Verse 1: Izingelosi zombili zafika eSodoma sekuhlwile; uLoti wayehlezi esangweni laseSodoma; uLoti ezibona wasukuma wazihlangabeza; wakhothamela emhlabathini ngobuso,
Verse 2: wathi: “Bhekani, makhosi, ake niphambuke, ningene endlini yenceku yenu, nihlale ubusuku, nigeze izinyawo zenu andukuba nivuke ekuseni kusasa, nihambe indlela yenu.” Zathi: “Qha, siyakuhlala phandle.”
Verse 3: Kepha wazincenga kakhulu, zaze zaphambukela kuye, zangena endlini yakhe; wazilungisela idili, wenza isinkwa esingenamvubelo, zadla.
Verse 4: Zingakalali, amadoda omuzi, amadoda aseSodoma, azungeza indlu, amasha namadala, abantu bonke bephelele.
Verse 5: Bambiza uLoti, bathi kuye: “Aphi lawa madoda angenise kuwe ebusuku na? Sikhiphele wona ukuba siwazi.”
Verse 6: ULoti waphumela kubo ngasemnyango, wavala umnyango emva kwakhe.
Verse 7: Wathi: “Bafowethu, ningoni.
Verse 8: Bhekani, nginamadodakazi amabili angayazi ndoda; ake nginiphumisele wona, nenze kuwo njengokufanele emehlweni enu; kepha kulawa madoda ningenzi lutho, ngokuba angene emthunzini wophahla lwami.”
Verse 9: Bathi: “Suka lapha!” Bathi futhi: “Lo muntu oyedwa wafika ukuba agogobale; usefuna ukwahlulela; manje siyakukuhlupha wena kunabo.” Bamcindezela kakhulu lo muntu uLoti, basondela ukuba bafohloze umnyango.
Verse 10: Khona amadoda azelula izandla, ambuyisela uLoti endlini, avala umnyango.
Verse 11: Amadoda ayephandle kwendlu awashaya ngobumpumputhe, amancane namakhulu, aze akhathala ukufuna umnyango.
Verse 12: Ayesethi amadoda kuLoti: “Unobani futhi lapha na? Umkhwenyana, namadodana akho, namadodakazi akho, nabo bonke onabo emzini baphumise kule ndawo,
Verse 13: ngokuba siyakuyichitha le ndawo, lokhu isikhalo sabo sesisikhulu ebusweni bukaJehova; uJehova usithumile ukuba siyichithe.”
Verse 14: Wayesephuma uLoti, wakhuluma nabakhwenyana bakhe ababeyakuthatha amadodakazi akhe, wathi: “Sukani niphume kule ndawo, ngokuba uJehova uyakuchitha umuzi.” Kepha wayenjengontelayo emehlweni abakhwenyana bakhe.
Verse 15: Kusantwela izingelosi zamsheshisa uLoti, zathi: “Vuka uthathe umkakho, namadodakazi akho omabili onawo, funa ubhujiswe ngenxa yobubi bomuzi.”
Verse 16: Esalibala, amadoda abamba isandla sakhe, nesandla somkakhe, nesandla samadodakazi akhe omabili, uJehova enomusa kuye; amphumisa, ambeka ngaphandle komuzi.
Verse 17: Kwathi esebaphumisile ngaphandle, wathi: “Baleka, usinde; ungabheki emva kwakho, ungemi ndawo ethafeni lonke; balekela entabeni, funa ubhujiswe.”
Verse 18: Kepha uLoti wathi kuwo: “Nkosi, makungabi njalo.
Verse 19: Bheka, inceku yakho ifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ungenzele ububele obukhulu ngokusindisa ukuphila kwami; kepha mina angikwazi ukubalekela entabeni, funa ububi bungifice, ngife.
Verse 20: Bheka-ke, lowo muzi useduze ukuba ngibalekele kuwo, futhi mncane; ake ngibalekele khona angithi mncane ukuba umphefumulo wami uphile.”
Verse 21: Wathi kuye: “Bheka, nakule nto ngiyakukuvumela; angiyikuwuchitha lo muzi okhuluma ngawo.
Verse 22: Kepha shesha ubalekele khona, ngokuba ngingenze lutho, ungakafiki khona.” Ngalokho umuzi wabizwa ngokuthi iSowari.
Verse 23: Ilanga laphumela emhlabeni, uLoti esangena eSowari.
Verse 24: Khona uJehova wanisa phezu kweSodoma naphezu kweGomora isibabule nomlilo, kuvela kuJehova ezulwini.
Verse 25: Wachitha leyo mizi nethafa lonke, nabo bonke abakhe emizini, nalokho okuhlumayo emhlabathini.
Verse 26: Kepha umkakhe wabheka emva kwakhe, waba yinsika kasawoti.
Verse 27: U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni, waya endaweni lapho akade emi khona ebusweni bukaJehova.
Verse 28: Wabheka ngaseSodoma naseGomora nasezweni lonke lethafa, wabona, bheka, isisi sezwe senyuka njengomusi weziko.
Verse 29: Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu ebhubhisa imizi yasethafeni, uNkulunkulu wakhumbula u-Abrahama, waphumisa uLoti ekuchithekeni mhla ebhubhisa imizi ayehlezi kuyo uLoti.
Verse 30: ULoti wakhuphuka eSowari, waya wahlala entabeni kanye namadodakazi akhe omabili, ngokuba wesaba ukuhlala eSowari; wahlala emhumeni namadodakazi akhe amabili.
Verse 31: Enkulu yayisithi kwencane: “Ubaba usemdala; akukho ndoda ezweni engangena kithi njengokwenza komhlaba wonke.
Verse 32: Woza simphuzise ubaba iwayini, silale naye ukuba sizizuzele inzalo kubaba.”
Verse 33: Ngalobo busuku ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini; enkulu yangena yalala noyise, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.
Verse 34: Kwathi ngangomuso enkulu yathi kwencane: “Bheka, bengilele nobaba izolo; asimphuzise iwayini nangalobu busuku, ungene wena, ulale naye ukuba sizizuzele inzalo kubaba.”
Verse 35: Ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini nangalobo busuku; encane yasuka yalala naye, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.
Verse 36: Kanjalo amadodakazi kaLoti omabili akhuleliswa nguyise.
Verse 37: Enkulu yazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uMowabi; lowo unguyise wabakwaMowabi kuze kube namuhla.
Verse 38: Encane yazala indodana nayo, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBenami; lowo unguyise wabantwana bakwa-Amoni kuze kube namuhla.