1 KaSamweli 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Kwaye kukho indoda yaseRamatayim-tsofim yelasezintabeni zakwaEfrayim, egama linguElikana unyana kaYeroham, kaElihu, kaTohu, kaTsufi, umEfrayim. ²Wayenabafazi ababini, uHana noPenina. UPenina wayenabantwana, kodwa uHana wayengenabo. ³Iminyaka ngeminyaka wenyuka emzini wakhe esiya kunqula nokubingelela kuBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini eShilo, apho oonyana bobabini bakaEli, uHofeni noPinehasi, babengababingeleli bakaBawo wethu. ⁴Kwathi xa uElikana ebingelela, wanika izabelo kumkakhe uPenina nakoonyana neentombi zakhe zonke. ⁵Kodwa uHana wamnika isabelo esiphindwe kabini, kuba wayemthanda, nangona uBawo wethu wayesivingcile isizalo sakhe. ⁶Ngenxa yokuba uBawo wethu wayesivingcile isizalo sakhe, umfazi omnye wayesoloko emqumbisa kabuhlungu ukuze amenze abe lusizi. ⁷Iminyaka ngeminyaka, xa uHana enyuka esiya endlwini kaBawo wethu, uPenina wayemqumbisa, ngoko walila engafuni kudla. ⁸Indoda yakhe uElikana yathi kuye: “Hana, ulilelani na? Kutheni ungadli na? Kutheni intliziyo yakho ibuhlungu? Andingaphezu koonyana abalishumi kuwe na?”

⁹Emva kokuba bedlile basela eShilo, wesuka uHana. UEli umbingeleli wayehleli esihlalweni ngasemgubasini wetempile kaBawo wethu. ¹⁰Ebandezelekile kakhulu, wathandaza kuBawo wethu, walila ngokukrakra. ¹¹Wabhambathisa, wathi: “Bawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, ukuba ngaba ungakhangela iintsizi zomkhonzazana wakho, undikhumbule, ungamlibali umkhonzazana wakho, umnike unyana, ndiya kumnika uBawo wethu bonke ubomi bakhe, isitshetshe sokucheba asiyi kusondezwa entlokweni yakhe.” ^a a v11 Ukushiya iinwele zomntwana zingachetywanga yayingumqondiso ophandle wesibhambathiso sokuzahlula — ukuzahlulela uThixo ubomi bonke (bona kuNumeri 6).

¹²Njengoko wayesaqhubeka ethandaza phambi koBawo wethu, uEli wayebukele umlomo wakhe. ¹³UHana wathandaza entliziyweni yakhe; imilebe yakhe yayishukuma, kodwa akuvakalanga zwi. Ngoko uEli wacinga ukuba unxilile. ¹⁴Wathi kuye: “Koda kube nini na unxilile? Susa iwayini yakho.”

¹⁵Waphendula uHana wathi: “Hayi, nkosi yam. Ndingumfazi obandezeleke kakhulu emoyeni. Andiselanga wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, kodwa ndiwuthululile umphefumlo wam phambi koBawo wethu. ¹⁶Musa ukuthabatha umkhonzazana wakho njengomfazi olitshijolo; bendisoloko ndithandaze apha ngenxa yengcutheko enkulu nembandezelo yam.”

¹⁷Waphendula uEli wathi: “Hamba ngoxolo, aze uBawo wakwaSirayeli akunike oko ukucelileyo kuye.”

¹⁸Wathi: “Umkhonzazana wakho makababalwe emehlweni akho.” Waza loo mfazi wahamba wadla, ubuso bakhe babungasekho bubi.

¹⁹Bavuka kusasa ngengomso, baqubuda phambi koBawo wethu, baza babuyela endlwini yabo eRama. UElikana wamngena uHana umkakhe, waza uBawo wethu wamkhumbula.

²⁰Kwathi ngexesha, uHana wamitha wazala unyana. Wamthiya igama elinguSamuweli, esithi: “Kuba ndamcela kuBawo wethu.” ^b b v20 Igama elinguSamuweli livakala ngathi lisisiHebhere esithetha ukuthi “ocelwe kuThixo” — uHana wamthiya ngenxa yaloo nyana wayemcele kuBawo wethu.

²¹Kwathi xa uElikana nendlu yakhe yonke benyuka besiya kubingelela umbingelelo womnyaka kuBawo wethu nokuzalisa isibhambathiso sakhe, ²²UHana akahambanga. Wathi kwindoda yakhe: “Xa inkwenkwe ilunyulwe, ndiya kuyisa ukuba ibonakale phambi koBawo wethu, ize ihlale khona ngonaphakade.”

²³Indoda yakhe uElikana yathi: “Yenza oko kulungileyo emehlweni akho. Hlala ude umlunyule; kodwa uBawo wethu wenze ngokwelizwi lakhe.” Ngoko uHana wahlala, wamanyisa unyana wakhe wada walunyulwa.

²⁴Emva kokumlunyula, wenyuka nenkwenkwe, enenkunzi engominyaka emithathu, nomgubo omalunga neeponti ezingamashumi amabini anesihlanu, neselwa lewayini, waza wamzisa endlwini kaBawo wethu eShilo; waye umntwana esemncinane. ²⁵Bayixhela inkunzi, baza bayizisa inkwenkwe kuEli. ²⁶Wathi uHana: “Owu, nkosi yam, inene, ehleli nje wena, nkosi yam, ndingumfazi lowo wayemi apha ecaleni lakho, ethandaza kuBawo wethu. ²⁷Ndayithandazela le nkwenkwe, waza uBawo wethu wandinika oko ndakucela kuye. ²⁸Ngoko ndamnika uBawo wethu. Ubomi bakhe bonke unikezelwe kuye.” Waza waqubuda kuBawo wethu apho.