Omuwa ti ihololele Samuel
1 Pomasiku ngeyaka, manga Samuel a li ta longele Omuwa mewiliko lyaEli, omalaka ga za kOmuwa, oga li ga pumba, nomamoniko oga li gaa ko we. 2 Uusiku umwe omusamane Eli, ngoka a li ihaa mono ko we nawa, okwa li a lala kontala ye a kotha. 3 Samuel wo okwa li a kothela motempeli, moka mwa li oshikethahangano oshiyapuki. Manga inaaku sha, nonyeka ya li ya minikila natango, 4 Omuwa okwi ithana Samuel. Samuel a yamukula: “Tatekulu!” 5 Nokwa matukile kuEli e ta ti: “Ongame nguka wi ithana.”
Ihe Eli okwa yamukula: “Inandi ku ithana; inda, u ka lale.” Onkee Samuel okwa shuna, a ka lale.
6-7 Omuwa okwi ithana ishewe Samuel. Omumati ina tseya nando kutya oye Omuwa, oshoka Omuwa okwa li inaa popya naye nale. Onkee okwa penduka po nokwa yi kuEli e ta ti: “Owi ithana ndje, ongame nguka.”
Ihe Eli okwa yamukula: “Mumwandje, inandi ku ithana; shuna, u ka lale.”
8 Omuwa okwi ithana Samuel olutitatu. Okwa penduka e ta yi kuEli e ta ti: “Ongoye wi ithana ndje, ongame nguka.”
Nena Eli okwa dhimbulula kutya Omuwa oye ti ithana omumati. 9 Onkee okwa ti kuye: “Inda, u ka lale; nongele te ku ithana ishewe, tya: ‘Popya, Omuwa, omuntu gwoye onda pulakena.’ ” Osho ngaaka Samuel okwa shuna, a ka lale.
10 Omuwa okwe ya nokwa thikama hwiyaka, nokwi ithana ngaashi nale: “Samuel! Samuel!”
Samuel okwa yamukula: “Popya, omuntu gwoye onda pulakena.”
11 Omuwa okwa ti kuye: “Pomasiku ngaka mAaisraeli otii ka ninga mo oshinima oshitilithi, nakehe ngoka te shi uvu, ota ka kunkwa. 12 Mesiku ndyoka otandi ka tsakanitha omalondodho gandje agehe megumbo lyaEli okuza ketameko sigo okehulilo. 13 Onde mu lombwela nale nokuli kutya otandi ka geela egumbo lye sigo aluhe, oshoka oyana oya dhini ndje. Eli okwa li e shi shi sho haa ningi, ihe ine ya ganda. 14 Onkee onda gana kutya eyono lyezimo lyaEli itali ka kuthwa po komafikilondjambo nenge kiikulyandjambo.”
15 Samuel okwa kala a lala sigo ongula; nena okwa penduka e te egulula omiyelo dhongulu yOmuwa. Okwa li a tila okuhokololela Eli emoniko ndyoka. 16 Eli okwe mu ithana a ti: “Samuel, mumati gwandje!”
Samuel okwa yamukula a ti: “Ee, tatekulu!”
17 Eli okwe mu pula a ti: “Omuwa okwe ku lombwele shike? Ino holeka ndje nando osha. Kalunga ne ku geele sigo aluhe, ngele ito hokololele ndje adhihe ndhoka a ti.” 18 Onkee Samuel okwe mu lombwele adhihe; ina holeka po nando osha. Eli okwa ti: “Oye Omuwa; na longe shoka she mu opalela.”
19 Samuel okwa koko, Omuwa okwa li pamwe naye nokwa tsakanitha oohapu dhe adhihe a li e dhi mu lombwele. 20 Onkee Aaisraeli ayehe moshilongo ashihe, okuza kuDan sigo okuBeersheba, oya li ya tseya kutya Samuel oye omuhunganeki gwOmuwa. 21 Omuwa okwa tsikile okwiiholola muShilo, moka a holokele Samuel nokupopya naye. NaSamuel ngele a popi, nena Aaisraeli ayehe oya pulakene.
