U-Elikhana umyeni wakhe, wathi kuHana: “Hana, ukhalelani na? Awudli ngani? Inhliziyo yakho idabukiswe yini na? Kanti angedluli yini kuwe amadodana alishumi na?”
Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Hana, ukhalelani na? Awudli ngani? Inhliziyo yakho idabukeleni na? Angidluli yini amadodana ayishumi kuwe na?”
Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Hana, ukhalelani na? futhi kungani ungadli? Inhliziyo yakho idabukeni na? Angidluli yini amadodana ayishumi kuwe na?
UHazayeli wathi: “Ngabe inkosi yami ikhalelani na?” Yathi: “Kungenxa yokuthi ngiyakwazi ozokwenza kubantu bakwa-Israyeli; uyakubalimaza, uthungele ngomlilo izinqaba zabo, ubulale ngenkemba izinsizwa zabo, uphahlaze izingane zabo, uqhaqhe abesifazane bakhona abazethwele.”
“Ogodlela umngani wakhe odangele umusa, ulahla ukwesaba uSomandla.
ngize ngifike e-althare likaNkulunkulu, kuNkulunkulu oyinjabulo yami nokwethaba kwami; ngikudumise ngokhehlegume, Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wami.
“Memeza ngokujabula wena nyumba, wena ongazalanga, qhumuka, umemeze ngokuthokoza, dazuluka wena ongakaze uhelelwe; ngokuba abantwana boyisikhwebu baningi kunabantwana bonendoda,” kusho uSimakade.
USimakade ukubizile njengomfazi oshiyiweyo nodabukileyo emoyeni; umfazi wobusha ukhona olahliweyo.” kusho uNkulunkulu wakho.
Izingelosi zathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na?” Wathi kuzo: “Bayithathile iNkosi yami, futhi angazi ukuthi bayibeke kuphi.”
UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na? Ufuna bani na?” Kepha ecabanga ukuthi lo ngumphathi wensimu, wathi: “Nkosi, uma umsusile lapha, ngitshele ukuthi umbeke kuphi, ukuze ngihambe ngiyomthatha mina.”
Bazalwane, siyanikhuthaza futhi niwayale amavila; duduzani abajabhileyo, nisekele ababuthakathaka, futhi nibabekezelele bonke.
Uzovuselela ukuphila kwakho, akugcine ebudaleni bakho, ngokuba umalokazana wakwakho okuthandayo ukuzalele yena, ongcono kuwe ukwedlula amadodana ayisikhombisa.”
U-Elikhana wayenza kanjalo minyaka yonke, uma enyukele endlini kaSimakade. UPhenina wayemchukuluza njalo uHana, ngakho-ke wakhala, akaze adla lutho.