19 Bavuka kusasa ngengomso, baqubuda phambi koYehova, babuya, bangena endlwini yabo eRama.UElikana wamazi uHana umkakhe; uYehova wamkhumbula.
20 Kwathi ukufezeka kwemihla, wamitha uHana, wazala unyana, wamthiya igama elinguSamuweli,* esithi, Kungokuba ndamcelayo kuYehova.
21 Yenyuka indoda leyo inguElikana nendlu yayo yonke, ukuba ibingelele kuYehova umbingelelo womnyaka, inesibhambathiso sayo.
22 Ke yena uHana akanyukanga; ngokuba wathi kwindoda yakhe, Kokha kulunyulwe umntwana, ndandule ke ukumzisa abonakale phambi koYehova, ahlale khona kude kuse ephakadeni.
23 Wathi uElikana indoda yakhe kuye, Yenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho; hlala ude umlumle; ke uYehova makalimise ilizwi lakhe. Wahlala ke umfazi, wanyisa unyana wakhe wada wamlumla.
24 Wenyuka naye, akuba emlumle, eneenkunzi ezintathu ezintsha, ne-efa* yomgubo, nentsuba yewayini, wamsa endlwini kaYehova eShilo, umntwana lowo esemncinane.
25 Bayixhela inkunzi entsha, bamsa umntwana kuEli.