1 Samueri 2:12-26

Zvino vanakomana vaEri vakanga vari vanhu vakaisvoipa; havana kurangarira Jehovha. Tsika yavapristi pamberi pavanhu yakanga iri iyi, Kana ani nani akauya nechibayiro, muranda womupristi waiuya ane chibayiso chenyama china meno matatu muruoko rwake, kana nyama ichibikwa; zvino ndokubaya nacho mugango, kana muhadyana, kana mugate, kana muhari; zvose zvaibudiswa nechibayiso chenyama zvaitorwa nomupristi. Ndizvo zvavaiitira vaIsiraeri vose vaiuya paShiro. Zvino kunyange vasati vapisa mafuta, muranda womupristi waiuya, ndokuti kumunhu wakanga achibayira, “Ndipe nyama yokugochera mupristi; nokuti haangagamuchiri kwauri nyama yakabikwa, asi mbishi.” Zvino kana munhu uyo akati kwaari, “Ngavatange kupisa mafuta, ugotora hako zvose zvinodikanwa nomwoyo wako,” ipapo iye ndokuti, “Kwete, chindipa iyo zvino; kana usingadi, ndichatora nesimba.” Zvivi zvamajaya zvakanga zviri zvikuru pamberi paJehovha, nokuti vanhu vakazvidza chipiriso chaJehovha. Asi Samueri waibata pamberi paJehovha, achiri mwana wake, akasungwa chiuno neefodhi yomucheka. Namai vakewo vakamuitira nguo duku, vakauya nayo kwaari gore rimwe nerimwe, kana ouya nomurume wake kuzobayira chibayiro chegore rimwe nerimwe. Eri akaropafadza Erikana nomukadzi wake, akati, “Jehovha ngaakupe vana kumukadzi uyu panzvimbo yaiye wamakapa Jehovha.” Vakaenda kumusha kwavo. Zvino Jehovha akashanyira Hana, akava nemimba, akazobereka vanakomana vatatu navanasikana vaviri. Iye mwana Samueri akazokura pamberi paJehovha. Zvino Eri wakanga akwegura kwazvo; akanzwa zvose zvakanga zvichiitirwa vaIsiraeri vose navanakomana vake, namavatire avaiita navakadzi vaibata basa pamukova rokusangana. Akati kwavari, “Munoitireiko zvinhu zvakadai? Nokuti ndinongosinzwa kuvanhu vose ava zvakaipa zvamunoita. Kwete, vana vangu; nokuti mashoko andinonzwa haana kunaka; munodarikisa vanhu vaJehovha. Kana munhu mumwe akatadzira mumwe, mutongi uchamutonga mhosva yake, asi kana munhu akatadzira Jehovha, ndianiko uchamureverera?” Kunyange zvakadaro, havana kuteerera izwi rababa vavo, nokuti Jehovha wakanga achida kuvauraya. Iye mwana Samueri akaramba achikura, akadikanwa naJehovha uye navanhuwo.