Hana Akondwera mwa Atate wathu
Hana akuimba kuti Atate wathu amakhuthula okhuta ndi kukhutitsa anjala, amapha ndi kupatsa moyo. Pakadali pano ana a Eli akuba nyama ya nsembe ndi kugona ndi akazi pa chihema, ndipo Eli akungowadzudzula. Mneneri akulengeza kutha kwa banja lake.
2 1Hana anapemphera nati: “Mtima wanga ukondwera mwa Atate wanga; nyanga yanga yakwezeka mwa Atate wanga. Pakamwa panga pakuyankhula molimba mtima kutsutsa adani anga, pakuti ndikukondwera ndi chipulumutso chanu.
2“Palibe woyera ngati Atate wathu; palibe wina koma Inu; palibe thanthwe ngati Atate wathu.
3“Musalankhulenso modzikuza kwambiri; kunyada kusatuluke m'kamwa mwanu, pakuti Atate wathu ndi Atate wa chidziwitso, ndipo ndi Iye zochita zimayezedwa.
4Mauta a amphamvu athyoka, koma amene anapunthwa avekedwa mphamvu.
5Amene anali okhuta adziganyira chakudya, koma amene anali ndi njala sakhalanso ndi njala. Mkazi wosabereka wabereka ana asanu ndi awiri, koma amene anali ndi ana ambiri watsala yekha.
6Atate wathu amapha ndipo amapatsa moyo; amatsitsira ku manda ndipo amaukitsa.
7Atate wathu amasaukitsa ndipo amalemeretsa; amatsitsa ndipo amakweza.
8Amaukitsa osauka pa fumbi, ndipo amakweza osowa pa dzala la phulusa, kuti awakhazike pamodzi ndi akalonga, ndi kuwapatsa mpando waufumu waulemu. Pakuti mizati ya dziko lapansi ndi ya Atate wathu, ndipo pamenepo wakhazikapo dziko lapansi.
9“Amasunga mapazi a okhulupirika ake, koma oyipa akhala chete mu mdima; pakuti palibe amene amapambana ndi mphamvu zake.
10Otsutsana ndi Atate wathu adzaswedwa; adzawagunthira mabingu kuchokera kumwamba. Atate wathu adzaweruza malekezero a dziko lapansi; adzapatsa mphamvu mfumu yake, ndi kukweza nyanga ya wodzozedwa wake.”
11Ndipo Elikana anapita kwawo ku Rama, koma mnyamatayo anatumikira Atate wathu pamaso pa Eli wansembe.
Ana Achabechabe a Eli
12Ndipo ana a Eli anali anthu achabechabe; sanadziwe Atate wathu. a a v12 Ansembe awa anachita miyambo komabe sanadziwe Atate wathu monga wawoyekha — tsoka la udindo wachipembedzo wopanda ubwenzi. 13Ichi chinali chizolowezi cha ansembe pa anthu: munthu aliyense akapereka nsembe, wantchito wa wansembe ankabwera pamene nyama inkawira, ali ndi foloko ya mano atatu m'dzanja. 14Ankaibaya mu mphika, mu poto, mu mbiya, kapena mu chiwaya; chilichonse chimene foloko inatulutsa, wansembe anadzitengera yekha. Umu ndi mmene anachitira Aisraeli onse amene ankabwera ku Silo. 15Ngakhale mafuta asanatenthedwe, wantchito wa wansembe ankabwera nanena kwa wopereka nsembe, “Patsa nyama yoti wansembe akawotche—sadzatenga nyama yophika, koma yaiwisi yokha.”
16Ngati munthuyo ananena kuti, “Tenthani mafuta poyamba, kenaka mutenge chimene mukufuna,” iye anayankha nati, “Ayi, patsa tsopano, kapena ndidzatenga mokakamiza.” 17Tchimo la anyamatawa linali lalikulu kwambiri pamaso pa Atate wathu, pakuti ananyoza nsembe ya Atate wathu. 18Koma Samueli anatumikira pamaso pa Atate wathu, mnyamata wovala efodi ya nsalu yabafuta. b b v18 Efodi inali chovala chapadera cha nsalu chimene ansembe a Israeli anavala pamene ankatumikira ku malo opatulika. 19Chaka ndi chaka amayi ake ankamsokera mkanjo wawung'ono namubweretsera pamene ankapita ndi mwamuna wake kukapereka nsembe ya pachaka. 20Eli ankadalitsa Elikana ndi mkazi wake nati, “Atate wathu akupatseni ana mwa mkazi uyu m'malo mwa chimene anapempha kwa Iye nachipereka kwa Atate wathu.” Ndipo anapita kwawo. 21Atate wathu anasamalira Hana; iye anatenga mimba nabereka ana aamuna atatu ndi ana aakazi awiri. Mnyamata Samueli anakulira pamaso pa Atate wathu.
