USolomoni wayesemxosha u -Abiyathara, angabe esaba ngumpristi kuJehova, ukuba agcwalise izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngendlu ka-Eli eShilo.

u-Ahiya indodana ka -Ahithubi, umfowabo ka-Ikabodi indodana kaFinehasi ka-Eli, umpristi kaJehova eShilo , wayembethe ingubo yamahlombe. Abantu babengazi ukuthi uJonathani uhambile.

Kwathi esaqhubeka ukukhuleka phambi ku kaJehova, u-Eli waqaphela umlomo wakhe.

UHana wayekhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe , kwabikizela izindebe zakhe zomlomo kuphela , kepha izwi lakhe lalingezwakali ; ngalokho u -Eli wacabanga ukuthi udakiwe.

U-Eli wathi kuye : Uyakudakwa kuze kube nini na ? Susa iwayini lakho kuwe.

Wayesephendula u -Eli ethi : Hamba ngokuthula ; uNkulunkulu wakwa - Israyeli makakunike okucelileyo kuye.

Bahlaba inkunzi, bamyisa umntwana ku-Eli.

Lowo muntu weny uka emzini wakhe iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhonza nokuhlabela uJehova Sebawoti eShilo . Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, bengabapristi bakaJehova.

UHana wasukuma, nxa sebedlile eShilo, bephuzile. U-Eli umpristi wayehlezi esihlalweni sakhe ngasensikeni yomnyango wethempeli likaJehova.

U-Elkana waya eRama endlini yakhe . Umntwana wakhonza uJehova phambi kuka-Eli umpristi. Ububi bamadodana ka-Eli

Amadodana ka-Eli ayengabantu ababi; ayengamazi uJehova.

U-Eli wabusisa u -Elkana nomkakhe , wathi: UJehova makakunike inzalo ngalo wesifazane ngenxa yalokho uJehova atshelekwa khona . Base bebuyela ekhaya.

U-Eli wayesemdala kakhulu , wezwa konke amadodana akhe akwenzayo ku-Israyeli wonke, nokuthi ayelala nabesifazane ababekhonza ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

Umntwana uSamuweli waqhubeka wakhula , waba muhle kuJehova nakubantu. Izwi lokwahlulela indlu ka-Eli

Kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu ku -Eli, wathi kuye : UJehova usho kanje , uthi: Angithi ngazibonakalisa kuyo indlu kayih lo, beseseGibithe besendlini kaFaro.

Umntwana uSamuweli wamkhonza uJehova phambi kuka -Eli. Izwi likaJehova lalingavamile ngalezo zinsuku; nombono wawuyivelakancane.

Ngalolo suku ngiyakumehlisela u -Eli konke engikukhulumile ngendlu yakhe, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni.

Ngalokho ngif ungile ngendlu ka -Eli ukuthi ububi bendlu ka -Eli abuyikuhlangulwa ngomhlatshelo nangomnikelo kuze kube phakade.

USamuweli walala kwaze kwasa , wavula iminyango yendlu kaJehova . USamuweli wesaba ukumtshela u-Eli umbono.

U-Eli wayesembiza uSamuweli , wathi: Samuweli, ndodana yami ! Wathi: Ngilapha.

Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi u-Eli elele endaweni yakhe -- amehlo akhe ayeqale ukufiphala waze wangaba nakho ukubona --

Wagijimela ku -Eli, wathi: Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile . Wathi: Angikubizanga; buya ulale. Wahamba, walala.

UJehova waphinda wambiza uSamuweli . USamuweli wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile . Wathi: Angikubizanga, ndodana yami; buya ulale.

UJehova wambiza uSamuweli ngokwesithathu. Wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile. U-Eli wayeseqonda ukuthi nguJehova ombizile umntwana.

U-Eli wathi kuSamuweli : Hamba, ulale; kuyakuthi uma ekubiza , usho ukuthi: Khuluma, Jehova, ngokuba inceku yakho iyezwa . Wayesehamba uSamuweli, walala endaweni yakhe.

Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wathathwa ; amadodana omabili ka -Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, abulawa.

Ekufikeni kwakhe, bheka, u-Eli wayehlezi esihlalweni sakhe ngaseceleni komgwaqo, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yayithuthumela ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Esengenile emzini lowo muntu , wakubika, wakhala umuzi wonke.

Lapho u -Eli ezwa umsindo wokukhala , wathi: Uthini umsindo walokhu kumemeza na? Lowo muntu washesha waya wamtshela u-Eli.

U-Eli wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili; amehlo akhe ayequndekile, engenakubona.

Lowo muntu wathi ku -Eli: Nginguye owaphuma empini , ngibaleke empini namuhla. Wathi: Bekunjani, ndodana yami, na?

Owaletha umbiko waphendula wathi : U-Israyeli ubalekile phambi kwamaFilisti; kwakukhona ukubulawa okukhulu phakathi kwabantu ; amadodana akho omabili oHofini noFinehasi afile , nomphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe. Ukufa kuka-Eli. U-Ikabodi

Abantu base bethumela eShilo , bathatha khona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova Sebawoti ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi ; amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi , ayelapho nomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.

Abantu baphuma , baphanga ikamu lama -Aramu. Iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo lathengiswa ngeshekeli , namaseya amabili e bhali ngeshek eli njengezwi likaJehova.

Lapho bezwa lokho bonke abasembhoshongweni waseS hekemi, bangena enqabeni yendlu yase-Eli Beriti.

Ngokuba lingelesithembiso l eli zwi lokuthi : Ngalesi sikhathi ngizakufika ; khona uSara uzakuba nendodana.

Yena uJesu , ukuqala kwakhe , wayeneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu, eyindodana, njengokushiwoyo, kaJosefa ka-Eli

Kepha ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu , wathi: Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani? okungukuthi: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?

iBeseri elisehlane ezweni lethafa libe ngowabakwaRubeni , neRamoti elikwaGileyadi libe ngowabakwaGadi , neGolanu eli seBashani libe ngowabakwaManase.

Lawo mazwi uJehova wawakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yenu entabeni, evela phakathi komlilo , nefu, nesigayegaye, ngezwi eli khulu, akathasiselanga lutho. Wawaloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe , wanginika zona.

namaHori entabeni yawo iSeyiri, kwaze kwaba se-Eli Pharanu ngasehlane.

Wakha khona i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi i-Eli Elohe Israyeli.

Wakha khona i -altare, wayibiza indawo ngokuthi i -Eli Bethele , ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye khona mhla ebaleka ebusweni bomfowabo.

UJoshuwa wasuka eLi bina nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli benaye , waya eLakishi, wamisa malungana nalo, walwa nalo;