Umthandazo kaHana
1UHana wathandaza wathi:
“Ihliziywami iyathaba kuSomnini,
kuSomnini amandlami makhulu khulu.
Ngihleka amanabami,
iye, ngithatjiswa lisizo lakho.
2AkunaZimu onjengawe, Somnini;
iye, akakho noyedwa ngaphandle kwakho;
alikho idwala elinjengoZimethu.
3“Lisani ukukhuluma ngokuzikhakhazisa,
kungaphumi ukuzazi emilonyenenu;
ngombana uSomnini unguZimu owazi koke,
nguye olinganisa izenzo zoke.
4“Imisubi yeentsitsirimba yephukile,
nokho abakhutjwako bahlonyiswa amandla.
5Abagade basuthi basebenzela isikwa,
abagade balambile banenala.
Ogade ayinyumba ubeletha abantwana abalikhomba,
kuthi onabantwana abanengi anyefe emandleni.
6USomnini uyabulala, aphilise;
uSomnini wehlisela phasi kwabaleleko, abuye enyuse.
7USomnini uyakhwahlisa abe anjingise,
uyathobisa abe aphakamise.
8Uvusa abakhwahlileko ebhudwini,
asikimise abatlhogileko ezaleni;
abahlalise namakhosana,
abaphe isikhundla esiphakamileko.
“Ngambala iinsekelo zephasi ngezakaSomnini,
ubeke inarha phezu kwazo.
9Ubulunga iindlela zabathembekileko bakhe;
abakhohlakeleko bazakuthuliswa ekufeni.
Nangambala ukuhlula komuntu akuyi ngeenqababa.
10Abajamelene noSomnini bazakuphihlizwa.
“USomnini uzabathuthumbisa ngombani asezulwini.
uSomnini uzakugweba iphasi loke;
anikele umzeswakhe amandla, aqinise ozesiweko wakhe.”
Abaphristi beTjhilo
11U-Elikhana wabuyela kwakhe eRama, kodwana umsana uSamyela wasala, wasiza ethempelini atjhejwe ngu-Eli, umphristi.
12Amadodana amabili ka-Eli gade aziinkhohlakali, angahloniphi uSomnini. 13Abaphristi gade banelungelo elithileko ebantwini lokha nabazokwenza umhlabelo. Bekuthi inyama isaphekiwe, kufike isisebenzi somphristi siphethe iforogo enamazinyo amathathu, 14sihlabe ngayo ngakugalaza namkha ngaphakathi kwananyana ngiyiphi into esapoto. Kuthi koke iforogo ephuma nakho, umphristi azithathele khona. Benza njalo kibo boke bakwa-Israyeli abagade bafika eTjhilwapho.
15Kodwana amadodana ka-Eli gade angasinjalo. Bekuthi uSomnini angakatjhiselwa umhlwehlwe e-aldarini, afike emuntwini owenza umhlabelo, athi: “Lethapha inyama yokubaswa leyo wena, umphristi akazukwamukela inyama ephekiweko kuwe; kodwana ehlaza kwaphela.” 16Lokha umuntu loyo nakathi: “Awa, akhese kutjhiselwe uSomnini umhlwehlwe qangi bese uthatha koke okufunako,” bamphendule bathi: “Sukapha, letha inyama leyo khona nje. Nawungafuniko ngizazithathela yona ngekani.” 17Nje-ke isono samadodana la sabasikhulu phambi kwakaSomnini ngombana abantu badelela umnikelo kaSomnini.
18USamyela wasebenza phambi kwakaSomnini asesemsanyana njalo, embethe isambatho somphristi selineni. 19Qobe mnyaka unina wamenzela iphuraphurana, wamlethela yona lokha nanyuka nomyenakhe bona benze umhlatjelo weminyaka. 20U-Eli wabusisa u-Elikhana nomkakhe wathi: “Kwanga uSomnini angakwandisela imbeleko ngomma lo esikhundleni somsana enimnikele uSomnini.” Bagoduka-ke.
21USomnini wamkhumbula uHana, waba sidisi wabeletha. Waba namadodana amathathu namadodakazi amabili. Umntwana uSamyela wakhulela kuSomnini.
22U-Eli ubasele aluphele khulu. Wezwa koke amadodanakhe agade akwenza ku-Israyeli woke, nokuthi gade alala nabesifazana abagade basebenza emnyango wethempeli. 23Wathi kiwo: “Nenzelani izinto ezinjalo bekuthi soke isizwe sakaSomnini sibalabale kimi ngobukhohlakali enibenzako na? 24Awa madodanami! Akusiyo indaba ehle engiyizwa ngani. Nidurhisa isizwe sakaSomnini. 25Lokha umuntu nakonela omunye umuntu, uZimu angakhe amzwele. Kodwana lokha umuntu onela uSomnini, ngubani ozamlamlela na?” Kodwana amadodanakhe akhange alalele ilizwi lakayise lokha nawakhalimako. USomnini waqinta ukuwabulala.
26Umsana uSamyela waragela phambili wakhula ngejamo begodu wathandwa nguSomnini nabantu.
Isiphorofido esijamelene no-Eli nendlwakhe
27Kwafika umuntu kaZimu ku-Eli wathi kuye: “Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Angithi ngaziveza kuhle kiyo indlu kayihlo basese seGibhide, emzini kaFaro na? 28Angithi ngamkhetha phakathi kweenkoro zoke zakwa-Israyeli bona abemphristami ukuze avele e-aldarini lami atjhise khona itjhwalo, aphathe nembada ethempelini? Azange ngiyinikele indlu kayihlo ingcenye yeminikelo yabakwa-Israyeli na? 29Manjesi niwudelelelani umhlabelwami nomnikelwami engiwujamise endlinami na? Kubayini amadodanakho aqakatheke khulu kuwe kunami? Nikhetha ukuzinonisa ngeminikelo yoke ekhethekileko yabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli abangihlonipha ngayo.’
30“Nje-ke mina Somnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngithi ngathembisa bonyana indlwakho nendlu kayihlo nizakusebenza e-aldarini lami ngeenkhathi zoke. Kodwana kwanjesi nginisuthi ngombana ngidumisa abangidumisako nginyaze abanginyazako. 31Yelela, kuza isikhathi sokobana ngisuse amandlakho namandla wendlu kayihlo, bekungasaba khona oluphalako ekorwenakho. 32Lokha u-Israyeli nakenzelwa okuhle endlinami, wena uzakubona amatlhuwiso wodwa; angeze bekusaba nomuntu oluphalako ekorwenakho. 33Nange kungaba nomuntu wekhenu e-aldarini lami engingakamsusi, uzakubangela iinyembezi namatlhuwo kwaphela. Zoke iinzukulwana zakho zizokufa zisaqinile. 34Lokhu kuzakuba siboniso kuwe bona uHofni noFiniyasi, amadodanakho amabili, azakwehlelwa kukufa ngalanga linye.
35“Ngizazivusela ngokwami umphristi othembekileko, ozakwenza njengombana ngithanda ehliziywenami nemkhumbulwenami. Ngizamakhela indlu eqinileko. Yena asebenze ngeenkhathi zoke phambi kwekosi engizayikhetha. 36Kuzakuthi woke osalako endlinakho amkhothamele, abawe isipaparwana sesiliva neentshutshurwana zesikwa athi, ‘Ngiyakurabhela, akhese ungizamele isikorojana sobuphristi ukuze ngikghone ukufumana uburotjhwana ngidle.’ ”
