Eyokuqala EyamaKhosi

2 UDavida wathi esezakufa watshela indodana yakhe uSolomoni lokho okwakumele isale ikwenza. Wathi: 2 “Mina sengizakufa. Ngakho qina+ ube yindoda.+ 3 Kumele wenze konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho afuna ukwenze, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, ugcine imithetho yakhe, lemilayo yakhe, lezahlulelo zakhe kanye lezikhumbuzo zakhe ezibhalwe eMthethweni kaMosi.+ Ungenza njalo uzaphumelela* kukho konke okwenzayo, uphumelele loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. 4 UJehova laye uzasigcwalisa isithembiso asenza kimi esithi: ‘Nxa amadodana akho angananzelela indlela aphila ngayo, athembeke kimi ngenhliziyo yonke langomphefumulo* wonke,+ akusoze kuswelakale umuntu wosendo lwakho ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sako-Israyeli.’+

5 “Ukwazi mhlophe lokho uJowabi indodana kaZeruya angenza khona. Wabulala induna ezimbili zamabutho ako-Israyeli, u-Abhineri+ indodana kaNeri lo-Amasa+ indodana kaJetheri. Wababulala+ ngesikhathi sokuthula kungelampi, wangcolisa ibhanti elisekhalweni lwakhe lamanyathela akhe ngegazi lempi. 6 Kumele wenze ngokuhlakanipha, ungamvumeli ukuthi afe ngokuthula njengoba eseluphele.+

7 “Kodwa kumele ube lothando oluqotho emadodaneni kaBhazilayi+ umGiliyadi njalo kumele abe phakathi kwalabo abadla etafuleni yakho ngoba anginceda kakhulu+ ngesikhathi ngibalekela umfowenu u-Abhisalomu.+

8 “Khonapha nje eduze kuloShimeyi indodana kaGera, umBhenjamini waseBhahurimi. Wangithethisa kabuhlungu+ mhla ngisiya eMahanayimi,+ kodwa wathi esezongihlangabeza emfuleni uJodani ngafunga kuye phambi kukaJehova ngathi: ‘Angisoze ngikubulale ngenkemba.’+ 9 Yikho kumele umjezise+ ngoba wena uyindoda ehlakaniphileyo, uyakwazi okumele ukwenze kuye. Kumele umbulale, ungamyekeli afe ngokuthula njengoba eseluphele.”+

10 Ngemva kwalokho uDavida wafa* wangcwatshwa edolobheni likaDavida.+ 11 UDavida wabusa ko-Israyeli okweminyaka engu-40. EHebroni+ wabusa iminyaka eyisikhombisa, eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engu-33.+

12 USolomoni wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise uDavida futhi umbuso wakhe waqhubeka usiba lamandla.+

13 Ngemva kwesikhathi u-Adonija indodana kaHagithi waya kuBhathishebha unina kaSolomoni. UBhathishebha wambuza wathi: “Uza ngokuthula yini?” U-Adonija waphendula wathi: “Ye ngiza ngokuthula.” 14 Wasesithi: “Kulento engifuna ukukutshela yona.” UBhathishebha wathi: “Khuluma.” 15 U-Adonija waqhubeka wathi: “Uyakwazi ukuthi ubukhosi kwakumele bube ngobami futhi bonke abako-Israyeli babelindele ukuthi ngibe yinkosi.+ Kodwa ubukhosi bangiceza baya kumfowethu ngoba uJehova nguye owathi kube njalo.+ 16 Khathesi kulento eyodwa engicela ungenzele yona, ungasali isicelo sami.” UBhathishebha wathi kuye: “Khuluma.” 17 Wasesithi: “Ngicela ukhulume leNkosi uSolomoni inginike u-Abhishagi+ waseShunemi abe ngumkami ngoba ayisoze yale nxa ingacelwa nguwe.” 18 UBhathishebha wathi: “Kulungile, ngizakukhulumela lenkosi.”

19 Ngakho uBhathishebha waya enkosini uSolomoni esiyakhulumela u-Adonija. Inkosi yathi imbona yahle yasukuma yamhlangabeza, yakhothama phambi kwakhe. Ngemva kwalokho yahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yasisithi unina alungiselwe esinye isihlalo sobukhosi ahlale ngasesandleni sayo sokudla. 20 UBhathishebha wathi enkosini: “Kulento encane engifuna ukuyicela kuwe, ngicela ungilalele.” Inkosi yasisithi kuye: “Khuluma mama, ngilalele.” 21 UBhathishebha wasesithi: “Ngicela ukuthi u-Abhishagi waseShunemi aphiwe umfowenu u-Adonija abe ngumkakhe.” 22 INkosi uSolomoni yathi isizwa lokhu yathi kunina: “Kungani ucela ukuthi u-Abhishagi waseShunemi aphiwe u-Adonija? Nxa kunjalo mcelele lobukhosi+ ngoba ungumnewethu+ futhi u-Abhiyatha umphristi loJowabi+ indodana kaZeruya labo bayamsekela.”+

23 INkosi uSolomoni yasifunga ngoJehova yathi: “UNkulunkulu kangijezise kakhulu nxa u-Adonija engasoze abulawe ngenxa yesicelo sakhe lesi. 24 Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo owangibeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida ubaba, waqinisa umbuso wami+ futhi wanika mina labendlu yami ubukhosi*+ njengoba nje wathembisa, lamuhla u-Adonija kumele abulawe.”+ 25 INkosi uSolomoni yahle yathuma uBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada ukuthi ayebulala u-Adonija, uBhenaya wasephuma wayambulala.

