1 Samuweli 2:27-29

Kwasekufika umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuEli, wathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ingabe ngabonakala nokubona endlini kayihlo beseseGibithe endlini kaFaro na? Futhi ngimkhethile yini kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba abe ngumpristi wami, anikele phezu kwami, akhuphule impepho, embathe indwangu yesaka phambi kobuso bami, na? Ngiyinikile indlu kayihlo yonke iminikelo yokushiswa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli na? Kungakho ukhahlela isisulu sami nomhlatshelo wami enginawo endaweni yami yokuhlala; nidumise amadodana enu ngaphezu kwami, ukuze nizikhukhumeze ngenhlokweni yemihlatshelo yonke yabantu bami u-Israyeli na?