Abrama naLoti bayehlukana
1Ngako-ke Abrama wakhuphuka eGibhithe, yena nemkakhe, nako konkhe labesanako, wahamba naLoti, baya ngaseningizimu neKhenani.
2Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide. 3Wesuka eningizimu neKhenani wacocoma ngekutfutsa, waze wefika ngaseBetheli. Waphindze wesuka lapho waya endzaweni lesemkhatsini weBetheli ne-Ayi, lapho abeke wemisa khona lithende kucala, 4wakha nelilati. Abrama wafike lapho wakhuleka kuSimakadze.
5Naye Loti, labehamba na-Abrama, abesanetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo kanye nemndeni wakhe netisebenti takhe. 6Ngako-ke lelo live lalingeke lisabenela kahle-hle, ngobe timphahla tabo tase titinyenti kangangekutsi babengabe basahlala ndzawonye. 7Kwavela kucabana emkhatsini webelusi baka-Abrama nebelusi bakaLoti. Ngaleso sikhatsi emaKhenani nemaPheresi abesahlala kulelo live.
8Ngako Abrama watsi kuLoti: “Tsine nawe sitihlobo. Ngako-ke akukafaneli kutsi sicabane ngenca yekucabana kwebelusi betfu. 9Angitsi uyalibona lonkhe lelive? Asehlukane. Nawukhetsa kuya ngesancele, mine ngitakuya ngesekudla; nawukhetsa kuya ngesekudla, mine ngitakuya ngesancele.”
10Loti watsi naphakamisa emehlo akhe, wabona litsafa lelinesihlambo semfula iJordane, linemanti lenele yonkhe indzawo, kuze kuyewufika eSowari; lalinjengensimi yaSimakadze nanjengelive laseGibhithe. Ngalesikhatsi Simakadze abesengakayibhubhisi iSodoma neGomora. 11Ngako-ke Loti wakhetsa lonkhe litsafa lelalinesihlambo semfula iJordane, wacondza ngasemphumalanga. Kwaba kwehlukana kwabo-ke njalo. 12Abrama wahlala eveni laseKhenani, Loti yena wayawuhlala emkhatsini wemiti lesetsafeni lemfula, wemisa lithende lakhe edvute neSodoma. 13Kepha bantfu baseSodoma babekhohlakele, bona kakhulu kuSimakadze.
Abrama uya eHebroni
14Kwatsi Loti nasehlukene na-Abrama, Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Phakamisa emehlo akho, ubuke ngasenyakatfo, nangaseningizimu, nangasemphumalanga, nangasenshonalanga. 15Lonkhe lelive lolibonako ngitawulinika wena netitukulwane takho kuze kube phakadze. 16Titukulwane takho ngiyawutenta tibe ngangelutfuli lwemhlaba, kangangekutsi nakukhona longabala lutfuli lwemhlaba, netitukulwane takho angatibala. 17Sukuma, uhambe ulidzabule ekhatsi ngebudze nangebubanti balo lelive, ngobe ngitakunika lona.” 18Ngako-ke, Abrama walitfutsa lithende lakhe walimisa ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi eMamre, leseHebroni; wafike lapho wakhela Simakadze lilati.
