U-Adoniya uzibeka ikosi
1Ikosi uDavida gade sele amdala, seyiphaphela phasi; iingazi zakhe bezingasatjhisi ngitjho nanyana bambhibha ngemikghadi. 2Iinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Asifune intombi engakakhonjwa kobana izokutjheja ikosi, ibe mhlengikazayo, iyisingathe ukuze ikosethu ifuthumale.”
3Bafuna isiphalaphala sentombi kiyo yoke imikhawulo yakwa-Israyeli, bathola u-Abitjhagi umTjhunemi, bamletha ekosini. 4Kwakusiphalaphala sakanomhlekhabo, ngambala waba mhlengikazi wekosi, wayonga kodwana ikosi ayizange imeyame.
5Kwasuka u-Adoniya indodana kaRhagithi wazibetha isifuba wathi: “Mina ngizakuba yikosi.” Wazilungisela iinjomani neenkarana wazifumanela namatjhumi amahlanu wamavulandlela. 6U-Adoniya gade amhlamazana, alama u-Absalomu. Uyise gade amtotosa, azange akhe amkhalime nanyana ambuze athi: “Wenzelani into enje?”
7U-Adoniya wazwana noJowabi umsa kaTseruya no-Abiyatari umphristi, bamsekela. 8Kodwana umphristi uTsadokhi, uBhenaya umsa kaJehojada, uNathani umphorofidi, uTjhimeyi noReyi kanye neengorho zakaDavida azange bazibandakanye no-Adoniya.
9U-Adoniya wenza umhlabelo ngezimvu, iinkomo kanye namathole anonisiweko elitjeni leZorhelethi eduze nomthombo weRogeli. Wamema boke abanakwabo, amadodana wekosi nabo boke abantu bakwaJuda ebegade baziinkhulu zekosini, 10kodwana azange ameme umphorofidi uNathani, uBhenaya, iingorho ngitjho nomfowabo uSolomoni.
11UNathani wabuza uBhathi-Tjheba, unina kaSolomoni wathi: “Besele uzwile bonyana u-Adoniya indodana kaRhagithi sele azibeke ikosi ngaphandle kokwazisa ikosethu uDavida na? 12Nje-ke ngithi angikulume indlebe bonyana ungayisindisa njani ipilwakho kanye neyendodanakho uSolomoni. 13Khamba uye ekosini uDavida ufese uthi, ‘Ikosami, azange ifunge kimi, mina ncekukazayo, bonyana nakanjani uSolomoni indodanami izakuba yikosi emva kwayo begodu ihlale esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi na? Alo, u-Adoniya sele ayikosi nakutheni?’ 14Uzakuthi nawusakhuluma nekosi njalo, mina ngivele; ngifakazele amezwakho.”
15Yeke uBhathi-Tjheba wakhamba wayokubona ikosi. Ikosi beyingekumbenayo, iluphele khulu ihlengwa ngu-Abitjhagi umTjhunemi. 16Wafika wakhothama uBhathi-Tjheba waguqa phambi kwayo. Ikosi yambuza yathi: “Ubekwa yini lapha?”
17Waphendula wathi: “Ikosami yafunga yaqinisa kimi, incekukazayo, phambi kwakaSomnini uZimu yathi, ‘Ngithi uSolomoni indodanakho uzakuthatha iintambo zobukhosi emva kwami, abe ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.’ 18Kodwana u-Adoniya sele ayikosi ngaphandle kokwazisa ikosami, 19bewenze nomhlabelo ongangobaba ngomhlambi weenkomo namathole anonisiweko kanye nezimvu. Umeme u-Abiyatari umphristi noJowabi induna yepi kanye nawo woke amadodanekosi, kodwana watjhiya uSolomoni incekwakho. 20Nje-ke ngithi, kazi amehlwabo boke kwa-Israyeli lapha aphezu kwekosami, balindele ukuzwa kiyo bonyana ngubani ozokuhlala esihlalweni sekosami emva kwayo. 21Nakungasinjalo, ikosami ingakhothama la, mina nendodanami uSolomoni sizakukhonjwa ngomuno kuthiwe simavukelambuso.”
22Kuthe asakhuluma nekosi njalo, kwangena uNathani umphorofidi. 23Babikela ikosi bathi: “Umphorofidi uNathani uyathokoza.” Bamngenisa, wafika phambi kwekosi waguqa wahloma ihloko phasi, 24wathi ekosini: “Ikosami ibeke u-Adoniya kobanyana abe yikosi emva kwayo nokobana ahlale esihlalweni sekosami na? 25Igidigidi ligidigidi ngaphandlapha namhlanjesi, bewenze nomhlabelo ngomhlambi weenkomo, namathole anonisiweko kanye nezimvu. Umeme woke amadodanekosi, wamema neenduna zepi kanye no-Abiyatari umphristi. Ngikhuluma nje bazinikelele ngokudla nangamarhamulo esithebeni sakhe baseze bathi, ‘Bayede ngwenyama Adoniya!’ 26Kodwana mina ncekwakho, umphristi uTsadokhi, uBhenaya umsa kaJehojada kanye nencekwakho uSolomoni azange asimeme. 27Kghani kungaba sisenzo sekosami esenze ngaphandle kokwazisa iinceku zayo kobana ngubani ofanele ahlale esihlalweni sekosami emva kwayo?”
