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1 UHana wasekhuleka esithi: Inhliziyo yami iyathokoza eNkosini. Uphondo lwami luphakanyisiwe eNkosini. Umlomo wami wenziwe banzi phezu kwezitha zami, ngoba ngiyajabula ngosindiso lwakho.
Hana do gbe ɖa be, “Nye dzi le aseye tsom le Yehowa me; le Yehowa me nye dzo de dzi bobobo. Nye nu ʋu ɖe nye futɔwo ŋu eye medzɔ dzi le wò ɖeɖe la me.
2 Kakho ongcwele njengeNkosi, ngoba kakho ngaphandle kwakho; futhi kalikho idwala elinjengoNkulunkulu wethu.
“Ame aɖeke mele kɔkɔe abe Yehowa ene o! Bubu aɖeke megali o kpe ɖe ŋutiwò o. Eye Agakpe aɖeke meli abe míaƒe Mawu ene o.
3 Lingabe lisakhuluma ngokuzigqaja lokuzigqaja, kungaphumi ukuziqakisa emlonyeni wenu; ngoba iNkosi inguNkulunkulu wolwazi, lezenzo zilinganiswa yiyo.
“Mèganɔ nu ƒom dadatɔe nenema o, elabena Yehowae nye Mawu si nya nu sia nu eye wòdaa miaƒe nuwɔnawo kpɔna.
4 Idandili lamaqhawe lephukile, kodwa abakhubekileyo babhince amandla.
“Woŋe ŋusẽtɔwo ƒe aŋutrɔwo ke ame beliwo la, etsɔ ŋusẽ bla ali dzi na wo.
5 Ababesuthi baziqhatshisile ngesinkwa, lababelambile kabasenjalo, kwaze kwathi oyinyumba uzele abayisikhombisa, lolabantwana abanengi uphele amandla.
Ame siwo ɖi ƒo tsã la, tsɔ wo ɖokui ɖo awɔbae na nuɖuɖu, ke ame siwo dɔ wu tsã la, dɔ megale wo wum o. Ame si tsi ko tsã la dzi vi adre azɔ, ke ame si si vi adre nɔ la ƒe vidzidɔ lé ayi.
“Yehowa wua ame gagbɔa agbe ame; enana woyia yɔ me eye wògafɔa ame tso yɔ me. (Sheol h7585)
7 INkosi ipha ubuyanga, njalo iyanothisa; iyehlisela phansi, njalo iphakamise.
Yehowa ɖoa ahedada ɖa eye eya kee gaɖoa hokpɔkpɔ ɖa; eyae bɔbɔa ame ɖe anyi eye eya kee gadoa ame ɖe dzi.
8 Iyamphakamisa umyanga ethulini, imphakamisa oswelayo enqunjini yomquba, ukuze ibahlalise leziphathamandla, ibadlise ilifa lesihlalo sobukhosi sodumo; ngoba insika zomhlaba zingezeNkosi, ibekile ilizwe phezu kwazo.
Eyae ɖea ame dahe tso ke me eye wòfɔa hiãtɔ tso afi me enaa zikpui wo ɖe dziɖulawo xa eye wònaa wonyia dome kple bubu ƒe fiazikpui. “Elabena Yehowa tɔe nye anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖokpe; eya dzie wòɖo xexea me gɔme anyi ɖo.
9 Izagcina inyawo zabangcwele bayo, kodwa ababi bazathuliswa emnyameni; ngoba umuntu kayikunqoba ngamandla.
Adzɔ eƒe ame kɔkɔewo ƒe afɔ ŋu, ke ɖoɖoe azi le ame vɔ̃ɖiwo nu le viviti me. “Menye kalẽ me ame tona ɖua dzi o;
10 Abalwa leNkosi bazaphahlazwa; izaduma phezu kwabo isemazulwini; iNkosi izakwahlulela imikhawulo yomhlaba, inike inkosi yayo amandla, iphakamise uphondo logcotshiweyo wayo.
ame siwo tso ɖe Yehowa ŋu la, woakaka wo. Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la aɖe gbe ɖe wo dzi tso dziƒo; Yehowa adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu Anyigba ƒe mlɔenu ke hã. “Ana ŋusẽ eƒe fia la eye wòakɔ eƒe amesiamina la ƒe dzo ɖe dzi.”
