Eyeziqalo 19 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

19 ¹Ngokuhlwa kwaloo mini zafika iingelosi ezimbini eSodom; uLoti wayehleli esangweni laseSodom. Wathi ezibona, waphakama waya kuzihlangabeza, waqubuda ubuso busemhlabeni. ^a a v1 Zimbini kuphela kwabathathu ababonakala kuAbraham eMamre ezaqhubela phambili zisiya eSodom — uBawo wethu wasala wahamba noAbraham; ezi ngelosi zimbini zaqhubela umgwebo phambili. ²Wathi: “Ndiyanicela, zinkosi zam, phambukelani endlwini yesicaka senu, nilale, nihlambe iinyawo zenu; nivuke kwakusasa nihambe indlela yenu.” Zathi: “Hayi, siza kulala esidlangalaleni.”

³Wazicenga kakhulu, zaza zaphambukela kuye, zangena endlwini yakhe. Wazenzela isidlo, wabhaka isonka esingenagwele, zaza zadla. ⁴Bengekalali, amadoda esixeko—amadoda aseSodom—asebatsha namadala, bonke abantu kungekho namnye osalayo, arhangqa indlu. ⁵Abiza uLoti, athi: “Aphi na amadoda angene kuwe ngokuhlwa nje? Wakhuphele ngaphandle—size silale nawo.”

⁶ULoti waphuma waya kuwo emnyango, wavala ucango emva kwakhe, ⁷wathi: “Ndiyanicela, bazalwana bam, musani ukwenza ububi. ⁸Ndineentombi ezimbini ezingazani nandoda. Ndiza kuzikhuphela ngaphandle kuni—yenzani kuzo ngoko kunithandayo. Kodwa ningenzi nto kula madoda; kaloku angene phantsi kokhuseleko lophahla lwam.”

⁹Athi: “Buyela umva!” Andula athi: “Lo mphambukeli weza kuhlala apha, kungoku usigweba? Siza kukuphatha kakubi ngaphezu kwawo.” Amxinezela kakhulu uLoti, asondela ukuba aqhekeze ucango. ¹⁰Kodwa la madoda olula isandla, amtsalela uLoti endlwini kuwo, avala ucango. ¹¹Awabetha ngobumfama amadoda asemnyango wendlu, abancinane nabakhulu, ade adinwa ekufuneni umnyango.

¹²La madoda athi kuLoti: “Ngubani omnye onaye apha—umkhwenyana, oonyana, iintombi, nabani na osesixekweni ongowakho? Bakhuphe kule ndawo. ¹³Siza kuyitshabalalisa le ndawo—isikhalo esichasene nabantu bayo sesikhulile phambi kukaBawo wethu, waza uBawo wethu wasithuma ukuba siyitshabalalise.”

¹⁴ULoti waphuma wathetha nabakhwenyana bakhe, ababethembise ukuzeka iintombi zakhe: “Vukani, niphume kule ndawo—uBawo wethu sele eza kusitshabalalisa isixeko!” Kodwa abakhwenyana bakhe bakuthatha njengentlekisa.

¹⁵Ekuqaleni kokusa iingelosi zabongoza uLoti zisithi: “Vuka, uthabathe umkakho neentombi zakho ezimbini ezilapha, hleze utshatyalaliswe esohlwayweni sesixeko.” ¹⁶Wathingaza, ngoko la madoda abamba isandla sakhe, nesomkakhe, neseentombi zakhe zombini, uBawo wethu emenzela inceba, aza amkhupha amshiya ngaphandle kwesixeko. ¹⁷Bakuba bekhutshelwe ngaphandle, omnye wazo wathi: “Sabela ubomi bakho! Ungabheki ngasemva, ungemi nakuphi na ethafeni. Balekela ezintabeni, hleze ukhukuliswe.”

¹⁸Kodwa uLoti wathi kuzo: “Hayi, ndiyakucela, Bawo wam oyiNkosi. ¹⁹Isicaka sakho sibabalwe nguwe; ubonakalise ububele obukhulu ngokusindisa ubomi bam. Kodwa andinako ukubalekela ezintabeni—intlekele iya kundifikela ndife. ²⁰Ndiyacela—laa dolophu ikufuphi, incinci kangangokuba ndingabalekela kuyo. Mandibalekele khona—ayincinci na?—ukuze ndiphile.”

²¹Wathi kuye: “Ndikwenzela nalo eli babalo: andiyi kuyibhukuqa idolophu oyikhankanyileyo. ²²Khawuleza, ubalekele khona—andinako ukwenza nto ude ufike apho.” Yiloo nto le dolophu yabizwa ngokuba yiZowari. ^b b v22 IZowari ithetha ukuthi “encinci” — uLoti wayithiya le dolophu ngokwesibongozo sakhe sokuba “yincinane nje.”

²³Ilanga laliphumile phezu komhlaba xa uLoti efika eZowari. ²⁴Waza uBawo wethu wanisa isulfure nomlilo ophuma ezulwini phezu kweSodom neGomora. ^c c v24 Abanye abafundi abangamaKristu baye beva iiPersona ezimbini zoBathathu Emnye kuphindaphindo lwegama kule ndinyana, kodwa iFHB iva enye—uBawo wethu, ogwebo lwakhe luvela kwitrone yakhe. ²⁵Wazitshabalalisa ezo zixeko, lonke ithafa, bonke abemi bezixeko, nako konke okukhulayo emhlabeni. ²⁶Kodwa umka-Loti wabheka ngasemva emva kwakhe, waza waba yintsika yetyuwa.

²⁷Kwakusasa ngengomso uAbraham waya kuloo ndawo awayeme kuyo phambi kukaBawo wethu. ²⁸Wakhangela ngaseSodom, naseGomora, nangalo lonke ithafa, wabona umsi unyuka emhlabeni njengomsi weziko.

²⁹Kwathi uBawo wethu akuzitshabalalisa izixeko zethafa, uBawo wethu wamkhumbula uAbraham, wamkhupha uLoti ekubhukuqweni kwezixeko awayehlala kuzo uLoti.

ULoti emqolombeni

³⁰ULoti wenyuka esuka eZowari waya kuhlala ezintabeni neentombi zakhe zombini, kuba esoyika ukuhlala eZowari; yena neentombi zakhe zombini bahlala emqolombeni. ³¹Owamazibulo wathi komnci: “Ubawo wethu umdala; akukho ndoda iseleyo emhlabeni yokulala nathi, njengesiko kwiindawo zonke. ³²Yiza, masimseze ubawo iwayini, size silale naye, sigcine inzala iphila ngobawo.” ³³Ngobo busuku bamseza ubawo iwayini; owamazibulo wangena walala naye. Akazange azi ukuba ulele nini okanye uvuke nini. ³⁴Ngengomso owamazibulo wathi komnci: “Ndilele nobawo phezolo. Masimseze iwayini kwakhona namhlanje ebusuku—hamba uyolala naye, ukuze sigcine inzala ivela kubawo.” ³⁵Nangobo busuku bamseza ubawo iwayini; omnci waphakama walala naye, kodwa akazange azi ukuba ulale nini okanye wavuka nini. ³⁶Ngoko zombini iintombi zikaLoti zakhulelwa nguyise. ³⁷Owamazibulo wazala unyana, wamthiya igama elinguMowabhi—nguyise wamaMowabhi kude kube namhla. ³⁸Naye omnci wazala unyana, wamthiya igama elinguBhen-Ami—nguyise wama-Amon kude kube namhla.