Madzimambo Mana Achirwisa Mashanu
Madzimambo mana anokunda mashanu, uye Roti anotapwa pamwe chete nezvakapambwa muSodhoma. Abhurama anopa zvombo varume veimba yake, anovadzingirira kuchamhembe, uye anodzosa vose. Anopa chegumi kuna Merikizedheki, mupristi waBaba vedu Vokumusoro-soro, asi anoramba zvinhu zveSodhoma, kuti pasava namambo angati ndiye akapfumisa Abhurama.
14 1Pamazuva aAmuraferi mambo weShinari, Arioki mambo weErasari, Kedhoraomeri mambo weEramu, naTidhari mambo weGoimu, 2madzimambo aya akarwisa Bhera mambo weSodhoma, Bhirisha mambo weGomora, Shinabhi mambo weAdhima, Shemebheri mambo weZebhoimu, namambo weBhera (ndiko kuti Zoari). 3Vose ava vakabatana muMupata weSidhimu (ndiko kuti Gungwa Rakafa). a a v3 ChiHebheru: Gungwa roMunyu. 4Kwemakore gumi namaviri vakanga vachishandira Kedhoraomeri, asi mugore regumi nematatu vakamupandukira. 5Mugore regumi nemana Kedhoraomeri namadzimambo aaiva pamwe chete naye vakauya vakakunda vaRefaimu paAshiteroti-karinaimu, vaZuzimu paHamu, vaEmimu paShave-kiriataimu, 6navaHori munyika yavo yezvikomo yeSeiri, kusvika kuEri-parani iri pedyo negwenga. 7Vakadzokera kuEni-mishipati (ndiko kuti Kadheshi) vakarova nyika yose yevaAmareki, nevaAmori vaigara muHazazoni-tamari. 8Mambo weSodhoma, mambo weGomora, mambo weAdhima, mambo weZebhoimu, namambo weBhera (ndiko kuti Zoari) vakabuda vakagadzirira kurwa navo muMupata weSidhimu, 9vachirwisa Kedhoraomeri mambo weEramu, Tidhari mambo weGoimu, Amuraferi mambo weShinari, Arioki mambo weErasari—madzimambo mana achirwisa mashanu.
10Mupata weSidhimu wakanga uzere namakomba enamo. Madzimambo eSodhoma neGomora akatiza, vamwe vavo vakawira imomo, vakasara vakatizira kuzvikomo. 11Madzimambo mana akatora zvinhu zvose zveSodhoma neGomora, nezvokudya zvavo zvose, akaenda. 12Vakatorawo Roti muzukuru waAbhurama nepfuma yake, vakaenda, nokuti Roti aigara muSodhoma.
13Mumwe murume akanga apukunyuka akazivisa izvi kuna Abhurama muHebheru, aigara pedyo nemiouki yaMamure muAmori, mukoma waEshikori naAneri—vaibatana naAbhurama. 14Abhurama paakanzwa kuti hama yake yakanga yatapwa, akabudisa varume mazana matatu negumi nevasere vakadzidziswa kurwa, vakaberekerwa mumba make, akavatevera kusvika kuDhani. 15Usiku ihwohwo akakamura mauto ake, iye navaranda vake, akavarwisa, akavadzingirira kusvika kuHobha, nechokumusoro kweDhamasiko. 16Akadzosa zvinhu zvose, akadzoserawo hama yake Roti nepfuma yake, pamwe chete navakadzi navanhu.
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17Abhurama paakadzoka abva kundokunda Kedhoraomeri namadzimambo aaiva pamwe chete naye, mambo weSodhoma akauya kuzosangana naye muMupata weShave (Mupata waMambo). 18Merikizedheki mambo weSaremu akabudisa chingwa newaini. Akanga ari mupristi waEri Eriyoni, Baba vedu Vokumusoro-soro. b b v18 Merikizedheki, mupristi waMwari Wokumusoro-soro, anofananidzira Jesu — VaHebheru 7 vanomudoma somupristi-mambo asingaperi ane chimiro chinozadziswa naJesu. 19Akaropafadza Abhurama akati: “Abhurama ngaaropafadzwe naEri Eriyoni, Baba vedu Vokumusoro-soro, Musiki wedenga nenyika. 20Uye ngaarumbidzwe Eri Eriyoni, Baba vedu Vokumusoro-soro, vakaisa vavengi vako muruoko rwako.” Ipapo Abhurama akamupa chegumi chezvinhu zvose.
21Mambo weSodhoma akati kuna Abhurama, “Ndipe vanhu, iwe utore zvinhu.”
22Asi Abhurama akati kumambo weSodhoma, “Ndasimudza ruoko rwangu ndichipika kuna Baba vedu, Eri Eriyoni, Vokumusoro-soro, Musiki wedenga nenyika, 23kuti handizombotori chinhu chako, kunyange rushinda kana rukanda rweshangu, kuti urege kuzomboti, ‘Ndini ndakapfumisa Abhurama.’ 24Hapana chinhu changu—kunze kwezvakadyiwa namajaya, nemigove yaAneri, Eshikori, naMamure, vakaenda neni. Ngavatore zvavo.”