¹ Umwana umunono Samueli abombele Yawe munshita yakwa Eli. Ishina lyakwa Yawe lyali ilya yafya mulisho nshiku, takwali ubusesemo ubwa kutwalilila mucimonwa. ² Panshita ilya, ilyo Eli, uwo ukumona kwamenso yakwe kwatampile ukula cefeshiwako eico teti amone bwino, alilele mubusanshi bwakwe. ³ Ilyo ulubuto lwakwa Lesa talulafumishiwapo, na Samuele alambalele panshi mukusendama mwitempele lyakwa Yawe, umo imbokoshi yakwa Lesa yali. ⁴ Yawe atile Samuele, uwa tile, ''Epo ndi.'' ⁵ Samuele abutukile kuli Eli no kulila, ''Epo ndi, pantu mwangita. Elyo atile, ''Ine nshikwitile, laala nakabili.'' Eico Samuele abwelele nokulaala. ⁶ Yawe amwile nakabili, ''Samuele,'' Nakabili samwele aiminine nokuya kuli Eli nokutila, ''Epo ndi pantu mwangita,'' Eli ayaswike, ''Ine nshikwitile, we mwana mwaume wandi, laala nakabili,'' ⁷ Lelo Samuele takwetepo ubwishibilo pali Yawe, nangula nimbila ili yonse ukufuma kuli Yawe tayatalilwe aibukulushiwa kuli ena. ⁸ Yawe atile Samuele nakabili umuku walenga butatu. Nakabili Samuele abukile nokuya kuli Eli nokutila, ''Epondi pantu mwangita.'' Elyo Eli aibukishe ati ni Yawe aleita umulumendo. ⁹ Elyo Eliatile, kuli Samuele,''kabiye kalale nakabili, ngaakwita nakabili, umwasuke ati; sosa, yawe,pantu umubomfi obe aleumfwa.''' Eico samueleli abwelelemo no pacende ykwenakabili. ¹⁰ Yawe aishile nokwiminina,aile ngefyo cali panshitashimbi,''Samuele,Eico Samuele atile,''Landeni, pantu umubomfi wenu aleumfwa.'' ¹¹ Yawe atile kuli samwele,''mona,ndino kucita icintu cimo mu Israeli apoukutwi kwa cila umouukomfwa.'' ¹² Pali ubo bushiku inka fumyapo nakabili fyonse ifyo nasose kuli Eli palwa iyi nganda yakwe, ukufuma mukutendeka ukufika kumpela. ¹³ Nalimwebele ena nati ndinokupingula ing'anda yakwe umuku waku shalikisha palubembu luntu aishibe, pamulandu wabana baume bakwe bailetela itipu palwabo abene nao tabalekeleshe bene. ¹⁴ Pa mulandu waici nalilapile ku ng'anda yakwe Eli ukuti imembu shamunganda tashakawamishiwe kufya malumbo nangu ifyamabupe.'' ¹⁵ Samuele aleele mpaka bwaca ulucelo, elyo aiswile ifibi fya ng'anda yakwa Yawe. Nomba Samuele ali uwa mwenso ukweba Eli palwa cimonwa. ¹⁶ Elyo Eli atile Samuele, nokutila, ''Samuele, wemwana mwaume wandi.'' Samuele atile, ''epondi.'' ¹⁷ Atile, ''lilishani ishiwi asosele kuli iwe? Napaapata wifisa kuli ine. Leka Lesa acite ico kuli iwe, noku twalilila, ngawa fisa icili conso ukufuma kuli ine palwa mashiwi yonse ayo asosele kuli iwe.'' ¹⁸ Samuele asosele fyonse kuli ena, tafishile nangu cimo kuli wena, Eli atile, ''Ni Yawe. Leka acite ifimoneke ifisuma kuli wena.'' ¹⁹ Samuele akulile, na Yawe ali na ena, talekele ishiwi nangu limo ilya busesemo liponene panshi. ²⁰ Onse Israeli ukufuma pali Dani ukufika nakuli Beersheba aishibe ati Samuele ali sontwa kukuba kasesema wakwa Yawe. ²¹ Yawe amoneke nakabili mushilo, pantu aibukulwishe umwine kuli Samuele mushilo kwishiwi lyakwe.