Matalikilo 13:1-18
13 Mpoonya Abramu wakazwa mu Egepita akuya ku Negebi,+ walo amukaintu wakwe azintu zyoonse nzyaakajisi, antoomwe a Loti.
2 Abramu wakalivwubide banyama bavwubwa banji kapati, alimwi wakalijisi nsiliva angolida.+
3 Naakazwa ku Negebi kaya ku Beteli, wakali kunga wayaka nkambi abusena bumwi, amana walonga kuya kubusena bumbi kusikila limwi wakasika kubusena nkwaakaimikide tente lyakwe akati ka Beteli a Ai,+
4 kubusena ooko nkwaakayakide cipaililo kusaanguna. Okuya Abramu wakaita zina lya Jehova.
5 Lino Loti, iwakali kweenda a Abramu awalo wakalijisi mbelele, ŋombe amatente.
6 Aboobo nyika yakaceya cakuti boonse tiibakali kukonzya kukkala abusena bomwe; lubono lwabo lwakavwula cakuti tiibakali kukonzya kukkala antoomwe.
7 Akaambo kaceeci, kwakabuka mazwanga akati kabeembezi ba Abramu abeembezi ba Loti. (Aciindi eeco bana Kanana abana Perizi bakacili kukkala mucisi eeco.)+
8 Aboobo Abramu wakaambila Loti kuti:+ “Tutazwangani kaka, mebo anduwe, nobaba beembezi bangu abeembezi bako nkaambo tuli banabunyina.
9 Ulakonzya kubweza kufwumbwa lubazu lwanyika eeyi ndoyanda. Ndilomba kuti twaandaane. Ikuti naa ulaunka kulumwensyi, nkokuti mebo ndilaunka kululyo; pele ikuti naa uunke kululyo, mebo ndilaunka kulumwensyi.”
10 Aboobo Loti wakalanga akubona nyika yoonse ya Jordano+ kuti yakali mbotu alimwi yakalijisi maanzi (Jehova katananyonyoona Sodoma a Gomora), mbuli muunda wa Jehova,+ mbuli cisi caku Egepita kusika ku Zoari.+
11 Mpoonya Loti wakasala cooko coonse ca Jordano, eelyo wakalongela kujwe. Aboobo bakaandaana.
12 Abramu wakakkala munyika ya Kanana, pele Loti wakakkala akati kaminzi iili mucooko.+ Mpoonya wakaimika tente lyakwe kufwaafwi a Sodoma.
13 Lino bantu bamu Sodoma bakali babi alimwi bakali kucita zibi zipati mumeso aa Jehova.+
14 Kabali baandaana kale a Loti, Jehova wakati kuli Abramu: “Abusena aawo mpobede, tambya meso aako kunyika akumusanza, kujwe akumbo,
15 nkaambo nyika yoonse njobwene, ndilakupa yebo alunyungu lwako kuti ibe cikono citamani.+
16 Alimwi ndilapa kuti lunyungu lwako lube mbuli musenga, kutegwa naa muntu umwi kakonzya kuubala musenga uuli anyika, nkokuti lunyungu lwako lulakonzya kubalwa.+
17 Nyamuka koya weendeende munyika eeyi, mubulamfwu amubwamba bwanjiyo boonse, nkaambo ndilakupa njiyo.”
18 Aboobo Abramu wakazumanana kukkala mumatente. Mpoonya wakalonga akuya kukkala akati kazisamu zipati zyaku Mamure+ izili mu Hebroni,+ alimwi wakayakila Jehova cipaililo.+
