Amakhosi Amane Emelene Namahlanu

Amakhosi amane ahlula amahlanu, uLoti athunjwe kanye nempango yaseSodoma. U-Abrama uhlomisa abendlu yakhe, abaxoshe aye enyakatho, abuyise wonke umuntu. Unikela okweshumi kuMelkisedeki, umpristi kaBaba wethu oPhezukonke, kodwa uyenqaba impahla yaseSodoma, ukuze kungabikho nkosi engathi yiyo eyenza u-Abrama wanotha.

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Ngezinsuku zika-Amrafeli inkosi yaseShinari, u-Ariyoki inkosi yase-Elasari, uKhedorlahomere inkosi yase-Elamu, noThidali inkosi yaseGoyimi, la makhosi alwa impi noBera inkosi yaseSodoma, uBirsha inkosi yaseGomora, uShinabi inkosi yase-Adima, uShemeberi inkosi yaseZeboyimi, nenkosi yaseBela (okungukuthi, iZowari). Bonke laba bahlangana ndawonye eSigodini saseSidimi (okungukuthi, uLwandle Olufile). ^a Ngokuba iminyaka eyishumi nambili babekhonza uKhedorlahomere, kodwa ngonyaka weshumi nantathu bahlubuka. Ngonyaka weshumi nane uKhedorlahomere namakhosi ayekanye naye bafika banqoba amaRefayimi e-Ashiterothi-karnayimi, amaZuzimi eHamu, ama-Emimi eShave-kiriyathayimi, namaHori ezweni lawo elinezintaba laseSeyiri, kwaze kwaba se-Eli-pharani emngceleni wehlane. Baphenduka babuyela e-Eni-mishpati (okungukuthi, iKadeshi) bashaya lonke izwe lama-Amaleki, kanye nama-Amori ayehlala eHazazoni-thamari. Inkosi yaseSodoma, inkosi yaseGomora, inkosi yase-Adima, inkosi yaseZeboyimi, nenkosi yaseBela (okungukuthi, iZowari) baphuma bahlela impi ukumelana nabo eSigodini saseSidimi, bemelene noKhedorlahomere inkosi yase-Elamu, uThidali inkosi yaseGoyimi, u-Amrafeli inkosi yaseShinari, u-Ariyoki inkosi yase-Elasari—amakhosi amane emelene namahlanu.

ISigodi saseSidimi sasigcwele imigodi yetiyela. Amakhosi aseSodoma naseGomora abaleka, abanye babo bawela khona lapho, abaseleyo babalekela ezintabeni. Amakhosi amane athatha yonke impahla yaseSodoma neyaseGomora, nakho konke ukudla kwabo, ahamba. Athatha noLoti umshana ka-Abrama nempahla yakhe, ahamba, ngokuba uLoti wayehlala eSodoma.

Kwafika umuntu owayephunyukile wabikela u-Abrama umHebheru lokhu, owayehlala ngasezihlahleni ezinkulu zikaMamre um-Amori, umfowabo ka-Eshkoli no-Aneri—ababehlangene no-Abrama. Kwathi lapho u-Abrama ezwa ukuthi isihlobo sakhe sithunjiwe, wakhipha amadoda angamakhulu amathathu neshumi nesishiyagalombili ayeqeqeshiwe azalelwa endlini yakhe, wawaxosha kwaze kwaba seDani. Ngalobo busuku wehlukanisa amabutho akhe, yena nezinceku zakhe, wawahlasela, wawaxosha kwaze kwaba seHoba, enyakatho yeDamaseku. Wabuyisa yonke impahla, waphinde wabuyisa nesihlobo sakhe uLoti nempahla yakhe, kanye nabesifazane nabantu.

Ukubuya Ekhaya Evela Empini

Emva kokuba u-Abrama ebuyile ekunqobeni uKhedorlahomere namakhosi ayekanye naye, inkosi yaseSodoma yaphuma ukuzomhlangabeza eSigodini saseShave (iSigodi seNkosi). UMelkisedeki inkosi yaseSalema wakhipha isinkwa newayini. Wayengumpristi ka-Eli Eliyoni, uBaba wethu oPhezukonke. ^b Wambusisa u-Abrama wathi: “Makabusiswe u-Abrama ngu-Eli Eliyoni, uBaba wethu oPhezukonke, uMdali wezulu nomhlaba. Makabusiswe u-Eli Eliyoni, uBaba wethu oPhezukonke, onikele izitha zakho esandleni sakho.” U-Abrama wayesemnika okweshumi kwakho konke.

Inkosi yaseSodoma yathi ku-Abrama: “Nginike abantu, uthathele wena impahla.”

Kodwa u-Abrama wathi enkosini yaseSodoma: “Ngiphakamisele isandla sami esifungweni kuBaba wethu, u-Eli Eliyoni, oPhezukonke, uMdali wezulu nomhlaba, ukuthi angiyikuthatha lutho lwakho, ngisho intambo noma umchilo wesicathulo, ukuze ungaze usho uthi, ‘Yimina engenze u-Abrama waceba.’ Lutho kimi—kuphela lokho okudliwe ngabafana, nezabelo zika-Aneri, no-Eshkoli, noMamre, abahamba nami. Mabathathe okwabo.”