1 Amakhosi ISAHLUKO 1 1 Inkosi uDavide yayimdala, ineminyaka eminingi; bamembesa izingubo, kepha akabanga nokufudumala. 2 Ngalokho izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: "Mayifunelwe inkosi yami, inkosi, intombi; mayime phambi kwenkosi, iyiphathe, ilale esifubeni sakho, ukuze inkosi yami, inkosi, ifudumale." 3 Base befuna intombi enhle emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli, bathola u-Abishagi waseShunemi, bamyisa enkosini. 4 Intombazana yayiyinhle kakhulu, yayiphatha inkosi, yayikhonza, kepha inkosi yayingayazi. 5 U-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti waziphakamisa, wathi: “Mina ngizoba yinkosi,” wazilungiselela izinqola nabamahhashi, namadoda angamashumi amahlanu ukugijima phambi kwakhe. 6 Uyise wayengamcasulanga nakanye ngokuthi: "Wenzeni lokho na?" futhi naye wayengumuntu omuhle kakhulu; unina wamzala emva kuka-Abisalomu. 7 Wacebisana noJowabe indodana kaSeruya no-Abiyathara umpristi; bamlandela u-Adoniya, bamsiza. 8 Kepha uSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, noNathani umprofethi, noShimeyi, noReyi, namaqhawe kaDavide, babengekho ku-Adoniya. 9 U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu nezinkomo namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni laseZoheleti elingase-Eni Rogeli, wamema bonke abafowabo amadodana enkosi nawo wonke amadoda akwaJuda izinceku zenkosi. 10 Kepha uNathani umprofethi, noBenaya, namaqhawe, noSolomoni umfowabo, akababizanga. 11 UNathani wakhuluma kuBati Sheba unina kaSolomoni, wathi: “Awuzwanga yini ukuthi u-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti uyabusa, kepha uDavide inkosi yethu akazi? 12 Ngakho-ke woza, ake ngikweluleke, ukuze usindise ukuphila kwakho nokuphila kwendodana yakho uSolomoni. 13 Hamba ungene enkosini uDavide, uthi kuyo: ‘Wena nkosi yami, nkosi, awufunganga yini kuyo incekukazi yakho, wathi: ‘Impela uSolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi,’ na? pho kungani u-Adoniya ebusa? 14 Bheka, usakhuluma lapho nenkosi, nami ngiyakungena emva kwakho, ngiqinise amazwi akho. 15 UBati Sheba wayesengena enkosini ekamelweni; uAbishagi waseShunemi wayeyikhonza inkosi. 16 UBati Sheba wakhothama, wakhuleka enkosini. Inkosi yasisithi: Ufunani? 17 Wathi kuye: “Nkosi yami, wafunga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuyo incekukazi yakho, wathi: ‘Impela uSolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi. 18 Manje bhekani, u-Adoniya useyinkosi; manje, nkosi yami, nkosi, awukwazi; 19 Uhlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, ubize onke amadodana enkosi, noAbiyathara umpristi, noJowabe induna yempi, kepha uSolomoni inceku yakho akammemanga.
20 Wena, nkosi yami, nkosi, amehlo ka-Israyeli wonke aphezu kwakho ukuba ubatshele ukuthi ngubani oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo. 21 Kuzakuthi-ke, lapho inkosi yami, inkosi, isilele koyise, mina loSolomoni indodana yami sizakuthiwa singabenzi bobubi. 22 Bheka, esakhuluma nenkosi, kwangena uNathani umprofethi. 23 Bayitshela inkosi, bathi: "Bheka uNathani umprofethi." Esengene phambi kwenkosi wakhothama phambi kwenkosi ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi. 24 UNathani wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, wena ushilo yini ukuthi: ‘U-Adoniya uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi,’ na? 25 Ngokuba wehlile namuhla, wahlaba izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, ubize onke amadodana enkosi, nezinduna zempi, no-Abiyathara umpristi; bheka, bayadla, baphuze phambi kwakhe, bathi: 'Mana njalo, nkosi u-Adoniya.' 26 Kepha mina, mina nceku yakho, noSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, noSolomoni inceku yakho, akasibizanga. 27 Le nto yenziwe yini enkosini yami, inkosi, na? 28 Inkosi uDavida yasiphendula yathi: Ngibizeleni uBhathisheba. Wangena phambi kwenkosi, wema phambi kwenkosi. 29 Inkosi yasifunga yathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova ohlengile umphefumulo wami kuzo zonke izinhlupheko; 30 njengalokho ngafunga kuwe uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngathi: ‘Impela uSolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi esikhundleni sami; ngokunjalo ngizakwenza njalo lamuhla. 31 UBati Sheba wakhothama ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhuleka enkosini, wathi: "Mayiphile inkosi yami, inkosi uDavide, kuze kube phakade." 32 Inkosi uDavide yathi: "Ngibizeleni uZadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada." Basebesiza phambi kwenkosi. 33 Inkosi yathi kubo: “Thathani izinceku zenkosi yenu, nigibelise uSolomoni indodana yami phezu komnyuzi wami, nimehlisele eGihoni; 34 uZadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi bamgcobe lapho abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, nivuthele amacilongo nithi: ‘Mana njalo, nkosi uSolomoni. 35 Bese nikhuphuka emva kwakhe, ukuze afike ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi; ngokuba uyakuba yinkosi esikhundleni sami; ngimbekile ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kuka-Israyeli noJuda. 36 UBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayiphendula inkosi, wathi: “Amen; uJehova uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami, inkosi, makasho njalo. 37 Njengalokho uJehova waba nenkosi yami, inkosi, makabe noSolomoni kanjalo, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide. 38 Ngakho behla uSadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, namaKhereti, namaPheleti, bamkhwelisa uSolomoni phezu komnyuzi wenkosi uDavide, bamyisa eGihoni. 39 USadoki umpristi wathatha uphondo lwamafutha etendeni, wamgcoba uSolomoni. Bavuthela amacilongo; bonke abantu bathi: "Mana njalo, inkosi uSolomoni."