1 Ke kaloku ukumkani uDavide ubeseleyindoda enkulu, ehambisekile ebudaleni; bamgubungela ngeengubo, akaba nakufudumala noko.
2 Bathi abakhonzi bakhe kuye, Inkosi yethu ukumkani mayifunelwe inkakazana eseyintombi, ime phambi kokumkani, imonge, ilale esifubeni sakhe, ifudumale inkosi yethu ukumkani.
3 Bafuna ke intombi eyinzwakazi emideni yonke yakwaSirayeli, bafumana uAbhishagi waseShunem, bamzisa kukumkani.
4 Inkakazana leyo yayiyinzwakazi encamisileyo, yamonga ukumkani, yamlungiselela; ukumkani akayazi.
5 Waza uAdoniya unyana kaHagiti waziphakamisa, wathi, Ndiya kuba ngukumkani. Wazenzela iinqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe, namadoda angamashumi omahlanu okutshayelela phambi kwakhe.
6 Uyise ebengamenzanga buhlungu nemini enye ngokuthi, Yini na ukuba wenjenje? Kananjalo ubengumfo osiqu sihle; unina wamzala emva koAbhisalom.
7 Wacebisana noYowabhi, unyana kaTseruya, noAbhiyatare umbingeleli; bancedisa, balandela uAdoniya.
8 Ke bona ooTsadoki umbingeleli, noBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, noNatan umprofeti, noShimehi, noRehi, namagorha abe kuDavide, ababanga ngakuAdoniya.
9 UAdoniya wabingelela impahla emfutshane neenkomo ezityetyisiweyo ngasetyeni laseZohelete, elisecaleni le-En-rogele; wamema bonke abazalwana bakhe, oonyana bokumkani, namadoda onke akwaYuda, abakhonzi bokumkani.
10 Ke bona ooNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya, namagorha, noSolomon umkhuluwa wakhe, akabamema.
11 Wathetha uNatan kuBhatshebha, unina kaSolomon, wathi, Akuvanga na ukuba uAdoniya, unyana kaHagiti, ungukumkani; ukanti inkosi yethu uDavide ayiyazi loo nto?
12 Yiza ke ngoko, ndikuphe iqhinga, usize umphefumlo wakho, nomphefumlo wonyana wakho uSolomon.
13 Hamba uye kukumkani uDavide, uthi kuye, Wawungamfungelanga na umkhonzazana wakho, wena nkosi yam, kumkani, wathi, USolomon unyana wakho uya kuba ngukumkani emveni kwam, kuhlale yena etroneni yam? Kungani na ke ukuba abe ngukumkani uAdoniya?
14 Uyabona, ndothi, usathetha apho nokumkani, ndingene nam emva kwakho, ndiwazalise amazwi akho.
15 Waya ke uBhatshebha kukumkani egumbini; ke ukumkani ubeseleyindoda enkulu kunene: uAbhishagi waseShunem ubelungiselela ukumkani.
16 Wathoba uBhatshebha, waqubuda kukumkani. Wathi ukumkani, Unga ntoni na?
17 Wathi yena kuye, Nkosi yam, wena wamfungela uYehova uThixo wakho umkhonzazana wakho, wathi, USolomon unyana wakho uya kuba ngukumkani emveni kwam, kuhlale yena etroneni yam.
18 Kaloku nanku inguAdoniya ukumkani; kanti akwazi wena, nkosi yam kumkani.
19 Ubingelele iinkomo nezinto ezityetyisiweyo, nempahla emfutshane yaninzi, wamema bonke oonyana bokumkani, noAbhiyatare umbingeleli, noYowabhi umthetheli-mkhosi; akammema ke yena uSolomon umkhonzi wakho.
20 Wena, nkosi yam kumkani, amehlo amaSirayeli onke akuwe, ukuba uwaxelele, ukuba kuhlale bani na etroneni yenkosi yam ukumkani emveni kwayo.
21 Kothi, xa ithe yalala kooyise inkosi yam ukumkani, sibe ngaboni, thina noSolomon unyana wam.
22 Uthe esathetha nokumkani, nanko kufika uNatan umprofeti.
23 Waxelelwa ukumkani, kwathiwa, Nanku uNatan umprofeti. Wafika ke phambi kokumkani, waqubuda kukumkani ngobuso emhlabeni;
24 wathi uNatan, Nkosi yam kumkani, utshilo na wena ukuthi, UAdoniya uya kuba ngukumkani emveni kwam, kuhlale yena etroneni yam?
25 Ngokuba uhlile namhlanje, wabingelela iinkomo nezinto ezityetyisiweyo, nempahla emfutshane yaninzi, wamema bonke oonyana bokumkani, nabathetheli-mkhosi, noAbhiyatare umbingeleli; nabo ke besidla besela phambi kwakhe, besithi, Makadle ubomi ukumkani uAdoniya.
26 Ke akandimemanga mna mkhonzi wakho, noTsadoki umbingeleli, noBhenyana unyana kaYehoyada, noSolomon umkhonzi wakho.
27 Ingaba ivela kwinkosi yam ukumkani na le nto, waza akwabazisa abakhonzi bakho oya kuhlala etroneni yenkosi yam ukumkani emveni kwayo?
