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₁Izinsuku zikaDavide zasondela ekufeni; wayesemyala uSolomoni indodana yakhe, ethi:

₂Mina sengihamba indlela yawo wonke umhlaba; ngalokho qina, ube-yindoda,

₃ugcine isiyalezo sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, ugcine izimiso zakhe, nemiyalo yakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, nobufakazi bakhe njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ukuze uphumelele kukho konke okwenzayo nakukho konke okubhekayo,

₄ukuze uJehova aqinise izwi lakhe alikhuluma ngami ngokuthi: Uma abantwana bakho begcina indlela yabo ukuba bahambe phambi kwami eqinisweni ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, awuyikuntula-muntu — washo njalo — esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwaIsrayeli.

₅Futhi wena uyazi okwenziwayo kimi nguJowabe indodana kaSeruya, nalokho akwenzayo kuzo izinduna ezimbili zezimpi zakwaIsrayeli, oAbineri indodana kaNeri noAmasa indodana kaJetheri, owababulala, wachitha igazi lokulwa ngesikhathi sokuthula, wabeka igazi lokulwa kulo ibhande* lakhe elalisokhalweni lwakhe nasezicathulweni zakhe ezazisezinyaweni zakhe.

₆Yenza njengokuhlakanipha kwakho, ungayehlisi impunga ngokuthula endaweni yabafileyo.

₇Kepha yiba-nomusa kumadodana kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, abe-khona phakathi kwabadla ngasetafuleni lakho, ngokuba eza kanjalo kimi mhla ngabalekela uAbisalomu umfowenu.

₈Bheka, ukhona nawe uShimeyi indodana kaGera wakwaBenjamini waseBahurimi, owangithuka ngokuthuka okwesabekayo mhla ngiya eMahanayimi; kepha wehla ukungihlangabeza ngaseJordani, ngafunga kuye uJehova ngokuthi: Angiyikukubulala ngenkemba.

₉Ngalokho ungamyeki abe-ngongenacala, ngokuba wena ungumuntu ohlakaniphileyo, uyakwazi okufanele ukuba ukwenze kuye, wehlise impunga endaweni yabafileyo inegazi.

₁₀UDavide wayeselala koyise, wembelwa emzini kaDavide.

₁₁Izinsuku uDavide abusa ngazo phezu kukaIsrayeli zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amane; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni, iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema.

₁₂USolomoni wayesehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide uyise; umbuso wakhe waqiniswa kakhulu.

₁₃Wayesefika uAdoniya indodana kaHagiti kuBati-Sheba unina kaSolomoni. Wathi: Uzé nokuthula na? Wathi yena: Yebo, ngizé nokuthula.

₁₄Wayesethi: Nginendaba kuwe. Wathi: Khuluma.

₁₅Wathi-ke: Uyazi wena ukuthi umbuso wawungowami nokuthi wonke uIsrayeli wabhekisa kimi ubuso bakhe ukuba ngibuse; kepha umbuso usuguquliwe, sewaba-ngowomfowethu, ngokuba wawuthola kuJehova.

₁₆Sengicela into inye kuwe, ungangifulatheli. Wathi kuye: Khuluma.

₁₇Wayesethi: Ake ukhulume kuSolomoni inkosi, ngokuba akayikukufulathela wena, ukuba anginike uAbishagi waseShunemi abe-ngumkami.

₁₈UBati-Sheba wathi: Kulungile; ngizakukukhulumela enkosini.

₁₉Wayesehamba uBati-Sheba, waya enkosini uSolomoni ukuba amkhulumele uAdoniya kuyo. Inkosi yasukuma ukumhlangabeza, yamkhothamela, yahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yambekela unina wenkosi isihlalo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sayo.

₂₀Wayesethi kuyo: Nginesicelo sinye nje esincane kuwe; ungangifulatheli. Inkosi yathi kuye: Cela-ke, mame, ngokuba angiyikukufulathela.

₂₁Wathi-ke: UAbishagi waseShunemi makanikwe kuAdoniya umfowenu, abe-ngumkakhe.

₂₂Inkosi uSolomoni yaphendula, yathi kunina: Umcelelelani uAdoniya uAbishagi waseShunemi na? Mcelele nombuso futhi, ngokuba ungumnewethu; yebo, mcelele yena noAbiyathara umpristi, noJowabe indodana kaSeruya.

₂₃Inkosi uSolomoni yayisifunga uJehova ngokuthi: UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kimi, enezele futhi, uma uAdoniya engakhulumanga lelizwi libe-ngelokufa kwakhe.

₂₄Ngalokho, kuphila kukaJehova ongiqinisileyo, wangibeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide ubaba, wangenza indlu njengokukhuluma kwakhe; namhla nje uyakubulawa uAdoniya.

