Divulu Dya Dyanga Dya Samuwele 3:1-21

3  Kyenyiki, o kambonga Samuwele wakexile musidivila Jihova kumoxi ni Elí. Mu izuwa yenyoyo kikwexile athu avulu akexile mutambula o kizwelu kya Jihova, kikwexile we isumwa yavulu.  Sayi kizuwa, Elí wakexile muzeka bhu kididi kyê, o mesu mê a fuwetele kya. Mwene kakexile mumona dingi kyambote.  O kandeya ka Nzambi ki kajimine hanji, Samuwele wakexile muzeka mu tembulu* ya Jihova, bhwakexile o Alaka ya Nzambi.  Kyenyiki, Jihova wexana Samuwele. Mwene watambwijila: “Eme bhabha.”  Mwene walenge kate bhwexile Elí, yu wa mwambela: “Eme bhabha, wangixana?” Elí wambe: “Kingikwixana kana, vutuka uzeke.” Kyenyiki, mwene wayi yu wazeka.  Jihova wamwixana lwamukwa: “Samuwele!” Kyenyiki, Samuwele wabalumuka wayi kate kwa Elí, yu wa mwambela: “Eme bhabha, kuma wangixana.” Maji Elí wambe: “Kana mon’ami, kingikwixana. Vutuka uzeke.”  (Samuwele kejidile hanji Jihova, kuma Jihova kazwelele-nê hanji.)  Jihova anga u mwixana dingi muveji ya katatu: “Samuwele!” Kyenyiki, mwene wabalumuka wayi kate kwa Elí, yu wa mwambela: “Eme bhabha, kuma wangixana.” Mu kithangana kyenyokyo Elí watongolola kwila, Jihova mwéne wakexile mukwixana o kambonga.  Elí wambela Samuwele, wixi: “Ndé uzeke. Se mwene u kwixana dingi, u tambwijila kiki: ‘Zwelé Jihova, o selevende yé wa mukwivwa.’” Samuwele anga uya uzeka bhu kididi kyê. 10  Jihova wiza, wimana bhenyobho anga u mwixana kala kyabhangele mu ithangana yamukwa: “Samuwele, Samuwele!” Samuwele u mutambwijila, wixi: “Zwelé Ngana yami, o selevende yê yu wívwa.” 11  Jihova wambela Samuwele, wixi: “Nganda bhanga kima mu Izalayele, kyanda bhangesa kwila woso wívwa o kima kiki wanda sasumuka.* 12  Mu kizuwa kyenyiki, nganda kumbidila o ima yoso i ngakanena yalungu ni inzo ya Elí. 13  Mutangele kwila, nganda fundisa jinga o dibhata dyê, mukonda dya kikuma kyejiya kyambote. Twana twê a mubhanga ima yayibha phala kulokalala Nzambi, maji mwene ka abazela. 14  Kiki kyene kya ngibhangesa kulôkela o inzo ya Elí, kuma séku jisata janda bhangesa kujima o kituxi kya inzo ya Elí.” 15  Samuwele anga uzeka kate kikwaki. Mu kamene u jikula o mabhitu a inzo ya Jihova. Samuwele wexile ni wôma wakutangela kwa Elí o kisumwa kyamono. 16  Kyenyiki, Elí wexana Samuwele: “Samuwele mon’ami!” Mwene watambwijila: “Eme bhabha.” 17  Elí wa mwibhwidisa: “Ihi yakutangela mwene? Kana ku ngiswekela kima, ngakudyondo. Nzambi a kukaxtikale kinene, se u ngiswekela kima mu yoso yazwela mwene.” 18  Kyenyiki, Samuwele wa mutangela yoso, kamuswekela kima. Elí wambe: “Jihova mwene wakyambe. Mwene abhange kala kya mu wabhela.” 19  Samuwele anga u suluka mu kukula, Jihova hé ukala ni mwene. Mu ima yoso yazwela mwene, kibhukambe kizwelu kyakambe kudikumbidila.* 20  Izalayele yoso, tunde ku Dane kate ku Beleseba eza mukwijiya kwila, Jihova wasolo Samuwele kala polofeta. 21  Jihova wasuluka ni kumonekena Samuwele ku Silo, kuma Jihova watukulukile Samuwele ku Silo, bhukaxi ka izwelu ya Jihova.

Footnotes

Kifwa, mu balaka.
Mba, “teketa ni wôma.”
Mu Heba.: “kulawuka bhoxi.”