Buku Jandanda ja Samuyele
1 Sambano papali jwamlume jwine jwa ku Lamataimu-sofimu ku dela ja matumbi ja Efulayimu. Lina lya jwamlumejo lyaliji Elikana. Jwalakwe ŵaliji jwa mu mbumba* ja Efulayimu. Jwalakweju ŵaliji mwanache jwa Yelohamu juŵaliji mwanache jwa Elihu. Elihu jwaliji mwanache jwa Tohu, soni Tohu jwaliji mwanache jwa Sufi. 2 Elikana ŵakwete achakongwe ŵaŵili. Jwamkongwe jwine lina lyakwe lyaliji Hana, soni jwamkongwe jwinejo lina lyakwe lyaliji Penina. Penina ŵakwete ŵanache, nambo Hana nganakola ŵanache. 3 Jwamlume jweleju ŵakopokaga mumsinda mwakwe chaka ni chaka kwawula ku Silo kukutumichila soni kukupeleka mbopesi kwa Yehofa jwakusalamulila yakwinani. Kweleko ni kwele ŵanache ŵaŵili ŵa Eli ŵaŵaliji Hofini soni Pinihasi ŵamtumichilaga Yehofa mpela ŵakutaga mbopesi.
4 Lisiku line Elikana paŵapelekaga mbopesi, ŵampele Penina ŵamkwakwe ŵala mbali sine sya mbopesisyo. Ŵapelesoni ŵanache ŵakwe wosope ŵachalume ni ŵachakongwe. 5 Nambo Hana ŵampele mbali jimo jambone mnope ligongo Elikana ŵamnonyelaga mnope Hana atamose kuti Yehofa nganampa jwalakwe ŵanache. 6 Nambosoni jwamkongwe mjakwejo jwatamilaga kumŵechetela yachipongwe Hanajo ni chakulinga chakuti amtumbilikasye, pakuŵa Yehofa nganampa jwalakwe ŵanache. 7 Yeleyi ni yaŵatendaga Penina chaka ni chaka. Pandaŵi jilijose jajawile Hana ku nyumba ja Yehofa, jwamkongwe mjakwejo ŵamnyosyaga mnope, mwamti Hanajo ŵalilaga soni nganalyaga yakulya. 8 Nambo Elikana ŵamkwakwe Hana ŵala ŵamwusisye jwalakwejo kuti, “Hana, ligongo chichi mkulila, soni ligongo chichi ngamkulya, nambosoni ligongo chichi ngamkusangalala? Ana unejo nganimba jwambone mnope kwa mmwejo kupunda ŵanache 10 ŵachalume?”
9 Kaneko jemanjajo paŵamalisisye kulya soni kumwa ku Silo, Hana ŵatyosile paŵatemipo. Pandaŵiji Eli juŵaliji jwakutaga mbopesi ŵaliji ali atemi pampando pa mlango wakwinjilila mu nyumba* ja Yehofa. 10 Hana yampweteche mnope mumtima mwamti ŵatandite kupopela kwa Yehofa soni ŵaliji mkulila mnope chamumtima. 11 Nambosoni jwalakwe jwalumbile kwa Yehofa kuti, “Wawo Yehofa jwakusalamulila yakwinani, naga akukuwona kulagasika kwa une jwakutumichila jwawo soni kungumbuchila une ni ngandiŵalila une jwakutumichila jwawo, nambosoni naga akumba une jwakutumichila jwawo mwanache jwamlume, chinjimpeleka kwa wawojo Yehofa kuti ŵatumichileje kwa umi wakwe wosope. Mwamti lesala ngasijipita mumtwe mwakwe.*
12 Hana paŵapopelaga kwa Yehofa kwa ndaŵi jelewu, Eli jwalolechesyaga pakamwa pakwe. 13 Hana paŵapopelaga nganapikanikaga maloŵe. Jwalakwe ŵapopelaga chamumtima, nambo ngomo syakwe syatenganyikaga. Myoyo Eli jwaganisyaga kuti jwalakwejo akolelwe. 14 Pelepo Eli ŵamwusisye Hana kuti, “Ana chimŵe jwamkolelwe mpaka chakachi? Mleche kumwa finyo jwenujo. 15 Hana ŵajanjile kuti, “Iyayi ambuje ŵangu! Une ndili jwamkongwe jwangulagasika nganisyo. Nganimwa finyo kapena chilichose chakumtendekasya mundu kukolelwa. Nambo ngumsalila* Yehofa yosope yayili mumtima mwangu. 16 Akamwona jwakutumichila jwawo kuŵa jwamkongwe jwangali mate, pakuŵa mbele ndili mkuŵechetape mpaka apano ya kulagasika kwangu mumtima ni kudandawula kwangu.” 17 Kaneko Eli ŵamjanjile jwalakwejo kuti, “Mjawulani mumtendele, soni Mlungu jwa Isalayeli ampe yamumŵendileyo.” 18 Pelepo jwalakwe ŵajanjile kuti, “Apitilisye kusalalila mtima une jwakutumichila jwawo.” Kaneko jwamkongwejo ŵanyakwiche ni kwawulaga soni ŵalile, mwamti ngope jakwe nganijiwonekasoni jachanasa.
