Ose Isariyɛlɛ ɔmɔtshi lakawelɛka Elekana aki la wadi ahende, Hana la Penina koko nde akalekaka nanga Hana. Penina akɔlaka Hana tena tshɛ nɛ dia Hana aki ekomba koko Penina aki la ana efula. Ɔnɔnyi tshɛ, Elekana akatshɔka la nkumbo kande dia tɔtɛmɔla lo tabɛrnaklɛ la Shilo. Mbala kɛmɔtshi etena kakiwɔ lɛkɔ, nde akɛnyi dia Hana wadɛnde lakandalangaka aki la lonyangu efula. Nde akate ate: ‘Takolela, Hana. Dimi lekɔ kaamɛ la yɛ. Dimi kolangaka.’

L’ɔkɔngɔ diko, Hana akatshu ndamɛ dia tɔlɔmba. Nde akatetemalaka la ndela etena kakandasɛngasɛngaka Jehowa dia mbokimanyiya. Nde akalake ate: ‘Jehowa le, naka wɛ mbishami ɔna, dimi layokolambolande ndo nde ayokokambɛka lɔsɛnɔ lande l’otondo.’

Ɔlɔmbɛdi a laadiko Eli akɛnyi Hana asekuma la delo ndo nde akafɔnya dia Hana akadjwe wanu. Hana akakadimola ate: ‘Keema, nkumɛmi, dimi hanwɛ wanu. Dimi lekɔ l’okakatanu wa wolo ndo lekɔ lo mbutɛ Jehowa okakatanu akɔ.’ Eli akɛnyi dia nde akandjisha ndo akawotɛ ate: ‘Nzambi akosha kɛnɛ kalangayɛ.’ Hana akayaoke dimɛna ndo akakalola. La ntondo k’ɔnɔnyi nkoka, nde akote ɔna pami lakawɔlɛ Samuɛlɛ. Onde wɛ koka nkanyiya ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ wakahombe monga la Hana?

 Hana kombohɛ daka diakandalake Jehowa. Kam’akandakidja Samuɛlɛ diwɛlɛ, nde akɔtɔlɛ dia nde tokambɛ Jehowa lo tabɛrnaklɛ. Nde akatɛ Eli ate: ‘Ɔna ɔnɛ mbakamalɔmbaka dikambo diande. Dimi lambookimɔ le Jehowa dia nde mbokambɛ lɔsɛnɔ lande l’otondo.’ Elekana la Hana wakatshɔka tenda Samuɛlɛ ɔnɔnyi tshɛ ndo wakɔtɔlɛka okutu w’oyoyo waha l’anya. Jehowa akayoshaka Hana ana akina w’apami asato ndo ana wa wamato ahende.