1 Samuweli 2–3

USamuweli uMprofeti

Inkwenkwe eyabizwa yiNKosi

U-Eli uthetha namadoda

Ixesha elide, amaSirayeli ayengenaye umprofeti weNkosi owayenokuwakhokela. Endaweni yoko, amaSirayeli ayelawulwa ngabagwebi iminyaka emininzi. Ngeli xesha, uHana waye wazisa unyana wakhe omncinane uSamuweli ukuba ayokuhlala no-Eli, owayengumbingeleli nomgwebi wakwaSirayeli. USamuweli wayencedisa u-Eli etempileni.

1 Samuweli 2:11, 18, 26; 3:1

Oonyana baka-Eli besiba iimpahla

Oonyana baka-Eli ababini nabo babencedisa etempileni, kodwa babesiba iminikelo eyayibekelwe iNkosi. Abanye abantu baye bakhalaza ku-Eli, kodwa u-Eli akazange abohlwaye.

1 Samuweli 2:12–17, 22–23

Samuweli

Ngolunye urhatya uSamuweli weva ilizwi limbiza. Wayecinga ukuba yayingu-Eli, ngoko ke uSamuweli waya kuye. Kodwa u-Eli wayengazange ambize. U-Eli waxelela uSamuweli ukuba abuyele ebhedini.

1 Samuweli 3:3–5

USamuweli uthetha no-Eli

USamuweli weva ilizwi limbiza okwesibini. Yena waya ku-Eli kwaye wambuza ukuba wayefuna ntoni na. Kodwa u-Eli wayengazange ambize. U-Eli waxelela uSamuweli ukuba abuyele ebhedini.

1 Samuweli 3:6

U-Eli uthetha noSamuweli

USamuweli weva ilizwi limbiza okwesithathu. Waye waya ku-Eli kwakhona kwaye wambuza ukuba wayefuna ntoni na. Kweli ixesha, u-Eli wayesazi ukuba yayiyiNkosi eyayithetha noSamuweli. U-Eli waxelela uSamuweli ukuba abuyele ebhedini. U-Eli wathi ukuba iNkosi yaye yambiza kwakhona, uSamuweli kwakuzo kufuneka ukuba amamele.

1 Samuweli 3:8–9

USamuweli uthetha noThixo

USamuweli weva ilizwi limbiza kwakhona. Kweli ixesha uSamuweli waye wacela iNkosi ukuba ithethe kwaye wathi wayemamele. INkosi yaxelela uSamuweli ukuba kwakungalunganga ukuba u-Eli avumele oonyana bakhe abakhohlakeleyo bancedise etempileni. Usapho luka-Eli lwalungasavumelekanga ukuba luncedise apho kwakhona.

1 Samuweli 3:10–14

USamuweli no-Eli bethetha

Ngosuku olulandelayo, u-Eli wabuza uSamuweli ukuba iNkosi yayisithini na. USamuweli waye wamxelela. U-Eli wayesazi ukuba iNkosi yayithetha ngoSamuweli.

1 Samuweli 3:15–18

USamuweli ejonge abantu

Iindaba zaye zagcwala kulo lonke ilizwe lakwaSirayeli. Abantu babesazi ukuba iNkosi yayikhethe uSamuweli abengumprofeti waYo.

1 Samuweli 3:19–20