Genesisi
13 Abrama wase uyesuka eGibhithe waya eNegebhu,+ akanye nemfati wakhe nako konkhe labekanako, naLoti wahamba naye. 2 Abrama abenemfuyo lenyenti, nelisiliva neligolide+ lelinyenti. 3 Abehamba emisa emathende nakesuka eNegebhu aya eBetheli, kwaze kwaba ngulapho efika endzaweni lesemkhatsini weBetheli ne-Ayi,+ lapho bekake wamisa lithende lakhe khona, 4 futsi bekake wakha li-al’thare kuleyondzawo. Nakefika lapho, Abrama wadvumisa libito laJehova.
5 Loti naye lebekahamba na-Abrama, abenetimvu, tinkhomo kanye nemathende. 6 Ngako lendzawo yabese ayisabalungeli kutsi bahlale kuyo bonkhe, ngobe tintfo tabo bese titinyenti kakhulu. 7 Ngaleso sizatfu, belusi ba-Abrama nebelusi baLoti bacabana. (Ngaleso sikhatsi, emaKhenani nemaPheresi abehlala kuleyondzawo.)+ 8 Ngako Abrama watsi kuLoti:+ “Ngicela kutsi mine nawe singacabani ngobe sibandzawonye, nebelusi betfu nabo akukafaneli bacabane. 9 Ungakhetsa nome nguyiphi indzawo loyifunako. Ngako-ke ngicela kutsi simane sehlukane. Nangabe uya ngesencele mine ngitakuya ngesekudla, kodvwa nawuya ngesekudla mine ngitakuya ngesencele.” 10 Ngako Loti wayibuka lendzawo futsi wabona sonkhe sifundza saseJordane+ kuze kuyewufika eSowari.+ Wabona kutsi besinemanti lamanyenti, njengengadzi* yaJehova+ nanjengelive laseGibhithe (ngesikhatsi Jehova asengakayibhubhisi iSodoma neGomora). 11 Loti wakhetsa sonkhe sifundza saseJordane, futsi wesuka nako konkhe lokukwakhe waya ngasemphumalanga. Ngako-ke behlukana na-Abrama. 12 Abrama wahlala eveni laseKhenani, Loti yena wahlala emadolobheni lasesifundzeni saseJordane.+ Ekugcineni Loti wamisa emathende akhe edvute neSodoma. 13 Bantfu baseSodoma bebenta tintfo letimbi, futsi bebona kakhulu kuJehova.+
14 Ngemuva kwekutsi bo-Abrama naLoti behlukene, Jehova watsi ku-Abrama: “Ngicela sewuphakamise emehlo, futsi ubuke ngasenyakatfo ulapho ume khona, ubuke ngaseningizimu, ngasemphumalanga nangasenshonalanga, 15 ngobe lonkhe lelive lolibonako ngitalinika wena nebantfwana* bakho, futsi litawuhlala lingelenu.+ 16 Bantfwana bakho ngitabenta babe ngangelutfuli lwemhlabatsi, futsi njengobe umuntfu angeke akhone kulubala, nebantfwana bakho kute lotawukhona kubabala.+ 17 Ngako-ke, lihambe lonkhe lelive, ngobe ngitakunika lona.” 18 Ngako Abrama wachubeka ahlala emathendeni. Ngemuva kwesikhatsi wesuka wayohlala ngasetihlahleni letinkhulu taseMamre,+ eHebroni,+ futsi wakhela Jehova li-al’thare kuleyondzawo.+