Chaandano 19
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Bangelo babili bakasika ku Sodomu goko, Loti naka kkede amulyango wamunzi. Loti wakababona, wakanyampuka kuti aswaanane aabo, mpawo wakavundama abusyu bwakwe ansi.
2
Wakati, ''Akaka nobasimalelo bangu, ndamukumbila kuti munyonele kun'anda yamuzike wanu, mukkale mansiku aano, akusamba ndyato zyenu. Mpawo muyobuka chifumo akutola lweendo lwanu.'' Alimwi bakati, ''Pe, tuyobuchesya mansiku katuli mubbuwa lyadolopo.''
3
Pesi wakabakombelezya loko, mpawo bakayinka anguwe, alimwi bakanjila mun'anda yakwe. Wakabamba chakulya alimwi wabajikila chibunge chitakwe busweezyo, alimwi bakalya.
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Pesi kabatana wona, baalumi bamuchisi, baalumi ba Sodomu, bakazyunguluka n'anda, baniini a bapati, bantu boonse bakayoboloka kuzwa kumabbazu woonse achisi.
5
Bakayita Loti, alimwi bakati kulinguwe, ''Balikuli baalumi baza kulinduwe goko? Beete kulindiswe, kuti tubazibe.''
6
Akaako Loti wakazwa alimwi wajala kkoma wayinka kuli mbabo.
7
Wakati, ''Ndamukumbila nobakkulana bangu, mutachiti bubi.
8
Amubone, ndilijisi basimbi babili batanaziba nikuba mwaalumi. Amuleke, ndamukkumbila, ndibape kulindinywe, alimwi mukachite kulimbabo kufumbwa chibotu kumenso eenu. Biyo mutachiti chintu kuli baaba bantu, nkaambo baza mucheenzule chakaluli kangu.''
9
Bakati, ''Bweedela musule!'' Bakati alubo, ''Ooyo wakaza kuzokkala mbuli muzwakule, alimwi lino wakaba mubetesi wesu! Lino tuyochita bubi bwiindilide alinduwe kwiinda alimbabo.'' Bakamulwisya kapati mwaalumi, kulwisyanya a Loti, alimwi bakali baamba kutyola kkoma.
10
Pesi baalumi bakatalamuna maboko aabo alimwi bakwela Loti mun'anda akujala kkoma.
11
Mpawo beenzu ba Loti bakoofwazya bantu boonse bakali aanze en'anda, boonse baniini a bapati, kuchitila kuti bakawuumpulike baakuyandawula mulyango.
12
Mpawo baalumi bakati kuli Loti, ''Ulaawumwi na uumbi omuno? Uli aabakwansa na, bana bako balombe a bana bako basimbi, a kufumbwa ngoli aawe muchisi, bagwisye omuno.
13
Nkaambo twaamba kunyonyoona busena obuno, nkaambo bubi bwabo kuli Jehova bwavulisya nchaatutuma kuzoochinyonyoona.''
14
Loti wakiinka aanze alimwi wakaambula abakwansa bakwe, baalumi bakasyomezezye kukkwata bana bakwe basimbi, alimwi wakati, ''Chakufwambana, amuzwe aabusena oobu, nkaambo Jehova uyanda kunyonyoona chisi.'' Pesi bakwaansa bakwe bakabonaanga mudanta.
15
Nikwakaba kubuchedo, bangelo bakasungilizya Loti, kabati, ''Kamuya, bweza mukkazi wako a bana bako basimbi bali aano, kuti utasukutizyi muchisubulo chachisi.''
16
Pesi wakakkala. Aboobo mwaalumi wakajata jaanza lyakwe, a jaanza lya mukkazi wakwe, a maanza a bana bakwe basimbi babili, nkaambo Jehova wakamufwida luzyalo. Bakabagwisya aanze, alimwi babakkazika aanze kwachisi.
17
Nibakabagwisya aanze, umwi wa baalumi wakati, ''Amuchije abuumi bwanu! Mutachebuki musule, nikuba kukkala mubbuwa. Mukalobokele kuchilundu kuti mutakanyonyooki.''
