1 AMakhosi 1:32-48

Inkosi uDavide yayisithi: “Ngibizele uZadoki umphristi, uNathani umphrofethi, noBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada.” Base beza phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yathi kubo: “Thathani izinceku zenkosi yenu nigibelise uSolomoni, indodana yami, umnyuzi wami, nimehlisele eGihoni. UZadoki, umphristi noNathani, umphrofethi bayakumgcoba lapho uSolomoni ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, bese nibetha amacilongo, nithi: ‘Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.’ “Bese nimlandela, nenyuke emva kwakhe aze afike ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ngokuba nguye engimkhombe ukuba abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli noJuda.” UBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wayiphendula inkosi, wathi: “Makube njalo; uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami, inkosi, makasho njalo naye. Njengalokhu uSimakade ubenayo inkosi yami, inkosi, sengathi angaba naye uSolomoni, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide.” UZadoki umphristi, uNathani umphrofethi, uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, amaKherethi namaPhelethi behla, bamgibelisa uSolomoni emnyuzini wenkosi uDavide, bamyisa eGihoni. UZadoki, umphristi, wathatha uphondo lwamafutha ethendeni, wamgcoba uSolomoni. Babetha amacilongo, bonke abantu bathi: “Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.” Bonke abantu benyuka belandela uSolomoni bebetha amacilongo. Bathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu, kwaze kwangathi kuqhekezeka umhlaba ngenxa yomsindo wabo. U-Adoniya nabo bonke ayebamemile bawuzwa umsindo lapho nje beqeda ukudla. UJowabe ezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, wathi: “Ungowani lo msindo wokuxokozela emzini na?” Esakhuluma nje, nakho-ke sekufika uJonathani, indodana ka-Abhiyathara, umphristi. U-Adoniya wathi: “Ngena ngokuba wena uyindoda elungile, uphethe izindaba ezinhle.” UJonathani waphendula wathi ku-Adoniya: “Qha, nkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide imbekile uSolomoni inkosi. Inkosi ithumele noZadoki umphristi, uNathani umphrofethi, uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, amaKherethi namaPhelethi, bamgibelisa emnyuzini wenkosi. UZadoki, umphristi noNathani, umphrofethi bamgcobile eGihoni ukuba abe yinkosi. Manje sebenyukele khona bejabula, lo msindo omkhulu emzini yiwo eniwuzwileyo. Kumanje nje, uSolomoni usehleli esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso. Nezinceku 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.’ “Yayisithi: ‘Makadunyiswe uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ommisile namuhla ozohlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ngisabona ngamehlo ami.’ ”