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Ukunakekelwa KukaDavide Esemdala
1Inkosi uDavide yayisikhulile, neminyaka yayo isiminingi impela. Bayembesa ngezingubo, kepha kwanhlanga zimuka nomoya; ayifudumalanga. 2Izinceku zathi kuyo: “Inkosi yami, inkosi, ayifunelwe intombi esencane inakekele inkosi, iyibheke, ilale esifubeni sayo, ukuze inkosi yami, inkosi, ifudumale.”
3 Zase zifuna intombi enhle kuyo yonke indawo kwa-Israyeli, zathola u-Abhishagi waseShunemi, zamletha enkosini. 4Intombi yayiyinhle kakhulu, yayinakekela inkosi; yayisebenzela, kodwa inkosi ayilalanga nayo.
U-Adoniya Uzibeka Yena Inkosi
5 U-Adoniya, indodana kaHagithi, wayeziphakamisa, ethi: “Yimi engizokuba yinkosi.”
U-Adoniya wazilungiselela inqola yempi nabamahhashi, nabantu abangama-50 ukuba bagijime phambi kwakhe. 6 Uyise wayengakaze amkhuze nakanye, athi: “Ukwenzeleni lokhu na?”
U-Adoniya wayemuhle kakhulu, elama u-Absalomu.
7 Abantu ababemlandela, bemsiza futhi ecebisana nabo u-Adoniya, kwakunguJowabe, indodana kaZeruya no-Abhiyathara, umphristi. 8 Kepha uZadoki umphristi, uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, uNathani umphrofethi, uShimeyi, uReyi namaqhawe kaDavide abamlandelanga u-Adoniya.
9 U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu, izinkabi namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni eZohelethi, eceleni kwe-Eni Rogeli. Wamema bonke abafowabo, amadodana enkosi, abantu bonke bakwaJuda, izinceku zenkosi, 10 kodwa uNathani, umphrofethi, uBhenaya, amaqhawe, noSolomoni, umfowabo, akazange abameme.
11UNathani wathi kuBhathi Sheba, unina kaSolomoni: “Awuzwanga yini ukuthi u-Adoniya, indodana kaHagithi, useyinkosi, inkosi uDavide ingakwazi lokho na? 12Ngakho-ke woza ngikweluleke ukuze usindise impilo yakho neyendodana yakho, uSolomoni. 13 Hamba uye enkosini uDavide, uthi kuyo: ‘Wena nkosi yami, awuzange yini ufunge encekukazini yakho, uthi: “USolomoni, indodana yakho, uyokuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi,” na? Pho kungani u-Adoniya eseyinkosi na?’ 14Kuyothi usakhuluma nenkosi nami ngifike emva kwakho, ngiwafakazele amazwi akho.”
15 UBhathi Sheba waya enkosini, wangena ekamelweni eyayikulo; inkosi yayisikhule kakhulu. U-Abhishagi waseShunemi wayeyinakekela inkosi. 16UBhathi Sheba wakhothama, wakhuleka enkosini. Inkosi yathi kuye: “Ungibabele ngani na?”
17 Wathi kuyo: “Nkosi yami, wafunga uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho encekukazini yakho, wathi: ‘USolomoni, indodana yakho, uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.’ 18Bheka, manje, u-Adoniya useyinkosi, wena nkosi yami, nkosi, ungakwazi lokho. 19 Uhlabe izinkabi, amathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu okuningi, wamema wonke amadodana enkosi, u-Abhiyathara umphristi, uJowabe umkhuzi wempi, kodwa uSolomoni, inceku yakho, akazange ammeme. 20Amehlo abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli abheke wena, nkosi yami, nkosi, ukuze batshelwe nguwe ukuthi ngubani ozohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, emva kwayo. 21 Funa kuthi lapho inkosi yami, inkosi, isilele koyisemkhulu, mina nendodana yami, uSolomoni, kuthiwe sinecala.”
22Kuthe esakhuluma nenkosi, kwafika uNathani, umphrofethi. 23Bayibikela inkosi, bathi: “Bheka, sekufike umphrofethi, uNathani.”
Wangena enkosini, wayesekhothama wathi mbo ngobuso phambi kwayo.
24UNathani wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, ushilo yini ukuthi: ‘U-Adoniya uzokuba yinkosi emuva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi’ na? 25 Phela wehlile namuhla ukuba ahlabe izinkabi, amathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi; umeme onke amadodana enkosi, abakhuzi bempi, no-Abhiyathara umphristi; bheka, bayadla, bayaphuza phambi kwakhe, bathi: ‘Mana njalo, nkosi Adoniya.’
26 “Kepha mina, mina nceku yakho, uZadoki umphristi, uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada kanye noSolomoni, inceku yakho, akasimemenga. 27Ngabe le nto yenziwe yinkosi yami, inkosi, ayazazisa izinceku zayo ukuthi ngubani ozohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo na?”
