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Abulamu mbwaakavuna Loti

¹ Lino mwami Amulafeli wacisi ca Babuloni, mwami Aliyoki wacisi ca Elasaa, mwami Kedalaoma wacisi ca Elamu, amwami Tidalu wacisi ca Goimu, ² boonse aaba bakaya kukulwana abami bosanwe aaba, Bela mwami waku Sodomu, Bilisya mwami waku Gomola, Syinabu mwami waku Adima, Syemeba mwami waku Zeboyimu, amwami waku Bela nkokuti Zowaa. ³ Aaba bami bosanwe bakamvwana akuswaanya basinkondo babo antoomwe mukkuti yaku Sidimu, eelyo sunu liitwa kuti lwizi lwa Munyo. ⁴ Aaba bami boonse bosanwe bakali kweendelezegwa amwami mupati Kedalaoma kwamyaka iili kkumi aibili, pele mumwaka wakkumi aitatu bakatalika kumuzangila. ⁵ Mumwaka wakkumi aine, mwami Kedalaoma abeenzinyina mbaakamvwana aabo, bakaza abasinkondo kuzoozunda Lefemu, Asitelokanaimu, Bazuzimu mu Hamu, a Baemi mukkuti lya Kiliyataimu, ⁶ bakajatikizya a Baholi bali mumalundu aa Siiya, mane akuyoosika ku Elipalani mumunyinza wankanda. ⁷ Bamane bakapiluka, babweenda ku Kadesyi. Bakazunda manyika oonse aa Baameleki aa Baamoli bakali kukkala mu Hazazonitamala.

⁸ Abalo bami bamu Sodomu, Gomola, Adima, Zeboyimu, a Bela bakabungika basinkondo babo kuya kukulwana mukkuti lya Sidimu. Bakalwana ⁹ a Kedalaoma wacisi ca Elamu, Tidalu wacisi ca Goimu, Amulafeli wacisi ca Babuloni, a Aliyoki waku Elasaa. Bami bosanwe bakalwana bami bone. ¹⁰ Lino kkuti lya Sidimu lyakajisi malindi manji aakazwide taala, nkabela bami ba Sodomu a Gomola bakazundwa, eelyo nibakali kusola kutija, bakali kuwida mumalindi aaya. Bami bamwi botatwe bakatijila mumalundu kuyooyuba. ¹¹ Eelyo bami aabo bone bakasaala zintu zyoonse zyamu Sodomu amu Gomola. Bakatolelezya azilyo zyoonse, mpoonya bainka. ¹² Awalo Loti, mwanaa munyina Abulamu, bakamutolelezya, alubono lwakwe loonse, nkaambo wakali kukkala mu Sodomu.

¹³ Umwi muntu wakaloboka kuzwa mulumamba oolo, wakaza kuli Abulamu Muhibulu, akumuzibya makani aaya. Ciindi eeco Abulamu wakali kukkala kufwiifwi amibanga yaku Mamule. Lino Mamule a banabokwabo ba Esyikoli a Aneya bakali kumvwana a Abulamu muli zyankondo. ¹⁴ Nkabela Abulamu naakamvwa makani aakuti Loti, mwanaa munyina, watolwa buzike abasinkondonyina, wakayobolola bantu bakwe basyomeka bazi zyankondo. Bakali myaanda yotatwe akkumi alusele. Mpoonya wakatobela bami aabo mane waakusika ku Dani. ¹⁵ Naakasika ooko, wakaandaanya bantu bakwe mumpi zyobilo, wakalwana abasinkondonyina ciindi camasiku, nkabela wakabazunda. Wakabatandaanya mane kuyoobasiya kubusena bwiitwa kuti Hoba, kulubazu lyakunyika lyamunzi wa Damasikasi. ¹⁶ Lino wakabanyanzya lubono loonse ndobakasaalide. Alimwi wakaakujolelezya a Loti, mwanaa munyina antoomwe alubono lwakwe, abakaintu abantu bamwi.

Melikezedeki mbwaakaleleka Abulamu

¹⁷ Lino Abulamu naakajoka kuzwa kunkondo eeyo njaakaakuzunda Kedalaoma abaminyina mbaakali aabo, mwami wa Sodomu wakaya kuyoomucinga kukkuti lya Syave, ndilyonya ndeliitwa kuti, Kkuti lyamwami. ¹⁸ Lino Melikezedeki, wakali mwami wa Salemu alimwi wakali mupaizi wa Leza Sijulu Wamajulu, wakapa Abulamu cinkwa awaini. ¹⁹ Amane wamuleleka amajwi aakuti,

“Leza Sijulu Wamajulu,

ooyo wakalenga julu anyika,

akuleleke yebo Abulamu.

²⁰ Alumbwe Leza Sijulu Wamajulu, ooyo wakupa kuti uzunde basinkondonyoko.”

Nkabela Abulamu wakapa Melikezedeki cakkumi calubono loonse ndwaakaakubanyanga.

²¹ Lino mwami wa Sodomu wakaambila Abulamu kuti, “Lubono loonse ndoobanyanga ndulwako, ulutole, mebo undipe buyo bantu bangu.” ²² Pele Abulamu wakamwiingula kuti, “Mebo ndakonkezya camasimpe ku Mwami Leza, Sijulu Wamajulu, Mulengi wajulu anyika, ²³ kuti taakwe nikaba komwe kantu kako nketitole nikaceya. Nsikootola nikaba katali buyo naa kaanzyo kandyasyo pe. Nkaambo nsiyandi kuti ukaambe kuti ‘Ndime ndakavubya Abulamu.’ ²⁴ Taakwe acomwe ncetitole mebo lwangu pe. Ndilatambula buyo eezyo nzyobakabelesya bantu bangu. Kwaamba zya caabilo cabalongwe bangu, ba Aneya, Esyikoli, a Mamule, pe, inga balitolela beni ma.”