Muena Isalele kampanda dîna diende Elekana uvua ne bakaji babidi, Hana ne Penina, kadi uvua munange Hana bikole. Penina uvua useka Hana misangu yonso bualu Hana kavua ne bana to, kadi Penina yeye uvua ne bana ba bungi. Tshidimu tshionso, Elekana uvua uya ne dîku diende bua kutendelela ku ntenta wa tshitendelelu ku Shilo. Musangu mukuabu pavuabu kuntu aku, wakamona ne: mukajende Hana uvuaye munange uvua mubungame bikole. Wakamuambila ne: ‘Hana wanyi, kudidi to. Meme ndi nebe. Ndi mukunange.’

Panyima pa matuku, Hana wakadiyila nkayende bua kusambila. Uvua udila anu kudila pavuaye usengelela Yehowa bua amuambuluishe. Wakamulaya ne: ‘Yehowa, wewe mumpeshe muana wa balume, nenkupeshaye, ne neakuenzele mudimu matuku ende onso a muoyo.’

Muakuidi Munene Eli wakamona Hana ushikunkila, kuelaye meji ne: uvua mukuatshike. Hana wakamuandamuna ne: ‘Tòo, mukalenge wanyi, tshiena mukuatshike to. Ndi ne bualu budi buntonde, ndi mbuambila Yehowa.’ Eli wakalua kumona ne: uvua muele meji bibi, kumuambilaye ne: ‘Nzambi akupeshe tshiudi ukeba.’ Hana wakadiumvua musulakane, kualukilaye. Tshidimu tshijima katshiyi tshianji kukumbana, wakapeta muana wa balume, kumuinyikaye ne: Samuele. Anji fuanyikijabi, Hana uvua mua kuikala ne disanka bungi kayi?

 Hana kavua mupue bualu buvuaye mulaye Yehowa muoyo to. Diakamue pavuaye mulekeshe Samuele dibele, wakaya nende bua enze mudimu ku ntenta wa tshitendelelu. Kuambilaye Eli ne: ‘Muana wa balume umvua mulombe Yehowa nyeye eu. Ndi mmusombeshaye matuku ende onso a muoyo.’ Elekana ne Hana bavua baya kutangila Samuele tshidimu tshionso, bamutuadila muzabi mupiamupia wa kawuyi maboko. Yehowa wakapesha Hana bana bakuabu basatu ba balume ne ba bakaji babidi.