¹ Kwali umuntu umo umwina Ramatamu umwina Sofimu, wamu calo catipili twakwa Efraimu; ishina lyakwe ali ni Elkana umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoramu umwana mwaume wakwa Tohu umwana mwaume wakwa Sufi, umwina Efraimu. ² Ena ali nabakashi babili ishina lyawantanshi ali ni Hana, elyo ishina lyawacibili ali ni Penina alikwete abana, leelo Hana takwetepo. ³ uyu muntu aleya ukufuma mu musumba wakwe umwaka pa mwaka mukushinshimu nokutula amalambo kuli Yawe wamabumba mushilo. Abana baume babili abakwa Eli, Hofinina Finehasi, shimapepo wakwa Yawe, bali kulya. ⁴ Ilyo ubushiku bwashile ubwakwa Elkana ubwakupelam ilambo cila mwaka, ena lyonse alipela icakaniko panama kuli Penina umukashi wakwe, nakuli bonse abana baume bakwe na kubana banakashi bakwe. ⁵ Leelo kuli Hana ena lyonse alecishapo icakaniko, pantu ena atemenwe Hana, nangula Yawe aisele ubufyanshi bwakwe. ⁶ Ena umukashi munankwe alemutendeka ena sana mukuti alemutinya ena, pamulandu yawe alimwisalile ubufyashi. ⁷ Kabili umwaka nomwaka, ilyo ena aleya pamulu wanganda yakwa Yawe pamo nolupwa lwakwe. Umukashi munankwe lyonse alemutendeka ena. Ecalenga ena alelila nokulya nelyo cimo. ⁸ Elkana umulume wakwe lyonse alelanda kuli ena, ''Hana, cinshi iwe ulila? Cinshi iwe ushilila? Cinshi umutima obe ubelele nobulanda? Bushe nshili bwino kuli iwe ukucila abana baume ikumi?'' ⁹ Pali bumo ubwaishi inshita, Hana aimine ilyo bapwile ukulya nokunwa Musilo. Nomba Eli shimapepo ali naikala pacipuna cakwe mupepi nakucibi camwinshi wetempele lyakwa Yawe. ¹⁰ Ena ali uwacushiwa sana; ena apepele kuli Yawe elyo alilile sana. ¹¹ Ena apangile umulapo nokutila, ''Yawe wamabumba nga imwe mwalolesha pakucushiwa kwamubomfi wenu nokunjibukisha, nokukana laba umubomfi wenu, leelo ukupela umubomfi wenu umwana umwaume, elyo ine inkapela ena kuli Yawe inshiku shonse ishabumi bwakwe, elyo takuli icibeelo icikapita mu mutwe wakwe.'' ¹² Kabili ena atwalilile ukupepa ukupepa pantanshi yakwa Yawe, Eli alentamba ena kukanwa kakwe. ¹³ Ana asele ena mumutima wakwe. Imilomo yakwe yaleenda, lelo ishiwi lyakwe talyaleumfwika. Ecalengele Eli ukutontonkanya ukuti ena nakolwa. ¹⁴ Eli atile kuli ena, ''Ulinokufika lilali ukukolwa? utaluke kumwangashi obe.'' ¹⁵ Hana ayaswike, ''Iyo, mweshikulu wandi, ine ndimwanakashi wamupashi wabulanda. Ine nshinwine umwangashi nangu icakunwa icaluma, lelop ntulile umupashi wandi pantanshi yakwa Yawe. ¹⁶ Mwitunga umubomfi wenu ukuba umwnakashi wabula insoni; Ine nacilalanda ukfuma mubwingi bwamasakamiko ayengi na amacushi.'' ¹⁷ Elyo Eli ayaswike nokutila, ''Kabiye mumutende; Lesa wakwa Israeli akupele ico umulombele iwe.'' ¹⁸ Ena atile, ''Lekeni umubomfi wenu asnge ububile mumenso yenu.'' Elyo umwanakashi aile munshila yakwe nokulya; Icinso cakwe tacali kabili icabulanda. ¹⁹ Baimine kumaca nokushinshimuna pantanshi yakwa Yawe, elyo babwelele kuma yanda yabomu Rama. Ekana aishibe Itana umukashi wakwe, na Yawe amwibukishe ena. ²⁰ Elyo inshita yafikile, Itana alimite nokufyala umwana umwaume. Ena amwinike ishina Samwele, atile, ''Pamulandu ine namulombele ena ukufuma kuli Yawe.'' ²¹ Nakabili, Ekana elyo nabang'anda yakwe baile mukupepela Yawe ilambo lyapakutampa kwa mwaka elyo alapile umulapo. ²² Lelo Hana taileko; ena atile kumulume wakwe, ''Ine nshakayeko mpaka umwana akasumuke; elyo nkamuleta ena, pakuti akamoneke pantanshi yakwa Yawe nokwikala kulya umuyayaya.'' ²³ Ekana umulume wakwe atile kuli ena, ''Cita ico ulemona iciweme kuli iwe. Ulolele mpaka iwe wamusumina ena; kanofye, Yawe asuminisha ishiwi lyakwe.'' Kabili umwanakashi aikele nokonsha umwana wakwe umwaume mpaka amusumuna ena. ²⁴ Ilyo amusumwine ena, amusendele pamo nankwe. asendele ne ngómbe ilume iyamyaka itatu, itepe lyabunga, na ibotolo lyamyangashi, elyo abulile ena kunganda yakwa Yawe mu Silo. Nomba umwana acili umwaice. ²⁵ Baipeye in'gombe elyo baletele umwana kuli Eli. ²⁶ Ena atile ''O mweshikulu wandi! abo imwe muli abomi, mweshikulu wandi, ine ndimwanakashi umwinemwine mupepi kuli imwe ukupepa kuli Yawe. ²⁷ Uyu mwana ine napepele na Yawe abela ine ico namulombele. ²⁸ Ine mumpele ena kuli Yawe. ilyo ena alina umumi ena nimwashimi shakuli Yawe.'' Elyo ena ashinshimwine Yawe kulya.