1 Samuweli
2:1 UHana wakhuleka, wathi: "Inhliziyo yami iyajabula ngoJehova, uphondo lwami
uphakeme kuJehova; umlomo wami uvulekile phezu kwezitha zami; ngoba
ngiyathokoza ngensindiso yakho.
2:2 Akakho ongcwele njengoJehova, ngokuba akakho ngaphandle kwakho;
likhona yini idwala elinjengoNkulunkulu wethu.
2:3 Ungabe usakhuluma ngokuzidla; makungaphumi ukuzidla kini
umlomo: ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu wokwazi, izenzo zikhona ngaye
kukalwa.
2:4 Iminsalo yamadoda anamandla iphukile, futhi labo abakhubekayo babhinciwe
ngamandla.
2:5 Ababesutha baziqashile ukuze bathole isinkwa; futhi labo
yaphela indlala; oyinyumba wazala abayisikhombisa; futhi yena lokho
unabantwana abaningi buthaka.
2:6 UJehova uyabulala, aphilise;
uyakhuphula.
2:7 UJehova uyampofu, futhi uyacebisa;
2:8 Uyavusa ompofu othulini, futhi uphakamisa ompofu
umquba, ukubabeka phakathi kwezikhulu, ubenze badle ifa labo
isihlalo sobukhosi senkazimulo, ngokuba izinsika zomhlaba zingezikaJehova, naye
ubeke izwe phezu kwabo.
2:9 Uyogcina izinyawo zabangcwele bakhe, futhi ababi bayothuliswa
ubumnyama; ngoba ngamandla kakho ozanqoba.
2:10 Abamelene noJehova bayophahlazwa; ezulwini
uyakuduma phezu kwabo: uJehova uyakwahlulela imikhawulo yomhlaba;
iyakunika inkosi yayo amandla, iphakamise uphondo lwayo
egcotshiwe.
2:11 U-Elkana waya endlini yakhe eRama. Nomntwana wakhonza
uJehova phambi kuka-Eli umpristi.
2:12 Amadodana ka-Eli ayengamadodana kaBheliyali; babengazi uJehova.
2:13 Futhi inkambiso abapristi kanye nabantu kwaba, ukuthi, lapho noma yimuphi umuntu enikela
ngomhlatshelo, kwafika inceku yompristi, inyama isaphekwa;
ephethe ingwegwe enamazinyo amathathu esandleni sakhe;
2:14 Wayihlaba epanini, noma embizeni, noma embizeni, noma embizeni; konke lokho
ingwegwe eyakhuphuka umpristi wazithathela yona. Bangena kanjalo
iShilo kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababefika khona.
2:15 Futhi ngaphambi kokuba bashise amanoni, kwafika inceku yompristi, wathi kubo
umuntu ohlabayo: 'Nika inyama yokosela umpristi; ngoba uzokwenza
ngingabi lenyama kuwe ephekiweyo, kodwa eluhlaza.
2:16 Futhi uma umuntu wathi kuye: "Mabayeke bashise amanoni."
manje, bese uthatha njengoba umphefumulo wakho ukufisa; wabe ezokwenza
mphenduleni uthi: Cha; kepha wonginika yona manje; uma kungenjalo, ngiyakuyithatha
ngayo ngamandla.
2:17 Ngakho isono sabafana saba sikhulu kakhulu phambi kukaJehova
abantu bawenyanya umnikelo kaJehova.
2:18 Kodwa uSamuweli wayekhonza phambi kukaJehova esemncane, ebhince ingubo
ingubo yamahlombe yelineni.
2:19 Unina wamenzela ingubo encane, wayiletha kuye
unyaka nonyaka, lapho ekhuphuka nomyeni wakhe ukuzonikela ngomnyaka
umhlatshelo.
" 2:20 U-Eli wabusisa u-Elkana nomkakhe, futhi wathi: "UJehova makakunike inzalo
kulo wesifazane ngenxa yokubolekwa uJehova. Basebesiya
ikhaya labo.
2:21 Futhi uJehova wamhambela uHana, kangangokuthi wakhulelwa, futhi wazala amadodana amathathu
namadodakazi amabili. Umntwana uSamuweli wakhula phambi kukaJehova.
2:22 U-Eli wayesemdala kakhulu, wezwa konke amadodana akhe akwenzayo ku-Israyeli wonke;
nokuthi babelala kanjani nabesifazane ababebuthene ngasemnyango wethempeli
itabernakele lokuhlangana.
2:23 Wathi kubo, Kungani nenze izinto ezinje? ngoba ngizwa ububi benu
izenzo zabo bonke laba bantu.
2:24 Cha, madodana ami; ngokuba akusiwo umbiko omuhle engiwuzwayo; nina nenza okaJehova
abantu ukweqa.
2:25 Uma umuntu ona komunye, umahluleli uyomahlulela, kodwa uma umuntu
one kuJehova, ngubani ongamkhulekela na? Noma kunjalo
abalilalelanga izwi likayise, ngokuba uJehova walithanda
babulale.
2:26 Futhi umntwana uSamuweli wakhula, futhi wathandeka kokubili phambi kukaJehova, futhi
futhi namadoda.
2:27 Kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu ku-Eli, wathi kuye: "Usho kanje uJehova
Jehova, ngabonakala sobala endlini kayihlo besekhona
eGibhithe endlini kaFaro?
2:28 Futhi ngamkhetha kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba abe umpristi wami, ukuze
ukunikela e-altare lami, ukushisa impepho, ukufaka ingubo yamahlombe phambi kwami? futhi
ngayinika indlu kayihlo yonke iminikelo yomlilo
wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli na?
2:29 Ngalokho nikhahlela umhlatshelo wami nomnikelo wami enginawo
wayala endaweni yami yokuhlala; uhloniphe amadodana akho ngaphezu kwami ukuwenza
nikhuluphele ngekhethelo layo yonke iminikelo yakwa-Israyeli yami
abantu?
2:30 Ngalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Ngishilo impela ukuthi indlu yakho.
lendlu kayihlo izahamba phambi kwami kuze kube nininini;
I Nkosi ithi: Kakube khatshana lami; ngokuba abangidumisayo ngiyakubadumisa;
nabangidelelayo bayakuba-ngelutho.
2:31 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza lapho ngiyonquma ingalo yakho nengalo yakho
endlini kayise, ukuze kungabikho xhegu endlini yakho.
2:32 Futhi uzobona isitha endaweni yami yokuhlala, kuyo yonke ingcebo okuyinto
UNkulunkulu uzamnika uIsrayeli, njalo kakuyikuba lexhegu endlini yakho
kuze kube phakade.
2:33 Futhi indoda yakho, engingayikumnquma e-altare lami, uyakuba
ukuqeda amehlo akho, nokudabukisa inhliziyo yakho, nokwanda konke
bendlu yakho bayakufela ebusheni babo.
2:34 Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe, esiyokwehlela amadodana akho amabili.
ngoHofini noFinehasi; bayakufa bobabili ngalusuku lunye.
2:35 Futhi ngizozivusela umpristi othembekile, ozokwenza ngokuvumelana
okusenhliziyweni yami nasengqondweni yami; ngiyakumakhela isiqiniseko
indlu; uyakuhamba phambi kogcotshiweyo wami kuze kube phakade.
2:36 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ukuthi wonke umuntu osele endlini yakho
izafika iguqe kuye ithole uhlamvu lwesiliva locezu lwesiliva
isinkwa, athi: Ake ungifake komunye wabapristi
ezikhundleni, ukuze ngidle ucezu lwesinkwa.