3 isibani sikaNkulunkulu sasingakacimi, uSamuweli elele ethempelini likaJehova, lapho kwakukhona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu,
4 uJehova wambiza uSamuweli; wathi yena: “Ngilapha.”
5 Wagijimela ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.”Wathi: “Angikubizanga; buya ulale.” Wahamba, walala.
6 UJehova waphinda wambiza uSamuweli. USamuweli wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.”Wathi: “Angikubizanga, ndodana yami; buya ulale.”
7 Kepha uSamuweli wayengakamazi uJehova, nezwi likaJehova lalingakambulelwa kuye.
8 UJehova wambiza uSamuweli ngokwesithathu. Wavuka, waya ku-Eli, wathi: “Ngilapha, njengokuba ungibizile.”U-Eli wayeseqonda ukuthi nguJehova ombizile umntwana.
9 U-Eli wathi kuSamuweli: “Hamba, ulale; kuyakuthi uma ekubiza, usho ukuthi: ‘Khuluma, Jehova, ngokuba inceku yakho iyezwa.’ ” Wayesehamba uSamuweli, walala endaweni yakhe.