no-Elkana, noJishiya, no-Azareli, noJohezeri, noJashobehamu, amaKora,

OBerekiya no-Elkana babe ngabalindisango bomphongolo.

no-Elkana indodana yakhe, no-Ebiyasafa indodana yakhe, no-Asiri indodana yakhe,

Amadodana ka-Elkana: ngo-Amasayi no-Ahimoti.

U-Elkana-ke, amadodana ka -Elkana: nguSofayi indodana yakhe , noNahati indodana yakhe,

no-Eliyabe indodana yakhe , noJerohamu in dodana yakhe , no-Elkana indodana yakhe.

ka-Elkana kaJerohamu ka-Eliyeli kaThowa

kaSufi ka-Elkana kaMahati ka-Amasayi

ka-Elkana kaJoweli ka-Azariya kaZefaniya

no-Obadiya kaShemaya kaGalali kaJeduthuni, noBerekiya ka-Asa ka-Elkana owahlala emizaneni yamaNethofa,

Kwakukhona umuntu waseRamatayimi Sofimu lasezintabeni zakwa- Efrayimi ogama lakhe lalingu-Elkana indodana kaJerohamu ka-Elihu kaTholu kaSufi wakwa-Efrayimi;

Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu , bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova , babuya, bafika endlini yabo eRama ; u-Elkana wamazi uHana umkakhe , uJehova wamkhumbula.

Lowo muntu u-Elkana wenyuka kanye nendlu yakhe ukuyonikela kuJehova umhlatshelo weminyaka nesithembiso sakhe.

Wayesethi u -Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye : Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho ; hlala uze umlumule ; uJehova makaqinise izwi lakhe kuphela . Owesifazane wayesehlala, wancelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula.

Kwathi ngosuku u -Elkana ahlaba ngalo , wanika uPhenina umkakhe nawo onke amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe izabelo;

Kwathi ukuba u -Elkana enze njalo iminyaka ngeminyaka , lapho enyukela endlini kaJehova , wamncokoloza kanjalo ; ngalokho wakhala , akadlanga lutho.

Wayesethi u -Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye : Hana, ukhalelani na ? Awudli ngani? Inhliziyo yakho idabukeleni na ? Angidluli yini amadodana ayishumi kuwe na?

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

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

UZikiri, iqhawe lakwa-Efrayimi, wabulala uMahaseya, indodana yenkosi, no- Azirikamu umbusi wendlu, no-Elkana owelama inkosi.

Amadodana kaKora: ngo-Asiri, no-Elkana, no-Abiyasafa; yile imindeni kaKora.