Mudzimai Anodiwa Ane Maoko Asina Mwana
Israeri inoda mambo, uye Ishe anovapa Sauro, ndokuzoti Dhavhidhi. Shure kwokusimuka nokuwa kwamadzimambo, bhuku rinoratidza Baba vanonzwa mukadzi asingabereki, vanodana mwana, uye vanotarira mwoyo kwete chiso.
1 1Paiva nomurume aibva kuRamataimi-Zofimu munyika yezvikomo yeEfuremu, ainzi Erikana mwanakomana waJerohamu, mwanakomana waErihu, mwanakomana waTohu, mwanakomana waZufu, muEfuremu. 2Aiva navadzimai vaviri, Hana naPenina. Penina aiva navana, asi Hana akanga asina. 3Gore rimwe nerimwe aikwira achibva muguta rake kundonamata nokubayira kuna Baba vehondo dzokudenga paShiro, uko vanakomana vaviri vaEri, Hofini naFinehasi, vaiva vaprista vaBaba vedu. 4Zvino Erikana paaibayira, aipa migove kumudzimai wake Penina nokuvanakomana vake vose navanasikana vake. 5Asi kuna Hana aipa mugove wakapetwa kaviri, nokuti aimuda, kunyange zvazvo Baba vedu vakanga vavhara chizvaro chake. 6Nokuti Baba vedu vakanga vavhara chizvaro chake, mukwikwidzani wake airamba achimutsamwisa kwazvo kuti amusuruvarise. 7Gore negore, pose paaikwira Hana kuenda kuimba yaBaba vedu, Penina aimutsamwisa, zvokuti aichema achiramba kudya. 8Murume wake Erikana akamubvunza achiti, “Hana, unochemeiko? Unoregerei kudya? Mwoyo wako wakasuwireiko? Ko, ini handisi nani kwauri kupfuura vanakomana gumi here?”
9Vakati vapedza kudya nokunwa paShiro, Hana akasimuka. Eri muprista akanga agere pachigaro chaiva pedyo nembiru yomukova wetemberi yaBaba vedu. 10Ari pakutambudzika kukuru kwomwoyo, akanyengetera kuna Baba vedu achichema zvikuru. 11Akaita mhiko achiti, “Baba vehondo dzokudenga, kana mukangoona kutambudzika kwomurandakadzi wenyu, mukandirangarira, mukasakanganwa murandakadzi wenyu, mukamupa mwanakomana, ini ndichamupa kuna Baba vedu upenyu hwake hwose, uye hapana chiveso chichabata musoro wake.” a a v11 Kusagera bvudzi romwana kwaiva chiratidzo chiri pachena chemhiko yechiNaziri — kuzvitsaurira kuna Mwari upenyu hwose (ona Numeri 6).
12Paakaramba achinyengetera pamberi paBaba vedu, Eri akatarisisa muromo wake. 13Hana akanga achinyengetera mumwoyo make; miromo yake yaifamba asi izwi rake rakanga risinganzwika. Saka Eri akafunga kuti akanga akadhakwa. 14Akati kwaari, “Ucharamba wakadhakwa kusvikira riniko? Siyana newaini yako.”
15Hana akapindura akati, “Kwete, ishe wangu. Ndiri mukadzi akatambudzika kwazvo mumweya. Handina kunwa waini kana doro, asi ndadurura mweya wangu pamberi paBaba vedu. 16Musatora murandakadzi wenyu somukadzi pasina maturo; ndanga ndichinyengetera pano nokuda kwokurwadziwa kukuru nokusuruvara kwangu.”
17Eri akapindura akati, “Enda norugare, uye Baba vaIsraeri ngavakupe zvawakavakumbira.”
18Akati, “Murandakadzi wenyu ngaawane nyasha pamberi penyu.” Ipapo mukadzi akaenda hake akadya, chiso chake chisisina kusuruvara.
19Mangwanani-ngwanani vakamuka, vakanamata pamberi paBaba vedu, vakadzokera kumba kwavo kuRama. Erikana akasangana naHana mudzimai wake, uye Baba vedu vakamurangarira.
20Nokufamba kwenguva Hana akava nemimba akabereka mwanakomana. Akamutumidza zita rokuti Samueri, achiti, “Nokuti ndakamukumbira kuna Baba vedu.” b b v20 Zita rokuti Samueri rakafanana nechiHebheru chinoreva kuti “akakumbirwa kuna Mwari” — Hana akamutumidza nokuda kwomwanakomana chaiye waakanga akumbira zvikuru kuna Baba vedu.
21Erikana neveimba yake yose pavakakwira kundobayira chibayiro chegore kuna Baba vedu nokuzadzisa mhiko yake, 22Hana haana kuenda. Akaudza murume wake achiti, “Kana mukomana arumurwa, ndichamuuyisa kuti aonekwe pamberi paBaba vedu, uye achagara ipapo nokusingaperi.”
23Murume wake Erikana akati, “Ita zvaunoona zvakanaka kwauri. Gara kusvikira wamurumura; Baba vedu ngavasimbise shoko ravo chete.” Saka Hana akagara akayamwisa mwanakomana wake kusvikira amurumura.
24Akati amurumura, akakwira nomukomana, aine hando ine makore matatu, noupfu hunenge mapaundi makumi maviri nemashanu, nechirongo chewaini, akamuuyisa kuimba yaBaba vedu paShiro; uye mwana akanga achiri mudiki. 25Vakauraya hando, vakauyisa mukomana kuna Eri. 26Hana akati, “Haiwa, ishe wangu, zvirokwazvo noupenyu hwenyu, ishe wangu, ndini mukadzi akanga amire pano parutivi penyu, achinyengetera kuna Baba vedu. 27Ndakanyengeterera mwana uyu, uye Baba vedu vakandipa zvandakavakumbira. 28Saka ndinomupa kuna Baba vedu. Upenyu hwake hwose akapiwa kwavari.” Zvino iye akanamata Baba vedu ipapo.