Matalikilo
13 Mpawo Abbramu wakazwa mu-Ijipita waya kuNegebbu, kalaamwi amwanakazi wakwe azintu zyoonse nzyaakalaazyo kuswaanizya aLoti. 2 Abbramu wakanotede loko, wakali aalubono, nsiliva angolida. 3 Naakali kweenda kazwa kuNegebbu kaya kuBbeteli, wakali kuyabulonga kuzwa kuliimwi ndawu kaya kuliimwi, kusikila naakasika kundawu tente lyakwe nkulyakabede aakati kaBbeteli a-Ayi, 4 kundawu ooko nkwaakayakilide chipayililo kumasaangunino. Abbramu wakayita zina lyaJehova kundawu eeyo.
5 Loti, ooyo wakali kweendaamwi a-Abbramu anguwe wakali aambelele, ng’ombe amatente. 6 Nyika njibakalaayo teeyakachili kukkwana pe kuti bakkalaamwi. Zintu zyabo zyakali zyavula loko zyakuti teebakachili kukonzya pe kukkalaamwi. 7 Eezi zyakapa kuti kube kutamvwanana aakati kabeembeli ba-Abbramu abeembeli baLoti. (Aachiindi eecho, maKkenani amaPerezi bakali kukkala munyika eeyo.) 8 Mpawo Abbramu wakati kuli Loti: “Inche kaka kutabi kutamvwanana aakati kangu anduwe, abeembeli bangu abeembeli bako nkaambo tuli bantu bamwi. 9 Nyika yoonse eeyi teeyako na? Atwaanzaane. Kuti iwe wayinka kuchimweensi ime ndilayinka kuchilisyo, pesi kuti wayinka kuchilisyo ime ndilayinka kuchimweensi.” 10 Loti wakalanga-langa mpawo wakabona kuti bbooma lyoonse lyaJodani yakali ndawu yakali aamaanzi (Jehova katananyonyoona Sodoma aGomora), yakali mbuli muunda waJehova, mbuli nyika ya-Ijipita, kusika kuZowari. 11 Mpawo Loti wakasala bbooma lyoonse lyaJodani alubo wakaya kubuzwezuba. Nkinkaako, bakaanzaana. 12 Abbramu wakakkala munyika yaKkenani pesi Loti wakakkala aakati kamyuunzi yabbooma. Kumamanino, wakayaka tente lyakwe aafwiifwi aSodoma. 13 Bantu bakuSodoma bakali basizibi, bakali kuchita zintu zibi loko kunembo lyaJehova.
14 Loti kali waanzaana a-Abbramu, Jehova wakati kuli Abbramu: “Kuli aandawu mpubede, ndikumbila kuti uwaale meso aako kunyika akumusanza, kubuzwezuba akububbila, 15 nkaambo nyika yoonse eeyi njubwene ndizooyipa nduwe, aamwi abana bako kayili lukono kukabe kutamani. 16 Alubo ndizoopa kuti bana bako babe mbuli museele waanyika, kuchitila kuti, kuti muntu kakonzya kubala museele waanyika, abana bako banoobalika. 17 Nyampuka weendeende munyika ubone mbiili ndamfu ambiili mpati, nkaambo ndizookupa nyika eeyi.” 18 Abbramu wakayinkilila kunembo kukkala mumatente. Nikwakayinda chiindi, wakasika wakkala aakati kaminsamu mipati yaMamure iili muHebburoni alubo kundawu eeyo wakayakila Jehova chipayililo.