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