1 AmaKhosi 2:1-46
1 AmaKhosi 2:1-46 Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 (CZB24)
Zase zisondela izinsuku zikaDavide zokufa kwakhe; wayala uSolomoni indodana yakhe, wathi: Mina ngihamba indlela yomhlaba wonke; khona-ke qina, uzibonakalise uyindoda; ugcine umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, ugcine izimiso zakhe, nemiyalo yakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, nobufakazi bakhe, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ukuze uphumelele kukho konke okwenzayo; futhi nomaphi lapho uphendukela khona; ukuze uJehova agcine izwi lakhe alikhuluma ngami ngokuthi: “Uma abantwana benu beqaphela indlela yabo, ukuhamba phambi kwami ngeqiniso ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, aniyikuswela,” usho uJehova. Umuntu esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli. Futhi nawe uyakwazi lokho uJowabe indodana kaSeruya akwenza kimi, nalokho akwenza ezinduneni ezimbili zempi yakwa-Israyeli, ku-Abineri indodana kaNeri, naku-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, owabaholayo. Wayehlabile negazi lempi ngokuthula, wafaka igazi lempi ebhandeni lakhe elalisezinkalweni zakhe nasezicathulweni zakhe ezazisezinyaweni zakhe. Khona-ke yenza njengokuhlakanipha kwakho, futhi ungavumeli ikhanda lakhe elivuthayo lehlele endaweni yabafileyo ngokuthula. Kepha hawukela amadodana kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, abe phakathi kwabadla etafuleni lakho; ngoba beza kanjalo kimi lapho ngibalekela umfowenu u-Abisalomu. Bheka, unawe uShimeyi indodana kaGera wakwaBenjamini waseBahurimi, owangithuka ngesiqalekiso esibi mhla ngiya eMahanayimi; kepha wehla ukungihlangabeza eJordani, ngafunga kuye uJehova, ngathi: ‘Angiyikukubulala ngenkemba.’ Ungambheki njengomsulwa manje, ngokuba wena uyindoda ehlakaniphileyo, futhi uyakwazi okufanele ukwenze kuye; kodwa ikhanda lakhe elitshekile likwenza wehlele ethuneni negazi. UDavide wayeselala koyise, wembelwa emzini kaDavide. Izinsuku uDavide abusa ngazo phezu kuka-Israyeli zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amane: iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni, futhi iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema. USolomoni wayesehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise uDavide; umbuso wakhe waqiniswa kakhulu. U-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti wafika kuBati Sheba unina kaSolomoni. Wathi: “Uza ngokuthula na?” Wathi: “Ngokuthula.” Wathi futhi: Kukhona engifuna ukunitshela khona. Wasesithi: Hamba! Wathi: “Niyazi nina ukuthi umbuso wawungowami, nokuthi wonke u-Israyeli wabhekisa ubuso bakhe kimi ukuba ngibuse; kodwa umbuso waphenduka waba ngowomfowethu, ngoba wawuvela kuJehova. Manje ngicela isicelo esisodwa kuwe, ungangiphiki. Wathi kuye: “Khuluma.” Wathi: “Tshelani inkosi uSolomoni, ngokuba ayiyikula kini ukuba inginike u-Abishagi waseShunemi, abe ngumkami.” Wayesethi uBati Sheba: “Kuhle! ngizokukhulumela enkosini. UBhathisheba waya enkosini uSolomoni ukuze akhulume kuyo ngo-Adoniya. Inkosi yamphakamisa, yakhothama phambi kwakhe, yahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yabeka isihlalo sikanina wenkosi; wahlala ngakwesokunene sakhe. Wathi: “Ngifuna isicelo esisodwa kuwe; Ngiyakuncenga, ungangitsheli ukuthi cha. Inkosi yathi kuye: “Cela, mama, ngokuba angiyikwala kuwe.” Wathi: “U-Abishagi waseShunemi makanikwe u-Adoniya umfowenu abe ngumkakho.” Inkosi uSolomoni yasiphendula yathi kunina: Umcelelani u-Adoniya u-Abishagi waseShunemi na? mceleni nombuso; ngokuba ungumnewethu; naye, no-Abiyathara umpristi, noJowabe indodana kaSeruya. Inkosi uSolomoni yasifunga uJehova, yathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze lokhu kimi, futhi kanjalo, uma u-Adoniya engakhulumanga leli zwi ngokumelene nomphefumulo wakhe. Manje, kuphila kukaJehova ongiqinisileyo, wangihlalisa esihlalweni sobukhosi