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.