Muntu mosi ya Izraele, zina na yandi Elkana, vandaka ti bankento zole, Ana ti Penina, kansi yandi vandaka kuzola Ana mingi. Penina vandaka kuseka Ana ntangu yonso sambu Ana vandaka ve ti bana kansi Penina vandaka ti bana mingi. Konso mvula, Elkana vandaka kunata dibuta na yandi na nzo-tenta na Shilo sambu na kusambila. Kilumbu mosi ntangu bo vandaka kuna, yandi monaka nde Ana kele na mawa mingi. Yandi tubaka nde: ‘Pardo, Ana kudila ve. Mono kele. Mono ke zolaka nge.’

Na nima, Ana basikaka mpi kwendaka kusamba. Yandi vandaka kudila ntangu yandi ke bondila Yehowa na kusadisa yandi. Yandi silaka nde: ‘Yehowa, kana nge pesa mono mwana-bakala, mono ta pesa nge yandi, mpi yandi ta sadila nge luzingu na yandi ya mvimba.’

Nganga-Nzambi ya Nene, Eli, monaka Ana ke dila, mpi yandi yindulaka nde Ana me lawuka. Ana vutulaka nde: ‘Ve, mfumu na mono, mono me lawuka ve. Mono kele ti diambu mosi ya nene, mpi mono ke solula ti Yehowa sambu na yo.’ Eli bakisaka nde yandi salaka kifu mpi yandi songaka Ana nde: ‘Bika Nzambi kupesa nge kima ya nge ke zola.’ Ana kudiwaka mbote mpi kwendaka. Mvula mosi lungaka ve, Ana butaka mwana-bakala mpi pesaka yandi zina Samuele. Keti nge lenda yindula kiese yina Ana vandaka na yo?

 Ana vilaka ve lusilu yina yandi pesaka Yehowa. Ntangu yandi katulaka Samuele na mabele, yandi nataka Samuele na nzo-tenta sambu yandi sala kuna. Yandi songaka Eli nde: ‘Yai mwana yina mono vandaka kusamba Nzambi. Sambu na luzingu na yandi ya mvimba, mono me defisa yandi na Yehowa.’ Elkana ti Ana vandaka kukwenda kutala Samuele konso mvula mpi kunatila yandi kazaka ya kukonda maboko ya mpa. Yehowa pesaka Ana bana-babakala tatu mpi bana-bankento zole.