Loti Anogamuchira Vaeni
Roti anogamuchira ngirozi mbiri mumba make, uye varume veSodhoma vanokomba musuo wake; anovapa vanasikana vake. Mhuri yake inokweverwa kunze, Baba vedu vachimunzwira tsitsi, guta risati rapiswa; mukadzi wake anomira oparara, uye mubako vanasikana vake vanomudhakisa kuti vawane vanakomana.
19 1Vatumwa vaviri vakasvika kuSodhoma manheru iwayo; Loti akanga agere pasuo reSodhoma. Paakavaona, akasimuka kuti avachingamidze, akakotama, chiso chake chakatarira pasi. a a v1 Vaviri chete pavanhu vatatu vakazviratidza kuna Abhurahama paMamure ndivo vakaenderera mberi kuSodhoma—Baba vedu vakasara vachifamba naAbhurahama; vatumwa vaviri ava ndivo vakatakura kutonga kuchienda mberi. 2“Ndapota, madzishe angu,” akadaro, “pindai mumba momuranda wenyu, murare, mushambe tsoka dzenyu; mugomuka mangwanani-ngwanani muende zvenyu.” Ivo vakati, “Kwete, ticharara muchivara.”
3Akavakumbirisa zvikuru, saka vakatsaukira kwaari, vakapinda mumba make. Akavagadzirira mabiko, akabika chingwa chisina mbiriso, vakadya. 4Vasati varara, varume veguta—varume veSodhoma—vaduku nevakuru, vanhu vose, pasina akasara, vakakomba imba. 5Vakadana Loti vachiti, “Varipi varume vauya kwauri usiku huno? Vabudise—kuti tivate navo.”
6Loti akabuda kuti aende kwavari pamukova, akavhara mukova shure kwake, 7akati, “Ndapota, hama dzangu, musaita zvakaipa. 8Ndine vanasikana vaviri vasati vamboziva murume. Ndichavabudisira kwamuri—muvaite zvamunoda. Asi musaita chinhu kuvarume ava; vapinda pasi pedenga remba yangu kuti vadzivirirwe.”
9Vakati, “Dzokera shure!” Ipapo vakati, “Mutorwa uyu akauya kuzogara, zvino ava kutitonga here? Tichakuitira zvakanyanya kuipa kupfuura ivo.” Vakamanikidza Loti zvikuru, vakaswedera kuti vapwanye mukova. 10Asi varume vaya vakatambanudza maoko avo, vakakwevera Loti mumba kwavari, vakavhara mukova. 11Vakarova varume vaiva pamukova weimba neupofu, vaduku nevakuru, kusvikira vaneta vachitsvaka mukova.
12Varume vaya vakati kuna Loti, “Ndiani mumwe waunaye pano—mukwambo, vanakomana, vanasikana, chero ani zvake ari muguta ari wako? Vabudise panzvimbo ino. 13Tava kuda kuparadza nzvimbo ino—mhere yavanhu vayo yakura zvikuru pamberi paBaba vedu, uye Baba vedu vakatituma kuti tiiparadze.”
14Loti akabuda akataura kuvakwambo vake, vakanga vatsidzirana nevanasikana vake, achiti, “Simukai, ibvai panzvimbo ino—Baba vedu vava kuda kuparadza guta!” Asi vakwambo vake vakazvitora sokutamba.
15Kwakati kwoedza, vatumwa vakakurudzira Loti vachiti, “Simuka, tora mukadzi wako nevanasikana vako vaviri vari pano, kuti urege kuparadzwa pamurango weguta.” 16Akanonoka, saka varume vaya vakamubata ruoko rwake, norwomukadzi wake, norwavanasikana vake vaviri, Baba vedu vachimunzwira tsitsi, vakamubudisa vakamusiya kunze kweguta. 17Pavakabudiswa kunze, mumwe wavo akati, “Tizira upenyu hwako! Usacheuka kana kumira chero pupi mubani. Tizira kuzvikomo, kuti urege kutsvairwa.”
18Asi Loti akati kwavari, “Kwete, ndapota, Changamire Baba vangu. 19Muranda wenyu awana nyasha pamberi penyu; makaratidza mutsa mukuru pakuponesa upenyu hwangu. Asi handigoni kutizira kuzvikomo—njodzi ichandibata ndigofa. 20Ndapota—guta iroro riri pedyo, idiki zvokuti ndinogona kurimhanyira. Nditenderei nditizireko—harizi diki here?—kuti ndirarame.”
21Vakati kwaari, “Ndakutenderawo nyasha iyi: handizoparadzi guta rawareva. 22Kurumidza, tizirako—handikwanisi kuita chinhu kusvikira wasvika.” Ndokusaka guta iroro rakatumidzwa kuti Zoari. b b v22 Zoari zvinoreva kuti “kadiki”—Loti akatumidza guta nezita rinoenderana nokukumbira kwake kuti rakanga riri “kadiki chete.”
23Zuva rakanga rabuda pamusoro penyika Loti paakasvika kuZoari. 24Ipapo Baba vedu vakanisa safuri nomoto zvichibva kudenga pamusoro peSodhoma neGomora. c c v24 Vamwe vaverengi vechiKristu vakanzwa Vanhu vaviri voUtatu pakudanwa kaviri kwezita mundima iyi, asi FHB inonzwa mumwe chete—Baba vedu, vane kutonga kunobva pachigaro chavo choumambo. 25Vakaparadza maguta iwayo, bani rose, vagari vose vemaguta, nezvose zvaimera pavhu. 26Asi mukadzi waLoti akacheuka shure kwake, akava mbiru yomunyu.
27Mangwanani-ngwanani ezuva rakatevera, Abhurahama akaenda kunzvimbo yaakanga amire pamberi paBaba vedu. 28Akatarira kuSodhoma, neGomora, nebani rose, akaona utsi huchikwira kubva panyika sohutsi hwevira.
29Baba vedu pavakaparadza maguta ebani, Baba vedu vakarangarira Abhurahama, vakabudisa Loti mukuparadzwa kwemaguta maaigara Loti.
Loti Mubako
30Loti akakwira achibva kuZoari kuti andogara mumakomo nevanasikana vake vaviri, achitya kugara muZoari; iye nevanasikana vake vaviri vakagara mubako. 31Wedangwe akaudza mununʼuna wake achiti, “Baba vedu vakwegura; hakuna murume asara munyika angavata nesu, setsika iri kwose kwose. 32Uya, ngatipe baba vedu waini, tigovata navo, kuti tichengetedze rudzi kubudikidza nababa vedu.” 33Usiku ihwohwo vakapa baba vavo waini; wedangwe akapinda akavata navo. Ivo havana kuziva paakavata kana paakamuka. 34Zuva rakatevera, wedangwe akati kumununʼuna wake, “Ndavata nababa vangu nezuro usiku. Ngatimupe waini zvakarezve usiku huno—enda undovata navo, kuti tichengete rudzi kubva kuna baba vedu.” 35Usiku ihwohwo zvakare vakamwisa baba vavo waini; mununʼuna akasimuka akavata navo, uye ivo havana kuziva paakavata kana paakamuka. 36Saka vanasikana vaLoti vose vari vaviri vakava nemimba kubva kuna baba vavo. 37Wedangwe akabereka mwanakomana, akamutumidza kuti Moabhu—baba wavaMoabhu kusvikira nhasi. 38Mununʼuna akabereka mwanakomanawo akamutumidza kuti Bheni-Ami—baba wavaAmoni kusvikira nhasi.