1 Samuweli 1:1 Manje kwakukhona indoda ethile yaseRamathayim Sofim, wasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, futhi igama lakhe lalingu-Elkana, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana ka-Elihu, indodana ka uThohu, indodana kaZufi, wakwa-Efrayimi; 1:2 Yayinabafazi ababili; igama lomunye lalinguHana, igama lomunye lalinguHana omunye uPhenina; uPhenina wayenabantwana, kepha uHana wayengenabo izingane. 1:3 Futhi lo muntu wenyuka emzini wakhe iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhonza nokuhlabela kuJehova Sebawoti eShilo. Amadodana amabili ka-Eli, uHofini no uFinehasi, abapristi bakaJehova, babelapho. 1:4 Kwathi ngesikhathi u-Elkana enikela ngaso, wanika uPhenina eyakhe umkakhe, nawo onke amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe, izabelo; 1:5 Kodwa uHana wamnika isabelo esihle; ngokuba wayethanda uHana, kepha uJehova uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. 1:6 Futhi isitha sakhe naye wamcunula kakhulu, ukuze amcunule, ngokuba uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. 1:7 Wenza njalo iminyaka ngeminyaka, lapho enyukela endlini kaJehova Wamcunula uJehova; ngalokho wakhala, akadlanga. 1:8 Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye, Hana, ukhalelani? futhi kungani awudli na? Inhliziyo yakho idabukeni na? angingcono kuwe kunamadodana ayishumi? 1:9 Ngakho uHana wasukuma ngemva kokuba sebedlile eShilo, futhi ngemva kokuba sebedlile edakiwe. U-Eli umpristi wayehlezi esihlalweni ngasensikeni yethempeli likaJehova NKOSI. 1:10 Umphefumulo wakhe wawunomunyu, wakhuleka kuJehova, wakhala buhlungu. 1:11 Wenza isithembiso, wathi: "Jehova Sebawoti, uma osizini lwencekukazi yakho, ungikhumbule, ungakhohlwa incekukazi yakho, kepha uyakuyinika incekukazi yakho umntwana wesilisa, nami-ke uyakumnika uJehova zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe, kepha akayikubakho insingo ifike ekhanda lakhe. 1:12 Kwathi, esakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, u-Eli umaka umlomo wakhe. 1:13 Manje uHana, wayekhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe; izindebe zomlomo kuphela, kodwa izwi lakhe ngalokho u-Eli wacabanga ukuthi udakiwe. 1:14 U-Eli wathi kuye, Koze kube nini udakwa? Susa iwayini lakho kusuka kuwe. 1:15 UHana waphendula, wathi, Cha, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane odabukileyo umoya: Angiphuzanga iwayini naphuzo oludakayo, kepha ngithelile umphefumulo wami phambi kukaJehova. 1:16 Ungasho ukuthi incekukazi yakho indodakazi kaBheliyali; ukuchichima kokukhala kwami nosizi kuze kube manje ngikhulumile. 1:17 U-Eli waphendula, wathi, Hamba ngokuthula; isicelo sakho osicelile kuye. 1:18 Wathi, Incekukazi yakho mayifumane umusa emehlweni akho. Ngakho owesifazane wahamba, wadla, ubuso bakhe abuzange busaba lusizi. 1:19 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova. babuya, bafika endlini yabo eRama; u-Elkana wamazi uHana umkakhe; uJehova wamkhumbula. 1:20 Ngakho, lapho isikhathi sifika ngemva kokuba uHana wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSamuweli, ethi; Ngoba ngimcelile kuJehova. 1:21 Futhi indoda u-Elkana, futhi yonke indlu yakhe, wakhuphuka ukunikela kuJehova umhlatshelo weminyaka yonke, nesifungo sakhe. 1:22 Kepha uHana akakhuphukanga; ngoba wathi endodeni yakhe: Kangiyikukhuphuka aze alunyulwe umntwana, khona-ke ngiyakumletha ukuba abonakale phambi kukaJehova, futhi uhlale khona kuze kube phakade. 1:23 U-Elkana umyeni wakhe wathi kuye: "Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; kuphela uJehova makaqinise izwi lakhe. Ngakho i wahlala umfazi, wamunyisa indodana yakhe, waze wayilumula. 1:24 Futhi lapho eseyilunyulile kuye, wakhuphuka naye, kanye nabathathu izinkunzi, ne-efa lempuphu, nemvaba yewayini, wakuletha kuye endlini kaJehova eShilo; umntwana wayesemncane. 1:25 Bahlaba inkunzi, bamyisa umntwana ku-Eli. 1:26 Wathi, O nkosi yami, kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane. owayemi kuwe lapha, ekhuleka kuJehova. 1:27 Ngamthandazela lo mntwana; uJehova unginikile lokho engikucelayo wabuza kuye: 1:28 Ngakho nami ngimnikele kuJehova; izinsuku zonke esaphila kuyakunikelwa kuJehova. Wakhuleka kuJehova khona.