1Hali muntu muguma w’e Ramatayimi, omu birhondo by’e Efrayimu, izîno lyâge ye Elkana, mwene Yerohami, mwene Elihu, mwene Tohu, mwene Sufu, Muefrayimu.2Aligwêrhe bakazi babirhi: muguma ye wali Ana, owundi erhi ye Penina, Penina aligwêrhe abâna, ci Ana yêhe arhalibagwêrhe.3Ngasi mwâka, Elkana akagirherema kurhenga omu lugo lwâbo, mpu agend’iharâmya, n’okurhûla Nyamuzinda, Mwâmi w’igulu lyoshi enterekêro e Silo. Aho habâga bâna babirhi ba Eli, Hofni na Pinehasi, bo bâli badâhwa ba Nyakasane.4Lusiku luguma, Elkana arhula enterekêro; aha mukâge Penina n’abâna bâge boshi ebigabi byâbo.5Ci kwône Ana ahâbwa bigabi bibirhi, bulya azigiraga Ana bwenêne, ciru akabà Nyakasane alimugumbize, kwarhuma arhaburha.6Naye owâbo akamuhà ebinioko lyo amuyîrha burhè bulya Nyamuzinda amugumbize.7Kwo byanakazig’ibà ntyo ngasi mwâka, erhi barheremeraga omu ka-Nyamuzinda emwa Nyakasane: owâbo akamuhà ebinioko, naye Ana akalaka n’okulakûla, akaleka okulya?8Ibà Elkana amudôsa erhi: «Bici birhuma omurhima gwâwe gubà burhè? K’arhali nie mukulu kulusha bâna ikumi?»
Omusengero gwa Ana
9Erhi bayûsa okulya n’okusûza eyo Silo, Ana ayimanga. Naye Eli Mudâhwa Mukulu, alidahîre oku citumbi câge oku mulirango gw’aka-Nyamuzinda.10Omu burhè buyunjwîre emurhima gwâge, Ana akashenga Nyamubâho anavugumula emirenge minji.11Alaganya Nyamubâho, erhi: Ewe Mwâmi w’igulu lyoshi, okalola omungo gwa mwambalikazi wâwe, onakengere, orhaciyibagiri mwambalikazi wâwe, omu kumushobôza omwânarhabana, ntyo nanamurherekêra Nyamubâho ensiku zoshi z’obuzîne bwâge, ciru n’olugembe lurhakagera okw’irhwe lyâge ciru n’eliguma.12Ana akalalira okushenga, omu murhima gwâge, Nyamubâho oku ntyo. Eli akalolêreza oku akanwa kâge kadwîrhe kaderha burhahusa,13Ana akagiderhera omu murhima gwâge; akanwa kâge kakagiderha buzira kuhundûla, ciru Eli acîkebwa mpu alalusire.14Eli amubwîra erhi: «Endalwè yâwe mangaci yahwa? Kabulira kuli amamvu gâwe»,15Ana amushuza erhi: «Nanga arhali ntyo, waliha, niono ndi mukazi obabîre e murhima, ntanywiri mamvu nîsi erhi ngasi kantu kalalusa, ci kwônene ndwîrhe nadubulira omurhima gwâni embere za Nyakasane.16“Orhamanyaga mpu mwambalikazi wâwe ali mukazi mugalugalu: ebinakagiderha, kuhika buno, nabiderhaga erhi mungo na burhè bunene burhuma”».17Ago mango Eli amushuza erhi: «Genda n’omurhûla, Nyamuzinda w’Israheli ayumvîrhîze omusengero gwâwe»18Naye amushuza, erhi: «Mwambalikazi wâwe ashobôle eyo nshôkano obwîne.» Oyo mugoli acîgendera emwâge, lêro naye alya, n’obusù bwâge burhaciri nk’embere.Okuburhwa kwa Samweli
19Bazûka lubungo bungo, baharâmya Nyakasane, bagaluka bahika emwâbo e Rama. Elkana abonana bona mukâge Ana. Naye Nyakasane amukengêra.20Erhi amango gâge gahika Ana abà izîmi, lyaburha murhabana, amuyîrika izîno lya Samweli, aderha erhi: bulya nalimusengera Nyakasane.21Erhi omwâka guhwa, ibà Elkana, haguma n’enyumpa yâge arherema mpu ajirhûla enterekêro ya ngasi mwâka, kwo na kuyûkiriza eciragâne câge.22Ana yêhe arharheremaga bulya amâderha erhi: «Ci omwâna arhacinena okuyonka. Hano anena amonka lyo namurheremana, niene rhumumoleke Nyakasane anayôrheyo ensiku zoshi».23Elkana amushuza erhi: «Ojire oku olonzize, olinde kuhika omulekêse amonka. Nyamubâho ayûkiriza akanwa kâge».24Erhi ayûsimulekêsa okuyonka, Ana ahêka Samweli n’empanzi ya myâka isharhu, n’omulengo gw’enshâno n’entendere y’idivayi, abihêka omwo ka Nyamuzinda eyo Silo bon’oyo mwâna.25Banacibâga erya mpanzi, n’omwâna bamuhêkera Eli.26Amubwîra, erhi: «Onyumve Yâgirwa! oku niolya mukazi waliyimanzire ahâla bunene zâwe, erhi ndwîrhe nashenga Nyamubâho.27Ye mwâna nakagishenga okushobôla emwa Nyamubâho oyu ananshobôza omusengero gwâni.28Nâni buno namarhûla Nyamubâho oyo mwâna: Ensiku zoshi z’obuzîne bwâge ayôrha mwa mbali wâge». Naye Eli aharâmya Nyamubâho.