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14 Lino mumazuba aa Amarafele mwami waku Sinara,+ Arioki mwami waku Elasara, Kedorelaomere+ mwami waku Elamu,+ alimwi a Tidala mwami waku Goimu, 2 bakaya kukulwana Bera mwami waku Sodoma,+ Birasa mwami waku Gomora,+ Sinabi mwami waku Adima, Semebere mwami waku Zeboimu+ alimwi amwami waku Bela, nkokuti Zoari. 3 Bami aaba* boonse bakabungana mu Kkuti* lya Sidimu,+ nkokuti Lwizi lwa Munyo.*+
4 Bami aabo bosanwe bakamubelekela Kedorelaomere myaka iili 12, pele mumwaka wa 13 bakamuzangila. 5 Aboobo mumwaka wa 14, Kedorelaomere abami mbaakali limwi bakaboola akuzunda ba Refaimu mu Aseterote-karnaimu aba Zuzi mu Hamu aba Emi+ mu Save-kiriyataimu, 6 alimwi aba Hori+ mumulundu wabo wa Seiri,+ kusikila ku Eli-parana, uuli kumunyinza wankanda. 7 Mpoonya bakapiluka akuya ku Eni-musipati, nkokuti ku Kadesi,+ akuzunda cilawo coonse cabana Amaleki+ abana Amori+ ibakali kukkala mu Hazazoni-tamara.+
8 Aciindi aawa, mwami wa Sodoma wakanyamuka amwami wa Gomora, mwami wa Adima, mwami wa Zeboimu amwami wa Bela, nkokuti Zoari, alimwi bakalibambila kulwana nkondo mu Kkuti* lya Sidimu, 9 kutegwa balwane Kedorelaomere mwami wa Elamu, Tidala mwami wa Goimu, Amarafele mwami wa Sinara, Arioki mwami wa Elasara,+ nkokuti bami bone kulwana bami bosanwe. 10 Lino Kkuti* lya Sidimu lyakazwide zilindi zyataala, alimwi bami ba Sodoma a Gomora bakali kuyanda kutija eelyo bakawida mumo, alimwi aabo bakasyaala bakatijila kumalundu. 11 Mpoonya bami aabo bone ibakazunda bakabweza zintu zyoonse zyamu Sodoma a Gomora azyakulya zyabo akuzumanana mulweendo lwabo.+ 12 Bakamubwezelezya a Loti mwana wamunyina Abramu, iwakali kukkala mu Sodoma,+ kubikkilizya azintu zyakwe, eelyo bakazumanana mulweendo lwabo.
13 Mpoonya imwaalumi umwi iwakatija wakaboola akulwiida Abramu mu Hebrayo makani aayo. Aciindi eeco wakali kukkala* akati kazisamu zipati zya Mamure muna Amori,+ imunyina Esikoli a Aneri.+ Baalumi aaba bakapangene cilongwe a Abramu. 14 Aboobo Abramu wakamvwa kuti umwi wamukwasyi wakwe*+ watolwa mubuzike. Mpoonya wakabunganya baalumi bakwe bayiisyidwe kulwana nkondo ibali 318, ibabelesi bakazyalilwa muŋanda yakwe, eelyo wakabatobela basikusaala aabo kusikila ku Dani.+ 15 Ciindi camasiku wakaandaanya basikalumamba bakwe, alimwi walo ababelesi bakwe aaba bakalwana akuzunda. Wakabatandaanya kusikila ku Hoba ibusena ibuli kulubazu lwakunyika kwa Damasiko. 16 Wakabanyanga zintu zyoonse alimwi awalo Loti musazinyina wakamubweza azintu zyakwe, bamakaintu abantu bamwi.
17 Lino Abramu naakajoka kuzwa kukuzunda Kedorelaomere abami mbaakali limwi, mwami wa Sodoma wakaunka kuyoomucinga Abramu ku Kkuti* lya Save, nkokuti Kkuti lya Mwami.+ 18 Mpoonya Melekizedeki+ imwami waku Salemu+ wakaleta cinkwa awaini; wakali mupaizi wa Leza Mupatikampatila.+
19 Eelyo wakamulongezya akwaamba kuti:
“Aalongezyegwe Abramu kuli Leza Mupatikampatila,
Mulengi wajulu anyika;
20 Alimwi aatembaulwe Leza Mupatikampatila,
Iwaaba basikukupenzya mujanza lyako!”
Mpoonya Abramu wakamupa cipaanzi cakkumi cazintu zyoonse.+
21 Kumane boobo, imwami wa Sodoma wakaambila Abramu kuti: “Kondipa bantu, pele yebo kobweza zintu.” 22 Pele Abramu wakaambila mwami wa Sodoma kuti: “Ndatambika janza lyangu akukonka kuli Jehova Leza Mupatikampatila, Mulengi wajulu anyika, 23 kuti tandikoobweza cintu cako cili coonse, noiba ntali buyo, kutegwa utakaambi kuti, ‘Ndime ndakamuvwubya Abramu.’ 24 Tandikoobweza cintu cili coonse, kunze kwacakulya ncobalya balombwana bangu. Pele balombwana mbotwali limwi, Aneri, Esikoli a Mamure,+ abalibwezele caabilo cabo.”