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Abulahamu kolongeligwa mbuli ya mwana
1 Zuwa vidikalile dokwaka, Abulahamu kakala yakalile hana uluhelengo lwa kibanda chake. Mndewa Imulungu kamulawilila Abulahamu behi na mibiki mikulu ya Mamule, 2 Abulahamu viyenule kihanga chake, kawona wanhu wadatu wema. Viyawone, kawakimbilila na kaidulika mbaka hasi, 3 Abulahamu kalonga, “Wakulu mweye, mwahaninogela sikumumbite vivino, niye na msang'hanaji wenu. 4 Ndekeni niwagalile mazi ga kusunha magulu genu, humuleni hano hasi mdibiki. 5 Kipindi mohumula, nowagalileni ndiya kidogo muje, mpate mhamba ya kugendelela na mwanza wenu. Mweye mwa wageni zangu, ndekeni niwasang'hanile.” Nao wamwidika, “Vinoga, sang'hana kamba viulongile.”
6 Avo Abulahamu himahima kengila mkibanda cha Sala, kamulongela, “Lopola, usole mhishi tano za usage unogile ng'hani, ukande, uteleke magate.” 7 Abaho kalopola kuchola kudibumbila da fugo yake, ako kasagula bofu dimoja da ng'ombe ditelele goya, kamgwaa mtumwa wake, na heyo kapigilika himahima. 8 Abaho Abulahamu kasola siagi na maziwa, na unde dipile da ng'ombe, kawatandila wageni zake. Viwakalile hasi mdibiki woja, na heyo kema behi na nao.
9 Abaho waja iwageni wamuuza, “Mwehe wako Sala kakwahi?” Abulahamu kawedika, “ka Mng'anda mkibanda.”
10 Abaho imoja wao kalonga, “Nobwela kumwako kipindi kamba kino mwakani, na mwehe wako Sala kolela mwana wa kimbigalo.”
Sala yakalile haulwivi, kukisogo chake, kakala kotegeleza. 11 Abulahamu na Sala wakala wavele, na Sala kakala hatumika. 12 Avo, Sala kakala koseka munda kwa munda, kalonga, “Niye namvele na mkasano wangu vivija mvele, vino nodaha kudeng'helela na kupata wana?”
13 Abaho Mndewa Imulungu kamuuza Abulahamu, “Habali Sala kaseka na kuiuza kamba kodaha kulela mwana muuvele wake? 14 Vino, kuna kinhu chochose hakidahika kwa Mndewa Imulungu? Kamba vinongile, nobwela mkipindi kikigwe, mwehe wako Sala kolela mwana wa kimbigalo.”
15 Sala kengilwa bwembwe, avo kalema kwa kulonga, “Aka, sisekile bule!” Lakini Mndewa Imulungu kamulongela, “Ona, kukala useka.”
Abulahamu kowapulila wenekae wa Sodoma
16 Wanhu awo viwenuke ili wasegela, walongoza umwambu kudili buga da Sodoma, na Abulahamu kawasindikiza muumwanza wao. 17 Abaho Mndewa Imulungu kalonga, “Vino, nimfise Abulahamu kinhu kinilonda kusang'hana? 18 Ulelo wake okuwa kabila kulu na kubitila hewo wanhu wa makabila gose nowatendela vinhu vinogile. 19 Nimsagula heyo ili yawalagize wanage na ulelo wao wagoge nzila ya Mndewa Imulungu kwa kutenda gaja goyolonda Mndewa, avo Mndewa yagavikize gaja gayamulongele Abulahamu.”
20 Abaho Mndewa Imulungu kamulongela Abulahamu, “Wanhu wa Sodoma na Gomola oyalaliligwa ng'hani kwavija nzambi zao zibanza. 21 Avo, nochola kuko halole mwenyego, kamba gaja ganihulike gaukweli, kwavija nolonda kujuwa.”
22 Avo, wanhu awo wasegela, wachola Sodoma, lakini Mndewa Imulungu kasigala na Abulahamu. 23 Abaho Abulahamu kamcholela Mndewa Imulungu, kamuuza, “Vino, kweli kochola kuwakoboza wanogile hamoja na wene nzambi? 24 Vino, kamba kudibuga hokuwa na wanhu wanogile malongo matano, kodikoboza buga jose? Vino, hudileka bule ili wanhu awo malongo matano wahonyeke? 25 Sigesa kamba kotenda vivo, kuwakoma wanhu wanogile hamoja na wanhu wene nzambi! Havidahika bule, kwavija msemi wa isi yose kolondigwa yataguse goya.”
26 Mndewa Imulungu kamwidika, “Kamba nahawona wanhu wanogile malongo matano mdibuga da Sodoma, mbuli ya awo nodileka buga jose.”
27 Abulahamu kalonga, “Chonde, niye nihonzolomoka kulonga na Mndewa hamoja niye na timbwisi na sikinhu chochose. 28 Lakini kamba wanhu wanogile wahawa malongo mane na tano badala malongo matano, vino, kodikoboza buga jose kwavija wahunguka wanhu watano?”
Mndewa Imulungu kamwidika, “Kamba nahawona wanhu wanogile wavika malongo mane na tano sidikoboza bule.”
29 Abulahamu kengeza kulonga, “Kamba okala wanhu malongo mane waiyeka.”
Mndewa Imulungu kamwidika, “Mbuli ya wanhu awo wanogile malongo mane, sitenda vivo bule.”
30 Abulahamu kalonga, “Go, Mndewa, chonde! sikuugevuzike, nolonga kabili. Vilihi kamba okoneka wanhu wanogile malongo madatu?”
Mndewa Imulungu kamwidika, kamba nahawona wao malongo madatu, sitenda vivo bule.
31 Abulahamu kalonga, “Chonde, gela kumgongo uhonzolomo wangu wa kulonga na gweye, Mndewa. Yokuwa vilihi kamba wahakoneka wanhu wanogile malongo mabili?”
Mndewa Imulungu kamwidika, “Mbuli ya awo malongo mabili, sitenda vivo bule.”
32 Abaho kalonga, “Go, Mndewa, chonde! sikuugevuzike, ndeka nyengeze kulonga. Kamba okoneka wanhu wanogile longo waiyeka, yokuwa vilihi?”
Mndewa Imulungu kamwidika, “Mbuli ya awo longo, sitenda vivo bule.” 33 Mndewa Imulungu viyeshilize kulonga na Abulahamu, kasegela, na Abulahamu kabwela ukae kumwake.