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₁Inkosi uDavide yayisindala, ineminyaka eminingi; bayembesa ngezingubo, kepha ayifudumalanga.

₂Zase zithi kuyo izinceku zayo: Inkosi yami, inkosi, mayifunelwe intombi esentsha ukuba ime phambi kwenkosi, iyiphathe, ilale ngasesifubeni sayo ukuba inkosi yami, inkosi, ifudumale.

₃Base befuna intombi enhle phakathi kwemikhawulo yonke yakwaIsrayeli, bathola uAbishagi waseShunemi, bamletha enkosini.

₄Intombi yayiyinhle kakhulu, yayiphatha inkosi, yayikhonza, kepha inkosi ayiyazanga.

₅UAdoniya indodana kaHagiti waziphakamisa, wathi: Mina ngiyakuba-yinkosi; wazilungiselela izinqola, nabamahashi, nabantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu ukugijima phambi kwakhe.

₆UYise wayengamdabukisanga nakanye ngokuthi: Wenzeleni lokhu na? Futhi wayebukeka emuhle kakhulu, wayelama uAbisalomu.

₇Wacebisana noJowabe indodana kaSeruya noAbiyathara umpristi; bamsiza uAdoniya, bamlandela.

₈Kepha uSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, noNathani umprofethi, noShimeyi, noReyi, namaqhawe kaDavide abamlandelanga uAdoniya.

₉UAdoniya wahlaba izimvu, nezinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni laseZoheleti eliseceleni kwe-EniRogeli; wamema bonke abafowabo, amadodana enkosi, nabantu bonke bakwaJuda, izinceku zenkosi;

₁₀kepha uNathani umprofethi, noBenaya, namaqhawe, noSolomoni umfowabo, kabamemanga.

₁₁UNathani wathi kuBati-Sheba unina kaSolomoni: Awuzwanga yini ukuthi uAdoniya indodana kaHagiti uyabusa, uDavide inkosi yethu engakwazi, na?

₁₂Ngalokho woza ngikuleleke ukuba usindise ukuphila kwakho nokuphila kwendodana yakho uSolomoni.

₁₃Hamba ungene enkosini uDavide, uthi kuyo: Wena-nkosi yami, nkosi, awufunganga yini kuyo incekukazi yakho ngokuthi: USolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba-yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, na? Pho, kungani ukuba kubuse uAdoniya na?

₁₄Bheka, usakhuluma lapho nenkosi, nami ngiyakungena emva kwakho, ngiqinise amazwi akho.

₁₅UBati-Sheba wayesengena enkosini ekamelweni; inkosi yayisindala; uAbishagi waseShunemi wayikhonza inkosi.

₁₆UBati-Sheba wakhothama, wakhuleka enkosini. Yathi inkosi: Ubabeleni na?

₁₇Wathi kuyo: Nkosi yami, wafunga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuyo incekukazi yakho ngokuthi: Ngempela uSolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba-yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.

₁₈Bheka, manje kubusa uAdoniya; wena-nkosi yami, nkosi, awukwazi;

₁₉usehlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, umemile onke amadodana enkosi, noAbiyathara umpristi, noJowabe induna yempi; kepha uSolomoni inceku yakho kammemanga.

₂₀Wena-nkosi yami, nkosi, amehlo abo bonke abakwaIsrayeli akuwe ukuba ubatshele ukuthi ngubani ozakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo,

₂₁funa, lapho inkosi yami, inkosi, isilele koyise, mina nendodana yami uSolomoni kuthiwe sinecala.

₂₂Bheka, esakhuluma nenkosi, wangena uNathani umprofethi.

₂₃Bayitshela inkosi, bathi: Bheka, nangu uNathani umprofethi. Lapho esengené enkosini wakhothama phambi kwenkosi, ubuso bakhe bubheké phansi.

₂₄UNathani wathi: Nkosi yami, nkosi, wena ushilo yini ukuthi: UAdoniya uyakuba-yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, na?

₂₅Ngokuba wehlile namuhla; uhlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, umemile onke amadodana enkosi, nezinduna zempi, noAbiyathara umpristi; bheka, bayadla, bephuza phambi kwakhe, bathi: Mana njalo, nkosi Adoniya.

₂₆Kodwa mina, mina-nceku yakho, noSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, nenceku yakho uSolomoni, kasimemanga.

₂₇Lento iyenziwe yini yinkosi yami, inkosi, ungazazisanga izinceku zakho ukuthi ngubani oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo, na?