22Eli anali wokalamba kwambiri. Iye ankamva zonse zimene ana ake ankachitira Aisraeli onse, ndi mmene ankagonana ndi akazi amene ankatumikira pa khomo la tenti ya msonkhano. 23Iye anawafunsa nati, “Chifukwa chiyani mukuchita zimenezi? Ndikumva za ntchito zanu zoyipa kwa anthu onsewa. 24Ayi, ana anga; mbiri imene ndikumva si yabwino—ikufalikira pakati pa anthu a Atate wathu. 25Ngati munthu akuchimwira mnzake, Atate wathu angamuyimirire. Koma ngati munthu akuchimwira Atate wathu, ndani angapempherere wochimwayo? Komabe iwo sanamvere mawu a atate wawo, pakuti Atate wathu anafuna kuwapha.”
26Mnyamata Samueli anapitiriza kukula m'msinkhu ndi kukondedwa ndi Atate wathu ndi anthu.
Atate wathu Aweruza Nyumba ya Eli
27Munthu wa Atate wathu anabwera kwa Eli nati, “Atate wathu akuti: ‘Kodi sindinadzionetsere poyera ku nyumba ya atate wako pamene anali ku Iguputo, pansi pa nyumba ya Farao?
28“Ndinamusankha iye kuchokera mwa mafuko onse a Israeli kuti akhale wansembe wanga—kuti akwere ku guwa langa la nsembe, afukize lubani, avale efodi pamaso panga. Ndinapatsa nyumba ya atate wako nsembe zonse zopsereza za Israeli. 29Chifukwa chiyani mukukankha nsembe yanga ndi chopereka changa chimene ndinalamula cha pokhalapo panga, ndi kulemekeza ana ako kuposa Ine, munanenepa ndi zabwino zonse za chopereka chilichonse cha anthu anga Israeli?’
30“Choncho Atate wathu wa Israeli akuti: ‘Ndinanena kuti nyumba yako ndi nyumba ya atate wako zidzayenda pamaso panga nthawi zonse.’ Koma tsopano Atate wathu akuti: ‘Ayi konse! Ndimalemekeza amene amandilemekeza Ine; amene amandinyoza ndidzawanyoza.’ 31Masiku akubwera pamene ndidzadula mphamvu yako ndi mphamvu ya nyumba ya atate wako, kotero kuti palibe wa m'nyumba mwako adzafike pa ukalamba. 32Udzaona masautso mu pokhalapo panga ngakhale zabwino zonse zochitira Israeli; sipadzakhalanso munthu wokalamba m'nyumba mwako. 33Komabe sindidzadula aliyense wako ku guwa langa la nsembe; mmodzi adzatsala kuti alire maso ako nawawitse mtima wako, koma zidzukulu zako zonse zidzafa zili pa unyamata. 34Chizindikiro chako ndi ichi: ana ako awiri, Hofini ndi Finehasi, onse awiri adzafa tsiku limodzi. 35Ndidzadziukitsira wansembe wokhulupirika amene adzachita zimene zili mu mtima mwanga ndi m'maganizo mwanga. Ndidzamumangira nyumba yokhazikika; iye adzayenda pamaso pa wodzozedwa wanga nthawi zonse. c c v35 Wansembe wokhulupirika amene Atate wathu analonjeza akuloza kupitirira Samueli ndi Zadoki kufika kwa Yesu, mkulu wa ansembe wangwiro amene nthawi zonse amachita zimene zili mu mtima mwa Atate. 36Aliyense wotsala m'nyumba mwako adzabwera, namuweramira kuti apeze ndalama za siliva ndi buledi, nati, ‘Ndilowetseni mu udindo wina wa unsembe, kuti ndidye kachidutswa ka buledi.’”