Matalikilo 19:1-38
19 Bangelo bobilo bakasika ku Sodoma kumangolezya, eelyo Loti wakalikkede amulyango wa Sodoma. Loti naakababona, wakanyamuka akubacinga mpoonya wakavwuntama ansi.+
2 Kumane wakati: “Akaka nobasimalelaangu, amuleye kuŋanda yamubelesi wanu akoona kusikila cifwumo kutegwa maulu aanu asanzyigwe. Mpoonya mafwumofwumo muzumanane alweendo lwanu.” Eelyo bakati: “Peepe, tuloona mulubuwa lwamumunzi.”
3 Pele Loti wakazumanana cakuti bakaunka anguwe kuŋanda yakwe. Mpoonya wakababambila cakulya alimwi wakapanga cinkwa citajisi bumena eelyo bakalya.
4 Kabatanaunka kukoona, baalumi bamumunzi—baalumi bamu Sodoma kutalikila kubalombe kusikila kubapati, boonse antoomwe—bakaizinguluka ŋanda kabali nkamu yabasilupyopyongano.
5 Eelyo bakazumanana kwiita Loti akumwaambila kuti: “Ino bali kuli baalumi ibaboola kulinduwe masiku aano? Kobagwisya anze kutegwa toonane ambabo.”+
6 Mpoonya Loti wakazwa anze kumulyango nkobakabede akujala cijazyo.
7 Eelyo wakati: “Akaka bakwesu, mutaciti cintu cibyaabi boobu.
8 Amubone, ndilijisi bana basimbi bobilo ibatazyi basankwa. Amuleke ndibalete kulindinywe kutegwa mucite kufwumbwa ncomuyanda kulimbabo. Pele mutaciti cili coonse kubaalumi aaba, nkaambo basikila muŋanda* yangu.”+
9 Mpoonya bakati: “Kososoloka!” Alimwi bakayungizya kabati: “Ooyu mweenzu wakaboola kuzookkala kuno, pele lino uyanda kuti katubeteka! Lino tulacita cintu cimwi cibi kapati kulinduwe kwiinda ncotutiicite kulimbabo.” Mpoonya bakamusyaanikizya Loti alimwi bakaswena kutegwa bajaye cijazyo.
10 Eelyo beenzu aaba bakamukwelela muŋanda Loti, kumane bakajala kumulyango.
11 Pele bakoofwaazya baalumi ibakali amulyango waŋanda, kutalikila kubana kusikila kubapati cakuti bakaalilwa kujana mpowakabede mulyango.
12 Mpoonya baalumi bakabuzya Loti kuti: “Sena kuli banamukwasyi bambi mbojisi? Kobagwisya mumunzi uuno kufwumbwa naa mbakwe, bana basankwa abasimbi alimwi abantu bako boonse!
13 Nkaambo tulaunyonyoona munzi ooyu, akaambo kakuti kulilauka kujatikizya bantu aaba akaambo kazibi zicitwa mumunzi oomu kwamvwugwa kapati kuli Jehova,+ aboobo Jehova watutuma kuti tuunyonyoone munzi ooyu.”
14 Aboobo Loti wakazwa akutalika kwaambila basankwa ibakali kuyanda kukwata bana bakwe, alimwi wakazumanana kubaambila kuti: “Amunyamuke! Amuzwe mubusena oobu, nkaambo Jehova ulaunyonyoona munzi!” Pele bakwe ba Loti bakali kubona mbuli kuti usobana buya.+
15 Kubucedo, bangelo bakatalika kumubinzyaanya Loti kabati: “Fwambaana nyamuka! Bweza mukaintu wako abana bako basimbi bobilo mboli limwi, kutegwa mutanyonyoonwi antoomwe amunzi uuno akaambo kacibi canguwo!”+
16 Naakacili kuwayawaya, baalumi aaba bakamujata kujanza, walo amukaintu wakwe abana bakwe basimbi bobilo, bakabatola anze aamunzi+ nkaambo Jehova wakamufwida lubomba.+
17 Lino mbobakabagusyila buyo anze aamunzi, umwi wabangelo wakati: “Amutije kutegwa mufwutuke! Mutalangi musyule+ alimwi mutaimi-imi mucooko coonse!+ Amutijile kumalundu kutegwa mutanyonyoonwi!”
