1 Samuweli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwakukhona umuntu othile waseRamatayimi Sofimi wasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, ogama lakhe lalinguElkana, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana ka-Elihu, indodana kaThohu, indodana kaZufi, wakwa-Efrayimi; 2 Yayinabafazi ababili; igama lomunye lalinguHana, igama lomunye lalinguPhenina; uPhenina wayenabantwana, kepha uHana wayengenabantwana. 3 Lowo muntu wenyuka emzini wakubo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhonza nokuhlabela uJehova Sebawoti eShilo. Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, abapristi bakaJehova. 4 Kwathi ngesikhathi u-Elkana enikela ngaso, wanika uPhenina umkakhe nawo onke amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe izabelo. 5 Kepha uHana wamnika isabelo esihle; ngokuba wayemthanda uHana, kepha uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. 6 Isitha sakhe laye samncokoloza kakhulu ukuze amcunule, ngoba uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. 7 Wenza kanjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka, lapho enyukela endlini kaJehova, wamcunula kanjalo; ngalokho wakhala, akadlanga. 8 Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Hana, ukhalelani na? futhi kungani ungadli? Inhliziyo yakho idabukeni na? Angidluli yini amadodana ayishumi kuwe na? 9 UHana wasukuma, sebedlile eShilo, sebephuzile; U-Eli umpristi wayehlezi esihlalweni ngasensikeni yethempeli likaJehova. 10 Umphefumulo wakhe unomunyu, wakhuleka kuJehova, wakhala kakhulu. 11 Wenza isithembiso, wathi: “Jehova Sebawoti, uma ubheka nokubheka ukuhlupheka kwencekukazi yakho, ungikhumbule, ungakhohlwa incekukazi yakho, kepha unike incekukazi yakho umntwana wesilisa, ngiyakumnika uJehova zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe, kungabikho mpuco ekhanda lakhe. 12 Kwathi esakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, u-Eli waqaphela umlomo wakhe. 13 UHana wakhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe; izindebe zomlomo wakhe kuphela, kepha izwi lakhe lalingezwakali; ngalokho u-Eli wacabanga ukuthi udakiwe. 14 U-Eli wathi kuye: “Uyakudakwa kuze kube nini na? Susa iwayini lakho kuwe. 15 UHana waphendula wathi: "Hhayi, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane onomoya odabukileyo, angiphuzanga wayini naphuzo oludakayo, kepha ngithulule umphefumulo wami phambi kukaJehova. 16 Ungasho ukuthi incekukazi yakho iyindodakazi kaBheliyali, ngokuba kuze kube manje ngikhulumile ngobuningi bokukhononda nosizi lwami. 17 Wayesephendula u-Eli, wathi: "Hamba ngokuthula; uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli makakunike lokho okucelile kuye." 18 Wathi: "Incekukazi yakho mayifumane umusa emehlweni akho." Wasuka-ke owesifazana, wadla, ubuso bakhe babungabe busanyukumala.
19 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, babuya, bafika endlini yabo eRama; u-Elkana wamazi uHana umkakhe; uJehova wamkhumbula. 20 Kwathi lapho sesifikile isikhathi sokuba uHana ekhulelwe, wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uSamuweli, ethi: "Ngokuba ngimcelile kuJehova." 21 Indoda u-Elkana yakhuphuka nendlu yayo yonke ukunikela kuJehova umhlatshelo weminyaka yonke nesithembiso sakhe. 22 Kepha uHana akakhuphukanga; ngoba wathi endodeni yakhe: “Angiyikukhuphuka umntwana aze alunyulwe, bese ngiyakumletha ukuba abonakale phambi kukaJehova, ahlale khona kuze kube phakade. 23 U-Elkana umyeni wakhe wathi kuye: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; kuphela uJehova makaqinise izwi lakhe. Owesifazane wayesehlala, wancelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula. 24 Esemlumulile, wakhuphuka naye kanye nezinkunzi ezintathu, ne-efa likafulawa, nemvaba yewayini, wakuyisa endlini kaJehova eShilo; umntwana wayesemncane. 25 Basebehlaba ijongosi, bamletha umntwana kuEli. 26 Wathi: "O nkosi yami, kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane owayemi kuwe lapha, ekhuleka kuJehova. 27 Ngamkhulekela lomntwana; uJehova unginikile lokho engakucela kuye; 28 Ngalokho nami ngimnikele kuJehova; zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uyakuba ngocelelwe uJehova. Wakhuleka kuJehova khona. ISAHLUKO 2 1 UHana wakhuleka, wathi: “Inhliziyo yami ithokoza ngoJehova, uphondo lwami luphakeme kuJehova; ngoba ngithokoza ngensindiso yakho. 2 Akakho ongcwele njengoJehova, ngokuba akakho ngaphandle kwakho, futhi alikho idwala elinjengoNkulunkulu wethu. 3 Ungabe usakhuluma ngokuzidla kangaka; makungaphumi ukuqhosha emlonyeni wenu, ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu wokwazi, izenzo zikalwa nguye. 4 Iminsalo yamaqhawe yaphuliwe, nabakhubekayo babhincwe amandla. 5 Abasuthiyo baziqasha ukuze bathole ukudla; abalambileyo basebenqamuka; oyinyumba wazala abayisikhombisa; lalowo onabantwana abaningi usebuthakathaka. 6 UJehova uyabulala, aphilise; 7 UJehova uyampofu, uyacebisa, uyathobisa, aphakamise. 8 Uyavusa ompofu othulini, aphakamise ompofu edulini, ukuze abahlalise phakathi kwezikhulu, abenze badle ifa lesihlalo sobukhosi senkazimulo, ngokuba izinsika zomhlaba zingezikaJehova, izwe walimisa phezu kwazo. 9 Uyakugcina izinyawo zabangcwele bakhe, nababi bayakuthuliswa ebumnyameni; ngoba ngamandla kakho ozanqoba. 10 Abamelene noJehova bayophahlazwa; uyakuduma phezu kwabo esezulwini; uJehova uyakwahlulela imikhawulo yomhlaba; iyakunika inkosi yayo amandla, iphakamise uphondo logcotshiweyo wayo. 11 U-Elkana waya eRama endlini yakhe. Umfana wayekhonza uJehova phambi kuka-Eli umpristi.