sikababa uDavide, wangenzela indlu njengokuthembisa kwakhe, namuhla u-Adoniya uyakubulawa. Inkosi uSolomoni yasithuma ngesandla sikaBenaya indodana kaJehoyada; wawela phezu kwakhe wafa. Umpristi uAbiyathara wathi enkosini: “Hamba uye e-Anathoti ensimini yakho; ngoba ufanelwe ukufa, kodwa kangiyikukubulala ngalesisikhathi, ngoba wawuthwele umtshokotsho weNkosi uJehova phambi kukaDavida ubaba, langoba wawucindezelwe kukho konke ubaba ayecindezelwe ngakho. USolomoni wamxosha u-Abiyathara ngokuba engesiye umpristi kaJehova; ukuze agcwalise izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngendlu ka-Eli eShilo. Zase zifika umbiko kuJowabe, ngokuba uJowabe wamlandela u-Adoniya, nakuba engalandelanga u-Abisalomu. UJowabe wabalekela etendeni likaJehova, wathatha izimpondo ze-altare. Inkosi uSolomoni yabikelwa ukuthi uJowabe ubalekele etendeni likaJehova; bheka, use-altare. USolomoni wayesethuma uBenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, ethi: “Hamba umhlasele.” UBenaya wayesefika etendeni likaJehova, wathi kuye: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: Phuma. Waphendula wathi: Hatshi; kodwa ngizofela lapha. UBenaya wabuye wayibikela inkosi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJowabe, wangiphendula kanje. Inkosi yathi kuye: “Yenza lokho akushilo, umhlasele, ummbele; ukuze ususe kimi nasendlini kababa igazi elingenacala uJowabe alichithile. UJehova uyakulibuyisela igazi lakhe ekhanda lakhe, elawela phezu kwabantu ababili ababelungile nabangcono kunaye, ababulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavide engazi, u-Abineri indodana kaNeri; induna yempi yakwa-Israyeli, no-Amasa, indodana kaJetheri, induna yempi yakwaJuda. Ngakho igazi labo lizabuyela ekhanda likaJowabi lekhanda lenzalo yakhe kuze kube nininini; kepha kuDavide, nasenzalweni yakhe, naphezu kwendlu yakhe, nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kuyakuba khona ukuthula okuvela kuJehova kuze kube phakade. Khona-ke uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wakhuphuka wawela phezu kwakhe wambulala, futhi wembelwa endlini yakhe ehlane. Inkosi yasibeka uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada ekamelweni lakhe phezu kwempi; uSadoki umpristi wamisa inkosi ekamelweni lika-Abiyathara. Inkosi yasithuma yambiza uShimeyi, yathi kuye: Zakhele indlu eJerusalema, uhlale khona, ungasuki kuyo. Ngokuba mhla uphuma, udabula umfudlana iKidroni, uyakwazi nokwazi ukuthi uyakufa nokufa; igazi lakho liyakuba phezu kwekhanda lakho. USimeyi wasesithi enkosini: Lihle ilizwi; njengokutsho kwenkosi yami, inkosi, inceku yakho izakwenza njalo. USimeyi wahlala izinsuku eziningi eJerusalema. Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu izinceku ezimbili zikaSimeyi zabaleka zaya ku-Agisi indodana kaMaga inkosi yaseGati. Bamtshela uSimeyi, bathi: “Bheka, izinceku zakho ziseGati.” USimeyi wayesesuka, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waya eGati e-Agisi ukuyofuna izinceku zakhe; USimeyi wahamba walanda izinceku zakhe eGati. USolomoni watshelwa ukuthi uShimeyi waphuma eJerusalema waya eGati, wabuya. Inkosi yasithuma yambiza uSimeyi, yathi kuye: “Angikufungisanga uJehova yini, ngakusola, ngathi: ‘Yazi nokwazi ngosuku ophuma ngalo, uye ezindaweni zonke, ukuthi uyakufa nokufa, na?’ wasesithi kimi: Ilizwi engilizwileyo lihle. Pho, awusigcwalisanga ngani isifungo sikaJehova nomyalo engakuyala ngakho na? Inkosi yasisithi kuSimeyi: Wena uyakwazi konke okubi inhliziyo yakho ekwaziyo, owakwenza kubaba uDavida; ngalokho uJehova uyakwehlisela ububi bakho phezu kwekhanda lakho; Inkosi uSolomoni iyakubusiswa, nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide siqiniswe phambi kukaJehova kuze kube phakade. Inkosi uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada yakhipha umyalo; eyaphuma yawela phezu kwakhe, wafa. Umbuso waqiniswa esandleni sikaSolomoni.
