| 1:1 |
Kwakukhona umuntu othile waseRama yaseSofim, entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi, igama lakhe lalingu-Elkana, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana kaElihu, indodana kaThohu, indodana kaZufi, owakwa-Efrayimi. |
| 1:2 |
Futhi wayenabafazi ababili: igama lenye lalinguHana, igama lowesibili lalinguPhenina. UPhenina wayenamadodana. Kodwa uHana wayengenabantwana. |
| 1:3 |
Wenyuka lo muntu emzini wakubo, ngezinsuku ezimisiwe, ukuze akhonze, ahlabele uJehova Sebawoti eShilo. Manje amadodana amabili ka-Eli, uHofini noFinehasi, abapristi beNkosi, babekuleyo ndawo. |
| 1:4 |
Lwafika ke usuku, u-Elkana wahlaba. Futhi wanika umkakhe uPhenina izabelo, nawo onke amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe. |
| 1:5 |
Kodwa uHana wamnika isabelo esisodwa ngokudabuka. Ngoba wayemthanda uHana, kepha uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. |
| 1:6 |
Imbangi yakhe yamhlupha, yamcindezela kakhulu, ngezinga elikhulu, ngoba wamkhuza ukuthi uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. |
| 1:7 |
Futhi wayekwenza njalo ngonyaka, lapho sesibuyile isikhathi sokuba bakhuphukele ethempelini likaJehova. Wamcunula kanjalo. Manje, wakhala, akadlanga. |
| 1:8 |
Ngakho-ke, umyeni wakhe u-Elkana wathi kuye: “UHana, ukhalelani? Futhi kungani ungadli? Futhi kungani uhlupha inhliziyo yakho? Angingcono yini kuwe kunamadodana ayishumi na??” |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.