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.