1 uSamuweli 3:1-10

Umntwana uSamuweli wamkhonza uJehova phambi kuka-Eli. Izwi likaJehova lalingavamile ngalezo zinsuku; nombono wawuyivelakancane. Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi u-Eli elele endaweni yakhe – amehlo akhe ayeqale ukufiphala waze wangaba nakho ukubona – isibani sikaNkulunkulu sasingakacimi, uSamuweli elele ethempelini likaJehova, lapho kwakukhona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, uJehova wambiza uSamuweli; wathi yena: “Ngilapha.” Wagijimela ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.” Wathi: “Angikubizanga; buya ulale.” Wahamba, walala. UJehova waphinda wambiza uSamuweli. USamuweli wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.” Wathi: “Angikubizanga, ndodana yami; buya ulale.” Kepha uSamuweli wayengakamazi uJehova, nezwi likaJehova lalingakambulelwa kuye. UJehova wambiza uSamuweli ngokwesithathu. Wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.” U-Eli wayeseqonda ukuthi nguJehova ombizile umntwana. U-Eli wathi kuSamuweli: “Hamba, ulale; kuyakuthi uma ekubiza, usho ukuthi: ‘Khuluma, Jehova, ngokuba inceku yakho iyezwa.’ ” Wayesehamba uSamuweli, walala endaweni yakhe. UJehova wafika, wema, wambiza njengakwezinye izikhathi: “Samuweli, Samuweli!” USamuweli wathi: “Khuluma, ngokuba inceku yakho iyezwa.”