¹ Ngesikhatsi Davide sakhulile neminyaka ihambile, bamumbhesa ngetingubo, kepha abakhonanga kumugcina afutfumele. ² Ngakoke tisebenti takhe tatsi kuye, ''Asifune litjitji lelincane sentele umphatsi wetfu inkhosi. Asimente asebentele inkhosi aphindze amunakekele. Muvumele alale etandleni takhe kute umphatsi wetfu atokhona kufutfumala.'' ³ Ngakoke bebacinga intfombatane lenhle emunceleni waka Israyeli. Batfola Abhishagi umu Shunamithe labamuletsa enkhosini. ⁴ Lentfombatane beyiyinhle kakhulu. Wayinakekela inkhosi waphindze wayiphatsa kahle. ⁵ Ngaleso sikhatsi, Adonija indvodzana ya Haggith yatikhukhumeta, yatsi, ''Ngitawuba byinkhosi.'' Ngakoke watilungiselela yena netinkalishi takhe nebagibeli bemahhashi bakhe kanye nemadvodza lamashumi lasihlanu latohamba embikwakhe. ⁶ Uyise wakhe akatange amuhluphe ngekumubuta, kutsi, '' Leni wente loku naloku?'' Adonija bekuphindze kube yindvodza lebukekako, leyatalelwa eceleni kwa Abusalomu. ⁷ Wakhuluma watihhamula ku Jowabhi indvodzana ya Zeruya kanye na Abhiyathari umpristi. Balandzela Adonija bamusita. ⁸ Kepha Zadokhi umphristi, Bhenaniya indvodzana ya Jehoyada, Nathani umprofethi, Shimeyi, Reyi, kanye nalamadvodza lacinile labekatinikele kuDavide abamulandzelanga Adonija. ⁹ Adonija wanikela timvu, tinkhomo, kanye nematfole lakhuluphele ngase tjeni lase Zehelethi, leseceleni kwe En Rogel. Wamema bonkhe banakabo, emadvodzana enkhosi, kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza aka Juda, tisebenti tenkhosi. ¹⁰ Kepha akamemanga Nathani umuprofethi, Bhenaniya, emadvodza latinikele, kanye nemu nakabo Solomoni. ¹¹ Laphoke , Nathani wakhuluma na Bathisheba unina wa Solomoni, atsi, ''Ngabe awukeva yini kutsi Adonija indvodzana nya Hagithi sewube yinkhosi, futsi Davide umuphatsi wetfu akakwati loku? ¹² Nyalo awutsi ngikunikete teluleko, kute ngito sindzisa imphilo yakhe kanye nemphilo yendvodzana yakho Solomoni. ¹³ Hamba uye kuDavide; utsi kuye, ' Mphatsi wami nkhosi, awufunganga yini esisebentini sakho, watsi, Ngekuciniseka Solomoni indvodzana yakho itawubusa ngemuva kwami, aphindze ahlale esihlalweni sami?' Lenike Adonija abuse?' ¹⁴ Usakhuluma nenkhosi, ngitawungena ngemuva kwakho ngicinisekilse lamagama,'' ¹⁵ Laphoke Bhatisheba wangena egumbini lenkhosi. Inkhosi yase igugile, futsi Abhishagi umu Shunamithi abesase naka inkhosi. ¹⁶ Bhathisheba waguca wakhombhisa inhlonipho embikwe nkhosi. Laphoke inkhosi yatsi, ''Ufunani?'' ¹⁷ Watsi kuye, Muphatsi wami, wafunga esisebentini sakho nga Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, atsi, 'Ngekuciniseka Solomoni indvodzana yami itawubusa ngemuva kwami, futsi utawuhlala esihlalweni sami.' ¹⁸ Nyalo, bona, Adonija yinkhosi, beseke wena mphatsi waminkhosi, awukwati loku. ¹⁹ Sewunikele tinkhomo letinyenti, matfole lakhuluphele, kanye