Loti Atambira Alendo
Loti asabisa aanju awiri, na amuna a Sodhoma asazungulira nsuwo wace; iye asaapasa ana ace akazi. Banja yace isakokwa kunja, Baba wathu ali na ntsisi na iye, nzinda mbudzati kupswa, nkazi wace asaima mbatayika, na mu mphako ana ace akazi asamuledzeresa toera akhale na ana amuna.
19 1Aanju awiri afika ku Sodhoma namaulo anewa; Loti akhala nkhala pa nsuwo wa Sodhoma. Mukuaona, alamuka toera kuatambira mbagodama nkhope yace mpaka pantsi. a a v1 Awiri basi mwa atatu adaonekera kuna Abhrahamu ku Mamure ndiwo adapitiriza ulendo mpaka ku Sodhoma — Baba wathu asala mbafamba pabodzi na Abhrahamu; aanju awiri anewa ndiwo adakwata kutonga kuti kupite patsogolo. 2Alonga kuti: “Ndaphata miyendo, ambuya anga, pitani pa nyumba ya ntumiki wanu, gonani maulo, sambani miyendo yanu; mbamulamuka namacibese mbamuenda njira yanu.” Iwo atawira tenepa: “Nkhabe, ife tinagona pa bwalo.”
3Iye aakakamiza kakamwe, natenepo acinja njira mbaenda kuna iye, mbapita n'nyumba mwace. Iye aacitira phwando, mbaotca mikate yakusaya pfumiro, iwo mbadya. 4Mbadzati kugona, amuna a nzinda — amuna a Sodhoma — aphale na akhalamba, anthu onsene, mwakukhonda kusiya na m'bodzi, azungulira nyumba. 5Acemera Loti, mbalonga kuti: “Ali kupi amuna adabwera kuna iwe namasiku ano? Abulusire kunja — tigone nawo.”
6Loti abuluka kunja kuna iwo pa nsuwo, mbafunga nsuwo nduli mwace, 7mbalonga kuti: “Ndaphata miyendo, abale anga, lekani kucita pyakuipa. 8Ine ndiri na ana anga awiri acikazi akuti adzati kugona na mamuna. Ndinaabulusira kuna imwe — citani kwa iwo ninga munafuna. Mbwenye lekani kucita cinthu kuna amuna awa; iwo apita panansi pa nyumba yanga toera kutsidzikizwa.”
9Iwo alonga kuti: “Bwerera nduli!” Buluka penepo alonga pontho: “Munthu uyu ndi mulendo, abwera kudzakhala pano, mbwenye cincino asafuna kutitonga? Tinakucita iwe pyakuipa kupita iwo.” Akakamiza Loti kakamwe mbafendedzera toera kufwambula nsuwo. 10Mbwenye amuna ale alalisa manja awo, mbakwewa Loti kunpita n'nyumba pabodzi na iwo, mbafunga nsuwo. 11Amenya amuna akhali pa nsuwo wa nyumba na ubofu, kutomera ang'ono mpaka akulu, mpaka aneta mukusaka nsuwo.
12Amuna ale apanga Loti kuti: “Ndani pontho ali na iwe pano — mkwasa, ana amuna, ana acikazi, munthu onsene wako m'nzinda? Abulusire pa mbuto ino. 13Ife tiri cifupi na kufudza mbuto ino — kulira kwakutsukwala kwa anthu ace kwakula kakamwe pamaso pa Baba wathu, na Baba wathu atituma toera kuifudza.”
14Loti abuluka mbalonga na akwasa ace, adabverana toera kumanga banja na ana ace acikazi: “Lamukani, bulukani pa mbuto ino — Baba wathu ali cifupi na kufudza nzinda!” Mbwenye akwasa ace aona mafala anewa ninga masewera.
15Namacibese, aanju akakamiza Loti: “Lamuka, kwata nkazi wako na ana ako awiri acikazi ali pano, ukakhonda kucita tenepo, unamala pabodzi na nzinda mu nyathwa yace.” 16Iye azungaira, natenepo amuna ale aphata djanja yace, na ya nkazi wace, na ya ana awiri acikazi, Baba wathu mukunbvera ntsisi, mbambulusa iye mbansiya kunja kwa nzinda. 17Pidaabulusa iwo kunja, m'bodzi wa iwo alonga kuti: “Thawa toera kupulumusa umaso wako! Leka kuyang'ana nduli nee kuima pa mbuto ipi na ipi m'thando. Thawira ku mapiri, ukakhonda, unamala.”