₂₅Inkosi uSolomoni yayisithumela ngesandla sikaBenaya indodana kaJehoyada: wamsukela; wafa.

₂₆Inkosi yathi kuAbiyathara umpristi: Hamba uye eAnathoti emasimini akho, lokhu ungowokufa, kepha angiyikukubulala namuhla, ngokuba wawuwuthwala umphongolo weNkosi uJehova phambi kukaDavide ubaba, wahlupheka ngakho konke ubaba ahlupheka ngakho.

₂₇USolomoni wayesemxosha uAbiyathara, angabe esaba-ngumpristi kuJehova, ukuba agcwalise izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngendlu kaEli eShilo.

₂₈Lapho kufika umbiko kuJowabe — ngokuba uJowabe wayemlandele uAdoniya noma engamlandelanga uAbisalomu — uJowabe wabaleka, waya etendeni likaJehova, wabamba izimpondo zealtare.

₂₉Inkosi uSolomoni yatshelwa ukuthi: UJowabe ubalekele etendeni likaJehova; bheka, ungasealtare. USolomoni wayesethuma uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada ngokuthi: Hamba, umsukele.

₃₀UBenaya wafika etendeni likaJehova, wathi kuye: Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: Phuma. Wathi: Qha; ngiyakufela lapha. UBenaya wabuyisela enkosini izwi lokuthi: Washo njalo uJowabe, wangiphendula kanjalo.

₃₁Inkosi yathi kuye: Yenza njengokusho kwakhe, umsukele, ummbele, ukuba ususe kimi nakuyo indlu kababa igazi elachithwa ngeze nguJowabe.

₃₂UJehova uyakulibuyisela igazi lakhe ekhanda lakhe, ngokuba wasukela amadoda amabili alungileyo amahle kunaye, wawabulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavide engazi: uAbineri indodana kaNeri, induna yempi yakwaIsrayeli, noAmasa indodana kaJetheri, induna yempi yakwaJuda.

₃₃Igazi labo liyakubuyela ekhanda likaJowabe nasekhanda lenzalo yakhe kuze kube-phakade; kepha kuDavide, nakuyo inzalo yakhe, nakuyo indlu yakhe, nakuso isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuyakuba-ngukuthula kuze kube-phakade, kuvela kuJehova.

₃₄Wayesenyuka uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, wamsukela, wambulala; wembelwa endlini yakhe ehlane.

₃₅Inkosi yayisimbeka uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada phezu kwempi esikhundleni sakhe; uSadoki umpristi inkosi yambeka esikhundleni sika-Abiyathara.

₃₆Inkosi yathuma yambiza uShimeyi, yathi kuye: Zakhele indlu eJerusalema, uhlale khona, ungaphumi lapho ukuyandawo.

₃₇Ngokuba mhla uphuma, uwele umfudlana iKidroni, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa; igazi lakho liyakuba-sekhanda lakho.

₃₈Wayesethi uShimeyi enkosini: Lelozwi lilungile; inceku yakho iyakwenza njengokusho kwenkosi yami, inkosi. UShimeyi wahlala eJerusalema izinsuku eziningi.

₃₉Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu izinceku ezimbili zikaShimeyi zabaleka, zaya kuAkhishi indodana kaMahakha inkosi yaseGati. UShimeyi watshelwa ukuthi: Bheka, izinceku zakho ziseGati.

₄₀Wayesesuka uShimeyi, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waya eGati kuAkhishi ukuba afune izinceku zakhe; wahamba uShimeyi, wazibuyisa izinceku zakhe eGati.

₄₁Kwabikelwa uSolomoni ukuthi uShimeyi wayesukile eJerusalema ukuya eGati nokuthi ubuyile.

₄₂Inkosi yayisithuma yambiza uShimeyi, yathi kuye: Angithi ngikufungisile uJehova, ngaqinisa kuwe ukuthi: Mhla uphuma uye nomaphi, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa, na? Wathi kimi: Izwi engilizwileyo lihle.

₄₃Pho, awugcinanga ngani isifungo sikaJehova nomyalo engakuyala ngakho na?

₄₄Inkosi yathi futhi kuShimeyi: Wena uyazi konke okubi okwaziwa yinhliziyo yakho, owakwenza kuDavide ubaba; ngalokho uJehova uyakubuyisela ububi bakho ekhanda lakho.

₄₅Kepha inkosi uSolomoni iyakubusiswa, nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide siyakuqiniswa phambi kukaJehova kuze kube-phakade.

₄₆Ngokuyala kwenkosi uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada waphuma wamsukela; wafa. Umbuso wawusulokhu uqiniswa njalo esandleni sikaSolomoni.