1 Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlawila Abulahamu hali miyaloni ja Mamle. Abulahamu nayali yekale hali lwizi lwa chibumuli cha heye mhela wa ivuche lya nemisi, 2 na loyenule meho ga heye, nakawona wanhu wadatu wemile kutali hado na heye. Baho loyawawene, nakalawa yobilima kuluta kuwabochela. Loyafichile kenamiza mbaka hasi, 3 na kulonga, “Wakulu, wone mlingungana ndanguwalanda mleche kukola hondili chitumagwa wa hemwe. 4 Mochigalilwa mazi mado leka muhovuje magulu na kwesela hali migodi mlubehelo. 5 Mhela homukwesela, ndowa nditeleka ndiya, mulye, leka muwe na mong'ho wa kulutilila na majendo, mina muya kwa heni chitumagwa wa hemwe.” Na hewo nawalonga, “Goya, udite kota vyoulonjile.”

6 Abulahamu nakahiluka himahima kuli chibumuli nakamlonjela Sala, “Uwiche goya himahima vijemo vidatu vya utimbo unojile, utimbe, na usome mibumunda.” 7 Hamba Abulahamu nakalawa himahima nakuluta kuli misenga, nakahagula ilogota limwe linenehe goya, nakamha chitumagwa yumwe yeyohaje kulidumula na kuliteleka. 8 Kahi Abulahamu nakahola mtindi na matombo na ajila miwunde ja ibuguma jiwele jisomigwe goya, na kuwawichila wajenzi awo chilyo, na heye nakema behi na hewo kuwaditila nalowali wolya hasi ha igodi.

9 Awala wajenzi nawamuuza, “Mdala wa hegwe Sala kakohi?” Abulahamu nakawedichila, “Kamchibumuli.” 10 Yumwe wa hewo nakalonga, “Ndangukomya ndokuhiluchila mhela kota awu mwaka ukuya, na mdala wa hegwe Sala kowa na mwana mlume.” Sala nayali yohulichiza kuli lwizi lwa ihema naluwele kumbele kwa heye. 11 Abulahamu na Sala nawali walalile, na heye Sala mbuli zila za wadala nazali zidumile katali. 12 Lelo Sala nakaseka mgati mwa nhumbula yolonga, “Heni ndala, na mkulu wa heni Abulahamu hihyo. Ndaze, londiwa ndalile hino, ndoweza kusangalala na kuwa na wana?” 13 Aho Mkulu Nguluwi nakamuuza Abulahamu, “Lekachoni Sala nakaseka na kiwuza vyoiwa yawe na mwana vyoyawele yalalile? 14 Ndaze, hana mbuli yoneche haiditikwa kwa Mkulu Nguluwi? Ndokuhiluchila mhela uwichigwe, mhela kota awu mwaka ukuya, na Sala kowa na mwana mlume.” 15 Ila Sala, nayawele yodumba, nakabela yolonga, “Sisechile!” Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlonjela, “Hebu, kuseka nakuseka.”

16 Hamba wala wanhu nawoka, nawaulola muji wa Sodoma, na heye Abulahamu nakawasindichiza. 17 Lelo Mkulu Nguluwi nakejesa, “Ndaze, ndimvise Abulahamu mbuli ilibehi kuidita? 18 Heye Abulahamu kowa mhaza wa wanhu wa nhanzi ng'hulu na kwa heye nhanzi za isi zeng'ha zotambichizwa. 19 Ndimhagula heye leka yawalajize walelwa wa heye kibatilila nzila ya Mkulu Nguluwi, wawe watanganiche na kutagusa goya, ahyo Mkulu Nguluwi komigalila Abulahamu kota navyoyalagane.”

20 Lelo Mkulu Nguluwi nakalonga, “Hana kung'ung'utilwa lukami kwa muji wa Sodoma na Gomola na gehile ga hewo makulu ng'hatu. 21 Lelo ndodulika kuluta ako ndikelolele nene kota kukomya nawadita kota vila chililo vyochimbuyile. Ndangugana kuvizela.”

22 Kulawa baho, wala wanhu nawebatilila nzila ya kuluta Sodoma, ila Abulahamu nayang'hali yemile hali Mkulu Nguluwi. 23 Lelo Abulahamu nakamhejelela Mkulu Nguluwi, na kumuuza, “Ndaze, kwangukomya kowakopola wanhu wanojile hamwe na wehile? 24 Hanji wamumo wanhu wanojile makumi gahano amo mli muji. Ndaze, koubagamiza muji weng'ha huuleka hebu kwa wala makumi gahano wanojile wawele amo? 25 Ndangijesa kota hudita ahyo hebu. Kuwakopola wanhu wanojile hamwe na wehile, wanojile kuditilwa kota wehile. Hebu! Mtagusa wa isi yeng'ha holeka kutagusa gawele goya.” 26 Mkulu Nguluwi, nakamlonjela, “Hondiwafika wanhu wanojile makumi gahano kula Sodoma, ena ndouleka muji weng'ha uwe goya kwa mbuli ya hewo.”

27 Abulahamu nakalonga, “Njeza kowa na nhunmbula ikangele ya kulongasa na Mkulu, hanga heni siwele chinhu, nda kota misanga na mivu hela. 28 Hanji wabaho wanhu wanojile makumi gane na wahano kwa wala makumi gahano. Ndaze, koubagamiza muji weng'ha kwa vila wapuka wanhu wahano?” Mkulu Nguluwi nakamwidichila, “Siubagamiza muji wone kowa na wanhu wanojile makumi gane na wahano.”

29 Abulahamu nakonjezela kulonga, “Hanji wanhu makumi gane wawele amo.” Nguluwi nakamwidichila, “Kwa mbuli ya wanhu wanojile makumi gane, sidita ahyo.”

30 Abulahamu nakonjezela kulonga, “Mkulu, ndangulanda uleche kunzudila, na heni ndolonga kahi. Hanji wowabaho wanhu wanojile makumi gadatu.” Mkulu Nguluwi nakamwidichila, “Sidita ahyo hondiwafika awo wanhu makumi gadatu.”

31 Abulahamu nakalonga, “Nanjeza kulonga na Mkulu kwa nhumbula ikangale. Hanji wowa baho wanhu wanojile makumi meli.” Nguluwi nakamwidichila, “Kwa mbuli ya awo wanhu makumi meli wanojile, siubagamiza hebu.”

32 Hamba Abulahamu nakalonga, “Mkulu, ndangulanda uleche kunzudila, ila ndolonga kahi kamwe hela. Ndaze, wone wawe wanhu wanojile kumi, yowa ndaze?” Mkulu Nguluwi nakamwidichila, “Kwa mbuli ya awo wanojile kumi, siubagamiza muji awo.”

33 Mkulu Nguluwi loyasindile kulonga na Abulahamu, nakoka, na heye Abulahamu nakahiluka kaye.

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