Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
1 Kubaadi muntu a ku Ramataime-Sofime* ku nsenga ya ku miengie ya Efraime, ababadi abetanyina bu Elkana muana a Yorame, muana a Elihu, muana a Tohu, muana a Zufe muina Efraime. 2 Baadi na bakashi babibi; umune babaadi abamuitanyina bu Aana, ungi namu bu Penina. Penina baadi na bana, anka Aana tabaadi na bana nya. 3 Ku kipua kioso Elkana baadi akatuka mu kibundi kiabo bua kukaamina ku Shilo bua kulanguila na kulambula Yehowa a biluilo milambu. Kuakua nyi kubaadi bana babidi ba Eli, Ofeni na Finease abafubila Yehowa bu ba tshite muakuidi.
4 Dingi efuku Elkana balambuile mulambu, aye nkupa mukashi aaye Penina pamune na bana baye boso balume na bakashi bisudi bia muita. 5 Kadi bapeele Aana kisudi kia muita kikile kia boso, muanda baadi mufule Aana ngofu kukila Penina. Anka Yehowa tabaadi mupe Aana bana* nya. 6 Dingi mukua-naye baadi amusengie mafuku oso bua kumutapa kuishimba, muanda Yehowa tabaadi mumupe bana. 7 Penina baadi akitshi bino ku kipua kioso. Nsaa yoso ibaadi Aana akaamina ku nshibo ya Yehowa, Penina baadi amusengie ngofu, biabia Aana baadi adidi na tabaadi adi kintu. 8 Kadi mulume aaye Elkana bamulunguile’shi: “Aana, buakinyi okuete kudila, buakinyi tokuete kudia, na buakinyi we muinyongole biabia? Ami ntshi na muulo kodi kukila bana balume ekumi su?”
9 Paapa Aana bebuele kunyima kuabo kudia na kutoma ku Shilo. Mu yaaya nsaa, tshite muakuidi Eli baadi mushale mu nkuasa ku kibelo kia ntempelo* a Yehowa. 10 Aana baadi muinyongole ngofu, biabia, aye nkubanga kuteka Yehowa na kudila ngofu kushi kuleka. 11 Akupu bakitshine uno mutshipo’shi: “Ô Yehowa a biluilo! Su botala dikienga dia mufubi oobe na bontentekiesha, na tue mulube mufubi oobe na su opa mufubi oobe muana mulume, nakamupa Yehowa munda mua mafuku oso a muwa waye, na kabuembe takakakidi ku mutue waye.”
12 Pabaadi Aana kuete kuteka Yehowa munda mua kipindi kila, Eli baadi amutala ku milomo. 13 Aana baadi akula munda munda, nka penda milomo yaye nyi ibaadi ayisaana, kadi eyi diaye tadibaadi adipushika nya. Nyi Eli nkunangushena’shi baadi mukolue. 14 Eli nkumulungula’shi: “Wekala mukolue bino mpa na ku nsaa kinyi? Leka kutoma nfinyo.” 15 Paapa Aana bamualuluile’shi: “Nya, nfumu’ami! Ne mukashi e na kinyongua kikata; ntshi mutome nfinyo sunga kingi kintu akikoluanaa, anka, nkuete kulungula Yehowa mianda yandi nayo muishimba. 16 Tomonanga mufubi oobe bu mukashi a bisumanga, muanda kinyongua kikata kiandi nakio muishimba nyi kibantakula bua kuteka mpa na binobino.” 17 Paapa Eli nkumualula’shi: “Nda mu butaale, n’Efile Mukulu a Isalele akulombeshe biabia bibomutekie.” 18 Paapa Aana nkumulungula’shi: “Mufubi oobe atungunukie na kukuminyibua nobe.” Akupu bayile aye nkudia, na mpala yaye tayibaadi dingi na kinyongua.
19 Akupu babebuele ku namashika pa kafito, abo nkuinama kumpala kua Yehowa, kunyima babaalukiile ku nshibo yabo mu Rama. Elkana baladile mukashi aaye Aana, na Yehowa nkumutentekiesha. 20 Munda mua kipua* kimune Aana bayimiite, na aye nkutanda muana mulume, nkumudika bu Samuele,* muanda bakuile’shi: “Ne mumutekie kui Yehowa.”
21 Kunyima kua mafuku Elkana bakaamiine na ba mu nshibo yaye ishima bua kulambula mulambu wa ku kipua kui Yehowa, na kutuusha mulambu wa mutshipo waye. 22 Anka Aana tabaadi mukaamine nabo, muanda balunguile mulume aaye’shi: “Su nalekiesha muana koomua, namutuala; paapa akemana kumpala kua Yehowa na akashala nka kuakua.” 23 Mulume aaye Elkana nkumulungula’shi: “Kita kiakia ki’omono’shi ki buwa. Shala ku nshibo mpa na p’omulekiesha koomua. Yehowa alombashe biodi muakule.” Biabia Aana bashadile ku nshibo bua koomesha muana aaye mpa na pabamutshibiishe koomua.
24 Musango umune n’aye kumutshibisha koomua, bamutuadile ku Shilo, pamune na ngombe mulume a bipua bisatu, kipimo kimune kia efa* kia bukula, n’elondo dikata dia nfinyo, na bafikile ku nshibo ya Yehowa ku Shilo na aye nkutuala ka nsongualume. 25 Kunyima babayipayile yawa ngombe, na abo nkuenda na muana kui Eli. 26 Akupu Aana bamulunguile’shi: “Nfuile namu lusa mfumu’ami! Bu biodi binyibinyi na muwa nfumu’ami, nnami muana mukashi baadi muimane pepi nobe ino mbalo bua kuteka Yehowa. 27 Naadi natekie bua uno muana, na Yehowa bandombesha binadi mumutekie. 28 Binobino, ami namu namuiyapusha Yehowa, muanda mafuku oso a muwa waye, ne mumuiyapushe Yehowa.”
Na aye* nkuinama paapa kumpala kua Yehowa.