Genesi 14:1-24
14 Mu ntsiku zenezi, Amirafeli akhali mambo wa dziko ya Sineari,+ Ariyoki akhali mambo wa Elasari, Kedhorlaomeri+ akhali mambo wa Elami,+ Tidhali akhali mambo wa Goimu,
2 amambo anewa amenya nkhondo na Bhera mambo wa ku Sodhoma,+ Bhirsa mambo wa ku Gomora,+ Sinabhi mambo wa ku Adhima, Semebheri mambo wa ku Zebhoimu+ na mambo wa dziko ya Bhela, yakuti ndi Zoari.
3 Onsene agumanya anyankhondo awo pa Gowa ya Sidhimu,+ yakuti ndi Bara ya Munyu.*+
4 Iwo akhadatumikira Kedhorlaomeri pyaka 12, mbwenye pa caka 13 iwo ansandukira.*
5 Natenepa pa caka 14, Kedhorlaomeri abwera na amambo akhamʼphedzera, iwo akunda Arefaimu ku Asteroti-Karnaimu, Azuzimu ku Kamu, Aemimi+ ku Save-Kiriyataimu,
6 na Aori+ paphiri yawo ya Seiri+ mpaka ku Eli-Parani, cisa cinagumanika kuthando.
7 Buluka penepo iwo abwerera mbafika ku Eni-Misipati, kwakuti ndi ku Kadhesi,+ mbakunda cisa consene ca Amaleki+ pabodzi na Aamori+ akakhala ku Azazoni-Tamara.+
8 Pa ndzidzi unoyu mambo wa ku Sodhoma aenda ku Gowa ya Sidhimu pabodzi na mambo wa ku Gomora, mambo wa ku Adhima, mambo wa ku Zebhoini, mambo wa ku Bhela, kwakuti ndi Zoari mbalimira mu mbuto zawo toera kumenyana
9 na Kedhorlaomeri mambo wa ku Elami, Tidhali mambo wa ku Goimu, Amirafeli mambo wa ku Sineari na Ariyoki mambo wa Elasari,+ amambo anai toera kumenyana na amambo axanu.
10 Pa Gowa ya Sidhimu pakhali na micera yakucitwa na sakatraya; amambo a Sodhoma na Gomora ayesera kuthawa mbagwera mʼmicera ineyi, pontho adasala athawira kucisa ca mapiri.
11 Buluka penepo, ale adawina akwata pinthu pyonsene pya ku Sodhoma na Gomora na pyakudya pyawo pyonsene, mbaenda pyawo.+
12 Iwo akwatambo Loti akakhala mu Sodhoma,+ wakuti akhali mwana wa mʼbale wace Abhramu, akwatambo pinthu pyace, mbaenda pyawo.
13 Buluka penepo, mamuna mʼbodzi wakuti nee akhadaphatwa aenda kalonga pyenepi kuna Abhramu Muhebheri. Abhramu akakhala mʼmisasa yace pakati pa miti mikulu yakuti ikhali ya Manre wa dzindza ya Amori+ mʼbale wace Eskole na Aneri.+ Amuna anewa akhadabverana na Abhramu toera kuphedzana unango na ndzace.
14 Natenepa, Abhramu abva kuti mwana wa mʼbale wace+ akwatwa toera kuendeswa ku dziko inango. Pidabva iye pyenepi Abhramu agumanya atumiki* ace 318 akuti akhadapfundziswa kumenya nkhondo, amuna anewa abalwa panyumba pace, iwo atowerera anyamalwa anewa mpaka ku Dhani.+
15 Namasiku, Abhramu agawa anyankhondo ace, iye na atumiki ace amenyana nawo mbaakunda. Iye aatowerera mpaka ku Obha, kunkwiriro* kwa Dhamasku.
16 Iye aombola pinthu pyonsene, pontho aombolambo Loti mwana wa mʼbale wace na pinthu pyace, akazi na anthu anango.
17 Pidabwerera Abhramu pakumala kukunda Kedhorlaomeri na amambo akhali pabodzi na iye, mambo wa ku Sodhoma aenda kaonana na Abhramu pa Gowa ya Save, yakuti ndi Gowa ya Mambo.+
18 Melekizedheki+ mambo wa ku Salemu,+ abweresa nkate na vinyu; iye akhali nyantsembe wa Mulungu Wankulu Kakamwe.+
19 Penepo iye ampasa nkhombo, mbalonga:
“Abhramu mbapaswe nkhombo na Mulungu Wankulu Kakamwe,Ule adacita kudzulu na dziko yapantsi;
20 Pontho mbasimbwe Mulungu Wankulu Kakamwe,Adapereka anyamalwa ako mʼmanja mwako!”
Penepo Abhramu ampasa khundu yacikhumi ya pinthu pyonsene.+
21 Buluka penepo, mambo wa ku Sodhoma apanga Abhramu: “Kwata pyako pinthu, mbwenye ndibwezere anthu.”
22 Mbwenye Abhramu apanga mambo wa ku Sodhoma: “Ine ndiri kulamusa manja anga mbandidumbira kuna Yahova, Mulungu Wankulu Kakamwe, ule adacita kudzulu na dziko yapantsi,
23 kuti nee cinthu cako cibodzi cinafuna kukwata ine, kutomera phindi ya usalu mpaka nʼthambo wa sandalya, toera ukhonde kulonga kuti: ‘Ndine adapfumisa Abhramu.’
24 Nee cibodzi cinafuna kukwata ine kusiyapo pire pidadya aphale. Mbwenye Aneri, Eskole na Manre,+ akuti ndi amuna adaenda na ine, angafuna mbakwate khundu yawo.”
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Ineyi ndi Bara Yakufa.
^ Peno: “ansiya kuntumikira.”
^ Fala na Fala: “amuna.”
^ Peno: “ku norti.”
