UHana Ubawa Indodana Ngomthandazo

U-Elikhana mIsrayeli obekanabafazi ababili, uHana noPhenina kodwana bekathanda uHana khulu. UPhenina bekahlala ahleka uHana ngombana uHana bekayinyumba kanti yena anabantwana abanengi. Unyaka nonyaka, u-Elikhana bekathatha umndenakhe bayokuthandaza ethaberinakelini leTjhilo. Kwathi ngesinye isikhathi nabalapho, u-Elikhana wabona isithandwa sakhe uHana sitlhuwile. Wathi: ‘Ngibawa ungalili Hana. Unami begodu ngiyakuthanda.’

Kamva, uHana wakhamba yedwa wayokuthandaza. Wabhalelwa kuzibamba, wathoma walila njengombana abawa isizo kuJehova. Wenza isithembiso wathi: ‘Jehova, nawungangipha indodana, ngizoyibuyisela kuwe begodu izokulotjha ipilwayo yoke.’

UmPhristi oPhakemeko, u-Eli, wambona anesibibithwana nomlomakhe usikinyeka, wacabanga ukuthi udakiwe. UHana waphendula wathi: ‘Awa kosami, angikadakwa. Ngigandelelekile begodu ngikhuluma noJehova ngalokho.’ U-Eli wabona ukuthi wenze umtjhapho, wathi kuye: ‘Kwanga uJehova angakupha okubawileko.’ UHana wazizwa angcono wakhamba. Kungakapheli nonyaka, waba nendodana wayithiya ngokuthi nguSamyela. Ucabanga ukuthi uHana bekathabe kangangani?

UHana akhenge asilibale isithembiso asenze kuJehova. Wathi nakaqeda ukulumula uSamyela, wamusa ethaberinakeli bona ayokuhlala khona, alotjhe uZimu. Watjela u-Eli wathi: ‘Lo, msana engambawa ngomthandazo. Uzakusebenzela uJehova ukuphila kwakhe koke.’ U-Elikhana noHana bebavakatjhela uSamyela unyaka nonyaka, bamlethele ijasana etja. UJehova wapha uHana amanye amadodana amathathu namadodakazi amabili.