18 Mpoonya Loti wakati kulimbabo: “Peepe kaka Jehova, kutali kooko!
19 Amubone lino mubelesi wanu mwamufwida luzyalo alimwi mwatondezya luzyalo* lwanu lupati kulindime kwiinda mukundifwutula,+ pele tandikonzyi kutijila kumalundu nkaambo ndiyoowa kuti ntenda eeyi ilandeenzya eelyo ndilafwa.+
20 Kuli munzi ooyu uuli afwaafwi, ndilakonzya kutijila nkuko; munzi musyoonto buyo. Sena nditijile buyo nkuko? Munzi musyoonto buyo. Aboobo ndilafwutuka.”
21 Eelyo wakati kulinguwe: “Mbubo, tandikokuunyonyoona munzi ngoamba.+
22 Fwambaana! Tijila nkuko, nkaambo tandikonzyi kucita cintu cili coonse kotanasika kumunzi okuya.”+ Nkakaambo kaako munzi ooyo wakawuulika kuti Zoari.*+
23 Izuba lyakalizwide kale Loti naakasika ku Zoari.
24 Mpoonya Jehova wakawisya mulilo asulufa mu Sodoma a Gomora—wakazwa kuli Jehova, kujulu.+
25 Eelyo wakainyonyoona minzi eeyi, icooko coonse, kubikkilizya abantu boonse ibakali kukkala mumo alimwi azisyango zyaanyika.+
26 Pele mukaintu wa Loti iwakali musyule lyakwe wakatalika kulanga musyule, eelyo wakaba cuulu camunyo.+
27 Lino Abrahamu wakabuka mafwumofwumo akuya kubusena nkwaakaimvwi naakali kubandika a Jehova.+
28 Lino naakalanga kulubazu lwa Sodoma a Gomora alimwi abusena boonse ibuli mucooko, wakabona cintu ciyoosya. Kwakali kusuka busi busiya mbi buzwa anyika mbuli busi bwabbibi lyamulilo.+
29 Aboobo Leza naakainyonyoona minzi mucooko eeco, wakamuyeeya Abrahamu kwiinda mukugusya Loti muminzi njaakanyonyoona, oomo mwaakali kukkala Loti.+
30 Kumbele Loti wakalonga kuzwa ku Zoari abana bakwe basimbi bobilo akuyookkala mumalundu,+ nkaambo wakali kuyoowa kukkala mu Zoari.+ Aboobo wakatalika kukkala mumpangala abana bakwe basimbi bobilo.
31 Eelyo mutaanzi wakaambila musyoonto wakwe kuti: “Bataata bacembaala, alimwi kunyina musankwa mucisi uukonzya kutukwata kweelana acilengwa cabantu boonse anyika.
32 Boola tubape waini bataata banywe kutegwa toone ambabo kuti lunyungu lwabataata lutamaninini.”
33 Aboobo masiku aayo bakazumanana kubapa waini bausyi; mpoonya mutaanzi wakaunka kuyakoona abausyi, pele balo kunyina nobakazyiba naakoona ambabo anaakabuka.
34 Mpoonya buzuba bwakatobela, mutaanzi wakaambila musyoonto wakwe kuti: “Jilo masiku ndakoona abataata. Asunu masiku atubape waini kutegwa banywe. Mpoonya ayebo unjile akoona ambabo, kutegwa lunyungu lwabo lutamaninini.”
35 Aboobo masiku aayo bakapa bausyi waini munji, mpoonya musyoonto wakanjila akoona ambabo, pele balo tiibakazyiba naakoona ambabo anaakabuka.
36 Aboobo bana ba Loti boonse bobilo bakamita kuli bausyi.
37 Mutaanzi wakatumbuka mwana musankwa walo ngwaakaulika kuti Moabu.+ Ngousyi wabana Moabu kusikila sunu.+
38 Awalo musyoonto wakatumbuka mwana musankwa, ooyo ngwaakaulika kuti Beni-ami. Ngousyi wabana Amoni+ kusikila sunu.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “mulukwabililo.” Mu Chihebrayo, “mucimvwule.”
^ Naa “luyando lutamani.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Kuceya.”
