¹Hana akanyengetera, akati, moyo wangu unofarira Jehovha, Runyanga rwangu rwakakwiridzwa muna Jehovha; Muromo wangu wakashamira vavengi vangu nekuti ndinofarira ruponeso rwenyu.

¹And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation.

²Hakuna mutsvene wakafanana naJehovha nekuti hakuna mumwe kunze kwenyu. Uye hakuna dombo rakafanana naMwari wedu.

²There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.

³Musaramba muchitaura muchizvikudza zvikuru, Ukururi ngahurege kubuda pamiromo yenyu, nekuti Jehovha ndiMwari unoziva, Mabasa avanhu anoyerwa naye.

³Ye multiply not — ye speak haughtily — The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge [is] Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.

⁴Uta hwevanhu vane simba hwakavhunika, Vakanga vachigumburwa vakasungwa zvino nesimba.

⁴Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

⁵Vakanga vakaguta vakandobatira zvokudya zvavo,Vakanga vane nzara vozorora. wakange asingabereki wakabereka vanomwe; Asi iye wakange ana vana vazhinji woshaiwa simba.

⁵The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished.

⁶Jehovha ndiye unouraya, nokuraramisawo; Ndiye unoburusira kuhwiro, nokukwidzawo.

⁶Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

⁷Jehovha ndiye unopa urombo, ndiye unofumisawo. Ndiye unodukupisa, nokukwiridzawo.

⁷Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

⁸Ndiye unosimudza varombo paguruva, Unosimudza rombe, achimubvisa padurunhuru; Kuti avagarise pamwechete namachinda, Avagarise nhaka yechigaro choushe chinobwinya. nekuti mbiru dzenyika ndedzaJehovha, Iye wakateya nyika pamusoro padzo.

⁸He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

⁹Uchachengeta tsoka dzavatsvene vake, Asi vakaipa vachanyaradzwa murima; nekuti hakuna munhu achakunda nesimba rake.

⁹The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

¹⁰Vanorwa naJehovha vachapwanyiwa; Uchavatinhirira ari kudenga; Jehovha uchatonga migumo yenyika; Uchapa mambo wake simba, Nokukwiridza runyanga rwomuzodzwa wake.

¹⁰Jehovah — broken down are His adversaries, Against them in the heavens He thundereth: Jehovah judgeth the ends of earth, And giveth strength to His king, And exalteth the horn of His anointed.`

¹¹Zvino Erikana akaenda kumba kwake paRama. Mwana akabatira Jehovha pamberi pomupristi Eri.

¹¹And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, [in] the presence of Eli the priest;

¹²Zvino vanakomana vaEri vakanga vari vanhu vakaisvoipa; havana kurangarira Jehovha.

¹²and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.

¹³Tsika yavapristi pamberi pavanhu yakanga iri iyi, Kana ani nani akauya nechibayiro, muranda womupristi waiuya ane chibayiso chenyama china meno matatu muruoko rwake, kana nyama ichibikwa;

¹³And the custom of the priests with the people [is]: any man sacrificing a sacrifice — then hath the servant of the priest come in when the flesh is boiling, and the hook of three teeth in his hand,

¹⁴zvino ndokubaya nacho mugango, kana muhadyana, kana mugate, kana muhari; zvose zvaibudiswa nechibayiso chenyama zvaitorwa nomupristi. Ndizvo zvavaiitira vaIsiraeri vose vaiuya paShiro.

¹⁴and hath struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the hook bringeth up doth the priest take for himself; thus they do to all Israel who are coming in, there, in Shiloh.

¹⁵Zvino kunyange vasati vapisa mafuta, muranda womupristi waiuya, ndokuti kumunhu wakange achibayira, Ndipe nyama yokugochera mupristi; nekuti haangagamuchiri kwauri nyama yakabikwa, asi mbishi.

¹⁵Also before they make perfume with the fat — then hath the priest`s servant come in, and said to the man who is sacrificing, `Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he doth not take of thee flesh boiled, but raw;`

¹⁶Zvino kana munhu uyo akati kwaari, Ngavatange kupisa mafuta, ugotora hako zvose zvinodikamwa nomoyo wako, ipapo iye ndokuti, Kwete, chindipa iyo zvino; kana usingadi, ndichatora nesimba.

¹⁶and the man saith unto him, `Let them surely make a perfume (as to-day) with the fat, then take to thee as thy soul desireth;` and he hath said to him, `Surely now thou dost give; and if not — I have taken by strength.`

¹⁷Zvivi zvamajaya zvakanga zviri zvikuru pamberi paJehovha, nekuti vanhu vakazvidza chipiriso chaJehovha.

¹⁷And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.

¹⁸Asi Samueri waibata pamberi paJehovha, achiri mwana hake, akasungwa chiuno neefodhi yomucheka.

¹⁸And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

¹⁹Namai vakewo vakamuitira nguvo duku, vakauya nayo kwaari gore rimwe nerimwe, kana ouya nomurume wake kuzobayira chibayiro chegore rimwe nerimwe.

¹⁹and a small upper coat doth his mother make to him, and she hath brought it up to him from time to time, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.

²⁰Eri akaropafadza Erikana nomukadzi wake, akati, Jehovha ngaakupe vana kumukadzi uyu panzvimbo yaiye wamakapa Jehovha. Vakaenda kumusha kwavo.

²⁰And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;` and they have gone to their place.

