1. Wathi uYehova kuSamuweli, Ùya kumlilela kude kube nini na uSawule, ndimcekisile nje ukuba angabi kumkani kumaSirayeli? Zalisa isigodlo sakho ngeoli, uhambe; ndiya kukuthumela kuYese waseBhetelehem; ngokuba ndizibonele ukumkani koonyana bakhe.
2. Wathi uSamuweli, Ndothini na ukuya? USawule uya kuva, andibulale. Wathi uYehova, Thabatha ithokazi lenkomo uye nalo, uthi, Ndizé kubingelela kuYehova.
3. Ummemele embingelelweni uYese; ndokwazisa mna into owoyenza, undithambisele endiya kuthetha kuwe ngaye.
4. Wakwenza uSamuweli akuthethileyo, waya eBhetelehem. Othuka ke amadoda amakhulu omzi, eza kumkhawulela, athi, Ùza uxolile na?
5. Wathi, Ndixolile; ndizé kubingelela kuYehova; zingcwaliseni, nize nam embingelelweni. Wamngcwalisa uYese noonyana bakhe, wabamemela embingelelweni.
6. Kwathi, ekuzeni kwabo, wabona uEliyabhi, wathi, Inene, uphambi koYehova umthanjiswa wakhe.
7. Wathi uYehova kuSamuweli, Musa ukukhangela imbonakalo yakhe, nokuphakama kwesithomo sakhe, ngokuba ndimcekisile. Andikhangeli njengokukhangela komntu; ngokuba umntu ukhangela umphandle, uYehova ukhangela intliziyo.
8. UYese wabiza uAbhinadabhi, wamgqithisa phambi koSamuweli. Wathi, Naló uYehova akamnyulanga.
9. UYese wagqithisa uShama. Wathi, Naló uYehova akamnyulanga.
10. UYese wagqithisa ke oonyana bakhe abasixhenxe phambi koSamuweli. Wathi uSamuweli kuYese, Aba uYehova akabanyulanga.