Omukanda wo Tete wa Samuwele
2 Ana elikwambela okuti:
Ndyiikula omulungu wange okupopia onondyale mbange,
Mokonda ndyihambukilwa ovilinga viove vieyovo.
3 Mwehelipakeiko vali tyina mupopia;
Momulungu wove mwahatunde onondaka mbomalityindailo,
Mokonda Siovaa o Huku wenoñgonoko,+
Ngwe utyivila okutala etyi ovanthu valinga.
4 Ononkhondyi mbo vokwapama mbuteywa,
Mahi vana velipunduka vapamekwa.+
5 Vamwene ekuta, pahe vatutumba vamone ombolo,
Mahi valambukile, hono pahe vetupu vali ondyala.+
6 Siovaa utyivila okwiipaa, tupu utyivila okupa omwenyo;*
Utyivila okulaula omunthu Meendo,* tupu utyivila okumututilisa.+
7 Siovaa utyivila okukuhepesa, tupu utyivila okukupa ouhona;+
Utyivila okupaka koututu, tupu utyivila okupaka kounene.+
8 Ukatula mombuma vokwahepa;
Upindula-po ovahepi mononthumbo mbetwe,*+
Opo vapumphame novatumini,
Eveavela omphangu yomunkhima.
Omalisesu ohi o a Siovaa,+
Kombanda yao oko apaka eheke liovikuna.
9 Uyakulila ononthambo mbovakwatyili kwe,+
Mahi onondingavivi mambukakala tyihapopi menthiki,+
Mokonda omulume kafindi kononkhono mbae mwene.+
11 Pahe Elekana aende keumbo liae ko Lamaa, mahi omona akala omuundapi wa Siovaa+ kumwe na Elii, omunakwa.
12 Pononthiki opo, ovana va Elii vali onondingavivi;+ ovanthu vehena onthilo na Siovaa. 13 Ovipuka ovanakwa vapewa novanthu, vevilinga ñgaa: tyina omunthu alinga otyilikutila,+ omukwatesiko wovanakwa ukwata peke otyivela tyina oumphalavinga utatu putyina ngwe vateleka ohitu, 14 utei vala mombiya ametyipake. Atyiho apolamo notyivela otyo, omunakwa utyipolako atyilingi tyae. Otyo valinga ngootyo ova Isilayeli aveho veya mo Silo. 15 Tyihe-otyo vala, tyina omunthu wokwava otyilikutila ehenetyiyoke atyitwimi,+ omukwatesiko womunakwa uya kwe, emupopila okuti: “Mphe ohitu ikayokwe nomunakwa. Kametavela ohitu yapia-le, metavela vala yahapile.” 16 Tyina omulume amemuti: “Nkhele tete veyeka vayoke tyitwime,+ pahe opolo-po nawa atyiho ove wahanda,”* omukwatesiko emuti: “Au, mphe ohitu pehepano, ine kwiimphe mandyikusokola-yo!” 17 Onkhali yovakwatesiko ailiyawisa unene komaiho a Siovaa+ mokonda ovanthu vetupu onthilo notyiawa tya Siovaa.
18 Mahi Samuwele alingila+ Siovaa ovilinga, tyavala* otyikutu tyomulinya tyovanakwa,+ namphila omona. 19 Mee yae otyo emwetaila ekapote liehena omankhanya, omanima atyo aeho otyo alinga putyina enda nomulume wae okukapakula otyilikutila tya nima na nima.+ 20 Elii apeleyila oviwa Elekana nomukai wae, evepopila ati: “Siovaa ekwavele omona nomukai ou, vapinge ku ou wapakulwa ku Siovaa.”+ Ngwe avakondoka keumbo liavo. 21 Siovaa ahinangela Ana opo akale vali omulemi;+ akutula vali ovana vetatu ovakwendye novakainthu vevali. Omona Samuwele atwalako okukula komaiho a Siovaa.+
22 Elii pahe ankho wakulupa unene, ovipuka aviho ovana vae valinga uviiva umwe,+ evi valinga ova Isilayeli, eivi okuti vaenda novakai vokuundapa pombundi pekaka lieliongiyo.+ 23 Ngwe uvepopila vala okuti: “Onwe muli nokulinga ovipuka ovio mokonda yatyi? Ovipuka mulinga ndyiiva kovanthu, kavili nawa. 24 Tyiyekei-po vana vange, ovipuka mulinga ovanthu va Siovaa vapopia, haviwa-ko. 25 Ine omulume umwe ulinga otyipuka tyapenga ku mukwavo, omunthu umwe upondola okumwiitilako ku Siovaa;* mahi omunthu ulinga onkhali ku Siovaa+ olie memwiitilako?” Mahi ngwe avahatehela ku he, pahe Siovaa asoko okuveipaa.+ 26 Mahi omukwendye Samuwele otyo atwalako okukula, apandwa na Siovaa novanthu vae.+
27 Omunthu umwe wa Huku, eya ku Elii ati: “Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa wati: ‘Helilekesile umwe nawa-nawa kovanthu vomeumbo lya ho, pweetyi veli ko Isitu koupika keumbo lya Falaoo?+ 28 Momihoko aviho vyo Isilayeli+ oe waholovonwa-mo opo akale omunakwa, aende komutala wange+ opo akalinge ovilikutila, akaava oisesu,* nokuvala otyikutu tyovanakwa movilinga viange; naavelele omukwaukulu wae oviawa aviho viayokwa vilingwa nova Isilayeli.*+ 29 Omokonda yatyi muhakalela nonthilo* notyilikutila tyange, noviawa natuma vilingwe pomphangu ndyikala?+ Omokonda yatyi utwailako okukala vali nonthilo novana vove tyipona ame, otyo ulininisa novipuka vikahi vali nawa ulia, ovanthu vange ova Isilayeli vaava?+
30 “‘Huku yo Isilayeli Siovaa wati: “Ame napopile okuti eumbo liove neumbo liomukwaukulu wove apeho maakaendela monondyila mbange.”+ Mahi pahe Siovaa wati: “Otyo kamatyikamonaika vali mokonda mandyikakala vala nonthilo na vana vena onthilo naame,+ mahi vana vehena onthilo naame, himakakala nonthilo navo.” 31 Ononthiki mbokumanako ononkhono mbove* nononkhono mbo veumbo lya tate yove mbukahi nokuhika-po, petupu omunthu mehiki kokukulupa meumbo liove.+ 32 Mu atyiho otyiwa tyilingwa mo Isilayeli,+ ove mokamona ondyale pomphangu ndyikala; kamamukakala vali omunthu wakulupa meumbo liove. 33 Womuhoko wove nahapolele motyilinga tyange komutala wovilikutila, makalingisa omaiho ove ahakatala, mekekwetela olwihamo,* mahi ovanyingi vomeumbo liove mavakankhia nomutunga wovanthu.+ 34 Etyi matyikamoneka novana vove vevali, Hofini na Fineya, matyikakala enyingilikilo kwoove: Aveho mavakankhia monthiki ike.+ 35 Konyima ame mandyikaeta-ko omunakwa omukwatyili.+ Makalinga ngeetyi omutima wange uhanda;* mandyikemutungila ondywo ya apeho, ngwe apeho makakala omunakwa wokuundapela omulembulwa wange. 36 Una makahupa meumbo liove, mekeya, elipetamena kwe opo afetwe onombongo, nombolo ike, akati: “Mbambavo, mphe otyilinga tyounakwa opo ndyimone ombolo yokulia.”’”+