1 AmaKhosi 2:1-46 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)
Lapho sezisondela izinsuku zokufa kukaDavide, wayiyala indodana yakhe, uSolomoni, wathi: “Mina sengizohamba indlela ehanjwa yibo bonke abaphilayo, ngakho-ke wena qina, ube yindoda. Gcina isiyalezo akuyala ngaso uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe. Gcina izimiso zakhe, imithetho yakhe, imiyalo yakhe nobufakazi bakhe, njengalokhu kubhalwe emthethweni kaMose, ukuze uphumelele kukho konke oyokwenza nakulokho oyophendukela kukho. Ngalokho uSimakade uyakuqinisa izwi lakhe alikhuluma maqondana nami, lapho ethi: ‘Uma abozalo lwakho beyoqaphela indlela yabo, bahambe ngobuqotho phambi kwami ngenhliziyo yabo yonke nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, akuyukusweleka muntu kubo oyohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.’ “Phezu kwalokho, uyazi ukuthi uJowabe, indodana kaZeruya, wenzani kimi, nokuthi wabaphatha kanjani abakhuzi ababili bempi ka-Israyeli; u-Abhineri, indodana kaNeri, no-Amasa, indodana kaJetheri, ababulalayo, wachitha igazi ngokulwa ngesikhathi sokuthula. Wabheca igazi lokulwa ebhandeni lakhe elalisokhalo, nasezicathulweni zakhe ezazisezinyaweni zakhe. Uyokwenza njengokuhlakanipha kwakho, ungavumi ukuba aze abe mpunga, aye endaweni yabafileyo ngokuthula. “Kepha ube nomusa kumadodana kaBharizilayi wakwaGileyadi, abe phakathi kwabadla ngasefatuleni lakho, ngokuba enza kanjalo kimi, mhlazana ngibalekela u-Absalomu, umfowenu. “Bheka, ungakuwe uShimeyi, indodana kaGera wakwaBhenjamini waseBhahurimi, owangithuka ngendlela ebuhlungu mhla ngiya eMahanayimi. Kepha wehla wangihlangabeza ngaseJordani, ngase ngifunga kuye phamabi kukaSimakade, ngathi: ‘Angiyukukubulala ngenkemba.’ “Ngakho-ke ungamyeki engajezile, wena ungumuntu ohlakaniphileyo, uyokwazi okufanele ukwenze kuye ukuze uyehlisele impunga endaweni yabafileyo inegazi.” UDavide wayeselaliswa kokhokho bakhe, wambelwa emzini kaDavide. Izinsuku uDavide abusa ngazo kwa-Israyeli zaziyiminyaka engama-40; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebhroni, kwathi engama-33 wabusa eJerusalema. USolomoni wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, uyise; umbuso wakhe waqiniswa kakhulu. Kwase kufika u-Adoniya, indodana kaHagithi, kuBhathi Sheba, unina kaSolomoni, uBhathi Sheba wathi: “Ngabe uze ngokuthula na?” Waphendula wathi u-Adoniya: “Yebo, ngize ngokuthula.” Wayesethi: “Nginodaba engize ngalo kuwe.” Wathi: “Khuluma.” Wathi u-Adoniya: “Uyazi wena ukuthi umbuso wawungowami, nokuthi wonke u-Israyeli wayebheke ukuba kubuse mina. Nokho-ke izinto zaguquka, umbuso wase ubuyela