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Musengwa Katonda abonekera Samueli
1Agho mu biseera ebyo, omulenzi Samueli yali agheereza Musengwa Katonda nga Eli n’amulabirira. Era Musengwa Katonda yali tatera kwogera na bantu, waire okubabonekera.
2Lwali lulala obwire, Eli ng’alambaire mu kifo kye, aye yali takaabona bukalamu olw’ekifu ekyali kitooleire okumwidha ku maiso. 3Eitaala lya Katonda lyali likaali kuzikira era nga Samueli alambaire mu isinzizo lya Musengwa Katonda omwali Esanduuku ya Katonda. 4Agho Musengwa Katonda yaayeta ati: “Samueli, Samueli!” Samueli yaavugira ati: “Wangi.” 5Yaalumuka yaaja ye Eli, yaamukoba ati: “Ndi ghano ndidhie isebo, kuba ondhese.” Aye Eli yaamukoba ati: “Tikwese, irayo olambaale.” Kale Samueli yairayo, yaalambaala.
6Kabiri Musengwa Katonda yaayeta ati: “Samueli.” Era Samueli yaasituka, yaaja ye Eli yaamukoba ati: “Ndi ghano ndidhie isebo, kuba ondhese.” Aye Eli yaamukoba ati: “Mwana wange, tikwese. Irayo olambaale.” 7Samueli yali akaali kumanha Musengwa Katonda, era Musengwa Katonda yali tayogerangaku na Samueli oyo.
8Musengwa Katonda yaayeta Samueli kabiri omukuzi ogwokusatu. Era yaasituka yaaja ye Eli yaamukoba ati: “Ndi ghano ndidhie isebo kuba ondhese.” Olwo Eli yaakitegeera nga Musengwa Katonda n’eyali ali kweta omulenzi. 9Kale yaakoba Samueli ati: “Ja olambaale. Bw’anaakweta oidha kumukoba oti, ‘Wo Musengwa Katonda, yogera, omwiru wo ali kuwulira.’ ” Kale Samueli yairayo yaalambaala mu kifo kye.
10Agho Musengwa Katonda yaidha yaayemerera agho, yaayeta nga bwe yakola ku mikuzi gire egindi, ati: “Samueli, Samueli.” Samueli yaamukoba ati: “Musengwa Katonda yogera, omwiru wo ali kuwulira.”
11Agho Musengwa Katonda yaakoba Samueli ati: “Bona eno, ndi kumpi okukola ekintu mu Isiraeli muno, ekiriwaawaaza amatu ga buli muntu alikiwulira. 12Ku lunaku olwo nja kutuukiriza byonabyona bye neesoomera okukola Eli n’ab’endhu ye, okuva ku kisooka okutuuka ku kisembayo. 13Era nakobera Eli oyo nti nja kubonereza ab’endhu ye ebyanda n’ebyanda, olw’ebibi bye yamanha obukalamu kuba batabane be baavuma Katonda aye yaaloba kubaloberanga. 14Olw’ekyo neerayiriire eri endhu ya Eli, nti mu byanda byonabyona ebiriiragho, ezira musengo oba kigheebwayo kirisobola kubatoolaku kibi kyaibwe ekyo.” 15Samueli yaasigala mu buliri okutuusa bwe bwakya. Agho yaasituka, yaigula endhigi edh’endhu ya Musengwa Katonda. Yali ali kutya okukobera Eli ebyali mu kubonekerwa okwo. 16Aye Eli yaamweta ati: “Mwana wange, Samueli.” Samueli yaavugira ati: “Wangi isebo.”
17Eli yaamubuuza ati: “Kiki Musengwa Katonda kye yakukobye? Otakingisa. Katonda k’akubonereze inho, bw’ongisa ekintu kyonakyona ku ebyo bye yakukobye.” 18Kale Samueli yaamukobera byonabyona nga ghazira ky’amugisiisa naire. Eli yaakoba ati: “Oyo ni Musengwa Katonda, k’akole mwene ky’abona nga n’ekirungi.”
19Samueli yaakula, era Musengwa Katonda yaabanga ghalala naye. Musengwa Katonda yaaloba kuganhanga Samueli oyo ky’akobye ni kiroba kutuukirira. 20Agho Abaisiraeli boonaboona, okuva e Dani okutuuka e Beerisheba, baamanha bati Samueli akakasiibwa okuba omulanzi wa Musengwa Katonda. 21Musengwa Katonda yaayongeranga okubonekera mu Shilo, ye yeeyolekera Samueli, era yaayogeranga naye. Era buli Samueli kye yayogeranga, ng’Abaisiraeli boonaboona bakiwulirisa.