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.