11 UElkana waya eRama endlini yakhe. Lomfana wayekhonza iNkosi phambi kukaEli umpristi.
Ale Elkana yi aƒe me le Rama, ke ɖevi la subɔ le Yehowa ŋkume le nunɔla Eli ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
12 Amadodana kaEli ayengabantwana bakaBheliyali; kawayazanga-ke iNkosi.
Azɔ Eli viŋutsuwo nye nu tovo wɔlawo, ame siwo mevɔ̃a Yehowa
13 Njalo umkhuba wabapristi labantu wawunje; wonke umuntu ohlaba umhlatshelo, kube sekufika inceku yompristi, inyama isaphekiwe, ilefologwe elencijo ezintathu esandleni sayo,
loo alo dea bubu nunɔlawo ƒe dɔdeasiwo na dukɔ la ŋu o. Ne ame aɖe va sa vɔ la, nunɔla la ƒe dɔla la vana léa gaflo nuetɔ̃ ɖe asi esime vɔsalã la le dzo dzi.
14 ihlabe ngayo edengezini, loba egedleleni, loba ebhodweni, loba embizeni; konke ifologwe ekukhuphayo umpristi wayezithathela khona. Benze njalo kuIsrayeli wonke ofika lapho eShilo.
Dɔla la tsɔa gaflo la ƒona ɖe gaze, kutu, agba alo nuɖaze si me wole lã la ɖam le la me eye nu sia nu si ke gaflo la tɔ la etsɔnɛ doa goe na nunɔla. Aleae wowɔna le Silo ɖe Israelvi ɖe sia ɖe si vaa afi ma la ŋuti.
15 Njalo engakatshisi amahwahwa, inceku yompristi ifike ithi emuntwini ohlabayo: Letha inyama yokosela umpristi, ngoba kayikuthatha kuwe inyama ephekiweyo, kodwa eluhlaza.
Gawu la, hafi woatɔ dzo lãmia la nunɔla la ƒe dɔla vana gblɔna na ame si le vɔ la sam la be, “Tsɔ lã la ƒe ɖe na nunɔlaa be wòame elabena maxɔ lã ɖaɖa le asiwò o negbe mumua ko.”
16 Uba lowomuntu esithi kuyo: Kabatshise lokutshisa amahwahwa khathesi, ubusuzithathela njengokuthanda komphefumulo wakho; ibisisithi kuye: Hatshi, nginika khathesi; uba kungenjalo, ngizayithatha ngamandla.
Ne ame si le vɔ la sam gblɔ be, “Àte ŋu atsɔ lã si dze ŋuwò, gake ele be woatɔ dzo lãmi la gbã abe ale si woɖoe da ɖi ene” la, subɔla la gblɔna be, “Ao, ne mèɖe asi le eŋu nam fifi laa o la, matsɔe sesẽtɔe!”
17 Ngakho isono samajaha saba sikhulu kakhulu phambi kweNkosi; ngoba abantu badelela umnikelo weNkosi.
Ale ɖekakpui siawo ƒe nu vɔ̃ tri akɔ le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume elabena wodoa vlo ameawo ƒe vɔ siwo wosana na Yehowa.
18 Kodwa uSamuweli wayekhonza phambi kweNkosi engumfana ebhince i-efodi yelembu elicolekileyo.
Ke Samuel ya subɔna le Yehowa ŋkume, enye ɖevi si doa aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe kɔmewu.
19 Futhi unina wayemenzela ijazana, amphathele lona umnyaka ngomnyaka ekwenyukeni kwakhe lomkakhe ukuyahlaba umhlatshelo womnyaka.
Dadaa tɔa awu ʋlaya sue aɖe nɛ ƒe sia ƒe ne eya kple srɔ̃a gbɔna vɔsaƒe.
20 UEli wasebabusisa oElkana lomkakhe, wathi: INkosi ikunike inzalo ngalowesifazana endaweni yesicelo esicelwe eNkosini. Basebesiya endaweni yabo.
