23 Ngakho u-Abhrahama waya kuye wathi: "Uzabhubhisa abalungileyo kanye lababi na? 24 Pho nxa kukhona abangamatshumi amahlanu kulelodolobho ke? Ngempela uzalikhucula na ungalixoleli ngenxa yabangamatshumi amahlanu abalungileyo abakulo na? 25 Akube khatshana lawe ukwenza into enjalo, ukubulala abalungileyo lababi. Kakube khatshana lawe lokho! Kambe uMahluleli womhlaba wonke kayikwenza okufaneleyo na?"

26 UThixo wathi, "Nxa ngifumana abangamatshumi amahlanu abalungileyo edolobheni laseSodoma, ngizalixolela lonke idolobho ngenxa yabo."

27 U-Abhrahama waphinda wakhuluma njalo wathi: "Njengoba sengibe lesibindi esingaka sokukhuluma loThixo, loba ngingasulutho mina, ngiluthuli nje lomlotha, 28 pho nxa inani labalungileyo lingaphansi ngabahlanu ematshumini amahlanu? Uzalibhubhisa idolobho lonke ngenxa yabantu abahlanu na?"

Wathi, "Ngingafumana abangamatshumi amane lanhlanu kangiyikulibhubhisa."

29 Waphinda njalo wakhuluma laye wathi, "Nxa kufunyanwa amatshumi amane kuphela-ke?"

Yena wathi, "Ngenxa yabangamatshumi amane kangizukukwenza."

30 Ngakho wasesithi, "UThixo makangathukutheli, kodwa ake ngikhulume. Kungafunyanwa khona amatshumi amathathu ke?"

Waphendula wathi, "Kangizukukwenza ngingafumana khona amatshumi amathathu."

31 U-Abhrahama wathi, "Kambe njengoba ngibe lesibindi esingaka ngaze ngakhuluma loThixo, pho nxa kufunyanwa abangamatshumi amabili khona kuphela-ke?"

Wathi, "Ngenxa yabangamatshumi amabili kangiyikulibhubhisa."

32 Waphinda wathi, "UThixo angathukutheli, kodwa ake ngikhulume kanye kuphela njalo. Kambe nxa kungafunyanwa itshumi lodwa-ke?"

Waphendula wathi, "Ngenxa yabalitshumi kangiyikulibhubhisa."

33 Kwathi uThixo eseqedile ukukhuluma lo-Abhrahama wasuka, lo-Abhrahama wabuyela ngekhaya.