1 Wafalumi washeshi, Amrafeli gwa Shinali, mfalumi Arioku gwa Eramu na mfalumi Tidali gwa Goiimu, 2 kwa pamuhera wagenditi kulikomanga ngondu na Bela mfalumi gwa Gomeri na Shinabi mfalumi gwa Adima na Shemeberi mfalumi gwa Seboyimu na muyaguwi mfalumi gwa Bela, vinu ishemuwa Soali. 3 Wafalumi wamuhanu awa, wanjishiti wanjagira wau kulawa mulilaranda lya Sidimu, vinu ishemuwa bahari ya munu. 4 Kwa shaka sha mivinja malongu na mbili yaipititi, waweriti pawamjimira mfalumi Kedorilaomeri, kumbiti mushinja sha malongu na ntatu, womberi wamgalambukiti. 5 Mushinja sha lilongu na msheshi, mfalumi Kedorilaomeri pamuhera na wafalumi walii wayaguwi wiziti na kuwakanga wantu wa Refaimu aku Ashitaroti karinaimu na Wazuzi aku Hamu na Waemi aku Shawe kiriataimu, 6 na Waholi aku kwa muisi ya lugongu lwa Seiri wawawingiti mpaka Eliparani, mumbaka za shiwala. 7 Shakapanu wawuyiti kumbeli mpaka Enimishipati, vinu washema Kadeshi, waikomiti isi yoseri ya Waamaleki na wawakanga Waamori yawalikaliti Hasasoni Tamali.

8 Su mfalumi gwa Sodoma na mfalumi gwa Adima na mfalumi gwa Seboimu na mfalumi gwa Bela wingiriti kulikoma ngondu mulilaranda lwa Sidimu 9 kulikoma na Kedorilaomeri mfalumi gwa Eramu na Tidali mfalumi gwa Goiimu na Amrafeli mfalumi gwa Sinari na Arioku mfalumi gwa Elasali, wafalumi wamsheshi walikomangiti na wafalumi wamuhanu. 10 Su luranda lwa Sidimu liweriti limema malindi ga lami, wafalumi wa Sodoma na Gomora pawaweriti wankutuga ngondu wapatukira mumalindi, kumbiti wamonga washapiliti kulugongu. 11 Su wafalumi wamsheshi walii watoliti ulunda woseri wa Sodoma na Gomora pamuhera na viboga vyawu vyoseri, su wagenditi zawu. 12 Vilaa wambatiti Lutu mwana gwa mlongu gwakuyi Abramu, ulii yakalikaliti Sodoma pamuhera na ulunda wakuyi.

13 Muntu yumu yakalopoliti, kiziti kumgambira visoweru Abramu Mweburaniya yakalikaliti pakwegera na mitera mikulu ya mialoni ya Mwamoli Mamle. Mamle kaweriti mlongu gwakuyi Eshikoli na Aneri, woseri waweriti wajimilirana pamuhera na Abramu. 14 Abramu pakapatiti visoweru avi kuwera mwipa gwakuyi wamtola lopola, yomberi kawashema wantu miya ntatu na malongu matatu na lilongu na nani, walii wa kaya yakuwi yawafunditwi weri kulikomanga ngondu na wawafatiti wangondu mpaka Dani. 15 Aku kawabagula wanjagira wakuyi vipinga vipinga. Pashiru wawakomanga wangondu wakuyi, yomberi kawakanka na kuwawinga mpaka Hoba, kushana mwa Damasko. 16 Su Abramu kaulopola ulunda woseri yawautoliti kwa wangondu na kumlopoziya Lutu mwipa gwakuyi na ulunda wakuyi pamuhera na wantu wamonga.

17 Abramu pakawuyiti kulawa mungondu pakamkankiki mfalumi Kedorilaomeri pamuhera na wayaguwi, mfalumi gwa Sodoma kawukiti kugenda kumwanka mlushi lwa Shawe, vinu lushemuwa lularanda lwa mfalumi. 18 Shakapanu Melikizedeki mfalumi gwa lushi lwa Salemu, yakiweriti mtambika gwa Mlungu mkulu, kajegiti libunda pamuhera na divayi, 19 kampetera mashi Abramu pakatakula, "Abramu katekelerwi na Mlungu mkulu, yakaumbiti kumpindi na pasipanu! 20 Na kakwisuwi Mlungu mkulu, yakakutangiti kuwakanka wangondu waku!" Su Abramu kampananiti Melikizedeki semu ya lilongu kwa vyoseri vyakaweriti navi.

21 Mfalumi gwa Sodoma kamgambiriti Abramu, "Gumpanani neni wantu awa, kumbiti ulunda woseri gutoli gamweni." 22 Kumbiti Abramu kamgambira mfalumi gwa Sodoma, "Nyasula liwoku lyaneni kwa Mtuwa, Mlungu yakawera Kumpindi nentu, yakaumbiti kumpindi na pasipanu, nilurapira 23 kuwera hapeni ntoli shintu shoseri shashiwera shaku, ata paguwera ugunda ama lugoyi lwa shilyatu, nakamu nagutakula, nimtenda Abramu kaweri mlunda. 24 Su hapeni wanki shoseri, kumbiti virii wantemba wangu vyawaliyiti pamuhera na semu ya walii yawaweriti pamuhera na neni, walii ashina Aneri na Esikori na Mamire. Womberi vulaa wawapanani semu yawu."