Genesi

19 Aanju awiri afika ku Sodhoma pikhadoka dzuwa, Loti akhali nawa pansuwo ukulu wa Sodhoma. Pidaaona iye, Loti alamuka mbaenda kaonana nawo, iye agodama mbakotamisa nsolo wace mpaka pantsi.+ 2 Iye alonga: “Ndaphata miyendo ambuyanga, tendeni kunyumba kwanga, thangwi ndine ntumiki wanu, ndaphata miyendo. Ife tinatsuka miyendo yanu mbamugona, mangwana munalamuka nakweru, mbamupitiriza na ulendo wanu.” Iwo atawira: “Nkhabe, ife tinagona pyathu mu nseu.” 3 Mbwenye Loti aakulumiza kakamwe, natenepa iwo aenda na iye kunyumba kwace. Penepo iye aacitira phwando, aphika mikate yakusowa pyakutupisa, iwo mbadya.

4 Iwo mbadzati kugona, amuna onsene a mu nzinda wa Sodhoma, kutomera aphale mpaka akulu, agumanyikana ninga nsoka ubodzi basi, mbazungulira nyumba ya Loti. 5 Iwo apitiriza kucemera Loti, mbalonga: “Ali kupi amuna adabwera panyumba pako masiku ano? Abuluse kunja toera tipite nawo mʼmabonde.”+

6 Penepo Loti abuluka toera kulonga nawo pansuwo, mbwenye afunga nsuwo nduli mwace. 7 Iye alonga: “Ndaphata miyendo abale anga, lekani kucita pinthu pyenepi pyakuipa. 8 Ndaphata miyendo, bveserani, ine ndiri na ana akazi awiri akuti adzati kupita mʼmabonde na amuna. Ndaphata miyendo, dikhirani ndiabuluse kunja kuno kuna imwe toera mucite pyonsene pinafuna imwe kuna iwo. Mbwenye lekani kucita cinthu kuna amuna anewa, thangwi iwo afikira panyumba+ panga.”* 9 Natenepa iwo alonga: “Buluka pansuwo!” Iwo athimiza: “Munthu uyu abuluka kwawo mbabwera kudzakhala pakati pathu, cincino iye asafuna kutitonga! Cincino tinakucita pyakuipa kakamwe kupiringana pikhafuna ife kucita kuna iwo.” Iwo azungulira* Loti, mbayesera kuswa nsuwo. 10 Penepo amuna akhali nʼnyumba abulusa nkono, akwewera Loti nʼnyumba, mbafunga nsuwo. 11 Mbwenye iwo apha maso a amuna akhali pansuwo, onsene mbakhala maboliboli, kutomera wangʼono mpaka wankulu, natenepa iwo amala mphambvu pikhasaka iwo nsuwo.

12 Penepo amuna akhali nkati apanga Loti: “Uli na abale kuno? Khala uli na akamwene, ana amuna na akazi na onsene akuti ndi abale ako mu nzinda uno, abuluse kunja kwa nzinda! 13 Thangwi ife tisafuna kufudza nzinda, thangwi Yahova+ asabva mphangwa zakuipa kakamwe mu nzinda uno; natenepa, Yahova atituma toera tifudze nzinda uno.” 14 Natenepa Loti abuluka, mbatoma kulonga na akamwene ace akuti akhadikhira kusemba anace, iye akhaapanga: “Cimbizani! Bulukani muno, thangwi Yahova asafuna kufudza nzinda uno!” Mbwenye akamwene ace akhamuona ninga akusendzeka.*+

15 Pikhaca kunja, aanju atoma kukulumiza Loti, mbalonga: “Cimbiza, kwata nkazako na anako awiri ali na iwe pano, toera nzinda+ ungatcunyuswa thangwi ya madawo awo, iwe ukhonde kufudzwa!” 16 Nakuti iye akhadembuka, amuna aphata manja a Loti, a nkazace na a anace awiri; aabulusa mbaasiya kunja kwa nzinda,+ thangwi Yahova ambvera ntsisi.+ 17 Pidamala iwo kuabulusa kunja kwa nzinda, mʼbodzi wawo alonga: “Thawa toera upulumuse umaso wako! Leka kuyangʼana nduli,+ pontho leka kulimira nee pa mbuto ibodzi mu dhistritu+ ya Yordani! Thawira kucisa ca ku mapiri, toera ukhonde kufudzwa!”