kumfowethu, uSolomoni, ngokuba yena wayeqokwe nguSimakade. Manje-ke ngicela into eyodwa vo kuwe; ungangifulatheli.” Wathi kuye: “Khuluma.” Wathi: “Ake ukhulume enkosini uSolomoni, ngokuba akasoze akufulathele wena, ukuba anginike u-Abhishagi waseShunemi abe ngumkami.” UBhathi Sheba wathi: “Kulungile, ngizokukhulumela enkosini.” UBhathi Sheba waya enkosini uSolomoni ukuze akhulumele u-Adoniya. Inkosi yasukuma yamhlangabeza, yamkhothamela, yase ihlala esihlalweni sayo, yase ibekela unina wenkosi isihlalo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sayo. Wayesethi kuyo: “Nginesicelo esisodwa nje esincane kuwe, uze ungangifulatheli.” Inkosi yathi kuye: “Cela mame, angiyukukufulathela.” Wathi-ke: “U-Abhishagi waseShunemi makanikwe u-Adoniya, umfowenu, abe ngumkakhe.” Inkosi uSolomoni yaphendula, yathi kunina: “Umcelelelani u-Adoniya u-Abhishagi waseShunemi na? Kungani ungamceleli nombuso, ngokuba ungufowethu? Yebo, wenze kanjalo naku-Abhiyathara, umphristi noJowabe, indodana kaZeruya.” Inkosi uSolomoni yayisifunga kuSimakade, yathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze kanjalo kimi, enezele futhi uma u-Adoniya engalikhulumanga leli lizwi, wabeka ukuphila kwakhe engcupheni yokufa. Ngakho ngifunga ngiyagomela kuSimakade ongimisile, wangibeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, ubaba, waze wangenza ngayindlu njengokusho kwakhe, namuhla uzobulawa u-Adoniya.” Inkosi uSolomoni yayisithumela uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, ukuba imhlasele imbulale; wafa kanjalo-ke. Inkosi yathi ku-Abhiyathara, umphristi: “Hamba uye e-Anathothi emasimini akho, ngokuba ufanelwe wukufa, kodwa angizukukubulala namuhla, ngokuba wawuthwala umphongolo weNkosi uSimakade phambi kukaDavide, ubaba. Nawe wahlushwa yizona zonke izinhlupheko ezehlela ubaba.” USolomoni wayesemxosha u-Abhiyathara, akabe esaba ngumphristi kaSimakade, ukuze afeze izwi likaSimakade alisho ngendlu ka-Eli eShilo. Kuthe lapho ufika lo mbiko kuJowabe, ngokuba uJowabe wayelandele u-Adoniya nakuba ayengamlandelanga u-Absalomu, wabaleka waya ethendeni likaSimakade, wafika wabamba izimpondo ze-althare. Inkosi uSolomoni yabikelwa ukuthi: “UJowabe ubalekele ethendeni likaSimakade, bheka, ungase-althare.” USolomoni wathumela uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wathi kuyo: “Hamba umsukele, umbulale.” UBhenaya waya ethendeni likaSimakade, wathi kuJowabe: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Phuma.’ ” Wathi: “Qha, ngizofela lapha.” UBhenaya wabuyisela enkosini izwi, wathi: “UJowabe ungiphendule kanjalo.” Inkosi yathi kuye: “Yenza njengalokhu eshilo; mthelekele umbulale, ummbele, ukuze ususe kimi nasendlini kababa igazi elachithwa ngeze nguJowabe. USimakade uzophindisela phezu kwakhe igazi lamadoda amabili alungileyo namahle kunaye awabulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavide engazi ngalokho: u-Abhineri, indodana kaNeri, umkhuzi wempi yakwa-Israyeli, no-Amasa, indodana kaJetheri, umkhuzi wempi yakwaJuda. Igazi labo liyakubuyela ekhanda likaJowabe nasekhanda lozalo lwakhe kuze kube phakade, kepha kuDavide, nasozalweni lwakhe, nakuyo indlu yakhe, nakuso isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuyakuba ngukuthula kuze kube phakade, kuvela kuSimakade.” UBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wenyuka wamthelekela, wambulala, wembelwa endlini yakhe ehlane. Inkosi yambeka uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, waba ngumkhuzi wempi esikhundleni sikaJowabe. UZadoki, umphristi, inkosi yambeka waba ngumphristi esikhundleni sika-Abhiyathara. Inkosi yathumela, yabiza uShimeyi, yathi kuye: “Zakhele indlu eJerusalema, uhlale khona, ungaphumi lapho, ungayi ndawo. Ngokuba mhla uphuma, uwela umfudlana iKidroni, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa; igazi lakho liyakuba sekhanda lakho.” Wayesethi uShimeyi enkosini: “Lokhu okushilo kulungile, inceku yakho izokwenza njengokusho kwenkosi yami, inkosi.” UShimeyi wahlala eJerusalema izinsuku eziningi. Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu, izinceku ezimbili zikaShimeyi zabaleka, zaya ku-Akhishi, indodana kaMahakha, inkosi yaseGathi. UShimeyi watshelwa kwathiwa: “Bheka, izinceku zakho ziseGathi.” Wayesesuka uShimeyi, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waya eGathi ku-Akhishi ukuba afune izinceku zakhe; wahamba uShimeyi, wazibuyisa izinceku zakhe eGathi. USolomoni wabikelwa ukuthi uShimeyi usukile eJerusalema waya eGathi, kodwa usebuyile. Inkosi yathumela, yambiza uShimeyi, yathi kuye: “Angikufungisanga yini kuSimakade ngabuye ngakuxwayisa ngathi: ‘Mhla uphuma uya noma kuphi, wazi kahle ukuthi uyobe usuzimbele igodi na?’ Wena wathi kimi: ‘Lokho okushilo kuhle.’ “Pho awusigcinanga ngani isifungo owasenza kuSimakade nomyalo engakuyala ngawo na?” Inkosi yabuye yathi kuShimeyi: “Wena ukwazi kahle konke okubi okusenhliziyweni yakho owakwenza kuDavide, ubaba, ngakho-ke uSimakade uyakuphindisela ububi bakho phezu kwakho. Inkosi uSolomoni izobusiswa, nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide siqiniswe phambi kukaSimakade kuze kube phakade.” Inkosi yayisiyala uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, waphuma wamthelekela; wambulala. Umbuso waqiniswa esandleni sikaSolomoni.
