Mafhungo a Samuele (1 – 8)
Elikana na vhasadzi vhawe
1Ho vha hu na muṅwe munna wa mutupo wa Tsufu we a vha a tshi dzula Ramathaimi, mivhunduni ya Efraimi; o vha a tshi pfi Elikana, e ṅwana wa Jerohamu, ṅwana wa Elihu, ṅwana wa Thohu, ṅwana wa Tsufu, wa Efratha. 2O vha e na vhasadzi vhavhili, muṅwe o vha a tshi pfi Hanna, muṅwe a tshi pfi Phenina. Phenina o vha e na vhana, Hanna ene o vha a si na ṅwana.
3Ṅwaha muṅwe na muṅwe Elikana o vha a tshi takuwa muḓini wa hawe a ya Shilo u luvha Muṋe washu Mulangazwoṱhe na u mu ṋekedza zwiṱhavhelo. Vhotshifhe vha Muṋe washu henefho Shilo vho vha vhe vhana vha Eli vhavhili, Hofuni na Finiasi.
4Ho vha hu tshi ri u swika ḓuvha ḽine Elikana a ṋekedza tshiṱhavhelo, a ṋea Phenina mukovhe wa iyo ṋama, khathihi na vhana vhawe vhoṱhe vha vhatuka na vha vhasidzana. 5Huno Hanna o vha a tshi mu ṋea mukovhe u no eḓana mikovhe mivhili ngauri o vha a tshi mu funesa naho Muṋe washu o vha o mu dzima mbebo.
6-7Zwenezwo Phenina muhadzinga wawe a ḓi mu kolela lwa u mu vhaisa, ngauri Muṋe washu o vha o mu dzima mbebo. O vha a tshi ḓi mu kolela nga miṅwaha vha tshi ya u luvha nḓuni ya Muṋe washu, a ḓi mu dina lwe Hanna a vhuya a lila a si tsha funa na u ḽa. 8Ndi hone Elikana munna wawe a tshi mu vhudzisa a ri, “Hanna, ni lilelani? Ndi mini ni sa ḽi? Khezwi no dinalea? Ní na nṋe a ni vhoni zwi tshi fhira vhana vha fumi vha vhatukana kani?”
Hanna na Eli
9Muṅwe musi vhe Shilo, vho no ḽa vho no nwa, Hanna a takuwa a ima. Zwino tshifhe Eli o vha o dzula vhudzuloni hawe tsini ha muhangammbwa wa thembele ya Muṋe washu. 10Hanna a lila nga maanḓa nge mbilu yawe ya vha yo dinalea, a rabela Muṋe washu. 11A fulufhedzisa Muṋe washu a ri, “Muṋe washu Mulangazwoṱhe, arali wa sedza vhuṱungu hanga, wa nnyelelwa, wa si nkhangwe, wa mpha ṅwana wa mutuka, ndi ḓo mu kumedza Iwe Muṋe washu maḓuvha oṱhe a vhutshilo hawe, nahone a nga si vhuye a vheulwa mavhudzi.”
12Musi a tshi khou ḓi rabela Muṋe washu, Eli a sedza mulomo wawe. 13Hanna o vha a tshi khou rabela nga mbilu, milomo yawe i tshi sokou dzinginyea, hone ipfi ḽawe ḽi sa pfali. Eli a fhima uri o kambiwa, 14a mu vhudzisa a ri, “Ndi u kambwa-ḓe honoho? Thomani u kambuluwa!”
15Huno Hanna a fhindula a ri, “Aiwa muṋe wanga, a tho ngo kambiwa. Nṋe ndi musadzi o dinaleaho zwihulu. A tho ngo nwa waini kana halwa, ndo vha ndi tshi khou tou tevhulela Muṋe washu zwa mbiluni yanga. 16Vha songo ri ndi musadzi muvhi, ndo vha ndi tshi khou rabela ngauri mbilu yanga yo lemelwa, ndo ṱungufhala zwihulu.”
17Eli a fhindula a ri, “Tshimbilani nó rudza mbilu, ngavhe Mudzimu wa Israele a tshi ni ṋea zwe na mu humbela.”
18Hanna a ri, “Ngavhe zwine vha amba zwi tshi itea kha nṋe.” Ndi hone Hanna a tshi ḓiṱutshela, a ita na u ḽa zwiḽiwa, tshifhaṱuwo tshawe tsho no takala.
U bebwa ha Samuele
19Nga matshelo vha fhinduwa vha yo luvha Muṋe washu, vha konou humela Rama hayani havho. Elikana a dzhenisa Hanna musadzi wawe nḓuni, Muṋe washu a mbo ṋea Hanna zwe a humbela, 20ṅwaha u tshi fhela a vha o no vhifha muvhilini; a beba ṅwana wa mutuka. Hanna a ri u pfi Samuele, nge a ri, “Ndi nge nda mu humbela kha Muṋe washu.”
21Ha dovha ha swika tshifhinga tsha uri Elikana na muṱa wawe vha gonye Shilo u ṋekedza Muṋe washu nduvho ya ṅwaha nga ṅwaha na u khunyeledza zwe a fulufhedzisa. 22Huno itsho tshifhinga Hanna o sala hayani. O vhudza munna wawe a ri, “Musi mutukana uyu o no thanya, ndi ḓo mu dzhia nda yo mu kumedza Muṋe washu, a dzula thembeleni tshoṱhe.”
23Elikana munna wawe a mu vhudza a ri, “Ndi zwone, itani zwine na vhona zwi zwavhuḓi. Dzulani fhano hayani a vhuya a thanya. Ngavhe Muṋe washu a tshi ita uri zwe a fulufhedzisa zwi itee.” Ndi hone Hanna a tshi dzula hayani a lela ṅwana wawe a vhuya a mu litshisa ḓamu.
Samuele a tshi iswa thembeleni
24Musi Hanna o no litshisa Samuele ḓamu, a mu dzhia a mu isa Shilo, a ṱuwa na mboho ya miṅwaha miraru na khilogiramu dza fumi dza vhukhopfu na gumbu ḽa mukumba ḽo ḓala waini. A dzhia Samuele zwenezwo a tshee muṱuku, a mu isa Shilo nḓuni ya Muṋe washu. 25Musi vho no ṱhavha iyo mboho, vha dzhia ṅwana vha mu isa ha Eli. 26Hanna a vhudza Eli a ri, “Muṋe wanga, vha kha ḓi nnyelelwa? Vhukuma ndi nṋe uḽa musadzi we a vha o ima hafha tsini havho a tshi khou rabela Muṋe washu. 27Ndo vha ndi tshi khou humbela hoyu ṅwana nga thabelo, zwino Muṋe washu o mpha tshe nda mu humbela. 28Zwino-ha, ndi mu kumedza Muṋe washu. U ḓo vha wa Muṋe washu vhutshilo hawe hoṱhe.”
Ndi hone vha tshi luvha Muṋe washu henefho.
