25 Munthu akacimwira munthu mnzace oweruza adzaweruza mrandu wace; koma ngati munthu acimwira Yehova, adzampembedzera ndani? Koma ngakhale adatero, iwo aja anakhalabe osamvera mau a atate wao, cifukwa Yehova adati adzawaononga.
26 Ndipo mwanayo Samueli anakulakula, ndipo Yehova ndi anthu omwe anamkomera mtima.
27 Ndipo anafika kwa Eli munthu wa Mulungu, nanena naye, Atero Yehova, Kodi Ine ndinadziulula kwa banja la kholo lako, muja anali m'Aigupto, m'nyumba ya Farao?
28 Kodi sindinasankhula iye pakati pa mafuko onse a Israyeli, akhale wansembe wanga, kuti apereke nsembe pa guwa langa, nafukize zonunkhira, nabvale efodi pamaso panga? Kodi sindinapatsa banja la kholo lako zopereka zonse za kumoto za ana a Israyeli?
29 Nanga umaponnderezeranji nsembe yanga ndi copereka canga, zimene ndinalamulira m'mokhalamo mwanga; ndipo ucitira ana ako ulemu koposa Ine, kudzinenepetsa inu nokha ndi zokometsetsa za zopereka zao zonse za Aisrayeli, anthu anga?
30 Cifukwa cace Yehova Mulungu wa Israyeli akuti, Ndinaterodi kuti banja lako ndi banja la kholo lako lidzayenda pamaso panga nthawi zonse; koma tsopano Yehova ati, Cikhale kutali ndi Ine; popeza amene andilemekeza Ine, Inenso ndidzawalemekeza iwowa, ndipo akundipeputsa Ine, adzapeputsidwa.
31 Ona, masiku alinkudza amene ndidzadula dzanja lako, ndi dzanja la nyumba ya kholo lako, kuti m'banja lako musakhalenso nkhalamba,