18 Mbwenye Loti aapanga: “Kweneko tayu, ndaphata miyendo Yahova!* 19 Ndaphata miyendo, imwe mwabvera ntsisi ntumiki wanu, pontho cincino imwe muli kupangiza kukoma ntima kukulu* kuna ine, mbamukoya umaso wanga,+ mbwenye ine nee ndinakwanisa kuthawira kucisa ca ku mapiri, thangwi ndisagopa kuti cidengwa cinandiphata panjira, mbandifa.+ 20 Ndaphata miyendo, nzinda ule uli cifupi, ndinakwanisa kuthawira kweneko; ndi cisa cingʼono kakamwe. Ndithawire pyanga kweneko? Ndi cisa cingʼono kakamwe. Natenepa ndinapulumuka.” 21 Penepo iye antawira: “Nkhabe pinthu, ndinacita+ pidaphemba iwe. Nee ndinafudza nzinda udalonga iwe.+ 22 Cimbiza! Thawira kweneko, thangwi nee ndinacita cinthu mbudzati kufika kweneko!”+ Na thangwi ineyi, nzinda unoyu wapaswa dzina ya Zoari.*+

23 Mu ndzidzi udafika Loti ku Zoari, dzuwa ikhadabuluka. 24 Penepo Yahova abvumbisa moto na enxofre mu Sodhoma na Gomora; moto unoyu wabuluka kuna Yahova kudzulu.+ 25 Natenepa, iye afudza mizinda ineyi, inde, cisa consene ca Yordani, kuphatanizambo anthu onsene a mu nzinda na miti.+ 26 Mbwenye nkazi wa Loti wakuti akhabwera nduli mwace, atoma kuyangʼana nduli, mbasanduka kudza culu ca munyu.+

27 Mangwana mwace namacibese kakamwe, Abhrahamu alamuka mbaenda pa mbuto ikhadalimira iye pamaso pa Yahova.+ 28 Pidayangʼana iye kukhundu ya ku Sodhoma na Gomora pabodzi na cisa consene ca Yordani, aona pinthu pyakudzumisa kakamwe. Kucisa ceneci kukhabuluka utci tolotolo ninga utci unabuluka pa mbuto inapiswa mabhuloko!*+ 29 Natenepa, pidafudza Mulungu cisa ca Yordani, iye akumbuka Abhrahamu, mbabulusa Loti kunja kwa mizinda idafudza iye, yakuti ndi mizinda ikakhala+ Loti.

30 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Loti abuluka ku Zoari na anace awiri a akazi mbaenda kakhala kucisa ca mapiri,+ thangwi iye akhagopa kukhala ku Zoari.+ Natenepa iye atoma kukhala mu dzimba pabodzi na anace awiri. 31 Mwana wakutoma apanga ngʼono wace: “Babathu akalamba, pontho kuno nkhabe amuna toera apite mʼmabonde na ife ninga pinacita anthu pa dziko yonsene. 32 Tende tipase vinyu babathu amwe, tigone naye toera dzindza ya babathu ipitirize.”

33 Natenepa, pa masiku anewa iwo aledzeresa babawo na vinyu; buluka penepo mwana wakutoma apita mbagona na babace, mbwenye iye nee apibva pidagona mwanace, nee pidalamuka mwanace. 34 Mangwana mwace, mwana wakutoma apanga ngʼono wace: “Masiku ine ndagona na baba. Tende timpase pontho vinyu masiku ano. Buluka penepo, pita toera ugone naye,* natenepa, dzindza ya babathu inapitiriza.” 35 Pa masiku anewa iwo aledzeresa pontho babawo na vinyu; buluka penepo mwana wangʼono apita mbagona naye, mbwenye iye nee apibva pidagona mwanace, nee pidalamuka mwanace. 36 Natenepa ana awiri ene a Loti apaswa mimba na babawo. 37 Mwana wakutoma abala mwana wamamuna mbampasa dzina ya Moabhe.+ Iye ndi baba wa ale akuti lero+ asadziwika na dzindza ya Moabhe. 38 Mwana wangʼono abalambo mwana wamamuna mbampasa dzina ya Bheni-Ami. Iye ndi baba wa ale akuti lero asadziwika na dzindza ya Amoni.+