Hana Alomba Mwana wa Munalume

KaIsalele umo wa lizina lya Elikana wambatele banakazi babali, Hana na Penina. Oloni wazemene manene Hana. Penina wakele na kushendumuna Hana simbu yoshe mwafwa Hana kakele na bana, oloni Penina wakele na bana babangi. Mwaka na mwaka, Elikana wakele na kuya na naanga yendi mu kulemesa Njambi ku tabanakele mu Shilo. Litangwa limo mubakele mu Shilo, Elikana wanangukile ngwendi munakazi wendi yazema manene wapokokele mbunge. Co wamulekele ngwendi: ‘Hana, keti ulile. Njili hamo nobe. Njakuzema.’

Co Hana waile likalyendi na kukalombela. Wakele na kulila mwakele na kulombela kuli Yehova. Wakulahesele Njambi ngwendi: ‘Yehova, nga unjana mwana wa munalume, njikwanaye mangana akupangele mu kuyoya kwendi kwoshe.’

Kapilistu Wahakamwa Eli wamwene Hana ali na kulila oku ali na kwendeka, co wasinganyekele ngwendi hamo napende. Hana wamukumbulwile ngwendi: ‘Embwe mwata wange, kunjapendele. Njili mu bukalu bwakama, co njili na kubuleka Yehova.’ Eli wanangukile ngwendi wabiisile mwalekele Hana ngwendi napende, co wamulekele ngwendi: ‘Njambi akwane biutonda.’ Munima ya kulombela, Hana walizibileko bwino, co welukile. Mu mwaka uje bene wakitile mwana wa munalume, co wamulukile lizina lya Samwele. Acisinganyekeni lika mwabwahelelele Hana mwakitile uje mwana!

Hana walingile byuma byakulahesele Yehova. Mwashumwine Samwele, wamutwalele ku tabanakele. Hana mwaketele ku tabanakele wakalekele Eli ngwendi: ‘Ou ikeye mwanike injinalombele kuli Yehova. Njinamwana kuli Yehova mu kuyoya kwendi kwoshe.’ Elikana na Hana bakele na kuya na kumona munabo Samwele mwaka na mwaka, co bakele na kumutwalela mukanjo wa kujeneka maboko. Yehova wanene lalo Hana bana batatu ba banalume na bana babali ba banakazi.