Eyokuqala EyamaKhosi
1 INkosi uDavida yayisiluphele,+ iminyaka isihambile. Lanxa yayisembathiswa ingubo ezinengi yayingasakhudumali. 2 Ngakho izinceku zayo zathi kuyo: “Inkosi kayidingelwe intombi egcweleyo ezayinakekela, ibe ngumongikazi wayo. Izalala esifubeni senkosi ukuze inkosi ikhudumale.” 3 Badinga intombi enhle elizweni lonke lako-Israyeli. Bathola u-Abhishagi+ waseShunemi+ basebemletha enkosini. 4 Wayemuhle kakhulu futhi waba ngumongikazi wenkosi eyinakekela. Kodwa inkosi ayizange iye laye emacansini.
5 Ngalesosikhathi u-Adonija+ indodana kaHagithi wayeziphakamisa esithi: “Ngizakuba yinkosi!” Wazidingela inqola labagadi bamabhiza kanye lamadoda angu-50 ayegijima phambi kwakhe.+ 6 Kodwa uDavida wayengakaze ambuze* u-Adonija ngalokho ayekwenza. U-Adonija wayengumnawakhe ka-Abhisalomu, bezalwa belandelana kunina. Laye wayemuhle kakhulu. 7 Wacebisana loJowabi indodana kaZeruya lo-Abhiyatha+ umphristi, bamncedisa njalo bamsekela.+ 8 Kodwa uZadokhi+ umphristi, loBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada, lomphrofethi uNathani,+ loShimeyi,+ loReyi kanye lamaqhawe kaDavida+ abazange bamsekele u-Adonija.
9 U-Adonija wenza umhlatshelo+ ngezimvu lenkomo lezifuyo ezinonileyo eceleni kwelitshe leZohelethi eliseduze le-Eni-rogeli. Wanxusa bonke abafowabo, amadodana enkosi, lawo wonke amadoda akoJuda ayezinceku zenkosi. 10 Kodwa kazange anxuse umphrofethi uNathani, loBhenaya, lamaqhawe kaDavida kanye loSolomoni umfowabo. 11 UNathani+ wakhuluma loBhathishebha+ unina kaSolomoni+ wathi: “Ubusuzwile yini ukuthi u-Adonija+ indodana kaHagithi useyinkosi? Inkosi yethu uDavida layo kayikwazi lutho ngakho. 12 Yikho buya ngikutshele okumele ukwenze ukuze usindise impilo yakho leyendodana yakho uSolomoni.+ 13 Hamba enkosini uDavida ufike uthi kuyo, ‘Angithi nguwe nkosi owafunga encekwini yakho wathi: “Indodana yakho uSolomoni izakuba yinkosi ngemva kwami futhi yiyo ezahlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.”+ Manje kungani u-Adonija eseyinkosi?’ 14 Uzakuthi ulokhu usakhuluma lenkosi, lami ngihle ngingene ngivumelane lawe.”
15 Ngakho uBhathishebha waya enkosini wangena endlini yayo yokulala. Inkosi yayisiluphele futhi u-Abhishagi+ waseShunemi wayeyinakekela. 16 UBhathishebha waguqa phambi kwenkosi wakhothamisa ikhanda, inkosi yasisithi: “Ufunani?” 17 UBhathishebha waphendula wathi: “Nkosi yami, nguwe owafunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wakho encekwini yakho wathi, ‘Indodana yakho uSolomoni izakuba yinkosi ngemva kwami futhi yiyo ezahlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.’+ 18 Kodwa khathesi u-Adonija nguye oseyinkosi futhi inkosi yami ayikwazi lutho ngakho.+ 19 Wenze umhlatshelo ngezinkunzi lezifuyo ezinonileyo langezimvu ezinengi kakhulu futhi unxuse wonke amadodana enkosi, lomphristi u-Abhiyatha kanye loJowabi induna yebutho.+ Kodwa kazange amnxuse uSolomoni inceku yakho.+ 20 Khathesi nkosi yami, amehlo abo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli akhangele kuwe ukuthi ubatshele ukuthi ngubani ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami. 21 Nxa inkosi yami ingasakwenzanga lokho kuzakuthi isifile,* mina lendodana yami uSolomoni kuthiwe singabahlamuki.”
22 Kwathi uBhathishebha esakhuluma lenkosi, umphrofethi uNathani wangena.+ 23 Inkosi yatshelwa ukuthi kwasekufike umphrofethi uNathani. UNathani wasondela enkosini wafika waguqa phambi kwayo wathi mbo phansi ngobuso, 24 wasesithi: “Nkosi yami, wakutsho yini ukuthi u-Adonija uzakuba yinkosi ngemva kwakho lokuthi nguye ozahlala esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi?+ 25 Phela lamuhla uhambe wayakwenza umhlatshelo+ ngezinkunzi lezifuyo ezinonileyo lezimvu ezinengi kakhulu. Unxuse wonke amadodana enkosi lezinduna zamabutho lo-Abhiyatha umphristi.+ Bayadla njalo banatha laye futhi balokhu bememeza besithi, ‘Kayibe lempilo ende iNkosi u-Adonija!’ 26 Kodwa mina loZadokhi umphristi, loBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada kanye lenceku yakho uSolomoni kazange asinxuse. 27 Inkosi yami yiyo yini evumileyo ukuthi lokho kwenzakale ingazange itshele inceku yayo ukuthi ngubani ozahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi?”
