¹ Kwali umuntu umo umwina Ramataimu uwaku Sufu, mu calo ca mpili caka Efulemu; ishina lyawe ati kanah umwana mwaume wakwa Elihu umwana mwaume wakwa Toku umwana mwaume wakwa Sufi, umwina Efulemu. ² Wakwete abakashi babili; ishina lyta wakubalilapo ali ni Hannah, ne shina lya wabubili ali ni peninnah. Peninnah ali kwete abana lelo Hannah takwete nangu umo. ³ Uyu mwaume wa ileya ukufuma mumusumba wakwe cila mwaka muku shinshimuna elo no kupele ilambo kuli Yaweh wama bumba mu shiloli. Abana babili abaume abakwa Eli; Hofini no Fine hasi, ba shimapepo bakwa Yaweh, bali kulya. ⁴ Ulo ubushiku bwafika kuli Eikanah mukupele lambo cila mwaka, ena lyonse alepela umupusa wa nama kuli peninnah mukashi wa kwe naku bana bakwe bonse abaume na banakashi. ⁵ Lelo kuli Hannah lyonse alemupela impusa ibili, ico ali mutemenwe Hannah,nangu Yahweh aisele ubufyashi bwakwe. ⁶ Umukashi munankwe alemweba libili libili amashiwi yabi muku kalifya, Pantu Yahweh ali sele ubufyashi bwakwe. ⁷ Eico cilamwaka, ilyo aleya kunganda yakwe Yahweh no lupwa lwakwe, umukashi munankwe lyonse ali kumukalifya. Eco lyonse alelilafe alefilwa no kulya nangu cimo. ⁸ Elkanah umulume wakwe lyonse alelanda kuli uwo, ''Hnnah, findo ulelila? findo ulekanina ukulya? Mulandu nshi umutima obe ubombomanine? Ine nshiweme kuli iwe ukucila abana baume ikumi?'' ⁹ Muli cimoifyalecitika, Hannah alimine panuma bapwisha uklya no kumwa mu shilo. Nomba Eli shimapepo naikala pa cipuna cakwe mumulila wa mwinshi we tempele lyakwa Yahweh. ¹⁰ Ena ale cululuka sana, ali pepa kuli Yahweh nokulila ububi. ¹¹ Apangile umulpo nokutila, ''Yahweh uwa fita, nga walolesha pa bucushi bwa mubomfi obe nokunjita mukungibukisha Wilaba umubomfi obe, lelo pela umubomfi obe umwana mwaume, nandibo nka nkamupela kuli Yahweh munshiku shonse isha mweo wakwe, kabili no lwembe talwa kapite mumutwe.'' ¹² Ilyo akonkenyepo ukusalika kuntanshi yakwa Yahweh, Eli amwene ku kanwa kakwe. ¹³ Hannah alelanda mumutima. Imilomo yakwe ikosela, lelo ishiwi lyakwe talyali kumfwika Eico Eli atontonkenye ati nakolwa. ¹⁴ Eli asosele kuli wo, ''ukuleka lilali ukuba uwakolwa? Taluka kumwanga obe.'' ¹⁵ Hannah aasuka ati, ''Awe, mwe shikulu, Ine mwanakashi uwa bwafya mumupashi. Nshi nwine mwangashi olo ica kunwa ica maka, lelo nacilalanda ifili mumutima wandi ku ntanshi yakwa yahweh. ¹⁶ Mwi esha ukubika umubomfi wenu ukuba umuwelewele, Ine na ciba nkolanda ukufumya amafya yandi ayaukmine no kukalipwa.'' ¹⁷ Elyo Eli amwaswike no kutila, ''Kabiye mumutende; Leka lesa wakwa israel omfwe kuli konse ico wipwishe kuli wene.'' ¹⁸ Asosa ati, ''Leka umubomfi obe asange ukusenaminwa mu menso yobe. ''Elyo umwanakashi aile munshila yakwe no kulya no kulya; necinsocakwe yaca bwelelepo ukusakamana. ¹⁹ Bo baimine bwangu ulucelo mukushimuna kuntanshi yakwa Yahweh, olo kabili bsbwelwla kabili ku nganda yabomu Ramah. Elkanah aishilbe umukashi wakwe, na Yahweh aibukishe ena. ²⁰ Ilyo inshita yafikile, Hannah aasuka no kupelwa ukufyala umwana umwaume. Amwitile ishina lya Samuel, ''mukutila Naipwishe ena ukufumama kuli Yahweh.'' ²¹ Umuku umbi nakabili, Elkana na bonse aba munganda yakwe baile mukutula kuli Yahweh ilambo lya cila waka no kupela uyumulapo. ²² Lelo Hannah taileko, asosele kumulume wakwe, ''Nshileyako mpaka umwana akasumuke;Olo akaleta ens, Elo lyena akamonekela kuntanshi yakwa Yahweh no kwikalili kulya umuyayaya.'' ²³ Elkanah umulume wakwe asosele kuli ena, ''Cita conse iciweme kuli iwe. Lolela mpaka ukamusumine; Eka, Yahweh akafikilishe ishiwi.'' Elo umwanakashi aikele no kulelaumwana wakwe umwaume mpaka no musumina. ²⁴ Ilyo bamusumwine, bamubulile, pamo ne ngombe iya myaka itatu iilume, ubunga ulupe lumo no musukupala wa mwangashi; no kumuleta ku nganda yakwa yaweh mu shiloh. nomba umwana achilifye umu nono. ²⁵ Baipeye ingombe iilume, elyo baletele umwana kuli Eli. ²⁶ Asosele, ''owe, we shikulu! Epo uli umumi we shikulu, cine mwanakashi waimanine pano mupepi kuli iwe mukupepa kuli yaweh. ²⁷ Kuli mwana nalepepelopo na yaweh napela ine ica bupe naipwishe ena. ²⁸ Namupela kuli yaweh, munshiku shonse isha bumi bwakwe napela kuli yaweh.'' Olo ashinshi mwine yawe kulya.