USomnini ukhuluma kuSamyela
1Umsana uSamyela wasebenzela uSomnini atjhejwe ngu-Eli. Ilizwi lakaSomnini belingakandi amalanga lawo, nombono uyivela kancani.
2Ngesikhatheso u-Eli gade alele endawenakhe sele athoma ukuphophala, angasaboni kuhle. 3Ikesi kaZimu beyingakacimi, uSamyela yena alele ethempelini lakaSomnini lapha bekunomfaji kaZimu khona.
4USomnini wabiza uSamyela. Yena waphendula wathi: “Ngilapha!”
5Wagijimela ku-Eli, wafika wathi: “Ngizwe ungibiza; ngilapha.”
U-Eli wathi: “Akhange ngikubize. Khamba uyokulala.” Wakhamba-ke walala.
6USomnini wabuyelela wabiza wathi: “Samyela!”
USamyela wavuka waya ku-Eli wafika wathi: “Ngizwe ungibiza; ngilapha.”
U-Eli wathi: “Ndodanami, akhange ngikubize. Khamba uyokulala.”
7USamyela gade angakabukwazi uSomnini kuhle, nelizwi lakaSomnini belingakabukwambuleka kuye. 8Godu uSomnini wabiza uSamyela ihlandla lesithathu. Yena wavuka waya ku-Eli wafika wathi: “Ngilapha ngombana ngizwe ungibiza.”
U-Eli walemuka bona nguSomnini obiza umsana lo. 9Wathi kuSamyela: “Khamba uyokulala. Nakukhona okubizako godu bese uthi, ‘Khuluma Somnini. Isisebenzi sakho silalele.’ ”
USamyela wabuyela endawenakhe wayokulala. 10USomnini weza wafese wajama, wabiza njengekuthomeni wathi: “Samyela! Samyela!”
USamyela waphendula wathi: “USomnini akakhulume. Isisebenzi sakhe silalele.”
11USomnini wathi: “Yelela! Ngizokwenza isiga kwa-Israyeli ekuzokuthi lokha abantu nabasizwako iindlebe zabo zibe buzikazikani. 12Mhlokho ngizakwenza ku-Eli yoke into engayikhulumako ngendlwakhe kusukela ekuthomeni bekube sekugcineni. 13Ngamtjela u-Eli bona ngizakugweba indlwakhe ngebanga lesono asaziko ngombana lokha amadodanakhe nakazinyazisako azange awakhalime. 14Ngebangelo ngiyafunga ngiyaqinisa phezu kwendlu ka-Eli ngithi, ‘Akunamhlabelo nanyana umnikelo ongahlangula isono sendlu ka-Eli.’ ”
15USamyela waphilelwa bekwasa. Ngomuso wavuka wavula iminyango yethempeli lakaSomnini. Wesaba ukutjela u-Eli umbono. 16U-Eli wambiza uSamyela wathi: “Samyela, ndodanami!” USamyela wasabela wathi: “Ngilapha!” 17U-Eli wathi: “USomnini utheni kuwe na? Ungangifihleli litho. UZimu uzakuhlunguphaza kumbi nawungangifihlela into ayikhulume kuwe.”
18Yeke uSamyela wamtjela koke; akhange amfihlele litho. U-Eli wathi: “Yena unguSomnini. Uzakwenza akubonako.”
19USamyela wakhula. USomnini waba naye begodu akhange avumele nelilodwa ilizwi lakhe bona liwele phasi. 20Kusukela eDani ngetlhagwini bekube seBheritjheba ngesewula, u-Israyeli woke wabona bonyana uSamyela umphorofidi wamambala kaSomnini. 21USomnini waragela phambili ngokuziveza eTjhilo. Iye, waziveza ngelizwi lakhe kuSamyela.