Eli yraa Elkana kple srɔ̃a Hana gblɔna be, “Yehowa nana nyɔnu sia nadzi viwo na wò ne woaxɔ ɖe esi wòdo gbe ɖa bia gagbugbɔ tsɔ na Yehowa la teƒe.” Ale wodzona yina ɖe wo de.
21 INkosi isimhambele uHana, wasethatha isisu, wazala amadodana amathathu lamadodakazi amabili. Umfana uSamuweli wasekhula eleNkosi.
Yehowa ve Hana nu wòdzi viŋutsu etɔ̃ kple vinyɔnu eve ɖe Samuel yome. Ale Samuel tsi ɖe edzi le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume.
22 Kodwa uEli wayesemdala kakhulu; wakuzwa konke amadodana akhe akwenza kuIsrayeli wonke, lokuthi ayelala labesifazana ababuthana emnyango wethente lenhlangano.
Eli zu amegãɖeɖi aɖe azɔ gake enya nu siwo katã viawo nɔa wɔwɔm ɖe Israel blibo la ŋu. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, enya be ye viŋutsuwo nɔ ahasi wɔm kple ɖetugbi siwo wɔa subɔsubɔdɔwo le Agbadɔ la me.
23 Wasesithi kuwo: Lenzelani izinto ezinje? Ngoba ngiyezwa ngabo bonke abantu ngezenzo zenu ezimbi.
Egblɔ na viawo be, “Nu ka ta miele nu vɔ̃ɖi sia wɔm? Ame sia ame le nu ƒom le miaƒe agbe vlo nɔnɔ ŋu nam.
24 Hatshi, madodana ami; ngoba kakusumbiko omuhle engiwuzwayo ukuthi lenza abantu beNkosi baphambuke.
Nya siwo sem mele tso mia ŋu la, menya sena kura o. Miele Yehowa ƒe amewo kplɔm de nu vɔ̃ me.
25 Uba umuntu esona komunye, abahluleli bazamahlulela; kodwa uba umuntu esona eNkosini, ngubani ozamlamulela? Kodwa kawalalelanga ilizwi likayise; ngoba iNkosi yayifuna ukuwabulala.
Ne ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe nɔvia amegbetɔ ŋu la, Mawu adrɔ̃ ʋɔnui. Ke ne ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu la, ame kae aɖe kuku ɖe enu?” Togbɔ be wo fofo gbe nya na wo alea hã la, womeɖo toe o elabena Yehowa ɖo be yeawu wo.
26 Umfana uSamuweli waseqhubeka ekhula, ethandeka kubo bobabili iNkosi labantu.
Samuel, ɖevi sue la, nɔ tsitsim ɖe edzi, enye ame sia ame ƒe lɔlɔ̃tɔ eye eƒe nu nyo Yehowa hã ŋu.
27 Kwasekufika umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuEli, wathi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngabonakaliswa lokubonakaliswa yini kuyo indlu kayihlo beseGibhithe endlini kaFaro?
Gbe ɖeka la, Mawu ƒe ame aɖe va Eli gbɔ eye wògblɔ nya siawo, siwo tso Yehowa gbɔ la nɛ. “Ɖe nyemeɖe nye ŋusẽ fia esi Israelviwo nye kluviwo le Egiptenyigba dzi oa?
28 Ngamkhetha yini kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli ukuthi abe ngumpristi wami, anikele elathini lami, atshise impepha, agqoke i-efodi phambi kwami? Ngayinika yini indlu kayihlo yonke iminikelo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli eyenziwe ngomlilo?
Ɖe nyemetia mia tɔgbi Levi tso Israel towo katã dome be wòanye nunɔla nam, be wòasa vɔ le nye vɔsamlekpui dzi, wòatsɔ nu ʋeʋĩ ado dzudzɔ nam eye wòado nunɔlawo ƒe awu ne ele subɔyem oa? Eye ɖe nyemetsɔa vɔsanuwo naa mi nunɔlawo oa?
29 Kungani likhahlela imihlatshelo yami leminikelo yami engiyilayileyo endlini yami, njalo uhlonipha amadodana akho okwedlula mina, ngokuzikhuluphalisa ngekhethelo leminikelo yonke kaIsrayeli, abantu bami?
