, ngingaba lenjabulo, lenkosi yami ^m isindala yini? 13INkosi yasisithi kuAbrahama: Kungani uSara ehleka, esithi: Isibili lami ngizazala mina sengimdala yini? 14Kukhona into enzima kakhulu eNkosini ⁿ yini? Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo ngizabuya kuwe ^o, ngalesisikhathi sempilo, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana. 15USara wasephika ^p esithi: Kangihlekanga, ngoba wayesesaba. Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, ngoba uhlekile.

UAbrahama ukhulekela iSodoma

16Amadoda asesukuma esuka lapho akhangela phansi eSodoma; uAbrahama wasehamba lawo ewaphelekezela ^q. 17INkosi yasisithi: Mina ngingamfihlela uAbrahama yini engikwenzayo ^r? 18Ngoba isibili uAbrahama uzakuba yisizwe esikhulu esilamandla; lazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswa kuye ^s. 19Ngoba ngimazile, ukuze alaye abantwana bakhe ^t lendlu yakhe ^u emva kwakhe, besebegcina indlela yeNkosi ukuze benze ukulunga lokwahlulela, ukuze iNkosi imehlisele uAbrahama lokho ekutshoyo ngaye. 20INkosi yasisithi: Ngoba isikhalo seSodoma leGomora sikhulu ^v, langoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu, 21ngizakwehla-ke ^w besengibona ukuthi njengokwesikhalo sayo esesifike kimi, benzile ngokupheleleyo; kodwa uba kungenjalo ngizakwazi ^x. 22Amadoda esefulathele lapho, asesiya eSodoma ^y; kodwa uAbrahama wayelokhu emile phambi kweNkosi ^z.

23UAbrahama wasesondela ^aa, wathi: Kambe uzambhubhisa lolungileyo kanye lomubi ^ab? 24Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu phakathi komuzi; kambe uzabhubhisa ungaxoleli indawo ngenxa yabalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu abakuwo? 25Kakube khatshana lawe ukwenza into enjalo, ukubulala olungileyo kanye lomubi lokuthi olungileyo abe njengomubi ^ac; kakube khatshana lawe; umahluleli womhlaba wonke kayikwenza ukulunga yini ^ad? 26INkosi yasisithi: Uba ngithola eSodoma abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu phakathi komuzi ^ae, ngizaxolela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo. 27UAbrahama wasephendula ^af wathi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini, lanxa ngiluthuli lomlotha ^ag. 28Mhlawumbe kuzasweleka abahlanu kubo abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu; uzabhubhisa umuzi wonke ngenxa yabahlanu yini? Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amane lanhlanu. 29Waseqhubeka elokhu ekhuluma kuyo wathi: Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amane. Yasisithi: Kangiyikukwenza ngenxa yabangamatshumi amane. 30Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukutheli lapho ngikhuluma. Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amathathu. Yasisithi: Kangiyikukwenza uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amathathu. 31Wasesithi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amabili. Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamatshumi amabili. 32Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukutheli ^ah, ngizakhuluma khathesi kuphela; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abalitshumi. Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabalitshumi. 33INkosi yasihamba isiqedile ukukhuluma kuAbrahama; uAbrahama wasebuyela endaweni yakhe.