Samuweli Oopacerya
3 Vano, mmiravo Samuweli aanimurumeela+ Yehova ohooleliwaka ni Eli, masi mahiku ale atthu vakhaani paahi ti yaaleeliwa ihapari sa Yehova. Nave Muluku khaisooniherya.+
2 Nihiku nimosa, Eli aarimumpaathi opuro aamakela awe wumpaathi, nto khaawerya woona saana,+ mwaha woowi aahuuluvala. 3 Muthuko wa Muluku,+ nlelo wiira ohinatthi ottipha, nave Samuweli aarimumpaathi mutemplo*+ mwa Yehova, memmo mwaari aya Nivuku na Muluku. 4 Yehova aahimwiihana Samuweli, nto Samuweli aahaakhula wiira: “Miyo kiri-va”. 5 Samuweli aahitthimakela wa Eli, onamuleela wiira: “Miyo kiri-va, mukiihanenle-ni?” Masi Eli aahaakhula wiira: “Nkiwiihanneni. Murowe mwampaathi”. Samuweli, aahirowa wumpaathi. 6 Yehova aahitthikela-tho omwiihana oriki: “Samuweli!” Vano Samuweli aahivenya onarowa vaari awe Eli, onamuleela wiira: “Miyo kiri-va, kiira mookiihana?” Masi Eli aahimwaakhula wiira: “Nkiwiihanneni mwanaka. Murowe mwampaathi”. 7 (Samuweli nlelo khaamusuwela Yehova, nave iira ohinatthi osuwelihiwa nuulumo na Yehova.)+ 8 Yehova aahimwiihana ekwaha ya neeraru oriki: “Samuweli!” Nto Samuweli aahivenya onarowa vaari awe Eli, onamuleela wiira: “Miyo kiri-va, tthiri mookiihana”.
Nto, Eli aahisuwela wiira aari Yehova aamwiihana mmiravo ole. 9 Siiso, Eli aahimuhimeerya Samuweli wiira: “Murowe, mwampaathi. Owo awiihanani, mwaakhule wiira: ‘Mulavuleke, Yehova, okhala wiira murumeyi anyu onnoowiriyanani’”. Vano, Samuweli aahirowa wumpaathi opuro awe.
10 Yehova aahirwa eemela opuro ole, onamwiihana ntoko ikwaha sikina, oriki: “Samuweli, Samuweli!” Nto Samuweli, aahaakhula wiira: “Xontte, mulavuleke, okhala wiira murumeyi anyu onnoowiriyanani”. 11 Yehova aahimuleela Samuweli wiira: “Mwiiwe! Miyo kinoopaka etthu wIsarayeli, ole onrowa wiiwa etthu eyo onootikinihiwa.+ 12 Nihiku nlo, miyo kinoomwiirela Eli itthu sootheene kihimmye aka wiira kinoowiirela atthu a etthoko awe, okhuma vampacerya aya mpakha vammalela aya.+ 13 Mmuleele wiira kinookumiherya ehukhumu etthoko awe, voohimala-tho, mwaha wa etthu yootakhala onisuwela awe,+ maana anaawe anninveeha Muluku*+ masi owo khonaattaruxa.+ 14 Tivo vaalaphenle aka etthoko ya Eli, wiira khuuvo mukuttho nnakhala yoovaha sinrowa waakiherya yoottheka ya etthoko ya Eli”.+
15 Samuweli aahimpaathi mpakha oxa. Vano, aahihula mikhora sa empa ya Yehova. Samuweli aanoova omuleela Eli, ele Muluku aamulenle awe. 16 Masi Eli aahimwiihana Samuweli oriki: “Samuweli, mwanaka!” Samuweli aahaakhula wiira: “Miyo kiri-va”. 17 Eli aahimukoha wiira: “Muluku oohimenryeni exeeni? Xontte, muhikikhuwe etthu. Muluku oohukhumuni, mwaahikileele moolumo ootheene oohimenryaaweni”. 18 Siiso, Samuweli aahimuleela itthu sootheene, ni khaamukhunwe etthu. Nto Eli aahihimya wiira: “Owo Yehova. Mmuhiye opake ele eri yooloka vamaithoni vawe”.
19 Samuweli aaninnuwa, nave Yehova aari nuuwo+ ni aahimaliherya moolumo awe ootheene. 20 Atthu ootheene a Isarayeli, okhuma oDani mpakha oBeri-Xeba, yaahisuwela wiira Samuweli aahithanliwa ntoko profeta a Yehova. 21 Yehova aahithipelela okhumelela oSilo, okhala wiira oSilo weiwo Yehova taisoonihenrye awe wa Samuweli.+ Yehova aahipaka eyo orumeelaka nuulumo nawe.