26 Inkosi yatshela u-Abhiyatha+ umphristi yathi: “Hamba emzini wakho* e-Anathothi!+ Bekumele ubulawe kodwa lamuhla angisoze ngikubulale ngoba wawuthwala ibhokisi likaJehova iNkosi Enkulu phambi kukaDavida ubaba+ njalo wahlupheka laye kubo bonke ubunzima adlula kubo.”+ 27 Ngakho uSolomoni wamxotsha u-Abhiyatha emsebenzini wokuba ngumphristi kaJehova futhi lokho kwagcwalisa amazwi kaJehova awakhuluma mayelana labendlu ka-Eli+ eShilo.+

28 UJowabi wathi esizwa lokho wabaleka waya etendeni likaJehova+ wafika wabamba impondo ze-alithare. Phela uJowabi wayesekele u-Adonija+ lanxa wayengazange asekele u-Abhisalomu.+ 29 INkosi uSolomoni yatshelwa ukuthi uJowabi usebalekele etendeni likaJehova lokuthi useduze le-alithare. Ngakho uSolomoni wathuma uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wathi: “Hamba uyembulala!” 30 UBhenaya wasesiya etendeni likaJehova wafika wathi kuJowabi: “Inkosi ithi phuma lapho!” Kodwa uJowabi wathi: “Hatshi ngizafela khonapha.” Ngakho uBhenaya wabuyela enkosini wayayitshela okwakukhulunywe nguJowabi lokuthi wayephendule wathini. 31 Inkosi yathi kuye: “Yenza lokho akutshele khona, mbulale ubusumngcwaba ususe kimi lasendlini kababa igazi labantu uJowabi ababulala bengelacala.+ 32 UJehova uzamjezisa ngokuchitha kwakhe igazi,* ngoba wabulala ngenkemba amadoda amabili ayelungile ukwedlula yena njalo engcono kulaye. Wabulala u-Abhineri+ indodana kaNeri owayeyinduna yebutho lako-Israyeli,+ lo-Amasa+ indodana kaJetheri owayeyinduna yebutho lakoJuda.+ Lokhu wakwenza ubaba engazi. 33 Icala lokubulawa kwabo alibe sekhanda likaJowabi lasezizukulwaneni zakhe kuze kube nini lanini.+ Kwangathi uDavida lezizukulwane zakhe lendlu yakhe kanye lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kungaba lokuthula okuvela kuJehova kuze kube nini lanini.” 34 Ngakho uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wasuka wayahlasela uJowabi wambulala. UJowabi wangcwatshwa emzini wakhe enkangala. 35 Ngemva kwalokho inkosi yabeka uBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada waba yinduna yebutho esikhundleni sikaJowabi. UZadokhi+ yena yambeka waba ngumphristi esikhundleni sika-Abhiyatha.

36 Inkosi yasibiza uShimeyi+ yathi kuye: “Yakha indlu eJerusalema uhlale khona. Ungaphumi eJerusalema uye kwenye indawo. 37 Ngelanga ozaphuma ngalo uchaphe isigodi seKhidroni,+ uzakufa loba sekutheni. Wena nguwe oyabe uzibulalisile.”* 38 UShimeyi waphendula inkosi wathi: “Lokho inkosi ekutshoyo kuqondile. Inceku yakho izakwenza njengoba nje utshilo.” Ngakho uShimeyi wahlala eJerusalema okwesikhathi eside.

39 Kwathi sekusiyaphela iminyaka emithathu izigqili zikaShimeyi ezimbili zabaleka zaya ku-Akhishi+ indodana kaMahakha inkosi yeGathi. UShimeyi wathi etshelwa ukuthi izigqili zakhe ziseGathi, 40 wahle wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe wasuka wayadinga izigqili zakhe ku-Akhishi eGathi. UShimeyi wathi esephendukile eGathi lezigqili zakhe, 41 uSolomoni watshelwa ukuthi uShimeyi ubephumile eJerusalema waya eGathi lokuthi usephendukile. 42 Ngakho inkosi yambiza uShimeyi yathi kuye: “Kanti angizange ngikufungise phambi kukaJehova ngakuxwayisa ngathi: ‘Ngelanga ozaphuma ngalo lapha uye kwenye indawo, uhle ukwazi ukuthi uzabulawa’? Angithi lawe waphendula wathi, ‘Okutshoyo kuqondile, kangisoze ngiye ndawo’?+ 43 Manje kungani ungasigcinanga isifungo owasenza phambi kukaJehova lomthetho engakunika wona?” 44 Inkosi yaqhubeka yathi kuShimeyi: “Ukwazi kuhle enhliziyweni yakho konke okubi owakwenza kuDavida ubaba.+ UJehova uzakujezisa ngenxa yakho konke okubi owakwenzayo.+ 45 Kodwa iNkosi uSolomoni yona izabusiswa+ futhi isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavida sizahlala siqinile phambi kukaJehova kuze kube nini lanini.” 46 Ngemva kwalokho iNkosi uSolomoni yathuma uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada ukuthi ayebulala uShimeyi, uBhenaya wasehamba wayambulala.+

Ngakho umbuso kaSolomoni waqhubeka usiba lamandla.+