Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
1:1 Ke kaloku kwakukho ndoda ithile yaseRama, umTsofi, yakweleentaba lakwaEfrayim
igama lakhe lalinguElikana, unyana kaYeroham, unyana kaElihu, unyana ka
uTohu, unyana kaTsufi, umEfrata;
1:2 Yayinabafazi ababini; igama lomnye lalinguHana, igama lomnye lalinguHana
uPenina ke wayenabantwana, uHana yena engenabantwana
abantwana.
1:3 Indoda leyo ibinyuka ivela emzini wayo iminyaka ngeminyaka, iye kunqula, ibingelele
kuYehova wemikhosi eShilo. Oonyana bakaEli bobabini, uHofeni no
UPinehasi, ababingeleli bakaYehova, bebekhona apho.
1:4 Kwathi ngexesha lokusondeza kukaElikana, wamnika uPenina owakhe
umkakhe, noonyana bakhe bonke, neentombi zakhe, izabelo;
1:5 Ke uHana wamnika isabelo sabantu ababini; ngokuba ebemthanda uHana;
UYehova ebesivalile isizalo sakhe.
1:6 Ombandezeli wayo wayifutha kunene, ukuba ayithukuthelise, ngokuba
uYehova ebesivalile isizalo sakhe.
1:7 Wenjenjalo umnyaka ngomnyaka, xa wenyukayo esiya endlwini yeNkosi
UYehova wenjenjalo ukumqumbisa; Walila ke akadla.
1:8 Wathi uElikana indoda yakhe kuye, Hana, ulilelani na? kwaye kutheni
wena awudli na? Yini na ukuba ibe mbi intliziyo yakho? Andilungile na kuwe?
ngaphezu koonyana abalishumi?
1:9 Wesuka ke uHana emveni kokuba bedlile eShilo, emveni kokuba begqibile
unxilile. Ke uEli umbingeleli wayehleli esitulweni ngasemgubasini wendlu kaNdikhoyo
NKOSI.
1:10 Wawukrakra umphefumlo wakhe, wathandaza kuYehova, walila
buhlungu.
1:11 Wabhambathisa isibhambathiso, wathi, Yehova wemikhosi, ukuba uthe wakhangela;
ekucinezelekeni komkhonzazana wakho, undikhumbule, ungandilibali
ke umkhonzazana wakho uya kumnika umntwana oyinkwenkwe umkhonzazana wakho, ndimnike mna
uya kumnika uYehova yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, angabikho
Incakuba mayifike entlokweni yakhe.
1:12 Kwathi, ethandaza njalo phambi koYehova, wesuka uEli
waphawula umlomo wakhe.
1:13 Ke yena uHana wayethethela entliziyweni yakhe; ibibebezela imilebe yodwa, libebezela lona ilizwi
UEli ebeba uyanxila.
1:14 Wathi uEli kuye, Koda kube nini na unxila? Yisuse iwayini yakho
evela kuwe.
1:15 Waphendula uHana, wathi, Hayi, nkosi yam, ndingumfazi olusizi
Andiselanga wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, kodwa ndigalele
umphefumlo wam phambi koYehova.
1:16 Musa ukumbalela umkhonzazana wakho ekuthini yintombi yetshijolo;
Unangoku ndithethile ngobuninzi bokukhalaza nokuncwina kwam.
1:17 Waphendula uEli, wathi, Hamba unoxolo;
wena isicelo sakho osicelileyo kuye.
1:18 Wathi yena, Makababalwe umkhonzazana wakho emehlweni akho. Ngoko umfazi
Wemka, wadla, ababa saba lusizi ubuso bakhe.
1:19 Bavuka kusasa, baqubuda phambi koYehova.
wabuya, weza endlwini yawo eRama; uElikana wamazi uHana
umfazi wakhe; uYehova wamkhumbula.
1:20 Kwathi, kwakuzaliseka imihla emveni kokuba uHana ezelwe
wamitha, wazala unyana, wathi igama lakhe nguSamuweli, esithi,
ngokuba ndicele kuye kuYehova.
1:21 Yenyuka indoda leyo inguElikana nendlu yayo yonke, ukuba ibingelele kuYehova
umbingelelo womnyaka, nesibhambathiso sakhe.
1:22 Ke yena uHana akanyukanga; ngokuba ithe endodeni yayo, Andiyi kunyuka
ade alunyulwe umntwana, ndimzise ke abonakale
phambi koYehova, ahlale khona ngonaphakade.
1:23 Wathi uElikana indoda yakhe kuye, Yenza okulungileyo emelweni akho; hlala
ude umlumle; kodwa uYehova makamise ilizwi lakhe. Ngoko ke
wahlala umfazi, wanyisa unyana wakhe, wada wamlumla.
1:24 Uthe ke akuba emlumle, wemka naye, enabathathu
iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo, ne-efa yomgubo, nentsuba yewayini, bamzisa
endlwini kaYehova eShilo, umntwana lowo esemncinane.
1:25 Bayixhela inkunzi entsha, bamsa umntwana kuEli.
1:26 Wathi, Camagu, nkosi yam, uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, nkosi yam, ndingulaa mfazi.
abemi kuwe apha, ethandaza kuYehova.
1:27 Ndandithandazela lo mntwana; undinikile ke uYehova isicelo sam endasicelayo
wabuza kuye:
1:28 nam ndiya kumenza oceliweyo kuYehova; yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, udla ubomi
kuya kuba ngoceliweyo kuYehova. Waqubuda apho kuYehova.