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14 Mumazuba aa-Amurafeli mwaami waShina, a-Ariyokki mwaami wa-Elasa, aKkedolawomeri mwaami wa-Elamu aTidali mwaami waGoyimu, 2 baami aaba bakalwana aaBbera mwaami waSodoma, aBbisha mwaami waGomora, aShinabbu mwaami wa-Adima, aShemebba mwaami waZebboyimu, amwaami waBbela, nkukwaamba, Zowari. 3 Boonse aaba bakaaswaanizyaamwi masooja aabo muKkuti lyaSidimu, nkukwaamba, Lwizi lwaMunyo.*
4 Bakali babelekela mwaami Kkedolawomeri kwaminyaka iili 12, pesi mumunyaka wachi 13, bakamubukila. 5 Nkinkaako, mumunyaka wachi 14, Kkedolawomeri abaami mbaakali aabo, bakasika bazunda mwaami Refayimu ku-Ashiteroti-kkanayimu, maZuzimu kuHamu, ma-Emimu kuShave-kkiriyatayimu 6 amaHori muchilundu chabo chaSeyiri kusikila ku-Eli-parani iili kunkanda. 7 Kuzwa waawo, bakaboola mpawo bakasika ku-Eni-mishipati, nkukwaamba, Kkadeshi mpawo bakazunda chilawu choonse chama-Amalekki kuswaanizya ama-Amori bakali kukkala kuHazazoni-tamari.
8 Aachiindi eecho, mwaami waSodoma wakayinkaamwi amwaami waGomora, amwaami wa-Adima, amwaami waZebboyimu amwaami waBbela, nkukwaamba Zowari mpawo bakalibambila kuti babalwane muKkuti lyaSidimu, 9 kuti balwane Kkedolawomeri mwaami wa-Elamu, Tidali mwaami waGoyimu, Amurafeli mwaami waShina a-Ariyokki mwaami wa-Elasa, baami bane kuti balwane aabami bali musanu. 10 Aachiindi eecho, Kkuti lyaSidimu lyakali aamakomba aakazwide taala alubo baami baSodoma aGomora bakeezya kuchija pesi bakawida mukati, bamwi bakasyaala bakachijila kundawu iili aazilundu. 11 Mpawo basikuzunda bakabweza zintu zyoonse zyakali muSodoma aGomora achakulya chabo choonse mpawo bakeenda. 12 Alubo bakabweza Loti mwana wamukulana wa-Abbramu, ooyo wakali kukkala muSodoma, kuswaanizya azintu zyakwe mpawo bakayinkilila kunembo alweendo lwabo.
13 Kuzwa waawo, umwi mwaalumi wakafutuka, wakasika kuzoobuzya Abbramu muHebberu zyakali zyachitika. Aachiindi eecho, wakali kukkala* aakati kaminsamu mipati yaMamure mu-Amori, mukulana* wa-Eshikkolo a-Aneri. Baalumi aaba bakali kugwasyania a-Abbramu. 14 Abbramu wakamvwa kuti bbululu wakwe wakali watolwa mubuzike. Naakamvwa oobo, wakabunganizya baalumi bakwe bakayiisidwe kulwana, babelesi bakwe bali 318 bakazyalilwa mung’anda yakwe mpawo wakabaandila kusika kuDani. 15 Mansiku wakapambula masooja aakwe mpawo we ababelesi bakwe bakabalwana akubazunda. Alubo bakabaandila kusika kuHobba iili kubbazu lyakunyika kwaDamasikko. 16 Wakasosya zintu zyoonse alubo wakaakweeta Loti bbululu wakwe, zintu zyakwe, banakazi abamwi bantu.
17 Abbramu naakaboola kuzwa kukuzunda Kkedolawomeri abaami mbaakalaabo, mwaami waSodoma wakazwa kuti akatambule Abbramu kuKkuti lyaShave, nkukwaamba Kkuti lyaMwaami. 18 Mpawo Melikkizedekki, mwaami wakuSalemu wakamweetela chinkwa awayini. Wakali mupayizi waLeza Sijulu Lyamajulu.
19 Mpawo wakamulongezya akwaamba kuti:
“Abbramu alongezegwe aaLeza Sijulu Lyamajulu,
Mulengi wajulu anyika;
20 Alubo atembawulwe Leza Sijulu Lyamajulu,
Ooyo wabikka basikukudyaaminina mumaboko aako!”
Mpawo Abbramu wakamupa chakkumi chazintu zyoonse.
21 Mpawo mwaami waSodoma wakati kuli Abbramu: “Ndipe bantu, pesi zintu ubweze.” 22 Pesi Abbramu wakati kumwaami waSodoma: “Ndatambika kuboko kwangu kujulu kuti ndichite chikonke kuli Jehova Leza Sijulu Lyamajulu, Mulengi wajulu anyika, 23 chakuti taakwe chintu chako nchinditabweze pe kuzwa kukantenta kakasumyo kusikila kuntambo yamanyatela, kuchitila kuti utazoowambi kuti, ‘Ndime ndakanotya Abbramu.’ 24 Taakwe nchinditabweze pe kunze kwazintu nzibalya kale balombe. Pesi atala achaabilo chabamwi bakeenda aandime, nkukwaamba Aneri, Eshikkolo aMamure ababweze chaabilo chabo.”