Genesisi 18:1-33
18 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jehova+ wabonakala ku-Abrahama ngasetihlahleni letinkhulu taseMamre.+ Abrahama abehleti ngasemnyango welithende lakhe, futsi nelilanga beselishisa kakhulu.
2 Watsi nakaphakamisa emehlo, wabona emadvodza lamatsatfu eme bucalu naye.+ Nakawabona, wesuka emnyango welithende wagijima wawahlangabeta, wafike waguca embikwawo.
3 Wabese utsi: “Jehova,* nangabe ngitfole umusa kuwe, ngicela ungayendluli inceku yakho.
4 Ngicela kuniletsela emanti kuze nigezwe tinyawo;+ ngemuva kwaloko niphumule ngephansi kwesihlahla.
5 Njengobe nite encekwini yenu, ngicela kuniletsela sinkhwa nitewudla* bese nichubeka neluhambo lwenu.” Lamadvodza atsi: “Kulungile, ungenta njengobe usho.”
6 Ngako Abrahama waphutfuma waya ethendeni kuSara, wafike watsi: “Phangisa, tsatsa bobhasikidi labatsatfu* bafulaha ubhuce inhlama, wente tinkhwa.”
7 Abrahama wase uyagijima uya emhlambini wakhe wafike wakhetsa inkunzana lenhle futsi lekhuluphele. Wayinika sisebenti sakhe futsi sayilungisa ngekushesha.
8 Wabese utsatsa bhotela nelubisi kanye nalenkunzana labeyilungisile wabanika kona. Njengobe lamadvodza adla, Abrahama wema eceleni kwawo ngephansi kwalesihlahla.+
9 Ambuta atsi: “Uphi Sara+ umkakho?” Waphendvula watsi: “Ulathendeni.”
10 Lenye kulamadvodza yatsi: “Ngitawubuya kuwe ngesikhatsi lesifanako emnyakeni lotako, futsi Sara umkakho utawuba nendvodzana.”+ Ngaleso sikhatsi Sara abelalele asemnyango welithende lebelingemuva kwalendvodza.
11 Bo-Abrahama naSara besebakhule kakhulu.+ Sara besekamdzala kakhulu kutsi angatfola bantfwana.*+
12 Ngako Sara wahleka yedvwa, watsi: “Njengobe mine sengimdzala kangaka futsi nenkhosi yami seyikhulile, ngisengayitfola yini lenjabulo?”+
13 Jehova wase utsi ku-Abrahama: “Uhlekani Sara futsi kungani atsi: ‘Ngitamtfola yini vele umntfwana njengobe sengimdzala kangaka?’
14 Kukhona yini lokungehlula Jehova?+ Ngitawubuya kuwe ngesikhatsi lesifanako emnyakeni lotako, futsi Sara umkakho utawuba nendvodzana.”
15 Kodvwa Sara waphika ngobe bekesaba, watsi: “Cha angikahleki!” Nkulunkulu watsi: “Vele uhlekile.”
16 Ngesikhatsi lamadvodza asukuma alungela kuhamba, abuka ngaseSodoma,+ futsi Abrahama wawaphekeletela kute awakhombise indlela.
17 Jehova watsi: “Kufanele yini vele ngimfihlele Abrahama loko lengitakwenta?+
18 Phela Abrahama utawuba sive lesikhulu nalesinemandla, futsi tonkhe tive temhlaba titawubusiswa* ngaye.+
19 Ngimati kahle Abrahama futsi ngiyaciniseka kutsi utawafundzisa emadvodzana akhe kanye netitukulwane takhe kutsi tente lokulungile emehlweni aJehova,+ kuze Jehova afeze loko lametsembise kona.”
20 Jehova wabese utsi: “Kukhala lokukhona ngeSodoma nangeGomora kukhulu+ futsi netono tayo tinyenti kakhulu.+
21 Ngitawehla ngiyobuka kutsi loko lengikuvako kuliciniso yini, nekutsi loko labakwentako kubi yini vele. Ngifuna kukwati loku.”+
22 Lamadvodza esuka lapho aya ngaseSodoma, kodvwa Jehova+ wasala na-Abrahama.
23 Ngako Abrahama wasondzela watsi: “Utababhubhisa yini vele bantfu labalungile nawubhubhisa lababi?+
24 Asesitsi kunebantfu labalungile labangu-50 kulelidolobha. Utababhubhisa bonkhe yini bantfu labakulelidolobha, futsi angeke yini ulicolele ngenca yalaba labalungile labangu-50?
25 Akube khashane nawe kwenta ngalendlela, kutsi ubhubhise labalungile kanye nalababi, nekutsi bonkhe batfole sijeziso lesifanako.+ Loko akube khashane nawe.+ Njengobe unguMehluleli wemhlaba wonkhe, ngeke yini wente lokulungile?”+
26 Ngako Jehova watsi: “Nangabe ngitfola bantfu labalungile labangu-50 eSodoma, ngitalicolela lonkhe lelidolobha ngenca yabo.”
27 Kodvwa Abrahama wachubeka watsi: “Jehova, ngicela ungivumele kutsi ngichubeke ngikhulume, ngisho nobe ngilutfuli nemlotsa.
28 Asesitsi kunalabasihlanu labangakalungi emkhatsini walaba labangu-50 labalungile. Utalibhubhisa yini lonkhe lelidolobha ngenca yabo?” Nkulunkulu watsi: “Angeke ngilibhubhise nangabe ngitfola labalungile labangu-45.”+
29 Kodvwa waphindze wakhuluma naye watsi: “Asesitsi-ke utfola labangu-40.” Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsi: “Angeke ngilibhubhise ngenca yalaba labangu-40.”
30 Wachubeka watsi: “Jehova, ungangitfukutseleli,+ kodvwa ngicela ungivumele ngichubeke: Asesitsi utfola labangu-30 kuphela.” Nkulunkulu waphendvula watsi: “Angeke ngilibhubhise nangabe ngitfola labalungile labangu-30.”
31 Wachubeka watsi: “Jehova, ngicela ungivumele kutsi ngichubeke ngikhulume: Asesitsi-ke utfola labangu-20 kuphela.” Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsi: “Angeke ngilibhubhise ngenca yalaba labalungile labangu-20.”
32 Ekugcineni watsi: “Jehova, mane ungangitfukutseleli, kodvwa ngicela ungivumele ngikhulume kwekugcina: Asesitsi utfola labangu-10 nje kuphela.” Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsi: “Angeke ngilibhubhise ngenca yalaba labalungile labangu-10.”
33 Jehova watsi nakacedza kukhuluma na-Abrahama wahamba,+ na-Abrahama wabuyela endzaweni yakhe.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Abrahama wakhuluma nalengilosi shengatsi ukhuluma naJehova ngalokucondzile.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nicinise tinhlitiyo tenu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emaseya lamatsatfu.” Liseya belilingana nemalitha langu-7.33. Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inchubo yebafati beyingasenteki kuSara.”
^ Nobe “titawutitfolela sibusiso.”
