Wenza kanjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka, lapho enyukela endlini kaJehova, wamdlalisa kanjalo; ngalokho wakhala, akadlanga.
Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Hana, ukhalelani na? futhi kungani ungadli? Inhliziyo yakho idabukeni na? Angidluli yini amadodana ayishumi kuwe na?
UHana wasukuma, sebedlile eShilo, sebephuzile; Umpristi u-Eli wayesehlezi esihlalweni ngasensikeni yethempeli likaJehova.
Wayenomunyu emphefumulweni, wakhuleka kuJehova, wakhala kamunyu.
Wenza isithembiso, wathi: “Jehova Sebawoti, uma ukhumbula ukuhlupheka kwencekukazi yakho nami, futhi ungayikhohlwa incekukazi yakho, kepha unike incekukazi yakho indodana, ngiyakumnika uJehova izinsuku zonke zezwe. Ukuphila kwakhe, nempuco ayiyikuwela ekhanda lakhe.
Kwathi esakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, u-Eli uyaqaphela umlomo wakhe.
UHana wakhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe; kwanyakaza izindebe zomlomo wakhe kuphela, kepha izwi lakhe lalingezwakali; ngalokho u-Eli wacabanga ukuthi udakiwe.
UEli wasesithi kuye: Uzadakwa kuze kube nini? susa iwayini lakho kuwe.
UHana waphendula wathi: “Hhayi, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane onomoya odabukileyo; angiphuzanga iwayini naphuzo olunamandla, kepha ngathulula umphefumulo wami phambi kukaJehova.
Ungabheki incekukazi yakho njengendodakazi kaBheliyali, ngokuba ngobuningi bokukhononda nosizi lwami ngikhulumile kuze kube manje.
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.”
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