netimvu, wabese umema onkhe emadvodzana enkhosi, Abhathari umupristi kanye na Jowabi umukhuzeli wemphi, kepha akamemi Solomonu sisebenti sakho. ²⁰ Beseke kuwe, mphatsi wami nkhosi, emehlo aka Israyeli akuwe, amele wena kutowatjela kutsi ngubani loyawuhlala esihlaweni ngemuva kwakho, mphatsa wami. ²¹ Ngoba kungenjalo, uma inkhosi seyilele kanye naboyise bayo, kutawenteka kwekutsi mine nendvodzana yami Solomoni basitsatse njenge bacambi manga.'' ²² Asakhuluma nenkhosi, Nathani umuprofethi wangena. ²³ Tisebenti tatjela inkhosi. ''Nathani umuprofethi ulana.'' Ngesikhatsi angena phambi kwenkhosi, waguca embikwe nkhosi. ²⁴ Nathani waatsi, ''Muphatsi wami nkhosi, ngabe ushito kutsi, ''Adonija utawubusa ngemuva kwami, aphindze ahlale esitulweni sami? ²⁵ Ngoba wehlile namuhla wanikela linani letinkhomo, matfole lakhuluphele kanye netimvu. Sewumeme onkhe madvodzana enkhosibakhuteli bemphi, kanye na Abhiyathari umupristi.Bayadla baphindze banatse embikwakhe, batsi, 'Mayiphile sikhatsi lesidze Nkhosi Adonija! ²⁶ Kephake kwami, sisebenti sakho, Zadokhi umuphristi, Bhenaniya indvodzana ya Jehoayida, kanye nesisebenti sakho Solomoni, akasimemi. ²⁷ Ngabe umphatsi wami inkhosi yente loku ingasitjelanga, tisebenti takho, ngubani lokumele ahlale esihlalweni ngemuva kwami?'' ²⁸ Laphoke Inkhosi Davide waphendvula watsi, Bitani Bhathisheba abuye kimi.'' Wefika ebukhoneni benkhosi wahlala phambi kwenkhosi. ²⁹ Inkhosi yatsatsa sifungo yabese itsi, ''Njenga Simakadze aphila, lohlenge umuphefumulo wami etinkingeni tonkhe, ³⁰ njengoba ngigomile nakuwe nga Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli atsi, Solomoni indvodzana yakho itawubusa ngemuba kwami, aphindze ahlale esukhosini esikhaleni sami,' Ngitawenta loku namuhla.'' ³¹ Laphoke Bathisheba waguca phasi wabese ubeka buso bakhe emuhlabatsini, wabese ukhombisa inhlonipho enkhosini wabese utsi, ''Shengatsi umuphatsi wami inkhosi Davide ingaphila inguna phakade!'' ³² Inkhosi Davide yatsi, ''Ngibiteleni Zadokhi umuphristi, Nathani umu profethiu, kanye na Bhenaniya indvodzananya Jehoayida.'' Ngakoke beta enkhosini. Inkhosi yatsi kubo, ³³ ''Tsatsani tisebenti temuholi wenu, bese nitsatsa Solomoni indvodzana yami kutsi agibele umunyizi wami nimehlisele eGihoni. ³⁴ Vumela Zadokhi umu pristi kanye na Nathani Bamugcobe inkhosi etukwa Israyeli bese nikhalisa liphondvo lemvu lendvuna bese nitsi, ''Ayiphile sikhatsi lesidze inkhosi Solomoni!' ³⁵ Laphoke nitawuchamuka ngemuva kwakhe abese ufika uhlala esihlalweni sami. Sengimubekile kutsi utawuba yinkhosi esikhaleni sami. Sengimubeke kutsi abuse etukwa Israyeli kanye na Juda. ³⁶ Bhenaya indvodzana ya Jehoyadi waphendvula inkhosi, watsi, ''Makube njalo! Shengatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu webaphatsi bami