1 AmaKhosi 2:1-46 IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE (ZUL59)
Izinsuku zikaDavide zasondela ekufeni; wayesemyala uSolomoni indodana yakhe, ethi: “Mina sengihamba indlela yawo wonke umhlaba; ngalokho qina, ube yindoda, ugcine isiyalezo sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, ugcine izimiso zakhe, nemiyalo yakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, nobufakazi bakhe njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ukuze uphumelele kukho konke okwenzayo nakukho konke okubhekayo, ukuze uJehova aqinise izwi lakhe alikhuluma ngami ngokuthi: ‘Uma abantwana bakho begcina indlela yabo ukuba bahambe phambi kwami eqinisweni ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, awuyikuntula muntu – washo njalo – esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwa-Israyeli.’ “Futhi wena uyazi okwenziwayo kimi nguJowabe indodana kaSeruya, nalokho akwenzayo kuzo izinduna ezimbili zezimpi zakwa-Israyeli, o-Abineri indodana kaNeri no-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, owababulala, wachitha igazi lokulwa ngesikhathi sokuthula, wabeka igazi lokulwa kulo ibhande* lakhe elalisokhalweni lwakhe nasezicathulweni zakhe ezazisezinyaweni zakhe. Yenza njengokuhlakanipha kwakho, ungayehlisi impunga ngokuthula endaweni yabafileyo. “Kepha yiba nomusa kumadodana kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, abe khona phakathi kwabadla ngasetafuleni lakho, ngokuba enza kanjalo kimi mhla ngabalekela u-Abisalomu umfowenu. “Bheka, ukhona nawe uShimeyi indodana kaGera wakwaBenjamini waseBahurimi, owangithuka ngokuthuka okwesabekayo mhla ngiya eMahanayimi; kepha wehla ukungihlangabeza ngaseJordani, ngafunga kuye uJehova ngokuthi: ‘Angiyikukubulala ngenkemba.’ Ngalokho ungamyeki abe ngongenacala, ngokuba wena ungumuntu ohlakaniphileyo, uyakwazi okufanele ukuba ukwenze kuye, wehlise impunga endaweni yabafileyo inegazi.” UDavide wayeselala koyise, wembelwa emzini kaDavide. Izinsuku uDavide abusa ngazo phezu kuka-Israyeli zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amane; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni, iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema. USolomoni wayesehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide uyise; umbuso wakhe waqiniswa kakhulu. Wayesefika u-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti kuBati Sheba unina kaSolomoni. Wathi: “Uze nokuthula na?” Wathi yena: “Yebo, ngize nokuthula.” Wayesethi: “Nginendaba kuwe.” Wathi: “Khuluma.” Wathi-ke: “Uyazi wena ukuthi umbuso wawungowami nokuthi wonke u-Israyeli wabhekisa kimi ubuso bakhe ukuba ngibuse; kepha umbuso usuguquliwe, sewaba ngowomfowethu, ngokuba wawuthola kuJehova. Sengicela into inye kuwe, ungangifulatheli.” Wathi kuye: “Khuluma.” Wayesethi: “Ake ukhulume kuSolomoni inkosi, ngokuba akayikukufulathela wena, ukuba anginike u-Abishagi waseShunemi abe ngumkami.” UBati Sheba wathi: “Kulungile; ngizakukukhulumela enkosini.” Wayesehamba uBati Sheba, waya enkosini uSolomoni ukuba amkhulumele u-Adoniya kuyo. Inkosi yasukuma ukumhlangabeza, yamkhothamela, yahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yambekela unina wenkosi isihlalo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sayo. Wayesethi kuyo: “Nginesicelo sinye nje esincane kuwe; ungangifulatheli.” Inkosi yathi kuye: “Cela-ke, mame ngokuba angiyikukufulathela.” Wathi-ke: “U-Abishagi waseShunemi makanikwe ku-Adoniya umfowenu, abe ngumkakhe.” Inkosi uSolomoni yaphendula, yathi kunina: “Umcelelelani u-Adoniya u-Abishagi waseShunemi na? Mcelele nombuso futhi, ngokuba ungumnewethu; yebo, mcelele yena no-Abiyathara umpristi, noJowabe indodana kaSeruya.” Inkosi uSolomoni yayisifunga uJehova ngokuthi: “UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kimi, enezele futhi, uma u-Adoniya engakhulumanga leli zwi libe ngelokufa kwakhe. Ngalokho, kuphila kukaJehova ongiqinisileyo, wangibeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide