1 Samweli 1:1-28
1 Hari umugabo umwe w’i Ramatayimu-zofimu+ ho mu karere k’imisozi ka Efurayimu+; yitwa Elikana+ mwene Yerohamu, Yerohamu wa Elihu, Elihu wa Tohu, Tohu wa Zufi+, Umwefurayimu.
2 Yari afise abagore babiri: umwe yitwa Hana, uwundi na we Penina. Nuko Penina aronka abana, mugabo Hana nta bana yari afise+.
3 Uwo mugabo yama ava mu gisagara ciwe ku mwaka ku mwaka akaduga i Shilo+ gukubita inkoro hasi+ imbere ya Yehova nyen’ingabo* no kumushikanira ikimazi. Aho ni ho abahungu babiri ba Eli, Hofuni na Finehasi+, bari abaherezi ba Yehova+.
4 Nuko hashika umusi aho Elikana ashikana ikimazi, maze aha imigabane Penina umugore wiwe, n’abahungu biwe bose n’abakobwa biwe bose+.
5 Mugabo Hana amuha umugabane umwe. Ariko Hana ni we yakunda+, mugabo Yehova yari yarugaye igitereko ciwe+.
6 Umukeba wiwe na we yaramubabaza+ bimwe bikomeye kugira ngo amubuze amahoro, kuko Yehova yari yarugaye igitereko ciwe.
7 Ukwo ni ko Penina yagira ku mwaka ku mwaka+, igihe cose yaduga ku nzu ya Yehova+. Ukwo ni ko yababaza Hana, ku buryo yarira, ntarye.
8 Nuko Elikana umugabo wiwe amubwira ati: “Hana, kubera iki urira, kandi kubera iki utarya? Kubera iki umutima wawe umerewe nabi+? Mbega sinkurutira abahungu cumi+?”
9 Maze Hana arahaguruka bamaze kurya ng’aho i Shilo bakamara no kunywa, mu gihe Eli umuherezi yari yicaye ku ntebe iruhande y’igishimaryango c’urusengero+ rwa Yehova.
10 Kandi yari adundumiwe mu mutima+; atangura rero gusenga Yehova+ no kurira cane+.
11 Hanyuma agira indagano+, ati: “Ewe Yehova nyen’ingabo, niwitegereza koko amarushwa y’umushumbakazi+ wawe, ukanyibuka+ koko, kandi ntiwibagire umushumbakazi wawe, ugaha vy’ukuri umushumbakazi wawe umwana w’umuhungu, nzomuha Yehova imisi yose y’ubuzima bwiwe, kandi nta rumosho ruzogera ku mutwe wiwe+.”
12 Mu gihe yariko asenga umwanya muremure+ imbere ya Yehova, Eli yariko yihweza umunwa wiwe.
13 Ariko Hana yariko avugira mu mutima wiwe+; iminwa yiwe ni yo gusa yakubita, ijwi ryiwe ntiryumvikane. Mugabo Eli amufata nk’uwaborewe+.
14 Eli amubwira rero ati: “Uzogeza ryari kwigenza nk’uwaborewe+? Ikureko uwo muvinyu wawe.”
15 Hana aca arishura, ati: “Oya mukama wanje! Ndi umugore atuntuye ku mutima; sinanyoye umuvinyu canke inzoga iboreza, ahubwo ndiko nsuka umutima wanje imbere ya Yehova+.
16 Ntufate umushumbakazi wawe nk’umugore w’imburakimazi+, kuko gushika ubu navuze ndabitumwe n’ubwinshi bw’amaganya yanje n’akababaro kanje+.”
17 Maze Eli arishura, ati: “Genda amahoro+, Imana ya Isirayeli iguhe ico wayisavye+.”
18 Na we avuga ati: “Umusukukazi wawe nagire ubutoni mu maso yawe+.” Nuko uwo mugore aragenda hanyuma ararya+, kandi mu maso hiwe ntihasubira kuboneka amaganya+.
19 Maze bavyuka kare mu gitondo, bakubita inkoro hasi imbere ya Yehova, hanyuma basubira inyuma, baja iwabo i Rama+. Nuko Elikana aryamana+ na Hana umugore wiwe, maze Yehova aramwibuka+.
20 Nuko haciye umwaka, Hana aribungenga hanyuma avyara umuhungu araheza amwita+ Samweli, kuko yavuga ati: “Yehova ni we namusavye+.”
21 Mu nyuma, nya mugabo Elikana adugana n’urugo rwiwe rwose gushikanira Yehova ikimazi ca buri mwaka+ n’ishikanwa ryiwe ry’indagano+.
22 Ariko Hana ntiyaduga+, kuko yari yabwiye umugabo wiwe ati: “Aka gahungu kakimara gucuka+, nzokajana ata kabuza, gaseruke imbere ya Yehova, kabeyo gushika igihe kitagira urugero*+.”
23 Elikana umugabo+ wiwe aca amubwira ati: “Kora ivyo ubona ko ari vyiza mu maso yawe+. Guma i muhira gushika ugacukije. Gusa, Yehova ashitse ijambo ryiwe+.” Nya mugore rero aguma i muhira, abandanya kwonsa umuhungu wiwe gushika amucukije+.
24 Nuko akimara kumucutsa, aramudugana, hamwe n’ishūri imaze imyaka itatu, na efa* imwe y’ifu n’umubindi munini w’umuvinyu+, maze yinjira mu nzu ya Yehova i Shilo+. Kandi nya gahungu kari kumwe na we.
25 Maze bakerera nya shūri baraheza bazanira Eli+ ako gahungu.
26 Hana aca avuga ati: “Ntunga mukama wanje! Ndahiye ukubaho kwawe+ mukama wanje, ndi wa mugore yari ahagararanye nawe muri iki kibanza kugira asenge Yehova+.
27 Nasenga ku bijanye n’aka gahungu, kugira Yehova ampe ico namusaba+.
28 Nanje, ndamutije Yehova+. Imisi yose azobaho, azoba uwahawe Yehova.”
Nuko Elikana yunamira Yehova ng’aho+.
Amakuru yiyongereye
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^ Efa yari ingero yangana n’amalitiro 22.
