1 Samuweli 3:1 Umntwana uSamuweli wayekhonza uJehova phambi kuka-Eli. Futhi izwi likaJehova laliyigugu ngalezo zinsuku; kwakungekho mbono ovulekile. 3:2 Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi, lapho u-Eli elele endaweni yakhe. amehlo akhe aqala ukufiphala, ukuba angaboni; 3:3 Futhi isibani sikaNkulunkulu singakacimi ethempelini likaJehova, lapho ithempeli kwakukhona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, uSamuweli wayelele; 3:4 UJehova wambiza uSamuweli, wathi: "Ngilapha." 5 Wagijimela ku-Eli, wathi: "Ngilapha; ngoba ungibizile. Futhi yena wathi: Angibizanga; lala futhi. Wahamba walala. 3:6 UJehova waphinda wambiza, uSamuweli. USamuweli wasuka, waya ku-Eli; wathi: Nangu mina; ngoba ungibizile. Wasesithi: Ngibizile hhayi, ndodana yami; lala futhi. 3:7 Manje uSamuweli wayengakamazi uJehova, futhi kwakungelona izwi likaJehova nokho wembulwa kuye. 3:8 Futhi uJehova wambiza uSamuweli ngokwesithathu. Wasuka wahamba ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha; ngoba ungibizile. U-Eli waqonda ukuthi uJehova wayembizile umntwana. " 3:9 Ngakho u-Eli wathi kuSamuweli: "Hamba, ulale; ukubize, uthi: Khuluma, Jehova; ngoba inceku yakho iyezwa. Ngakho USamuweli wahamba, walala endaweni yakhe. 3:10 INkosi yafika, yema, yabiza njengakwezinye izikhathi: Samuweli! Samuweli. Wathi uSamuweli, Khuluma; ngoba inceku yakho iyezwa. " 3:11 Futhi uJehova wathi kuSamuweli: "Bheka, Ngizokwenza into kwa-Israyeli okuzaluma izindlebe zombili zabo bonke abalizwayo. 3:12 Ngalolo suku ngiyokwenza ku-Eli konke engikukhulumile ngendlu yakhe: lapho ngiqala, ngizaqeda futhi. 3:13 Ngoba ngimtshelile ukuthi ngizakwahlulela indlu yakhe kuze kube nininini ububi aziyo; ngokuba amadodana akhe azenza inhlamba, naye kabababambanga. 3:14 Futhi ngakho ngifungile endlini ka-Eli, ukuthi ububi Indlu kaEli ayiyikuhlanjululwa ngomhlatshelo nangomnikelo kuze kube phakade. 3:15 USamuweli walala kwaze kwaba sekuseni, futhi wavula iminyango yendlu ka iNkosi. USamuweli wesaba ukumtshela u-Eli umbono. 3:16 U-Eli wayesembiza uSamuweli, wathi: "Samuweli, ndodana yami." Wasesithi: Nanku ngi. " 3:17 Wathi: "Iyini leli zwi uJehova alikhulumile kuwe? Ngiyathandaza ungangifihleli; uNkulunkulu makenze njalo kuwe, enezele futhi, uma uzifihla noma yini evela kimi kuzo zonke izinto azishilo kuwe. 3:18 USamuweli wamtshela konke, futhi akazange amfihlele lutho. Wathi, NguJehova; makenze okuhle emehlweni akhe. 3:19 USamuweli wakhula, futhi uJehova wayenaye, futhi akavumelanga noyedwa owakhe amazwi awela phansi. 3:20 Futhi wonke u-Israyeli kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBheri Sheba wazi ukuthi uSamuweli emisiwe ukuba ngumprofethi kaJehova. 3:21 Futhi uJehova wabonakala futhi eShilo, ngoba uJehova wazibonakalisa kuye uSamuweli eShilo ngezwi likaJehova.