Genesis 18:1-33 talk about how Abraham beg God to spare Sodom if righteous people dey. God promise Sarah go born pikin, despite her age.
1. One day, God appear to Abraham near di big oak trees for Mamre. Abraham dey sit for di entrance of him tent during di hot afternoon.
2. As he look up, he see three men dey stand near am. Abraham quickly run go meet dem, bow down,
3. and talk, “My lord, if I don find favor for your eyes, abeg no pass me by.
4. Make I bring small water so una go wash una feet and rest under di tree.
5. I go bring food so una fit chop and get strength before una continue una journey, since una don come my side.” Di men agree and say, “Do as you don talk.”
6. So Abraham quickly go di tent go meet Sarah. He say, “Quickly mix three measures of fine flour and bake bread.”
7. Abraham run go him cattle, select one fine young cow, and give am to him servant wey prepare di meat sharp sharp.
8. Then he carry curd, milk, and di meat wey dem prepare go give di men, and dem chop as he stand near dem under di tree.
9. Di men ask am, “Where Sarah your wife?” Abraham reply, “She dey inside di tent.”
10. One of dem talk, “By dis time next year, I go come back, and Sarah your wife go get pikin.” Sarah dey hear di talk from di entrance of di tent, and she laugh for her mind.
11. Abraham and Sarah don old, and Sarah no fit get belle again because she don pass di age to born.
12. Sarah laugh for her mind and talk, “How I go fit enjoy life again when my husband and I don old?”
13. God ask Abraham, “Why Sarah dey laugh? She dey ask if she fit born pikin when she don old.
14. Nothing dey hard for God to do. By dis time next year, I go come back, and Sarah go get pikin.”
15. Sarah deny say she laugh because she dey fear, but God talk, “You laugh.”
16. Di men stand up and begin go Sodom, and Abraham follow dem waka to see dem off.
17. Then God talk, “I no go hide wetin I wan do from Abraham,
18. because Abraham go surely become great and strong nation, and all di nations of di earth go dey blessed through am.
19. I don choose am so he go teach him children and him household to obey me, do wetin good, and follow justice, so I go fulfill my promise to am.”
20. God talk say, “Di cry wey dey come from Sodom and Gomorrah dey plenty, and di people sin don reach high level.
21. I go go down there to see if di cry wey reach me ear na true or no be true.”
22. Di men waka go Sodom, but Abraham still stand before God.
23. Abraham ask God, “You go destroy di righteous people together with di wicked?
24. If you find 50 righteous people for di city, you go still destroy am? No be better make you spare di place for di sake of di 50 righteous people wey dey there?
25. You be di Judge of di whole earth; you no go do wetin dey right?”
26. God reply, “If I find 50 righteous people for Sodom, I go spare di whole place for their sake.”
27. Abraham talk again, “I be just dust and ash, but I wan ask: What if di righteous people no reach 50—make dem be 45?” God answer, “I no go destroy di city if I find 45 righteous people.”
28. Abraham continue, “What if you find only 40?” God reply, “I no go destroy di city if I find 40.”
29. Abraham talk again, “What if na 30?” God answer, “I no go destroy di city if I find 30.”
30. Abraham ask, “What if na 20?” God reply, “I no go destroy di city if I find 20.”
31. Abraham talk again, “What if na only 10?” God answer, “For di sake of 10 righteous people, I no go destroy di city.”
32. When God finish talk with Abraham, He waka go Him own way, and Abraham return to him place.
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