Ekema nu ka ta miele ŋu klẽm ale ɖe vɔsanu bubu siwo ameawo tsɔna vanɛ nam la ŋu? Nu ka ta nède bubu viwòwo ŋu wu ŋunye? Nu nyui siwo Israel, nye amewo tsɔna vanɛ la na be wò kple woawo siaa mieda ami!
30 Ngakho iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ithi: Ngathi lokuthi: Indlu yakho lendlu kayihlo zizahamba phambi kwami kuze kube nininini; kodwa khathesi ithi iNkosi: Kakube khatshana lami; ngoba abangihloniphayo ngizabahlonipha, labangidelelayo bazakweyiswa.
“Eya ta Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ be, ‘Medo ŋugbe be wò kple fofowò ƒe aƒe asubɔ le ŋkunye me tegbee.’ Ke azɔ la Yehowa be, ‘Esia nete ɖa xaa tso gbɔnye! Ame siwo de bubu ŋutinye la, made bubu wo ŋu, ke ame siwo do vlom la, woaɖu ŋukpe.
31 Khangela, insuku ziyeza engizaquma ngazo ingalo yakho lengalo yendlu kayihlo, kungabi khona ixhegu endlini yakho.
Ɣeyiɣi la gbɔna esi maɖe wò kple fofowò ƒe aƒe ƒe ŋusẽ dzi akpɔtɔ ale be amegãɖeɖi aɖeke manɔ wò ƒomea me o,
32 Njalo uzabona ukuhlupheka kwendlu yami, kuyo yonke impumelelo ezayenzela uIsrayeli; njalo kakuyikuba lexhegu endlini yakho zonke izinsuku.
eye àkpɔ xaxa le nye nɔƒe la me. Togbɔ be woawɔ nyui na Israel hã la, ke wò ƒome me ya la, amegãɖeɖi manɔ anyi akpɔ gbeɖe o.
33 Lowo-ke owakho engingayikumquma asuke elathini lami uzakuba ngowokuqeda amehlo akho, lokudabula umphefumulo wakho; lakho konke ukwanda kwendlu yakho kuzakufa kusebudodeni.
Mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe si nyemeɖe ɖa le nye vɔsamlekpui ŋgɔ o la atsi agbe, gake woana aɖatsi natsyɔ wò ŋkuwo dzi eye woahe dzigbagbã vɛ na wò. Ale wò dzidzimeviwo katã aku le woƒe ɖekakpui dzodzoe me.
34 Lalokhu kuzakuba yisiboniso kuwe okuzakwehlela amadodana akho womabili, kuHofini loPhinehasi; bobabili bazakufa ngasuku lunye.
“‘Azɔ nu si ava dzɔ ɖe viwò ŋutsu eveawo, siwo nye Hofni kple Finehas dzi anye dzesi na wò; wo ame evea katã woaku le ŋkeke ɖeka dzi.
35 Ngizazimisela umpristi othembekileyo; uzakwenza njengokusenhliziyweni yami lemphefumulweni wami. Njalo ngizamakhela indlu eqinileyo; uzahamba-ke phambi kogcotshiweyo wami zonke izinsuku.
Maɖo nunɔla nuteƒewɔla na ɖokuinye ame si awɔ ɖe nu si meɖo ɖe nye dzi me kple ta me la dzi. Mali ke eƒe aƒe la sesĩe eye wòasubɔ le nye amesiamina la ƒe ŋkume ɖaa.
36 Kuzakuthi-ke wonke oseleyo endlini yakho uzakuza akhothame kuye ngenxa yembadalo yesiliva leqebelengwana lesinkwa, athi: Ake ungibeke kwesinye sezikhundla zompristi ukuze ngidle ucezu lwesinkwa.
Ekema ame sia ame si susɔ ɖe wò ƒome la me ava de ta agu ɖe eŋkume abia klosaloga ɖeka alo abolo kakɛ aɖe kple kukuɖeɖe be, “De nunɔla ƒe dɔ aɖe asi nam ale be mate ŋu akpɔ nu vi aɖe aɖu.”’”