UDavide Ubeka USolomoni Abe Yinkosi
28Inkosi uDavide yayisiphendula, ithi: “Ngibizele uBhathi Sheba.”
UBhathi Sheba weza enkosini, wema phambi kwayo.
29 Inkosi yafunga yathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade ohlenge umphefumulo wami kukho konke ukuhlupheka kwami, 30 njengoba ngafunga kuwe ngoSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngathi uSolomoni, indodana yakho, uyokuba yinkosi emva kwami; uyakuhlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi esikhundleni sami, ngenza kanjalo namuhla.”
31 UBhathi Sheba wayesekhothama wathi mbo ngobuso bakhe phansi, wakhuleka enkosini, wathi: “Mana njalo, nkosi yami, nkosi Davide.”
32 Inkosi uDavide yayisithi: “Ngibizele uZadoki umphristi, uNathani umphrofethi, noBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada.”
Base beza phambi kwenkosi.
33 Inkosi yathi kubo: “Thathani izinceku zenkosi yenu nigibelise uSolomoni, indodana yami, umnyuzi wami, nimehlisele eGihoni. 34 UZadoki, umphristi noNathani, umphrofethi bayakumgcoba lapho uSolomoni ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, bese nibetha amacilongo, nithi: ‘Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.’
35“Bese nimlandela, nenyuke emva kwakhe aze afike ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ngokuba nguye engimkhombe ukuba abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli noJuda.”
36UBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wayiphendula inkosi, wathi: “Makube njalo; uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami, inkosi, makasho njalo naye. 37 Njengalokhu uSimakade ubenayo inkosi yami, inkosi, sengathi angaba naye uSolomoni, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide.”
38 UZadoki umphristi, uNathani umphrofethi, uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, amaKherethi namaPhelethi behla, bamgibelisa uSolomoni emnyuzini wenkosi uDavide, bamyisa eGihoni. 39 UZadoki, umphristi, wathatha uphondo lwamafutha ethendeni, wamgcoba uSolomoni. Babetha amacilongo, bonke abantu bathi: “Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.”
40Bonke abantu benyuka belandela uSolomoni bebetha amacilongo. Bathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu, kwaze kwangathi kuqhekezeka umhlaba ngenxa yomsindo wabo.
41U-Adoniya nabo bonke ayebamemile bawuzwa umsindo lapho nje beqeda ukudla. UJowabe ezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, wathi: “Ungowani lo msindo wokuxokozela emzini na?”
42 Esakhuluma nje, nakho-ke sekufika uJonathani, indodana ka-Abhiyathara, umphristi. U-Adoniya wathi: “Ngena ngokuba wena uyindoda elungile, uphethe izindaba ezinhle.”
43UJonathani waphendula wathi ku-Adoniya: “Qha, nkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide imbekile uSolomoni inkosi. 44Inkosi ithumele noZadoki umphristi, uNathani umphrofethi, uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, amaKherethi namaPhelethi, bamgibelisa emnyuzini wenkosi. 45 UZadoki, umphristi noNathani, umphrofethi bamgcobile eGihoni ukuba abe yinkosi. Manje sebenyukele khona bejabula, lo msindo omkhulu emzini yiwo eniwuzwileyo. 46 Kumanje nje, uSolomoni usehleli esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso. 47Nezinceku zenkosi zifikile ukuzoyihalalisela inkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide, zithi: ‘UNkulunkulu wakho makalenze libe lihle igama likaSolomoni ukwedlula elakho. Isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; inkosi yakhothamisa ikhanda embhedeni wayo.’
48 “Yayisithi: ‘Makadunyiswe uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ommisile namuhla ozohlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ngisabona ngamehlo ami.’ ”
49Bonke abebekade bemenywe ngu-Adoniya besaba, basuka bonke bahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo wabamba abeze ngayo. 50 U-Adoniya, ngenxa yokwesaba uSolomoni, wasuka, wahamba, wayobamba izimpondo ze-althare. 51Kwase kubikwa kuSolomoni kuthiwa: “Bheka, u-Adoniya uyayesaba inkosi uSolomoni, ngalokho usebambe izimpondo ze-althare, ethi: ‘Inkosi uSolomoni mayifunge namuhla ukuthi ayiyukuyibulala inceku yayo ngenkemba.’ ”
52 USolomoni wathi: “Uma ezokuba yindoda elungileyo, akukho nolulodwa unwele lwakhe oluyowela emhlabathini, kodwa uma kutholakala kuye okubi, uyokufa.”
53Inkosi uSolomoni yayisithumela ukuba bamehlise e-althare. Wafika wakhuleka enkosini uSolomoni. USolomoni wathi kuye: “Hamba uye endlini yakho.”
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