1 Amakhosi 1
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1 Amakhosi 1
USolomoni wagcotshwa njengeNkosi
1Inkosi uDavide yayimdala, ineminyaka eminingi; bamembesa izingubo, kepha akabanga nakufudumala.
2Ngalokho izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Inkosi yami, inkosi, mayifunelwe intombi; makame phambi kwenkosi, ayiphathe, alale esifubeni sakho, ukuze inkosi yami, inkosi, ifudumale.
3Base befuna intombazane enhle kuyo yonke imingcele yakwa-Israyeli, bathola u-Abishagi waseShunemi, bamyisa enkosini.
4Intombazane yayiyinhle kakhulu, yayinakekela inkosi, yayikhonza, kepha inkosi yayingayazi.
5U-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti waziphakamisa, wathi: “Mina ngiyakuba yinkosi; wamlungisela izinqola, nabamahhashi, nabantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu ukuba bagijime phambi kwakhe.
6Uyise akakaze amshaye emehlweni ngokuthi: “Ukwenzeleni lokho na?” futhi wayeyindoda ebukekayo kakhulu; unina wamzala emva kuka-Abisalomu.
7Wabonisana noJowabe indodana kaSeruya no-Abiyathara umpristi, bamlandela u-Adoniya.
8Kepha uSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, noNathani umprofethi, noShimeyi, noReyi, namaqhawe kaDavide, babengekho ku-Adoniya.
9U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu nezinkomo namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni laseSoheleti elingase-Eni Rogeli, wamema bonke abafowabo, amadodana enkosi, nawo wonke amadoda akwaJuda, izinceku zenkosi.
10Kodwa akabizanga umprofethi uNathani noBhenaya namaqhawe noSolomoni umfowabo.
11Ngakho uNathani wakhuluma kuBhathisheba unina kaSolomoni wathi: Kawuzwanga yini ukuthi uAdonija indodana kaHagithi usezakuba yinkosi, lenkosi yethu uDavida kayikwazi?
12Woza-ke, ake ngikuphe iseluleko, ukuze usindise impilo yakho leyendodana yakho uSolomoni.
13Hamba ungene enkosini uDavida uthi kuyo: Wena nkosi yami, nkosi, kawufunganga yini kuyo incekukazi yakho, wathi: USolomoni indodana yakho uzakuba yinkosi emva kwami, njalo yena uzahlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi? pho kungani u-Adoniya ebusa?
14Bheka, usakhuluma nenkosi, nami ngiyakungena emva kwakho, ngiqinise amazwi akho.
15UBati Sheba wayesengena ekamelweni lenkosi; u-Abishagi waseShunemi wayekhonza inkosi.
16UBati Sheba wakhothama, wakhuleka phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yasisithi: Ufunani?
17Wathi kuye: “Nkosi yami, wafunga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho encekwini yakho wathi: ‘Impela uSolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.
18Bheka, manje u-Adoniya uyabusa; manje, nkosi yami, nkosi, awukwazi.
19Wahlaba izinkomo nezinkomo ezikhulupheleyo nezimvu ngobuningi, wabiza onke amadodana enkosi no-Abiyathara umpristi noJowabe induna yempi; kodwa kayibizanga inceku yakho uSolomoni.
20Wena, nkosi yami, nkosi, amehlo ka-Israyeli wonke aphezu kwakho, ukuba ubatshele ukuthi ngubani oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo.
21Uma kungenjalo, uma inkosi yami, inkosi, isilele koyise, mina nendodana yami uSolomoni siyakuthiwa iziphambeko.
22Bheka, esakhuluma nenkosi, kwangena umprofethi uNathani.
23Bayitshela inkosi, bathi: “Nangu uNathani umprofethi.” Lapho engena phambi kwenkosi, wakhothama phambi kwenkosi ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi.
24UNathani wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, wena wathi: ‘U-Adoniya uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, na?
25Ngoba wehlile namuhla wahlaba izinkomo nezinkomo ezikhulupheleyo nezimvu ngobuningi, wabiza wonke amadodana enkosi nezinduna zempi no-Abiyathara umpristi; bheka, bayadla, baphuze phambi kwakhe, bathi: ‘Mayisindise inkosi u-Adoniya!
26Kepha mina, mina nceku yakho, noSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, noSolomoni inceku yakho, akasibizanga.
