1 Umfana Samuweli abekhonta Simakadze ngaphansi kwa-Eli. Kulawo malanga livi laSimakadze lase lilivelakancane, nemibono yayingasekavami.
2 Ngalobunye busuku Eli, labesanemehlo labutsakatsaka asabona kalufifi, abelele endzaweni yakhe njengasemihleni.
3 Sibane saNkulunkulu sasingakacimi, naSamuweli alele phansi ethempelini laSimakadze, lapho bekunelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu khona.
4Simakadze wabita Samuweli. Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”
5Wagijima waya ku-Eli, wafike watsi: “Sengikhona, ngive ungibita.”
Kodvwa Eli wakhuluma watsi: “Cha, angikakubiti, hamba uyewulala phansi.” Ngako wancandzeka wayawulala phansi.
6Waphindze Simakadze wamemeta watsi: “Samuweli!” Samuweli wavuka waya ku-Eli, wafike watsi: “Sengikhona, ngive ungibita.”
Kodvwa Eli watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, angikakubiti; hamba uyewulala phansi.”
7Samuweli abesengakamati Simakadze, kantsi futsi nelivi laSimakadze lalisengakembulwa kuye.
8Simakadze waphindze wamemeta Samuweli kwesitsatfu, Samuweli wavuka wagijima waya ku-Eli, wafike watsi: “Sengikhona, ngive ungibita.”
Eli wabona kutsi nguSimakadze lona labebita lomfana.
9Ngako Eli watjela Samuweli watsi: “Hamba uyewulala; naphindza akubita, ubotsi: ‘Khuluma, Nkhosi, ngobe inceku yakho ilalele.’ ” Ngako Samuweli wahamba wayawulala endzaweni yakhe.
10Simakadze wefika wema khona lapho, wamemeta njengakucala watsi: “Samuweli! Samuweli!”
Samuweli wakhuluma watsi: “Khuluma, ngobe inceku yakho ilalele.”
11 Simakadze wakhuluma kuSamuweli, watsi: “Lalela la, kukhona lengitakwenta lapha ka-Israyeli lokutakwenta kutsi tindlebe talabo labatawuva ngako tincencetse.
12 Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawumelana na-Eli nendlu yakhe ngako konkhe lengakusho kuye, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni.
13Ngobe ngamtjela kutsi indlu yakhe ngitayehlulela phakadze naphakadze ngenca yesono lasatiko: Emadvodzana akhe atidvonsele sicalekiso, naye akazange awekhute kutsi ayekele.
14 Ngako-ke ngafunga ngendlu ya-Eli, ngatsi: ‘Licala lendlu ya-Eli lingeke lihlengwe ngemhlatjelo nome ngemnikelo wekubuyisana.’ ”
15Samuweli walala kwaze kwasa; kwase kutsi nakusa, wahamba wayakuvula iminyango yendlu yaSimakadze. Wesaba kutjela Eli lombono,
16kodvwa Eli wambita, wafike watsi kuye: “Samuweli, ndvodzana yami.”
Samuweli wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”
17Eli wabuta watsi: “Yini lena layishito kuwe? Ungangifihleli. Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakujezisa kakhulu, nakwenteka ungifihlela nome yini lakutjele kona.”
18Ngako Samuweli wamtjela konkhe, wangete wamfihlela lutfo. Eli wakhuluma watsi: “UnguSimakadze; akente konkhe lakubona kukuhle emehlweni akhe.”
19 Simakadze waba naSamuweli asakhula, wangete wavumela ngisho nalinye livi lakhe kutsi liwele phansi.
20 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli kusukela kulakaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba savele sabona kutsi Samuweli abemiselwe kuba ngumphrofethi waSimakadze.
21Simakadze waphindze watibonakalisa eShilo; ngobe lapho Simakadze watembula kuSamuweli ngelivi laSimakadze.
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