28 INkosi uDavida yaphendula yathi: “Ngibizelani uBhathishebha.” UBhathishebha wangena wafika wama phambi kwenkosi. 29 Inkosi yafunga yathi: “Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo owangikhipha kubo bonke ubunzima,+ 30 njengoba nje ngafunga kuwe ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngathi, ‘Indodana yakho uSolomoni izakuba yinkosi ngemva kwami futhi yiyo ezahlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi!’ Lokho yikho engizakwenza lamuhla.” 31 UBhathishebha waguqa phambi kwenkosi wakhothamisa ikhanda wathi: “Kwangathi inkosi yami uDavida ingaphila kuze kube nini lanini!”
32 INkosi uDavida yahle yathi: “Ngibizelani umphristi uZadokhi lomphrofethi uNathani loBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada.”+ Ngakho beza phambi kwenkosi. 33 Inkosi yathi kubo: “Thathani izinceku zami ligadise indodana yami uSolomoni imbongolo* yami,+ lihambe laye eGihoni.+ 34 UZadokhi umphristi lomphrofethi uNathani bazamgcoba+ khonale abe yinkosi yako-Israyeli, beselitshaya uphondo lithi, ‘Kayibe lempilo ende iNkosi uSolomoni!’+ 35 Ngemva kwalokho limlandele abuye azohlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi njalo uzakuba yinkosi esikhundleni sami. Ngizambeka abe ngumkhokheli wabantu bako-Israyeli labakoJuda.” 36 UBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wahle wathi: “Ameni! Kwangathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami angakwenza kuphumelele lokho. 37 Njengoba nje uJehova ubelenkosi yami, kwangathi angaba loSolomoni.+ Sengathi angenza umbuso wakhe ube mkhulu ukwedlula owenkosi yami uDavida.”+
38 Ngakho uZadokhi umphristi, lomphrofethi uNathani, loBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada, lamaKherethi kanye lamaPhelethi+ bagadisa uSolomoni imbongolo* yeNkosi uDavida,+ basebehamba laye eGihoni.+ 39 UZadokhi umphristi wathatha uphondo lwamafutha+ etendeni+ wagcoba uSolomoni.+ Basebetshaya uphondo, abantu bonke baqalisa ukumemeza besithi: “Kayibe lempilo ende iNkosi uSolomoni!” 40 Ngemva kwalokho bonke bamlandela behamba betshaya amafluthi bethokoza kakhulu, kwaze kwanyikinyeka umhlaba ngenxa yomsindo wabo.+
41 U-Adonija labo bonke ayebanxusile bathi sebeqedile ukudla bezwa umsindo lo.+ UJowabi wathi esizwa uphondo lukhala wabuza wathi: “Kanti umsindo wonke lo osedolobheni ngowani?” 42 Wathi esakhuluma kwafika uJonathani+ indodana ka-Abhiyatha umphristi. U-Adonija wasesithi: “Ngena ngoba ungumuntu olungileyo njalo kumele ukuthi uletha izindaba ezinhle.” 43 Kodwa uJonathani waphendula u-Adonija wathi: “Hatshi, inkosi yethu uDavida isibeke uSolomoni waba yinkosi. 44 Inkosi ithume uZadokhi umphristi, lomphrofethi uNathani, loBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, lamaKherethi kanye lamaPhelethi bamgadisa imbongolo* yenkosi.+ 45 UZadokhi umphristi lomphrofethi uNathani bamgcobe waba yinkosi eGihoni. Abantu basuke lapho bethokoza futhi bonke abantu edolobheni bayajabula. Lowo yiwo umsindo eliwuzwileyo. 46 Sikhuluma nje uSolomoni usehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, 47 futhi izinceku zenkosi zibuyile zizokwenzela iNkosi uDavida amhlophe zisithi, ‘Kwangathi uNkulunkulu wakho angenza ibizo likaSolomoni libe lodumo kulelakho futhi enze umbuso wakhe ube mkhulu kulowakho!’ Inkosi yakhothamisa ikhanda isembhedeni wayo 48 yasisithi, ‘Kadunyiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli obeke omunye umuntu esihlalweni sami sobukhosi lamuhla njalo ongivumele ukuthi ngikubone lokho!’”
49 Bonke ababenxuswe ngu-Adonija besaba, ngulowo lalowo wasuka wahamba. 50 U-Adonija laye wamesaba uSolomoni, yikho wasuka wayabamba impondo ze-alithare.+ 51 USolomoni watshelwa ukuthi u-Adonija usebambe impondo ze-alithare ngoba wesaba iNkosi uSolomoni njalo uthi, ‘INkosi uSolomoni kayiqale ifunge kimi ukuthi ayisoze ibulale inceku yayo ngenkemba.’ 52 USolomoni waphendula wathi: “Nxa ethembekile akula lolulodwa unwele lwakhe oluzawela phansi kodwa nxa angenza okubi+ uzakufa.” 53 Ngakho iNkosi uSolomoni yathuma abantu ukuthi bayembiza asuke e-alithareni. U-Adonija weza wafika wakhothamela iNkosi uSolomoni, uSolomoni wasesithi: “Hamba endlini yakho.”