1 Samuweli 1:17-28

U-Eli waphendula wathi: “Hamba ngokuthula; uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uyakukunika ukunxusa kwakho okucelile kuye.” Wathi: “Incekukazi yakho mayifumane umusa emehlweni akho.” Wahamba-ke owesifazana, wadla, ubuso bakhe babungasadabuki. Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, babuya, bafika emzini wabo eRama; u-Elkana wamvuma uHana umkakhe; uJehova wamkhumbula. Kwathi lapho sesifikile isikhathi uHana akhulelwa ngaso, wazala indodana, wayiqamba ngokuthi uSamuweli, wathi: “Ngokuba ngamcela kuJehova.” Indoda u-Elkana yakhuphuka kanye nendlu yayo yonke ukunikela ngomhlatshelo weminyaka yonke nesithembiso sayo kuJehova. Kepha uHana akakhuphukanga; ngokuba wathi endodeni yakhe: “Angiyikukhuphuka umntwana aze alunyulwe; khona ngiyakumyisa ukuba abonakale phambi kukaJehova, ahlale khona kuze kube phakade.” Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; nguJehova kuphela oqinisa izwi lakhe. Owesifazane wayesehlala, wancelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula. Eseyilunyulile wahamba naye, kanye nezinkunzi ezintathu ne-efa likafulawa nesaka lewayini, wamyisa endlini kaJehova eShilo, umntwana esemncane. Basebehlaba inkunzi, bamletha umntwana kuEli. Wathi: “O nkosi yami, zonke izinsuku zomphefumulo wakho usaphila, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane owayemi nawe lapha, wakhuleka kuJehova.” Ngamkhulekela lomntwana; futhi iNkosi yanginika umkhuleko engawucela kuyo. Ngalokho nami ngimnike uJehova; zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uyakuba ngobolekiwe kuJehova. Wakhuleka kuJehova khona.