UDavida ubeka uSolomoni bonyana abe yikosi
28Ikosi uDavida yathi: “Ngibizelani uBhathi-Tjheba loya.” Yeke wangena wajama phambi kwekosi.
29Ikosi yenza isifungo yathi: “Ngifunga uSomnini owangisindisa kiyo yoke inyakanyaka, 30ngithi namhlanje ngizakuphumelelisa engakuthembisa khona ngakufungela ngoSomnini uZimu ka-Israyeli: USolomoni indodanakho uzakuba yikosi emva kwami begodu uzakuhlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.”
31UBhathi-Tjheba waguqa phambi kwekosi wahloma ihloko phasi wathi: “Inga ikosami ingwenyama uDavida ingaphila isiphelani!”
32Ikosi uDavida yathi: “Ngenisani umphristi uTsadokhi, umphorofidi uNathani kanye noBhenaya umsa kaJehojada.” Kuthe lokha nabafika phambi kwekosi, 33yathi kibo: “Thathani iinsebenzi zami bese nithatha indodanami uSolomoni niyikhweze phezu kwemeyila niyehlisele eGihoni. 34Nanifika lapho, wena mphristi Tsadokhi nawe mphorofidi Nathani zesani uSolomoni bona abe yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli. Nivuthele ipalapala nirhuwelele nithi, ‘Bayede ngwenyama Solomoni!’ 35Nanisuka lapho, nikhuphuke naye ukuze azokuhlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi. Nguye okufanele abuse esikhundleni sami. Ngibeke yena bonyana abe mbusi phezu kwaka-Israyeli noJuda.”
36UBhenaya umsa kaJehojada wathi ekosini: “Akube njengokutjho kwekosi! Inga uSomnini uZimu wekosami angakuzalisekisa lokho. 37Njengombana uZimu waba nekosami, inga angenza njalo nakuSolomoni enze umbuswakhe bonyana udlondlobale udlule wekosami ingwenyama uDavida!”
38Yeke umphristi uTsadokhi, umphorofidi uNathani, uBhenaya umsa kaJehojada, amaKereti namaPeleti behla bakhweza uSolomoni phezu kwemeyila yekosi uDavida banqomba naye eGihoni. 39Umphristi uTsadokhi wathatha iphondo lamafutha etendeni elicwengileko wazesa uSolomoni. Bavuthela ipalapala abantu boke barhuwelela bathi: “Bayede ngwenyama Solomoni!” 40Boke abantu benyuka bamlandela, babetha amafludu bajekezela bahlaba iinsondo bekwadengezela iphasi ngebanga lomdumo.
41U-Adoniya nabo boke abamenywa egade banaye balizwa itjhadelo lokha nabaqedelela umnyanyabo. Kuthe lokha uJowabi nezwa kulila ipalapala, wabuza wathi: “Litjhada lani elisedorobheneli?”
42Kuthe asakhuluma njalo, kwafika uJonathani umsa ka-Abiyatari umphristi. U-Adoniya wathi: “Ngena! Indoda eyazisa njengawe nje ifuze bona iza nezimnandi.”
43UJonathani wathi: “Ubethe phasi! Ikosethu ingwenyama uDavida ibeke uSolomoni bona abe yikosi. 44Ikosi ithumele umphristi uTsadokhi, umphorofidi uNathani, uBhenaya umsa kaJehojada, amaKereti namaPeleti bona bamkhweze imeyila yekosi. 45Nje-ke umphristi uTsadokhi nomphorofidi uNathani bamzese eGihoni bona abe yikosi. Nabasuka lapho benyuka beza edorobhenapha bakhamba bajekezela, idorobho loke lahlokoma. Litjhada lakhona-ke enilizwakweli. 46Ngaphezu kwalokho, uSolomoni selahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. 47Godu neenduna zebukhosini sezifikile ukuzokuthokozisa ikosethu ingwenyama uDavida zithi, ‘Inga uZimakho angenza bona ibizo lakaSolomoni lazeke khulu kunelakho nobukhosi bakhe bunabe kunebakho!’ Ikosi yakhothama yadumisa isembhedenayo 48yathi, ‘Akudunyiswe uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ovumele bonyana amehlwami abone loyo ongilandelako ebukhosini bami namhlanje.’ ”
49Nabezwa lokhu, boke abamenywa baka-Adoniya baba nevalo baphuma ngesibuya. 50Kodwana u-Adoniya, ngokwesaba uSolomoni, wakhamba wayokukakarela iimpondo ze-aldari. 51USolomoni watjelwa bona u-Adoniya ukakarelene neempondo ze-aldari ngombana wesaba ikosi uSolomoni. Uthi ikosi uSolomoni ayifunge kuye namhlanje kobana angeze abulala incekwayo ngesabula.
52USolomoni wathi: “Nange angazibonakalisa bonyana umumuntu othembekileko, angeze adliwa mkhonto; kodwana nange kungatholakala ubukhohlakali kuye, ngiqinisile ngithi uzakufa.”
53Ikosi uSolomoni yathumela amadoda afese amnamathulula e-aldarini ehla naye. U-Adoniya wafika waguqa wahloma ihloko phasi phambi kwekosi uSolomoni. USolomoni wathi kuye: “Khamba uye kwakho.”