18
Loti wakati kulimbabo, ''Pe, kaka, nobasimalelo bangu!
19
Mulanda wanu wajana luzyalo kumenso aanu, alimwi mwanditondeezya buuya bupati akufutula buumi bwangu, pesi nsikkonzyi kulobokela kuzilundu, nkaambo lunyonyooko luyoondeezya, alimwi ndiyoofwa.
20
Langa, echiya chisi chiboneka okuya chili aafwifwi kukuchijila kuli nchicho, alimwi nchiniini. Akaka, muleke ndobokele nkuko (tachili chiniini na?), alimwi buumi bwangu buyoofutulwa.''
21
Wakatim kulinguwe, ''Nchibotu, ndiyookupa chikumbizyo eechi alimwi, kuti nsikoyoonyonyoona chisi nchuwaamba.
22
Fwambaana! Lobokela nkuko, nkaambo nsikkonzyi kuchita chintu kusikila usike nkuko.'' Nkinkaako chisi chakali kutegwa Zowali.
23
Izuba lyakali lyazwa aawo Loti nakasika ku Zowali.
24
Mpawo Jehova wakawisya aatala a Sodomu a Gomola salifa a mulilo uuzwa kuli Jehova kuzwa mu mulenga-lenga.
25
Wakanyonyoona zisi eezyo, amabbuwa woonse, abantu boonse bamuzisi, amisamu yoonse iimena aanyika.
26
Pesi mukkazi wa Loti, wakali musule lyakwe, wakachebuka musule, mpawo wakaba chuulu chamwinyo.
27
Abbulahamu wakabuka chifumo loko alimwi wayinka kubusena nkwakayimvwi kunembo lya Jehova.
28
Wakalanga aansi ku Sodomu a Gomola akunyika yoonse yamabbuwa. Wakalanga alimwi wakabona, busi bwakali kuunta kuzwa aanyika mbuli busi bwabbila lyamulilo.
29
Aboobo Leza wakanyonyoona zisi zya mabbuwa, Leza wakayita Abbulahamu kumizeezo. Wakatuma Loti kuzwa aakati kalunyonyooko aawo nakanyonyoona zisi oomo Loti mwakali kukkala.
30
Pesi Loti wakatanta kuzwa ku Zowali kuyookkala muzilundu abana bakwe basimbi babili, nkaambo wakayowa kukkala mu Zowali. Aboobo wakakkala munkomwe, we abana bakwe basimbi babili.
31
Mutaanzi kukuzyalwa wakati kumuniini, ''Taata wesu wachembaala, alimwi tatukwe mwaalumi ngutukonzya koona aawe pe mbuli kuchiyanza chanyika yoonse.
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Koza, ngatuchite taata wesu anywe wayini, alimwi tuyowona aanguwe, kuchitila kuti tukakkomezye luzubo lwa taata.''
33
Aboobo bakachita wisi kuti anywe wayini mansiku aayo. Mwana mutaanzi wakanjila alimwi wawoona awisi wakwe; wisi takaziba pe kuti mwana wakalala chiindi nzi, nikuba kuti wakabuka chiindi nzi.
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Buzuba butobela mwana mutaanzi wakati kumwanike wakwe, ''Swiilila, mansiku ayinda ndakoona a taata. Atumuchite kuti anywe lubo wayini mansiku aano, alimwi weelede kunjila akoona aawe, kuchitila kuti tukomezye luzubo lwa taata.
35
Aboobo bakamuchita wisi wabo kuti anywe lubo mansiku aayo, alimwi wakanjila akoona aawe. Wisi taakaziba pe kuti mwana wakalala chiindi nzi, nikuba kuti wakabuka chiindi nzi.
36
Aboobo bana basimbi boonse ba Loti bakamitisigwa a wisi wabo.
37
Mwana mutaanzi wakazyala mwana mulombe, alimwi wakamuuzika kuti Mowabbu. Wakaba wisi wabaMowabbu basunu.
38
Kumwana musimbi muniini, alakwe wakazyala mwana mulombe, alimwi wakamuuzika kuti Bbeni Ami. Nguwe wakaba wisi wabantu ba Amoni basunu.