ubaba, wangenza indlu njengokukhuluma kwakhe; namhla nje uyakubulawa u-Adoniya.” Inkosi uSolomoni yayisithumela ngesandla sikaBenaya indodana kaJehoyada: wamsukela; wafa. Inkosi yathi ku-Abiyathara umpristi: “Hamba uye e-Anathoti emasimini akho, lokhu ungowokufa, kepha angiyikukubulala namuhla, ngokuba wawuwuthwala umphongolo weNkosi uJehova phambi kukaDavide ubaba, wahlupheka ngakho konke ubaba ahlupheka ngakho.” USolomoni wayesemxosha u-Abiyathara, angabe esaba ngumpristi kuJehova, ukuba agcwalise izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngendlu ka-Eli eShilo. Lapho kufika umbiko kuJowabe ngokuba uJowabe – wayemlandele u-Adoniya noma engamlandelanga u-Abisalomu uJowabe – wabaleka, waya etendeni likaJehova, wabamba izimpondo ze-altare. Inkosi uSolomoni yatshelwa ukuthi: “UJowabe ubalekele etendeni likaJehova; bheka, ungase-altare.” USolomoni wayesethuma uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada ngokuthi: “Hamba, umsukele.” UBenaya wafika etendeni likaJehova, wathi kuye: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Phuma.’ ” Wathi: “Qha, ngiyakufela lapha.” UBenaya wabuyisela enkosini izwi lokuthi: “Washo njalo uJowabe, wangiphendula kanjalo.” Inkosi yathi kuye: “Yenza njengokusho kwakhe, umsukele, ummbele, ukuba ususe kimi nakuyo indlu kababa igazi elachithwa ngeze nguJowabe. UJehova uyakulibuyisela igazi lakhe ekhanda lakhe, ngokuba wasukela amadoda amabili alungileyo amahle kunaye, wawabulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavide engazi: u-Abineri indodana kaNeri, induna yempi yakwa-Israyeli, no-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, induna yempi yakwaJuda. Igazi labo liyakubuyela ekhanda likaJowabe nasekhanda lenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade; kepha kuDavide, nakuyo inzalo yakhe, nakuyo indlu yakhe, nakuso isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuyakuba ngukuthula kuze kube phakade, kuvela kuJehova.” Wayesenyuka uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, wamsukela, wambulala; wembelwa endlini yakhe ehlane. Inkosi yayisimbeka uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada phezu kwempi esikhundleni sakhe; uSadoki umpristi inkosi yambeka esikhundleni sika-Abiyathara. Inkosi yathuma yambiza uShimeyi, yathi kuye: “Zakhele indlu eJerusalema, uhlale khona, ungaphumi lapho ukuya ndawo. Ngokuba mhla uphuma, uwele umfudlana iKidroni, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa; igazi lakho liyakuba sekhanda lakho.” Wayesethi uShimeyi enkosini: “Lelo zwi lilungile; inceku yakho iyakwenza njengokusho kwenkosi yami, inkosi.” UShimeyi wahlala eJerusalema izinsuku eziningi. Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu izinceku ezimbili zikaShimeyi zabaleka, zaya ku-Akhishi indodana kaMahakha inkosi yaseGati. UShimeyi watshelwa ukuthi: “Bheka, izinceku zakho ziseGati.” Wayesesuka uShimeyi, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waya eGati ku-Akhishi ukuba afune izinceku zakhe; wahamba uShimeyi, wazibuyisa izinceku zakhe eGati. Kwabikelwa uSolomoni ukuthi uShimeyi wayesukile eJerusalema ukuya eGati nokuthi ubuyile. Inkosi yayisithuma yambiza uShimeyi, yathi kuye: “Angithi ngikufungisile uJehova, ngaqinisa kuwe ukuthi: ‘Mhla uphuma uye nomaphi, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa,’ na? Wathi kimi: ‘Izwi engilizwileyo lihle.’ Pho, awugcinanga ngani isifungo sikaJehova nomyalo engakuyala ngakho na?” Inkosi yathi futhi kuShimeyi: “Wena uyazi konke okubi okwaziwa yinhliziyo yakho, owakwenza kuDavide ubaba; ngalokho uJehova uyakubuyisela ububi bakho ekhanda lakho. Kepha inkosi uSolomoni iyakubusiswa, nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide siyakuqiniswa phambi kukaJehova kuze kube phakade.” Ngokuyala kwenkosi uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada waphuma wamsukela; wafa. Umbuso wawusulokhu uqiniswa njalo esandleni sikaSolomoni.