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Kuphonya kwa wanthu wa kuSodoma
1 Kwatadoka, anju ziwiri zidapita muSodoma, Loti akhadakhala pafupi na cipata ca mumzindamo. Tsono Lotiyo, pomwe adaziwona, adaimirira aciyenda kukazitambira. Adagodama aciti: 2 “Ndaphata minyendo, azimbuya wangu, tiyendeni mukafike kunyumba, mukatsuke ndzayo na kukagona kumweko. Mangwana kungacena, mun'dzakwanisa kupitiriza na ulendo bwanu”. Tsono iwo adatawira kuti: “Ayai, ife tin'gona panja mumzindamo muno”. 3 Iye adapitiriza na kuwakumbira, patsogolo pace iwo adabvuma, waciyenda kunyumba kwace. Ndipo iye adawacitira uzokoto. Adawaphikira pau yakusaya cakufufumisa aciwakondzera cakudya cakukoma kwene-kwene, wanthuwo adadya.
4 Alendowo akhanati kugona, wanthu wentse wacimuna wa mumzindamo, alumbwana na nkhalamba, adadzazungulira nyumbayo. 5 Adacemera Loti wacim'bvundza kuti: “Nandi wanthu wabwera usiku buno wale, wali kuponi? Wabutse, wabwere kuno kuti tigone nawo”.
6 Loti adabula panja, acifunga msuwo. 7 Ndipo adawakumbira kuti: “Imwe axamwali wangu, lekani kucita bzimwebzi, thangwe n'kuphonya kwene-kwene. 8 Wonani, ine ndina wana wacikazi awiri, madende, akanati kudziwa mwamuna. Ndingaleke kukupasani wana amwewa kuti mucite nawo bzomwe mun'funa. Ndipo alendowa, lekani kuwacita cinthu ciri-centse, thangwe mbalendo wangu, ndipo ndin'funika kuwakhongobza”.
9 Tsono iwo adati: “Coka apa, nyakudza iwe! Ndiwe yani, iwe, kuti ungatiwuze bzakuti ticite? Ife-pano tin'kuboneresa kwene-kwene kuposa wamwewale”. Na tenepo adam'gwinya, acifendera kuti wakachole msuwo. 10 Tsono amuna awiri akhali nyumba wale, adam'pfuira nyumba Loti, wacifunga msuwo. 11 Patsogolo pace, adawacitisa khungu wanthu wentse wakhadaima panja, alumbwana na nkhalamba kubodzi, na tenepo alibe kukwanisa pomwe kuwona msuwo.
12 Amuna awiri wale adabvundza Loti kuti: “Kodi alipo winango ali-yentse omwe uli naye kuno? Tenga wana wako wacimuna na wacikazi, na akuwasa wako na winango ali-yentse wacibale omwe ali mumzinda muno, mucoke, 13 thangwe ife tin'funa kudzonga mbuto ino. Mulungu awona bzakuipa bzentse bzomwe wali kucita wanthu an'khala mumzinda muno, ndipo ife tatumiwa kuti tiudzonge mzindayu”. 14 Pamwepo Loti adayenda kwa akuwasa wace omwe akhafuna kulowola wana wacewo, aciwauza kuti: “Kulumizani, mbaticoke kuno, thangwe yasala nthawe ing'ono kuti Mulungu adzonge mbuto ino”. Tsono iwo akhandokumbuka kuti ni thabwala za pezi.
15 Macibese mwace, anju zire zidayeza kumukulumizisa Loti, zicimbamuuza kuti: “Kulumiza! Iwepo na mkazi wako na wana wako wacikazi awiri, mucoke muyende kunja kwa mzinda, kuti mupulumuse moyo wanu, pomwe mzinda uno uli kufuna kudzongewa”. 16 Ndipo Loti akhacedwa, tsono Mulungu adamubvera ntsisi. Na tenepo wanthuwo adatenga Loti, mkazi wace na wana wace awiri wale, pakuwaphata paboko, aciwacosa kunja kwa mzindawo, acikawasiya kumweko. 17 Adandokuwacosa kunja kwa mzindawo, ibodzi ya anju zire idati, “Thamangani, mupulumuse moyo wanu. Lekani kuceuka m'mbuyo, pomwe lekani kuima mcigowamo. Thawirani kumapiri kuti mungaphewe”.