19 Pelepo liŵasali lyajimwiche kundaŵindaŵipe ni kutindiŵala pameso pa Yehofa. Pambesi pakwe jemanjaji ŵawujile kumangwawo ku Lama. Kaneko Elikana ŵagonile ni Hana, ŵamkwakwe ŵala, mwamti Yehofa ŵapikene kuŵenda kwa Hana kula.* 20 Kaneko Hana ŵakwete msigo mwamti pachamalaga chaka jwalakwe ŵaliji ali aŵeleche mwanache jwamlume ni ŵampele lina lyakuti Samuyele,* pakuŵa jwalakwe ŵatite, “Mwanacheju natesile kuŵenda kwa Yehofa.”
21 Pali papitile ndaŵi, Elikana ŵanyakwiche pampepe ni ŵandu wosope ŵa m’liŵasa lyakwe ni kwawula kukupeleka kwa Yehofa mbopesi ja pachaka soni kukupeleka mbopesi jakwe ja chilanga chaŵatesile. 22 Nambo Hana nganajawula nawo paulendowu pakuŵa jwalakwe ŵasalile ŵamkwakwewo kuti, “Mwanacheju pachagambe kuleka konga, chinjijawula najo kuti akawonechele pameso pa Yehofa, soni chakatameje kukoko mpaka kalakala.” 23 Pelepo Elikana ŵamkwakwe Hana ŵala ŵamsalile jwalakwejo kuti, “Mtende yamkuyiwona kuti yili yambone. Mtame pamlango mpaka pachachileka konga mwanachejo. Soni Yehofa alolechesye kuti yamŵecheteyo yitendekwe.” Myoyo jwamkongwejo jwasigele pamlango, soni ŵapitilisye kumsamalila mwanachejo mpaka paŵalesile konga.
24 Mwanachejo paŵagambile kuleka konga, Hana ŵapite najo ku Silo. Paulendowu ŵajigele ng’ombe jelume ja yaka yitatu, utandi wakugumbala mlingo umo wa efa soni lulo lwekulungwa lwa finyo. Kaneko jwalakwe ŵayiche ku nyumba ja Yehofa ku Silo pampepe ni kamnyamatako. 25 Kaneko jemanjajo ŵawuleje ng’ombe jila ni kukapeleka kamnyamatako kwa Eli. 26 Pelepo jwalakwe ŵatite, “Pepani ambuje ŵangu! Nditu une ngulumbila pameso pawo kuti ndili jwamkongwe junajimi pamalo agano ni kupopelaga kwa Yehofa. 27 Une napopesile kwa Yehofa kuti ambe mwanache aju, mwamti jwalakwe ŵambele yanamŵendileyo. 28 Sambano une ngumpeleka mwanacheju kwa Yehofa. Jwalakwe nampeleche kwa Yehofa kwa umi wakwe wosope.”
Pelepo jwalakwe* ŵatindiŵele pameso pa Yehofa.