¹Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

¹Zvino kwakanga kuno mumwe murume weRamataimisofimi, wenyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, wainzi Erikana, mwanakomana weJehoramu, mwanakomana waErihu, mwanakomana waTohu, mwanakomana waZufi muEfurata.

²And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

²Iye wakange ana vakadzi vaviri, zita romumwe rainzi Hana, uye zita romumwe rainzi Penina; Penina wakange ana vana, asi Hana wakange asina vana.

³And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

³Zvino murume uyu waisikwira gore rimwe nerimwe achibva kuguta rake kundonamata nokubayira Jehovha wehondo paShiro. Vanakomana vaviri vaEri, Hofini naPinehasi, vakanga varipo vari vapristi vaJehovha

⁴And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

⁴Zvino zuva rokubayira kwake rakati rasvika, Erikana akapa mukadzi wake Penina, navanakomana vake vose navanasikana vake migove yavo;

⁵But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

⁵asi Hana wakamupa migove miviri; nekuti wakange achida Hana, asi Jehovha wakange azarira chizvaro chake.

⁶And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

⁶Zvino muvengi wake Penina akamunetsa kwazvo, kuti azvidye moyo, nekuti Jehovha wakazarira chizvaro chake.

⁷And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

⁷Akaita saizvozvo gore rimwe nerimwe, kana achikwira kuimba yaJehovha; akamunetsa saizvozvo, saka wakachema, akaramba kudya.

⁸Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

⁸Zvino murume wake Erikana akati kwaari, Hana, unochemeiko? Unorambireiko kudya? moyo wako une shungu nei? Ko ini handikupfuuriri vanakomana vane gumi here?

⁹So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.

⁹Saka Hana wakasimuka, vapedza kudya paShiro, uye vapedza kumwa. Zvino Eri mupristi wakange agere pachigaro chake pamukova wetemberi yaJehovha.

¹⁰And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

¹⁰Zvino Hana wakange ane shungu kwazvo, akanyengetera kuna Jehovha, akachema kwazvo.

¹¹And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

¹¹Akapika mhiko, akati, Jehovha wehondo, kana mukava nehanya kwazvo nokutambudzika komurandakadzi wenyu, mukandirangarira, mukasakangamwa murandakadzi wenyu, asi mukapa murandakadzi wenyu mwana womukomana, ipapo ndichamupa Jehovha mazuva ose oupenyu hwake, musoro wake haungaveurwi nechisvo.

¹²And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.

¹²Zvino wakati achiramba achinyengetera pamberi paJehovha, Eri akacherekedza muromo wake.

¹³Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

¹³Nekuti Hana wakange achitaura nechomumoyo make, miromo yake yoga yakanga ichimenyenyedzwa, asi inzwi rake rakanga risinganzwiki; saka Eri wakati wabatwa newaini.

¹⁴And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

¹⁴Eri akati kwaari, Ucharamba wakabatwa kusvikira rinhiko? Rasha waini yako.

¹⁵And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

¹⁵Hana akapindura akati, Kwete, ishe wangu, ndiri mukadzi ane shungu pamweya, handina kumwa waini, kana zvinobata, asi ndadurura mweya wangu pamberi paJehovha.

¹⁶Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

¹⁶Musati murandakadzi wenyu mwanasikana wakaisvoipa, nekuti kusvikira zvino ndakanga ndichitaura nokuda kokuchema kwangu kukuru nokutambudzika kwangu.

¹⁷Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

¹⁷Ipapo Eri akamupindura, akati, Enda hako norugare; Mwari waIsiraeri ngaakupe chawakakumbira kwaari.

¹⁸And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

¹⁸Iye akati, Murandakadzi wenyu ngaanzwirwe tsitsi nemi. Naizvozvo mukadzi akaenda hake, akazodya, chiso chake chikashanduka.

¹⁹And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.

¹⁹Zvino vakamuka mangwanani, vakanamata kuna Jehovha, vakadzokera ndokusvika kumba kwavo paRama; Erikana akaziva mukadzi wake Hana, Jehovha akamurangarira.

²⁰Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

²⁰Nguva yakati yapfuura, Hana akava nemimba, akabereka mwanakomana, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Samueri, achiti: Nekuti ndakamukumbira kuna Jehovha.

²¹And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

²¹Zvino murume Erikana navose veimba yake vakakwira kuna Jehovha kundobayira chibayiro chegore rimwe nerimwe, nokumupa sezvaakapika.

²²But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

²²Asi Hana haana kukwira, nekuti wakati kumurume wake, Handingakwiri kusvikira mwana arumurwa, ipapo ndichaenda naye, kuti asvike pamberi paJehovha, agarepo nokusingaperi.

²³And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

²³Erikana murume wake akati kwaari, Ita sezvaunofunga; chimbogara hako kusvikira wamurumura; asi Jehovha ngaasimbise shoko rake. Naizvozvo mukadzi akambogara hake, akayamwisa mwanakomana wake, kusvikira amurumura.

²⁴And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

²⁴Wakati arumumura, akakwira naye ane nzombe nhatu, neefa imwe youpfu, nedende rewaini, akandomuisa mumba maJehovha paShiro. Asi mwana wakange achiri muduku.

²⁵And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

²⁵Zvino vakabaya nzombe, vakaisa mwana kuna Eri.

²⁶And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.

²⁶Hana akati, Ishe wangu, nomweya wenyu mupenyu, ishe wangu, ndini mukadzi wakadeya kumira pano pamberi penyu, ndichinyengetera kuna Jehovha.

²⁷For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

²⁷Ndakakumbira mwana uyu, Jehovha akandipa chandakakumbira kwaari;

²⁸Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

²⁸saka neni ndamupa Jehovha; mazuva ose okurarama kwake wakapiwa Jehovha. Akanamata kuna Jehovha ipapo.