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.

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

Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa bathi kumkaSamsoni: Yenza umyeni wakho ukuba asichasisele imfumbe , funa sikushise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo ; nisimemele ukuba nisidle na? Akunjalo na?

Umyeni waso wasuka, wasilandela ukuba akhulume kuyo inhliziyo yaso , asibuyise, enenceku yakhe nezimbongolo ezimbili; samngenisa endlini kayise; lapho uyise wentombi embona, wathokoza ukuhlangana naye.

UmLevi, umyeni wowesifazane ow ayebulewe, waphendula wathi : Ngafika eGibeya lakwaBenjamini, mina nesancinza sami, ukulala khona.

Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha , wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe.

Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami , nothandiweyo wami ungowami , lapho alusa phakathi kweminduze. Umyeni ubabaza umakoti wakhe

Ikhanda lakho kuwe linjengeKarmeli , nomyeko wekhanda lakho unjengokububende; kuboshiwe inkosi ngesiyendane. Umyeni ukhuluma ngothando lwakhe

Isivini esingesami siphambi kwami ; inkulungwane mayibe ngeyakho , Solomoni, namakhulu amabili abe ngawabaphathi bezithelo zaso. Umyeni nomakoti bayabizana Umnyeni:

Umphathi wokudla ezwa amanzi aphenduke iwayini , engazi ukuthi livelaphi, kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi bezazi , umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni, wathi kuye:

Kepha uJesu, wathi kubo: Ningabazilisa yini abayeni, umyeni esenabo na?

Kodwa kuzakufika izinsuku , lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo ; yikhona bezakuzila ngalezo zinsuku.

UJesu wathi kubo : Abayeni bangazila yini, umyeni esenabo na? Bese naye umyeni bangezile.

Kodwa zizakufika izinsuku , lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo ; yikhona-ke bezakuzila ngalolo suku.

Khona umbuso wezulu uzakufaniswa nezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo, zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umyeni.

Zisaya kuthenga, wafika umyeni. Ezazilungele zangena naye emshadweni ; kwavalwa emnyango.

Umyeni esalibele, zozela zonke, zalala.

Kepha phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa ukuthi : Nangu umyeni; phumani niye kumhlangabeza!

UJesu w athi kubo : Abayeni bangalila yini , umyeni enabo na ? Kodwa kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; yikhona-ke bezakuzila.

ULeya wakhulelwa , wazala indodana , waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uRubeni, ngokuba wathi : UJehova ubonile ukuhlupheka kwami ; manje umyeni wami uyakungithanda.

Wabuye wakhulelwa , wazala indodana , wathi: Manje ngalesi sikhathi umyeni wami uyakunamathela kimi , ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana amathathu, ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uLevi.

Wathi kuye : Kuncane yini ukuba uthathile umyeni wami na ? Usuyakuthatha namamandragora endodana yami na ? URaheli wathi : Ngalokho uzakulala nawe ngalobu busuku ngamamandragora endodan a yakho.

Wayesethi uLeya : UNkulunkulu unginikile umvuzo , lokhu ngamnika umyeni wami incekukazi yami, waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Isakare.

Wayesethi uLeya: UNkulunkulu ungiphe isipho esihle ; manje umyeni wami useyakuhlala kimi , ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana ayisithupha , waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uZebuloni.

Impela njengomfazi emkhohlisa umyeni , kanjalo ningikhohlisile nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, usho uJehova.

buthani abantu , ningcwelise ibandla , niqoqe abada la, nibuthe izingane nabancelayo; umyeni makaphume ekamelweni lakhe , nomakoti emgonqweni wakhe.

U-Elimeleki umyeni kaNawomi wafa ; kepha yena wasala namadodana akhe amabili.

UBowazi waphendula, wathi kuye: Kubikiwe kimi konke omenzele khona unyokozala selokhu afa umyeni wakho nokuthi ushiyile uyihlo nonyoko nezwe lokuzalwa kwakho, weza kubantu ongabazanga ngaphambili.