₂₈Yayisiphendula inkosi uDavide, yathi: Ngibizele uBati-Sheba. Wafika ebusweni benkosi, wema phambi kwenkosi.

₂₉Inkosi yayisifunga ngokuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova ohlengile umphefumulo wami ekuhluphekeni kwami konke,

₃₀njengalokho ngafunga kuwe uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngathi: USolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba-yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi esikhundleni sami, ngiyakwenze njalo impela namuhla.

₃₁Wayesekhothama uBati-Sheba, ubuso bakhe bubheké phansi, wakhuluma enkosini, wathi: Mana njalo, nkosi yami, nkosi Davide.

₃₂Inkosi uDavide yayisithi: Ngibizele uSadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada. Bafika phambi kwenkosi.

₃₃Inkosi yathi kubo: Thathani izinceku zenkosi yenu, nimkhwelise uSolomoni indodana yami kuwo umnyuzi* wami, nimehlisele eGihoni,

₃₄uSadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi bamgcobe khona abe-yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli; besenibetha amacilongo, nithi: Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.

₃₅Besenenyuka emva kwakhe, afike ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ngokuba uyakuba-yinkosi esikhundleni sami; ngimbekile ukuba abe-ngumbusi phezu kukaIsrayeli noJuda.

₃₆UBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayiphendula inkosi, wathi: Amen; uJehova uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami, inkosi, makasho njalo naye.

₃₇Njengalokho uJehova waba-nenkosi yami, inkosi, makabe-naye uSolomoni, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe-sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide.

₃₈Base behla uSadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, namaKhereti namaPheleti, bamkhwelisa uSolomoni kuwo umnyuzi* wenkosi uDavide, bamyisa eGihoni.

₃₉USadoki umpristi wathatha uphondo lwamafutha etendeni, wamgcoba uSolomoni. Babetha amacilongo, bonke abantu bathi: Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.

₄₀Bonke abantu benyuka emva kwakhe, abantu babetha imitshingo. Bathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu, kwaze kwangathi kuqhekezeka umhlaba ngomsindo wabo.

₄₁UAdoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo ababenaye bawuzwa sebeqedile ukudla. UJowabe esezwa ukukhala kwecilongo wathi: Ngowani lomsindo wokuxokozela emzini na?

₄₂Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJonathani indodana ka-Abiyathara umpristi; uAdoniya wathi: Ngena, ngokuba wena uyindoda enamandla; uzé nodaba oluhle.

₄₃UJonathani waphendula, wathi kuAdoniya: Qha, inkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide, imbekile uSolomoni inkosi;

₄₄inkosi ithumile naye uSadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, namaKhereti namaPheleti, bamkhwelisa kuwo umnyuzi* wenkosi;

₄₅uSadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi bamgcobile eGihoni abe-yinkosi; sebenyukile khona bejabula, ngangokuba kwakhamuluka umuzi. Yiwo umsindo eniwuzwile.

₄₆Futhi uSolomoni usehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso.

₄₇Nezinceku zenkosi zafika ukuyibusisa inkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide, ngokuthi: UNkulunkulu wakho makenze igama likaSolomoni libe-lihle kunegama lakho, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibesikhulu kunesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; inkosi yakhothama embhedeni wayo.

₄₈Futhi yasho kanje inkosi, yathi: Makabusiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli omisile namuhla oyakuhlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ekubona amehlo ami.

₄₉Abamenyiweyo bonke baka-Adoniya besaba, basuka, bahamba bonke, kwaba-yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe.

₅₀UAdoniya wesaba ngenxa kaSolomoni; wasuka wahamba, wabamba izimpondo zealtare.

₅₁Kwabikwa kuSolomoni ukuthi: Bheka, uAdoniya uyayesaba inkosi uSolomoni; ngalokho ubambile izimpondo zealtare, ethi: Inkosi uSolomoni mayifunge kimi namuhla ukuthi ayiyikubulala inceku yayo ngenkemba.

₅₂Wathi uSolomoni: Uma eyakubayindoda enamandla, akuyikuwela emhlabathini nolulodwa unwele lwakhe, kepha uma okubi kufumaniseka kuye, uyakufa.

₅₃Yayisithumela inkosi uSolomoni, bamehlisa ealtare. Wafika, wakhuleka enkosini uSolomoni; uSolomoni wathi kuye: Hamba, uye endlini yakho.