27Le ndaba yenziwe yinkosi yami, inkosi, kodwa awuyazanga encekwini yakho ukuthi ngubani oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo?
28Inkosi uDavida yasiphendula yathi: Ngibizeleni uBhathisheba. Wangena phambi kwenkosi, wema phambi kwenkosi.
29Inkosi yasifunga yathi: Kuphila kukaJehova ohlengile umphefumulo wami osizini lonke!
30njengalokho ngafunga kuwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngathi: ‘Impela uSolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esikhundleni sami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi; ngokuqinisekile ngizokwenza kanjalo namuhla.
31UBati Sheba wakhothamela phansi ngobuso, wadumisa inkosi, wathi: “Mayiphile inkosi yami, inkosi uDavide, kuze kube phakade.”
32Inkosi uDavide yathi: “Ngibizeleni uZadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada. Basebesiza phambi kwenkosi.
33Inkosi yasisithi kubo: Thathani izinceku zenkosi yenu, lihambe lani, uSolomoni indodana yami agibele umnyuzi wami, limehlisele eGihoni.
34USadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi bamgcobe khona abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli; nishaye icilongo nithi: ‘Mayisindiswe inkosi uSolomoni!
35Bese nenyukela emva kwakhe, ukuze afike ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi; ngoba uzakuba yinkosi esikhundleni sami, njalo ngimbeke umbusi phezu kukaIsrayeli laphezu kukaJuda.
36UBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayiphendula inkosi, wathi: “Amen, usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami, inkosi, naye.
37Njengalokhu uJehova wayenenkosi yami, inkosi, makabe noSolomoni, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide.
38Khona behla uSadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, namaKreti namaPheleti, bamkhwelisa uSolomoni phezu komnyuzi wenkosi uDavide, bamyisa eGihoni.
39USadoki umpristi wayesethatha uphondo lwamafutha etendeni, wamgcoba uSolomoni. Bavuthela amacilongo; bonke abantu bathi: “Mayisindiswe inkosi uSolomoni!
40Bonke abantu bakhuphuka bamlandela, abantu babetha imitshingo, bajabula ngokujabula okukhulu, kwaze kwadabuka umhlaba ngokukhala kwabo.
41U-Adoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo ababe naye bezwa lokho sebeqedile ukudla. UJowabe esezwa ukukhala kwecilongo wathi: “Kungani lo msindo womuzi?
42Esakhuluma, kwafika uJonathani indodana ka-Abiyathara umpristi; u-Adoniya wathi kuye: “Ngena!” ngoba uyindoda enesibindi futhi uletha izindaba ezinhle.
43UJonathani waphendula, wathi ku-Adoniya: “Bheka, inkosi yethu, inkosi, uDavide, ibeke uSolomoni inkosi.
44Inkosi yathuma uSadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, namaKreti namaPheleti kanye naye, bamkhwelisa kuwo umnyuzi wenkosi.
45USadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi bamgcoba eGihoni ukuba abe yinkosi; Lo msindo owuzwile.
46USolomoni laye uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi.
47Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinceku zenkosi zifikile ukuyibusisa inkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide, zathi: ‘UNkulunkulu makenze igama likaSolomoni libe ngcono kunegama lakho, enze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sakho sobukhosi. Inkosi yakhothama embhedeni.
48Yayisithi futhi inkosi: “Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli onginike namuhla umuntu ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, amehlo ami ekubona.”
49Bonke abamenyiweyo ababe no-Adoniya besaba, basukuma, bahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe.
50U-Adoniya wamesaba uSolomoni, wasuka wahamba, wabamba izimpondo ze-altare.
51Kwasekubikwa kuSolomoni kwathiwa: Khangela, uAdonija uyesaba inkosi uSolomoni, ngoba khangela, wathatha izimpondo zelathi wathi: Inkosi uSolomoni kayifunge kimi lamuhla ukuthi kayiyikubulala inceku yayo ngenkembak.
52Wayesethi uSolomoni: “Uma eziveza eyindoda, akuyikuwela nolulodwa unwele lwakhe emhlabeni; kepha uma kufunyanwa ububi kuye, uyakufa.
53Inkosi uSolomoni yayisithumela, bamehlisa e-altare. Wafika wakhuleka phambi kwenkosi uSolomoni; uSolomoni wathi kuyo: “Hamba uye endlini yakho.”
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