28 Waphendula ukumkani uDavide, wathi, Bizani uBhatshebha eze kum. Weza ke phambi kokumkani, wema phambi kokumkani.
29 Wafunga ukumkani, wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, owawukhululayo umphefumlo wam ekubandezelekeni konke;
30 inene, njengoko ndakufungela uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, ndisithi, USolomon unyana wakho uya kuba ngukumkani emveni kwam, kuhlale yena etroneni yam esikhundleni sam: inene, ndiya kwenjenjalo namhla.
31 Wathoba ke uBhatshebha ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda kukumkani, wathi, Mayidle ubomi inkosi yam, ukumkani uDavide, ngonaphakade.
32 Wathi ukumkani uDavide, Babizeni beze kum apha uTsadoki umbingeleli, noNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada. Beza ke phambi kokumkani.
33 Wathi ukumkani kubo, Thabathani abakhonzi benkosi yenu, bahambe nani, nikhwelise uSolomon unyana wam kowam undlebende, nihle naye niye eGihon;
34 bamthambisele khona ooTsadoki umbingeleli noNatan umprofeti, abe ngukumkani kumaSirayeli; nivuthele izigodlo, nithi, Makadle ubomi ukumkani uSolomon.
35 Nize ninyuke, nimlandele; eze ahlale etroneni yam; abe ngukumkani yena esikhundleni sam. Ndimmisile ukuba abe yinganga kumaSirayeli nakumaYuda.
36 Waphendula uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, wathi kukumkani, Amen; makatsho uYehova uThixo wenkosi yam ukumkani.
37 Njengokuba uYehova wayenenkosi yam ukumkani, ngokunjalo uya kuba noSolomon, ayikhulise itrone yakhe ngaphezu kwetrone yenkosi yam ukumkani uDavide.
38 Wehla ke uTsadoki umbingeleli, noNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, nabancinithi, nezigidimi; bamkhwelisa uSolomon kundlebende wokumkani uDavide, baya naye eGihon.
39 UTsadoki umbingeleli wathabatha isigodlo seoli ententeni, wamthambisa uSolomon, wavuthela izigodlo, bathi bonke abantu, Makadle ubomi ukumkani uSolomon!
40 Benyuka bonke abantu, bamlandela, abantu bebetha ugwali, bevuya ngemivuyo emikhulu; wathi ndi umhlaba ngesandi sabo.
41 Beva ooAdoniya nabamenywa bakhe bonke, bakukhova ukudla. Wasiva uYowabhi isandi sesigodlo, wathi, Sesani na esi sandi sizamazamisa isixeko?
42 Uthe esathetha, nanko kufika uYonatan unyana ka-Abhiyatare umbingeleli. Wathi uAdoniya, Ngena, ngokuba ungumfo onesidima, uza neendaba ezilungileyo.
43 Waphendula uYonatan, wathi kuAdoniya, Hayi, inkosi yethu ukumkani uDavide imenze ukumkani uSolomon.
44 Ukumkani umkhuphe noTsadoki umbingeleli, noNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, nabancinithi, nezigidimi, bamkhwelisa kundlebende wokumkani;
45 ooTsadoki umbingeleli noNatan umprofeti bamthambisa ukuba abe ngukumkani eGihon. Benyuka, besuka apho bevuya, sazamazama ke isixeko. Siso ke eso esi sandi nisivayo.
46 Kananjalo uSolomon uselehleli etroneni yobukumkani.
47 Kananjalo bafikile abakhonzi bokumkani, beza kubonga inkosi yethu, ukumkani uDavide, bathi, UThixo wakho makalilungise igama likaSolomon ngaphezu kwegama lakho, ayikhulise itrone yakhe ngaphezu kwetrone yakho; waqubuda ukumkani esililini.
48 Kananjalo wenjenje ukumkani ukuthetha, wathi, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ondinikileyo namhla owokuhlala etroneni yam, esabona nje amehlo am.
49 Bothuka ke bonke abamenywa baka-Adoniya, besuka, bahamba elowo indlela yakhe.
50 Woyika uAdoniya ebusweni bukaSolomon, wesuka, waya wabambelela ezimpondweni zesibingelelo.
51 Waxelelwa uSolomon, kwathiwa, Nanko uAdoniya esoyika ukumkani uSolomon; nanko ebambelele ezimpondweni zesibingelelo, esithi, Makandifungele namhlanje ukumkani uSolomon, athi, akayi kumbulala ngekrele umkhonzi wakhe.
52 Wathi ke uSolomon, Ukuba uthe wangumfo onesidima, akusayi kuwa lunwele lwakhe emhlabeni; ke ukuba kuthe kwafunyanwa ububi kuye, uya kufa.
53 Wathumela ukumkani uSolomon, bamhlisa esibingelelweni; waya waqubuda kukumkani uSolomon. Wathi uSolomon kuye, Hamba ugoduke.