Samuel ta ifanwa kOmwene
1 Ndele omumati Samuel okwa longela Omwene kokuulikilwa kuEli. Neendjovo dOmwene oda li da pumba pomafiku enya. Kakwa li omamoniko mahapu. 2 Mefimbo linya, fimbo Eli a nangala monhele yaye, omesho aye a hovela okutwika, ye ita dulu vali okumona ko, 3 nolamba yaKalunga inai dima natango, naSamuel okwa nangala a kofa motembeli yOmwene, omo mwa li oshikefa shaKalunga, 4 Omwene okwa ifana Samuel, ndele ye okwa nyamukula ta ti: “Aame ou!” 5 Opo nee ye okwa ya kuEli ndele ta ti: “Aame ou, owa ifana nge.” Ndelenee ye okwa nyamukula: “Ame inandi ku ifana; inda u ka nangale vali. Opo nee ye okwa ya a ka nangale. 6 Omwene okwa ifana vali Samuel, ndele Samuel okwa penduka ndele ta i kuEli ta ti: Aame ou, wa ifana nge. Ndelenee ye okwa nyamukula, ta ti: Ame inandi ku ifana omumwange. Inda nee hano u ka nangale vali.” 7 Ndelenee Samuel ina shiiva natango Omwene. Nondjovo yOmwene inai mu hololelwa natango. 8 NOmwene okwa ifana Samuel olutitatu. Ndele ye okwa penduka ndele ta i kuEli ndele ta ti: “Aame ou, osheshi ove owa ifana nge.” Opo nee Eli e shi dimbulukwa nokutya, Omwene okwa ifana omumati. 9 Onghee hano Eli okwa lombwela Samuel ndele ta ti: Inda u ka nangale, ndele Ye ngeenge te ku ifana, u nokunyamukula: “Popya Omwene, omupiya woye ta udu ko.” Opo nee Samuel okwa ya a ka nangale monhele yaye.
10 Opo nee Omwene e uya nokwa kala ofika ndele ta ifana ngaashi shito: Samuel, Samuel! Ndele Samuel okwa nyamukula: “Popya, osheshi omupiya woye ta udu ko.” 11 Opo nee Omwene okwa tya kuSamuel: “Tala, Ame ohandi ka ninga oshinima shimwe muIsrael, keshe ou te shi udu, omatwi aye avali otaa ka uma. 12 Mefiku tuu olo Ame ohandi ka wanifila Eli ashishe osho nde shi tongela epata laye, okehovelo fiyo okexulilo. 13 Ndele Ame ohandi ke mu hololela nokutya Ame ohandi tokola epata laye fiyo alushe omolwoulunde ou e u shii, osheshi ovana vaye ovamati ve lietela oshififohoni, ndelenee ye ine va handukila shili. 14 Onghee hano Ame ohandi anene epata laEli. Oshili, oulunde wepata laEli itau ka dimwa po fiyo alushe komatomenoyambo ile keendjayambo.”
15 Ndele Samuel okwa nangala fiyo ongula. Ndele ye okwa yeulula oivelo yongulu yOmwene. Ndelenee Samuel okwa tila okuhepaululila Eli emoniko olo. 16 Ndele Eli okwa ifana Samuel ndele ta ti: “Samuel, omumwange!” Ndele ye okwa nyamukula: “Aame ou!” 17 Opo nee Eli ta pula: “Ondjovo ei wa lombwelwa kuye otai ti shike? Ino i holeka nge. Kalunga ne ku handukile paife nokomesho, ngeenge to holeke nge sha shomudo Ye e di ku lombwela.” 18 Ndele Samuel okwe mu hepaululila eendjovo adishe, ine mu holeka nande sha. Ndele ye ta ti: “Oye Omwene. Ye na ninge eshi tashi mu wapalele.”
19 Ndele Samuel okwa kula, nOmwene a kala naye. Ndele ye ina efa nande ondjovo imwe yomeendjovo adishe i wile poshi. 20 Ndele Israel ashishe okudja kuDan fiyo okuBerseba sha shiiva nokutya, Samuel a tulwa po omuxunganeki wOmwene. 21 NOmwene okwa holoka vali muSilo. Osheshi Omwene okwa holokela Samuel muSilo meendjovo dOmwene.