5 Kodwa uHana wayemnika isabelo esiphindwe kabili ngoba wayemthanda, kodwa uThixo wayesivalile isibeletho sakhe. 8 U-Elikhana umkakhe, wayesithi kuye, "Hana, ukhalelani na? Kungani ungadli na? Kungani udanile? Kuwe angiqakathekanga ukwedlula amadodana alitshumi na?"
11 Wafunga esithi, "Awu, Thixo Somandla, nxa ungakhangela nje usizi lwencekukazi yakho ungikhumbule, njalo ungayikhohlwa incekukazi yakho kodwa uyiphe indodana, lapho-ke ngizayinika uThixo okwensuku zonke zokuphila kwayo, njalo akulampuco ezasetshenziswe ekhanda layo."
23 U-Elikhana umkakhe wathi kuye, "Yenza lokho okukhanya kukuhle kuwe. Hlala khonapho uze umkhuphe ebeleni; kuphela nje sengathi uThixo angagcwalisa ilizwi lakhe." Ngakho owesifazane wahlala ekhaya wondla indodana yakhe waze wayilumula.
27 Ngakhulekela umntwana lo, njalo uThixo usengiphile engakucelayo. 28 Ngakho khathesi sengimnika uThixo. Uzanikwa uThixo impilo yakhe yonke." Wakhonza uThixo khonapho.