UJehova uyazibonakalisa kuSamuweli
1Umntwana uSamuweli wamkhonza uJehova phambi kuka-Eli. Izwi likaJehova lalingavamile ngalezo zinsuku; nombono wawuyivelakancane.
2Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi u-Eli elele endaweni yakhe – amehlo akhe ayeqale ukufiphala waze wangaba nakho ukubona – 3isibani sikaNkulunkulu sasingakacimi, uSamuweli elele ethempelini likaJehova, lapho kwakukhona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, 4uJehova wambiza uSamuweli; wathi yena: “Ngilapha.” 5Wagijimela ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.”
Wathi: “Angikubizanga; buya ulale.” Wahamba, walala.
6UJehova waphinda wambiza uSamuweli. USamuweli wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.”
Wathi: “Angikubizanga, ndodana yami; buya ulale.”
7Kepha uSamuweli wayengakamazi uJehova, nezwi likaJehova lalingakambulelwa kuye.
8UJehova wambiza uSamuweli ngokwesithathu. Wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.”
U-Eli wayeseqonda ukuthi nguJehova ombizile umntwana. 9U-Eli wathi kuSamuweli: “Hamba, ulale; kuyakuthi uma ekubiza, usho ukuthi: ‘Khuluma, Jehova, ngokuba inceku yakho iyezwa.’ ” Wayesehamba uSamuweli, walala endaweni yakhe.
10UJehova wafika, wema, wambiza njengakwezinye izikhathi: “Samuweli, Samuweli!”
USamuweli wathi: “Khuluma, ngokuba inceku yakho iyezwa.”
11UJehova wathi kuSamuweli: “Bheka, ngiyakwenza into kwa-Israyeli eziyakunkeneneza ngayo izindlebe zombili zabo bonke abayizwayo. 12Ngalolo suku ngiyakumehlisela u-Eli konke engikukhulumile ngendlu yakhe, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni. 13Ngokuba ngimtshelile ukuthi ngiyakwahlulela indlu yakhe kuze kube phakade ngobubi abaziyo, lokhu amadodana akhe ayezehlisela isiqalekiso, engawakhuzanga. 14Ngalokho ngifungile ngendlu ka-Eli ukuthi ububi bendlu ka-Eli abuyikuhlangulwa ngomhlatshelo nangomnikelo kuze kube phakade.”
15USamuweli walala kwaze kwasa, wavula iminyango yendlu kaJehova. USamuweli wesaba ukumtshela u-Eli umbono. 16U-Eli wayesembiza uSamuweli, wathi: “Samuweli, ndodana yami!”
Wathi: “Ngilapha.”
17Wathi: “Yintoni owayikhulumayo kuwe na? Ake ungayifihli kimi; uNkulunkulu makenze njalo kuwe, enezele futhi, uma ungifihlela izwi elilodwa lakho konke lokho owakukhuluma kuwe.” 18USamuweli wayesemtshela konke, akamfihlelanga lutho. Wathi: “NguJehova; makenze okuhle emehlweni akhe.”
19USamuweli wakhula; uJehova wayenaye; akawisanga phansi nelilodwa lamazwi akhe. 20Wonke u-Israyeli kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba wazi ukuthi uSamuweli uqinisiwe ukuba abe ngumprofethi kaJehova. 21UJehova waphinda wabonakala eShilo, ngokuba uJehova wazibonakalisa kuSamuweli eShilo ngezwi likaJehova.