18Mbwenye Loti alonga kuna iwo kuti: “Nkhabe, ndaphata miyendo, Baba wanga Wankulu. 19Ntumiki wanu agumana nkhombo pamaso panu; imwe mupangiza kukoma ntima kukulu mukupulumusa umaso wanga. Mbwenye ine nkhabe kwanisa kuthawira ku mapiri — nyathwa inandiphata mbandifa. 20Ndaphata miyendo — nzinda ule uli cifupi, ung'ono toera kuthawira kweneko. Ndisiyeni ndithawire kweneko — si ung'ono tayu? — toera ndikhale maso.”
21Iye ampanga kuti: “Ndisakutawira pembo yako iyimbo: nkhabe kufudza nzinda udalonga iwe. 22Cimbiza, thawira kweneko — nkhabe kwanisa kucita cinthu mpaka ufike kweneko.” Na thangwi ineyi nzinda unacemerwa Zoara. b b v22 Zoara isabveka “cing'ono” — Loti apasa nzinda dzina ineri thangwi ya pembo yace yakuti ukhali “ung'ono basi.”
23Dzuwa dikhadabuluka pa dziko pidafika Loti ku Zoara. 24Na tenepo Baba wathu abvumbisa safuru na moto kubuluka kudzulu pa Sodhoma na Gomora. c c v24 Anyakuleri anango Akristau abva Anthu awiri a Utatu Wakucena mu kudzulwa kawiri kwa dzina m'vesi iyi, mbwenye FHB isabva m'bodzi — Baba wathu, wakuti kutonga kwace kusabuluka pa mpando wace wa umambo. 25Iye afudza nzinda zenezi, thando yonsene, anthu onsene akhakhala m'nzinda zenezi, na pinthu pyonsene pikhamera pa nthaka. 26Mbwenye nkazi wa Loti ayang'ana nduli nduli mwace, mbasanduka mwala wa munyu.
27Namacibese, pa ntsiku yakutsogolo, Abhrahamu aenda ku mbuto ikhadaima iye pamaso pa Baba wathu. 28Ayang'ana kuelekera ku Sodhoma, Gomora, na thando yonsene, mbaona utci mbukwira kubuluka pa dziko ninga utci wa ng'anjo ikulu.
29Pidafudza Baba wathu nzinda za thando, Baba wathu akumbuka Abhrahamu mbabulusa Loti m'kufudzwa kwa nzinda zikhakhala Loti.
Loti mu Mphako
30Loti akwira kubuluka ku Zoara mbaenda kakhala ku mapiri pabodzi na ana ace awiri acikazi, thangwi akhagopa kukhala ku Zoara; iye na ana ace awiri acikazi akhala m'mphako. 31Wankulu apanga wang'ono kuti: “Baba wathu ndi nkhalamba; nkhabe mamuna adasala pa dziko toera kugona na ife, ninga munacitirwa pyonsene pa dziko yonsene. 32Ndoko, timwese baba wathu vinyu, buluka penepo tigone naye, toera ticitise dzinza kukhala na umaso kubulukira mwa baba wathu.” 33Namasiku anewa amwesa baba wawo vinyu; wankulu apita mbagona naye. Iye nee adadziwa pidagona iye nee pidalamuka iye. 34Pa ntsiku yakutsogolo, wankulu apanga wang'ono kuti: “Dziko di namasiku adapita ndagona na baba wanga. Timwese pontho vinyu namasiku ano — ndoko ukagone naye, toera tisunge dzinza kubulukira mwa baba wathu.” 35Namasiku anewa pontho amwesa baba wawo vinyu; wang'ono alamuka mbagona naye, iye nee adadziwa pidagona iye nee pidalamuka iye. 36Natenepo ana awiri a Loti acikazi akhala na mimba kubuluka kuna baba wawo. 37Wankulu abala mwana wamamuna, mbampasa dzina Moabi — baba wa Amoabi mpaka lero. 38Wang'onombo abala mwana wamamuna, mbampasa dzina Beni-Ami — baba wa Aamoni mpaka lero.