inkhosi, angakucinisekisa loku. ³⁷ Njengobe Simakadze bekanemuholi wami inkhosi, kute kutsi abe na Solomoni, abese wenta umubuso wakhe ube mukhulu kunemubuso wemuphatsi wami Davide.'' ³⁸ Ngakoke Zadokhi umupristi, Nathani umuprofethi, bhenaniya indvodzana ya Jehoayida, kanye nema Kherethithe kanye nema Phelethithe ehlela phasi benta Solomoni agibele umunyuzi wenkhosi Davide; bamuletsa eGihoni. ³⁹ Zadokhi umupristi watsatsa liphondvo lemvu lendvuna walifutsa, babese bonkhe labantfu batsi, '' Ayiphile sikhatsi lesidze Inkhosi Solomoni!'' ⁴⁰ Laphoke bonkhe labantfu benyuka bamulandzela, nebantfu bebadlala timpalampala baphindze batfokotile ngenjabulo lenengi, kwate kwatamatama umhlaba ngalomusindvo wabo. ⁴¹ Adonija kanye nato tonkhe timenywa lebetinaye takuva loku nabacedza kudla. Ngesikhatsi Jowabu eva lomsindvo waleliphondvo lemvu lendvuna, watsi, ''Leni kube nekuhlokoma edolobheni?'' ⁴² Ngesikhatsi asakhuluma, Jonathani indvodzana ya Abhathari umu pristi yefika. Adonija watsi, ''Ngena ngoba uyindvodza lefanelekile futsi uletsa tindzaba letimnandzi.'' ⁴³ Jonathani waphendvula watsi ku Adonija, ''Umuphatsi wetfu inkhosi Davide sewubeke Solomoni inkhosi, ⁴⁴ futsi nenkhosi itfumele naye naye Zadokhi umupristi, Nathani umuprofethi, Bhenaniya indvodzana ya Jehoayida, kanye nema Kherethithe nema Pelethithe. Bente Solomoni wagibela emunyuzini wenkhosi. ⁴⁵ Zadokhi umuphristi kanye na Nathani umuprofethi bamugcobe inkhosi eGiihoni, futsi benyukele lapha bajabulile, kungako kunekuhlokoma edolobheni. Ngulona lomusindvo beniwuva. ^{46 47 48} Phindzie, Solomoni ihleli esihlalweni sebukhosi, Kusenjalo kute attewu busisisa umuholi wetfu inkhosi Davide, atsi. ' Shengatsi Nkulunulu wakho angenta lelibito la Simon libencono kunelibito lakho aphindze ente umubuso wakhe ube mukhulu kunemubuso wakho.' Laphoke inkhosi yaguca emubhedzeni. inkhosi yaphindze yatsi, ''Akabusiseke nga Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli, lonikete umuntfu kutsi ahlale esihlalweni sami, futsi nami ngemehlo ami kwamele ngikubone. ⁴⁹ Laphoke tonkhe tivakashi ta Adonija tetfuka. Tasukuma ngamunye nangamunye bahamba tindlela tabo. ⁵⁰ Adonija wasaba Solomoni wasukuma, wahamba wayotsatsa timphondvo talelilati. ⁵¹ Laphoke kwatjelwa Solomoni, kutsi, ''Adonija uyayisaba inkhosi Solomoni, ngoba ulele abambelele etimphondvweni telilati, atsi 'Inkhosi Solomoni ayingifungele kucala kutsi angeke asibulale sisebenti sakhe nge nkemba. ⁵² Solomoni watsi, ''Uma atativela njenge ndvodza lefanelekile, ngisho lunwele lwakhe alunawuwela phasi kulomhlaba, kepha uma kukhohlakala kutfolakala kuye, utawufa''. ⁵³ Ngakoke inkhosi Solomoni yatfumela emadvodza, lehlisa Adonija kulelilati. Wefika waguca phambi kwe Nkhosi Solomoni, wabese Solomoni utsi kuye, ''Hamba endlini yakho.''