²¹Zvino Jehovha akashanyira Hana, akava nemimba, akazobereka vanakomana vatatu navanasikana vaviri. Iye mwana Samueri akazokura pamberi paJehovha.

²¹When Jehovah hath looked after Hannah, then she conceiveth and beareth three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel groweth up with Jehovah.

²²Zvino Eri wakange akwegura kwazvo, akanzwa zvose zvakanga zvichiitirwa vaIsiraeri vose navanakomana vake, namavatire avaiita navakadzi vaibata basa pamukova wetende rokusangana.

²²And Eli [is] very old, and hath heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling [at] the opening of the tent of meeting,

²³Akati kwavari, Munoitireiko zvinhu zvakadai? nekuti ndinongosinzwa kuvanhu vose ava zvakaipa zvamunoita.

²³and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people — these!

²⁴Kwete, vana vangu; nekuti mashoko andinonzwa haana kunaka; munodarikisa vanhu vaJehovha.

²⁴Nay, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good causing the people of Jehovah to transgress. —

²⁵Kana munhu mumwe akatadzira mumwe, mutongi uchamutonga mhosva yake, asi kana munhu akatadzira Jehovha, ndianiko uchamureverera? Kunyange zvakadaro, havana kuteerera inzwi rababa vavo, nekuti Jehovha wakange achida kuvauraya.

²⁵If a man sin against a man, then hath God judged him; but if against Jehovah a man sin, who doth pray for him?` and they hearken not to the voice of their father, though Jehovah hath delighted to put them to death.

²⁶Iye mwana Samueri akaramba achikura, akadikamwa naJehovha uye navanhuwo.

²⁶And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good both with Jehovah, and also with men.

²⁷Zvino mumwe murume waMwari akauya kuna Eri, akati kwaari, Zvanzi naJehovha, Handina kuzviratidza here kuimba yababa vako, vachiri Egipita vakasungwa neimba yaFarao here?

²⁷And there cometh a man of God unto Eli, and saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah, Was I really revealed unto the house of thy father in their being in Egypt, before Pharaoh`s house,

²⁸Handina kumutsaura here pakati pamarudzi aIsiraeri, kuti ave mupristi wangu, akwire kuatari yangu kupisa zvinonhuhwira, nokufuka efodhi pamberi pangu here? Handina kupa imba yababa vako zvipiriso zvose zvavana vaIsiraeri zvinopiswa here?

²⁸even to choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to Me for a priest, to go up on Mine altar, to make a perfume, to bear an ephod before Me, and I give to the house of thy father all the fire-offerings of the sons of Israel?

²⁹Zvino munofunhurireiko chibayiro changu nechipiriso changu, zvandakaraira mumba mangu, mukakudza vanakomana venyu kukundeni, mukazvikodza nezvipiriso zvakanakisa zvavanhu vangu valsiraeri here?

²⁹Why do ye kick at My sacrifice, and at Mine offering which I commanded [in] My habitation, and dost honour thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat from the first part of every offering of Israel, of My people?

³⁰Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha waIsiraeri, Ndakada nomoyo wose kuti imba yako, neimba yababa vako, vafambe pamberi pangu nokusingaperi, asi zvino zvanzi naJehovha, Handingadaro, nekuti vanondikudza ndichavakudzawo, vanondizvidza ndichavashorawo.

³⁰`Therefore — the affirmation of Jehovah, God of Israel — I certainly said, Thy house and the house of thy father, do walk up and down before Me to the age; and now — the affirmation of Jehovah — Far be it from Me! for he who is honouring Me, I honour, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.

³¹Tarira, mazuva achasvika, andichagura nawo ruoko rwako, noruoko rweveimba yababa vako, kusvikira pasisina mutana paimba yako.

³¹`Lo, days [are] coming, and I have cut off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an old man is not in thy house;

³²Uchaona kutambudzika kweimba yangu, pakati pefuma yose ichapiwa Isiraeri naMwari; hapangazovi nomutana paimba yako nokusingaperi.

³²and thou hast beheld an adversary [in My] habitation, in all that He doth good with Israel, and there is not an old man in thy house all the days.

³³Munhu weimba yako wandicharega kubvisa paatari yangu, iye uchapedza meso ako, nokuchemedza moyo wako; vana vose veimba yako vachafa vachiri varume vane simba ravo.

³³`And the man I cut not off of thine from Mine altar, [is] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house do die men;

³⁴Zvino hechi chiratidzo chandinokupa, chichaitika kuvanakomana vako vaviri Hofini naPinehasi, vachafa vose vari vaviri nomusi mumwe.

³⁴and this [is] to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas — in one day they die both of them;

³⁵Neni ndichazvimutsira mupristi wakatendeka; uchaita zviri pamoyo wangu nomurangariro wangu; ndichamuvakira imba yakasimba, uchafamba pamberi pomuzodzwa wangu nokusingaperi.

³⁵and I have raised up for Me a stedfast priest; as in My heart and in My soul he doth do; and I have built for him a stedfast house, and he hath walked up and down before Mine anointed all the days;

³⁶Zvino mumwe nomumwe unenge asara paimba yako, uchauya kuzomupfugamira, achikumbira chimari chesirivha nebundu rechingwa, achiti, Dondipaiwo rimwe basa ravapristi, ndidyewo chimedu chechingwa.

³⁶and it hath been, every one who is left in thy house doth come in to bow himself to him, for a wage of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath said, Admit me, I pray thee, unto one of the priest`s offices, to eat a morsel of bread.`