¹ Yehobe washolokele kuli Abilahama kumiti ya kejela kumitelebinde ya Mamele, kuje mwatumbamene muchikolo cha tende mwaku shaluka cha litangwa. ² Wakengele mwilu cho, kengenioni, wamwene banu batatu banemana kuthambwela kutunda kuli ikeye. Omu waba mwene, washatukile na kukaliwana nabo mu chikolo cha tende na kuthsikama hathi. ³ Wendekele ngwendi, "Shukulu yange, oshe ngwe njiwana kutetela ku mesho obe, njalombo kethi utubakane ngamba yobe," ⁴ Echela banene tumema twatundondo, mujwele ku mendi eni, cho mangana mu hwimineko mwithi ya muti. ⁵ Echeni njimineneleko bya kulya bya bindondo mangana muhwimineho. Hanima yebi cho muya ngila yeni, hakupwa munaija kuli ngamba yeni," Bamukumbulwile ngwabo, "Panga ngwe omu unendeka." ⁶ Cho bwathiwathi Abilahama waile mu tende kuli Sala, nakwendeka ngwendi, "Thzambula, ambata tu'ngete tutatu twabunga bwakujeneka bithsethsi, bushinge, mangana upange likende." ⁷ Cho Abilahama washatukile ku butanga, na kwambatako muna ngombe, cho wathzambwile na kumu wabetha. ⁸ Cho wambatele mateka na mashwe, na muna ngombe uje babwekethele, na kutumbika bya kulya ku mesho abo, cho wemanene ku mukulo wabo mwithi lya muti thimbu bakele na kulya. ⁹ Bendekele kuli ikeye ngwabo, "Indi munakathzi wobe Sala ali kuli?" Wakumbulwile ngwendi, "Kuje , mutende." ¹⁰ Cho wendekele ngwendi, "Nji keluka bene kuli yeni mu thimbu ya ndombwe, cho kenga, munakathzi wobe Sala akakala na mwana wa munalume."Sala wakele na kutolilila mu chikolo cha tende, yakele kunima yendi. ¹¹ Oloni Abilahama na Sala bakele tukulakathzi, bakolele manene mu myaka, cho thimbu ya Sala ije ibakakitilamo banakathzi yetile laja. ¹² Sala babenya wajolele, na kwendeka kuli ibenya ngwendi, " Hanima ya kulwila change, cho na Shukulu wange nendi nakulubala laja, njatha lalo kupwa na thengei?" ¹³ Yehoba wendekele kuli Abilahama ngwendi, "Bikajo najolela Sala nakwendeka ngwendi, 'Chili njatha kukita mwana, thimbu nja kulubala laja? ¹⁴ Kuli chuma chachikalu kuli Njambi ndi? Hathimbu njina shakula, mutondwe, njikeluka kuli yobe. Muthimbu ya chifwa chino bene mwaka wijaho Sala akakala na mwana wa munalume." ¹⁵ Cho Sala wa byanene na kwendeka ngwendi, "Kunja jolele," mwafwa wathzibile lyoba. Cho wamu kumbulwile ngwendi, "Embwe,unajolele." ¹⁶ Cho baje banalume ba katukile na kuya kutala ku mutambela wa Sondome. Abilahama waile nabo na kubathindikiya mungila yabo. ¹⁷ Oloni Njambi wendekele ngwendi, "nja pande kumushwekela Abilahama bije njishaka kulinga ndi, hakupwa ¹⁸ Abilahama chili akapwa wa kuhyana na bukama manene mu lifuti lyobe, cho na mafuti bakawa bethzikitha muli ikeye? ¹⁹ Mwafwa nja mwangula mangana akathe kunangula bana bendi na njubo yendi baje bakaija kulutwe kunyunga ngila ya Yehoba, na kulinga byaku thungama na bubwa, mangana Njambi akanene bije byendekele kuli Abilahama. ²⁰ Cho Njambi wendekele ngwendi, " Mwafwa kulila cha Sondome na Ngomola chinapu chakama manene, cho lalo mwafwa bubi bwabo buna hyana manene, ²¹ njili nakuya muje bene na kumona kulila kwendi chije chinaija kuli yange, mona chili ngwe bana chilingi. Nga kwai, cho nji kathzibuka." ²² Cho banu belukilemo kutunda kuje, na kuya kutala ku Sondoma, oloni Abilahama wathalele nemana ku mesho a Yehoba. ²³ Cho Abilahama washweneneko na kwendeka ngwendi, "Cho ukanyongetha baka buthunga hamo nabakabubi ndi? ²⁴ Indioni hamo muli babuthunga makumi atanu muje munganda. Mwatha kunyongetha chakwilika kuyechela ha mulonga wa baje makumi atanu abuthunga alimo muje mu mwela? ²⁵ Kuchapandele kuli yobe kulinga echi chuma, kuthsiya baka buthunga hamo nabakabubi. Kuchapandele kuli yobe! Kuma kuchapandele kuli mukakuyula kaye koshe kulinga mwamubwa?" ²⁶ Yehoba wendekele ngwendi, " Ngwe njiwana mu Sondoma makumi atanu abakabuthunga muje mu nganda, cho njikathethza mwela woshe hamulonga wabo." ²⁸ Abilahama wakumbulwile na kwendeka ngwendi, " Kenga, njinalyana mu mukwendeka kuli Shukulu yange, nambe ngocho yange njapwa nji likungu na lito lya ngocho! ²⁷ Cho bati oni ngwe kunatepuluka batanu kutunda ku makumi atanu abakabuthunga? Ukanyongetha yije nganda ha mulonga wa baje ba tanu ndi?" Cho wendekele ngwendi, "Kunjilingi ngocho, ngwe nji wanako makumi awana na batanu." ²⁹ Wendekele kuli ikeye lalo, na kwendeka ngwendi, "Indi bati ngwe kuli lika makumi awana kuje?" ³⁰ Wakumbulwile ngwendi, Njalombo kethi ulubale, Shukulu, mangana njendeke. Hamo ukawanako makumi atatu kuje." Wamukumbulwile ngwendi, "Kunjikatha kuchilinga osho njikawanako makumi atatu kuje. ³¹ Wendekele ngwendi, "Kenga, njina lyana mukwendeka kuli Shukulu yange! Hamo makumi abali akawanena kuje." Cho wakumbulwile ngwendi, kunjikanyongetha hamulonga wa aje makumi abali" ³² Wendekele ngwendi, " Njalombo kethi mulubale embwe, Shukulu, cho njendeka chakumanethelako oni. Hamo likumi limo likawanena kuje." Cho wendekele ngwendi, "Kunjika nyongetha hamulonga wa lije likumi." ³³ Yehoba waile ngila yendi hanima yakwendeka na Abilahama, cho Abilhama welukile kwimbo.