3 Wazithundeza, ezicenga-cenga uLothe, zada zoyisakala, zaya naye kwakhe. Wazilungiselela ukutya, wenza namaqebengwana ngentlama engenagwele. Kuthe ke kwakulunga ukutya zatya.
4 Ngaphambi kokuba ziye kulala, kwafika amadoda nabafana baseSodom, bevela kumacala ngamacala, bayingqonga indlu kaLothe.
5 Bakhwaza bebuza kuLothe ukuba aye phi na laa madoda ayeze kulala kwakhe ngobo busuku. Batsho besithi makawakhuphe, kuba babefuna ukulala nawo.
6 Waphuma endlwini uLothe, waluvala ucango ukuphuma kwakhe.
7 Ufike wathi kuloo madoda: “He, zinkosi, sanukuyenza into enje ukuba mbi.
8 Ndineentombi zimbini apha, ziseziintombi nto; kubhetele ndininike zona, nizenze ukuthanda kwenu endaweni yale nto nifuna ukuyenza. La madoda ziindwendwe zam; aphantsi kokhuselo lwam.”
9 Kodwa loo madoda athi: “Suka endleleni, mfikindini! Ungubani wena? Ucinga ukuba singagwetywa nguwe? Singajikela wena thina, kube kubi nangaphezu kwawo.” Atsho emsunduza uLothe, etyhala ezama ukuluqhekeza ucango.