1 AmaKhosi 1

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 yakwa-Israyeli, bathola u-Abishagi waseShunemi, bamletha enkosini. ₄Intombi yayiyinhle kakhulu, yayiphatha inkosi, yayikhonza, kepha inkosi ayiyazanga.

₅U-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti waziphakamisa, wathi: “Mina ngiyakuba yinkosi.” Wazilungiselela izinqola, nabamahhashi, nabantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu ukugijima phambi kwakhe. ₆Uyise wayengamdabukisanga nakanye ngokuthi: “Wenzeleni lokhu na?” Futhi wayebukeka emuhle kakhulu, wayelama u-Abisalomu.

₇Wacebisana noJowabe indodana kaSeruya no-Abiyathara umpristi; bamsiza u-Adoniya, bamlandela. ₈Kepha uSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, noNathani umprofethi, noShimeyi, noReyi, namaqhawe kaDavide abamlandelanga u-Adoniya.

₉U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu, nezinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni laseZoheleti eliseceleni kwe-Eni Rogeli; 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 u-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti uyabusa, uDavide inkosi yethu engakwazi, na? ₁₂Ngalokho woza ngikululeke 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 u-Adoniya na?’ ₁₄Bheka, usakhuluma lapho nenkosi, nami ngiyakungena emva kwakho, ngiqinise amazwi akho.”

₁₅UBati Sheba wayesengena enkosini ekamelweni; inkosi yayisindala; u-Abishagi 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 u-Adoniya; wena nkosi yami, nkosi, awukwazi; ₁₉usehlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, umemile onke amadodana enkosi, no-Abiyathara umpristi, noJowabe induna yempi; kepha uSolomoni inceku yakho kammemanga. ₂₀Wena nkosi yami, nkosi, amehlo abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli 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 esengene enkosini wakhothama phambi kwenkosi, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi.

₂₄UNathani wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, wena ushilo yini ukuthi: ‘U-Adoniya uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi,’ na? ₂₅Ngokuba wehlile namuhla; uhlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, umemile onke amadodana enkosi, nezinduna zempi, no-Abiyathara 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. ₂₇Le nto yenziwe 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 ka-Israyeli, ngathi: USolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi esikhundleni sami, ngiyakwenze njalo impela namuhla.”

₃₁Wayesekhothama uBati Sheba, ubuso bakhe bubheke 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 kuka-Israyeli; bese nibetha amacilongo, nithi: ‘Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.’ ₃₅Bese nenyuka emva kwakhe, afike ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ngokuba uyakuba yinkosi esikhundleni sami; ngimbekile ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kuka-Israyeli 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.

₄₁U-Adoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo ababe naye bawuzwa sebeqedile ukudla. UJowabe esezwa ukukhala kwecilongo wathi: “Ngowani lo msindo wokuxokozela emzini na?”

₄₂Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJonathani indodana ka-Abiyathara umpristi; u-Adoniya wathi: “Ngena, ngokuba wena uyindoda enamandla; uze nodaba oluhle.”

₄₃UJonathani waphendula, wathi ku-Adoniya: “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 sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; inkosi yakhothama embhedeni wayo.’ ₄₈Futhi yasho kanje inkosi, yathi: ‘Makabusiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli omisile namuhla oyakuhlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ekubona amehlo ami.’ ”

₄₉Abamenyiweyo bonke baka-Adoniya besaba, basuka, bahamba bonke, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe. ₅₀U-Adoniya wesaba ngenxa kaSolomoni; wasuka wahamba, wabamba izimpondo ze-altare. ₅₁Kwabikwa kuSolomoni ukuthi: “Bheka, u-Adoniya uyayesaba inkosi uSolomoni; ngalokho ubambile izimpondo ze-altare, ethi: ‘Inkosi uSolomoni mayifunge kimi namuhla ukuthi ayiyikubulala inceku yayo ngenkemba.’ ”

₅₂Wathi uSolomoni: “Uma eyakuba yindoda enamandla, akuyikuwela emhlabathini nolulodwa unwele lwakhe, kepha uma okubi kufumaniseka kuye, uyakufa.” ₅₃Yayisithumela inkosi uSolomoni, bamehlisa e-altare. Wafika, wakhuleka enkosini uSolomoni; uSolomoni wathi kuye: “Hamba, uye endlini yakho.”