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

¹And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name [is] Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite,

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

²and he hath two wives, the name of the one [is] Hannah, and the name of the second Peninnah, and Peninnah hath children, and Hannah hath no children.

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

³And that man hath gone up out of his city from time to time, to bow himself, and to sacrifice, before Jehovah of Hosts, in Shiloh, and there [are] two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Jehovah.

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

⁴And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacrificeth, and he hath given to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions,

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

⁵and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion — double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;

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

⁶and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.

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

⁷And so he doth year by year, from the time of her going up into the house of Jehovah, so it provoketh her, and she weepeth, and doth not eat.

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

⁸And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?`

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

⁹And Hannah riseth after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking, and Eli the priest is sitting on the throne by the side-post of the temple of Jehovah.

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

¹⁰And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

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.

¹¹and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men — then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.`

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

¹²And it hath been, when she multiplied praying before Jehovah, that Eli is watching her mouth,

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

¹³and Hannah, she is speaking to her heart, only her lips are moving, and her voice is not heard, and Eli reckoneth her to be drunken.

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

¹⁴And Eli saith unto her, `Until when are thou drunken? turn aside thy wine from thee.`

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

¹⁵And Hannah answereth and saith, `No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I [am], and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

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

¹⁶put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.`

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

¹⁷And Eli answereth and saith, `Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.`

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

¹⁸And she saith, `Let thy handmaid find grace in thine eyes;` and the woman goeth on her way, and eateth, and her countenance hath not been [sad] for it any more.

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

¹⁹And they rise early in the morning, and bow themselves before Jehovah, and turn back, and come in unto their house in Ramah, and Elkanah knoweth Hannah his wife, and Jehovah remembereth her;

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

²⁰and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, `for, from Jehovah I have asked him.`

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

²¹And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.

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

²²And Hannah hath not gone up, for she said to her husband, `Till the youth is weaned — then I have brought him in, and he hath appeared before the face of Jehovah, and dwelt there — unto the age.`

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.

²³And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Do that which is good in thine eyes; abide till thy weaning him; only, Jehovah establish His word;` and the woman abideth and suckleth her son till she hath weaned him,

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

²⁴and she causeth him to go up with her when she hath weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she bringeth him into the house of Jehovah at Shiloh, and the youth [is but] a youth.

²⁵Zvino vakabaya nzombe, vakaisa mwana kuna Eri.

²⁵And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,

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

²⁶and she saith, `O, my lord, thy soul liveth! my lord, I [am] the woman who stood with thee in this [place], to pray unto Jehovah;

²⁷Ndakakumbira mwana uyu, Jehovha akandipa chandakakumbira kwaari;

²⁷for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him;

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

²⁸and also I have caused him to be asked for Jehovah, all the days that he hath lived — he is asked for Jehovah;` and he boweth himself there before Jehovah.