Khumbula Umfati WaLoti

Loti abehlala na-Abrahama eKhenani. Bo-Abrahama naLoti bebanemfuyo lenyenti kangangekutsi besekamancane emadlelo abo. Abrahama watsi kuLoti: ‘Ngicela kutsi simane sehlukane. Ungakhetsa nome nguyiphi indzawo loyifunako. Nangabe uya ngesencele mine ngitakuya ngesekudla.’ Bekukahle yini lolokwentiwa ngu-Abrahama?

Loti wabona indzawo lenhle eceleni kwelidolobha laseSodoma. Beyigeleta emanti iphindze inetjani lobuluhlata. Ngako wakhetsa leyo ndzawo wahamba wayewuhlala khona nemndeni wakhe.

Bantfu baseSodoma kanye nebaseGomora bebenta tintfo letimbi kakhulu. Empeleni bebababi kangangekutsi Jehova wakhetsa kubabhubhisa. Noma kunjalo Jehova abefuna kusindzisa Loti kanye nemndeni wakhe, kungako atfumela tingilosi letimbili tiyewubatjela titsi: “Sheshisani, niphume kulendzawo ngobe Jehova utalibhubhisa lelidolobha!”

Loti akazange ahambe ngaleso sikhatsi. Bekenta kancane. Ngako letingilosi tabamba Loti ngesandla, umfati wakhe kanye nemadvodzakati akhe tabakhiphela ngephandle kwalelidolobha, tatsi: ‘Balekani kuze nisindzise kuphila kwenu! Ningabuki emuva ngobe nabuka emuva nitawufa!’

Nabafika kulelinye lidolobha lokutsiwa yiZowari, Jehova wase uyibhubhhisa ngemlilo iSodoma neGomora. Lamadolobha lamabili abhujiswa angaphindze abakhona. Ngekungalaleli Jehova, umfati waLoti wabuka emuva futsi waba sidvuli seluswayi. Loti nemadvodzakati akhe basindza ngobe balalela Jehova. Kungenteka kwawavisa buhlungu kutsi make wabo akakamlaleli Jehova. Nome kunjalo bajabula ngekutsi batilalela tecwayiso taJehova.