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.
10. Kodwa la madoda ayengaphakathi amtsalela endlwini uLothe, aluvala ucango,
11. awabetha ngobumfama onke loo madoda ayengaphandle, atsho akalubona ucango apho lukhoyo.
12. Athe kuLothe la madoda mabini: “Ngaba kusekho mntu wumbi na apha – nokuba ngoonyana, nokuba ziintombi zakho, nabayeni beentombi, nasiphi na isizalwana sakho? Yitsho bemke apha.
13. Kaloku le dolophu siza kuyitshabalalisa. Isikhalo esivakele ngayo sibi kangangokuba sithunywe *nguNdikhoyo ukuba size kuyibhubhisa iSodom.”
14. ULothe ke waya kuxelela amasoka eentombi zakhe ukuba makumkiwe eSodom, kuba uNdikhoyo wayeza kuyibhubhisa. Kodwa wona aba uyaqhula nje.
15. Ngentseni izithunywa zamxhesha uLothe, zathi: “Gxabha-gxabhisa, ndoda, umke apha neentombi zakho kunye nomkakho. Kungenjalo uya kutshabalala xa kusohlwaywa le dolophu.”
16. Unge angazila-zila, suka zambamba ngesandla, zamkhuphela ngaphandle kwedolophu kunye nomkakhe neentombi zakhe. Kaloku uNdikhoyo wamenzela inceba uLothe.
17. Bakuba bengaphandle kwedolophu, esinye isithunywa sathi: “Balekani ukuze nisinde. Ze ningakhangeli ngasemva, ningemi nokuma phaya entilini. Balekelani phaya endulini, kungenjalo nani nakutshabalala.”
18. “Hayini noko, nkosi,” utshilo uLothe, “sanukundenjenjalo.