22 Eli abesakhule kakhulu, kodvwa abevile ngako konkhe lobekwentiwa ngemadvodzana akhe+ kulo lonkhe live laka-Israyeli, nekutsi bekaya ecansini nalabasikati labebakhonta emnyango welithende lekuhlangana.+ 23 Abevame kutsi kuwo: “Kungani nichubeka nenta tintfo letinjena? Loku lengikuvako ngani kubo bonkhe labantfu akusikuhle. 24 Kahleni madvodzana ami, lombiko lengiwuvako losakateke kubo bonkhe bantfu baJehova mubi. 25 Nangabe umuntfu ona lomunye, ukhona longamcolisela kuJehova;* kodvwa nangabe umuntfu ona Jehova,+ ngubani longamthantazela?” Emadvodzana a-Eli awazange amlalele babe wawo, futsi Jehova abetimisele kuwabulala.+

15 Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho babo wachubeka abecwayisa asebentisa titfunywa takhe, wabecwayisa tikhatsi letinyenti ngobe bekabavela bantfu bakhe nendzawo yakhe yekuhlala. 16 Kodvwa bachubeka bahlekisa ngetitfunywa taNkulunkulu weliciniso+ futsi bawedzelela emavi akhe,+ bahlekisa nangebaphrofethi bakhe+ kangangekutsi bekute nelitsemba lekutsi bangasitakala, futsi lulaka lwaJehova lwagcine lubavutsela bantfu bakhe.+