1 Samwiri 3

1 Awo omuvubuka Samwiri n’aweerezanga mu maaso ga Mukama ng’alabirirwa Eri. Mu biro ebyo ekigambo kya Mukama kyali kya bbula, era nga n’okwolesebwa kwa bbalirirwe.

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

2 Mu kiseera ekyo, Eri eyali akaddiye, n’amaaso ge nga gayimbadde, yali awumuddeko mu kisenge kye.

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

3 Ettabaaza ya Katonda yali tennazikira nga ne Samwiri yeebase mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ng’aliraanye essanduuko ya Katonda we yali.

and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

4 Awo Mukama n’akoowoola Samwiri nti, “Samwiri, Samwiri!” N’addamu nti, “Nze nzuuno.”

that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.

5 N’adduka n’agenda ewa Eri n’amugamba nti, “Nze nzuuno, ompise.” Naye Eri n’amuddamu nti, “Sikuyise, ddayo weebake.”

And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

6 Mukama n’addamu n’amuyita, “Samwiri!” Samwiri n’asituka n’agenda eri Eri, n’amugamba nti, “Nze nzuuno, ompise.” Naye Eri n’amuddamu nti, “Sikuyise, mutabani, ddayo weebake.”

And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again.

7 Samwiri yali tannategeera nga Mukama y’amuyita, nga n’ekigambo kya Mukama tekimubikkulirwanga.

Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.

8 Mukama n’addamu n’akoowoola Samwiri omulundi ogwokusatu, Samwiri n’asituka n’agenda eri Eri n’amugamba nti, “Nzuuno, ompise.” Awo Eri n’ategeera nti Mukama y’ayita omuvubuka.

And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy.

9 Eri kyeyava agamba Samwiri nti, “Genda weebake, bw’anaddamu okukuyita, oddamu nti, Yogera, Mukama, kubanga omuweereza wo awulira.” Awo Samwiri n’agenda n’agalamira mu kifo kye.

And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 Mukama n’ajja nate, n’amukoowoola ng’olubereberye nti, “Samwiri! Samwiri!” Samwiri n’addamu nti, “Yogera, Ayi Mukama kubanga omuweereza wo awulira.”

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.

11 Awo Mukama n’agamba Samwiri nti, “Laba, ndikumpi okukola ekigambo mu Isirayiri ekirireetera amatu ga buli muntu alikiwulira okuwaawaala.

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

12 Ku lunaku olwo ndituukiriza ebyo byonna bye nnali njogedde ku nnyumba ya Eri.

In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and make an end.

13 Namulabula nti ndibonereza ennyumba ye ennaku zonna, olw’obutali butuukirivu bwa batabani be abavvoola Katonda, n’akimanya naye n’atabaziyiza.

For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

14 Kyenva ndayirira ennyumba ya Eri nga ŋŋamba nti, ‘Omusango oguli ku nnyumba ya Eri tegulisonyiyibwa na ssaddaaka newaakubadde ekiweebwayo ennaku zonna.’”

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever.

15 Samwiri n’addayo n’agalamira okutuusa obudde lwe bwakya, n’aggulawo enzigi ez’ennyumba ya Mukama. N’atya okutegeeza Eri okwolesebwa kwe yafuna,

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli.

16 naye Eri n’amuyita n’amugamba nti, “Samwiri, mwana wange.” N’addamu nti, “Nze nzuuno.”

And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.

17 Eri n’amubuuza nti, “Kiki kye yakugambye? Tokinkisa. Katonda akuleeteko ekibonerezo eky’amaanyi bw’onoobaako ekigambo kyonna ky’onkisizza ku ebyo bye yakugambye.”

And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee.

18 Awo Samwiri n’amutegeeza buli kimu, n’atabaako kigambo na kimu kye yamukisa. Eri n’ayogera nti, “Ye Mukama, akole nga bw’asiima.”

And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.

19 Mukama n’abeera wamu ne Samwiri, n’akula. Buli kigambo kye yayogera ku nnyumba ya Eri ne kituukirira.

And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.

20 Isirayiri yenna okuva mu Ddaani okutuuka e Beeruseba ne bategeera nga Samwiri ateekeddwawo okuba nnabbi wa Mukama.

And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.

21 Mukama ne yeeyongeranga okweyolekera Samwiri mu Siiro.

And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.