18 Ndipo Loti adam'tawira kuti: “Ayai, azimbuya wangu, lekani kucita terepo. 19 Mwandicitira nkhombo pakupulumusa moyo wangu, tsono mapiri yale yali patali kwene-kwene. Kudzongeka kwa mbuto ino komwe mwalewa kun'citika ine ndikanati kufika kumapiri kule, ndipo ndinifa. 20 Pang'ambo pale pana kamzinda kang'ono. Pam'pale mphafupi, ndingakwanise kukafika. Mungandileke ndicikafika kum'kule. Nkhang'ono kwene-kwene, tsono ndin'kwanisa kupulumukira kum'kule”. 21 Munthuyo adatawira kuti: “Bzimwebzo ndabvuma. Kamzinda kom'kale ndin'kadzonga lini. 22 Kulumiza! Thamanga! Ndin'cita lini ciri-centse mpaka iwe ufike kum'kule”. Na terepoyo Loti adathamanga, acikafika pamzinda pale. Thangwe race, kamzinda kale kan'cemeredwa Zowari.
Kupfudziwa kwa mizinda wa Sodoma na Gomora
23 Pomwe dzuwa likhacoka, Loti akhadafika kale kuZowari. 24 Ndipo Mulungu adagwesa moto ninga wa pacipala padzaulu pa Sodoma na Gomora. 25 Na tenepoyo, adapfudziratu mizinda imweire, pabodzi na cigowa centse na wanthu wentse mcigowamo, kuphataniza na bzakumera bzentse bza mdzikomo. 26 Tsono mkazi wa Loti adaceuka m'mbuyo, pamwepo adasanduka mwala wa munyu. 27 Mangwana yandzace, macibese-bese, Abrahamu adathamangira kumbuto ire komwe adaimirira patsogolo pa Mulungu. 28 Adanyang'ana kumizinda ya Sodoma na Gomora na cigowa cire. Ndipo adandowona utsi uli tolo-tolo kucoka kucigowa kule ninga utsi wakucoka m'ng'anju ya moto. 29 Na tenepo, pomwe Mulungu akhapfudza mizinda ya cigowa, adakumbukira pembero la Abrahamu, ndipo adapulumusa Loti kukudzongeka komwe kudasakaza mizinda ire yomwe Loti akhakhala.
Kuyamba kwa dzindza la aMowabu na aAmoni
30 Nakuti Loti akhagopa kukhala kuZowari, iye pabodzi na wana awiriwo, adapita kudziko la mapiri, wentsenewo adakakhala kuphanga libodzi. 31 Mwana wace mkulu adauza mng'ono kuti: “Baba wathuwa wali kukalamba tsapano, ndipo palibe munthu na m'bodziyo omwe wakuti angatilowole padziko lino, kuti tibereke wana ninga momwe bzimbacitikira padziko la pantsi. 32 Mbatiwaledzerese baba wathuwa kuti wagone na ife, kuti dzindza lireke kumala”. 33 Na tenepo, usiku umwewo wana adam'pasa vinyu baba wawo. Pomwe adacita terepo, mwana mkulu adagona na baba wace. Pamwepo babayo akhadaledzera kwene-kwene, na tenepo alibe kudziwa bzomwe bzidacitika. 34 Mangwana yandzace, mwana mkuluyo adauza mng'ono wace kuti: “Ine dzulo ndidagona na baba. Mbatiwaledzerese pomwe kuti iwembo ugone nawo, kucitira kuti dzindza lireke kumala”. 35 Na tenepo usiku umwewo, adamuledzeresa, ndipo mwana mng'onoyo adagona na baba wace. Nthawe imweyombo baba waceyo akhadaledzera, na terepo alibe kudziwa bzomwe bzidacitika.
36 Na msambo umweyu, wana wentse awiri wa Loti, adatenga pathupi pa baba wawo. 37 Mwana mkulu ule adabereka mwana wacimuna, acim'pasa dzina lakuti Mowabu. Umweyu ndilo kholo la aMowabu wentse. 38 Mng'ono waceyo nayembo adabereka mwana wacimuna, acim'pasa dzina lakuti Benami. Umweyu ndilo kholo la aAmoni.