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Ukulaywa kukaSolomoni nguDavida

1 Insuku zikaDavida zokuthi afe zasezisondela ^a, waselaya uSolomoni indodana yakhe esithi: 2 Sengihamba indlela yomhlaba wonke ^b. Ngakho qina, ube yindoda ^c, 3 ugcine imfanelo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuhamba ngezindlela zayo, ukugcina izimiso zayo, imithetho yayo, lezahlulelo zayo, lobufakazi bayo, njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni kaMozisi, ukuze uphumelele kukho konke okwenzayo, laloba ngaphi lapho ophendukela khona ^d, 4 ukuze iNkosi iqinise ilizwi layo eyalikhuluma mayelana lami ^e isithi: Uba amadodana akho eqaphelisa indlela yawo ^f, ukuhamba ngobuqotho phambi kwami ngenhliziyo yonke yawo langomphefumulo wonke wawo ^g, (isithi) kakuyikusweleka ^{▼▼ kakuyikusweleka: Heb kakuyikuqunywa.} kuwe indoda esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli ⁱ. 5 Futhi-ke wena uyakwazi ukuthi uJowabi indodana kaZeruya wenzani kimi, ukuthi wenzani kuzinduna ezimbili zamabutho akoIsrayeli ^j, kuAbhineri indodana kaNeri ^k, lakuAmasa indodana kaJetheri, owababulala wachitha igazi lempi ekuthuleni, wafaka igazi lempi ebhantini lakhe elalisekhalweni lwakhe lemanyathelweni asenyaweni zakhe ^l. 6 Ngakho yenza njengenhlakanipho yakho, ungayekeli ikhanda lakhe elilezimvu lehlele engcwabeni ngokuthula ^m. 7 Kodwa kumadodana kaBarizilayi umGileyadi wenze umusa ⁿ, njalo kawabe phakathi kwabadla etafuleni lakho ^o, ngoba ngokunjalo asondela kimi ekubalekeleni kwami ubuso bukaAbisalomu umfowenu ^p. 8 Futhi khangela, kukhona kuwe uShimeyi indodana kaGera umBhenjamini weBahurimi ^q, owangithuka ngesethuko esibuhlungu mhla ngisiya eMahanayimi ^r; kodwa wehla ukungihlangabeza eJordani ^s, ngasengifunga kuye ngeNkosi ngathi: Kangiyikukubulala ngenkemba ^t. 9 Ngakho-ke ungamyekeli abe ngongelacala, ngoba ungumuntu ohlakaniphileyo, ngoba uyakwazi ozakwenza kuye ^u, njalo uzakwehlisela ikhanda lakhe eliyimpunga lilegazi engcwabeni ^v.

Ukufa kukaDavida

10 UDavida waselala laboyise ^w, wangcwatshelwa emzini kaDavida ^x. 11 Njalo insuku uDavida abusa ngazo phezu kukaIsrayeli zaziyiminyaka engamatshumi amane; eHebroni wabusa iminyaka eyisikhombisa, leJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lantathu ^y.

12 USolomoni wasehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida uyise, lombuso wakhe waqiniswa kakhulu ^z.

USolomoni uqinisa umbuso wakhe

13 UAdonija indodana kaHagithi wasesiza kuBathisheba unina kaSolomoni; wasesithi: Ukuza kwakho kuyikuthula yini? Wasesithi: Ukuthula ^aa. 14 Wathi: Ngilelizwi kuwe. Wasesithi: Khuluma. 15 Wasesithi: Wena uyakwazi ukuthi umbuso wawungowami, lokuthi uIsrayeli wonke babebeke ubuso babo kimi ukuthi ngizabusa; kodwa umbuso waphendulwa, waba ngowomfowethu ^ab, ngoba waba ngowakhe uvela eNkosini ^ac. 16 Khathesi-ke, ngicela isicelo esisodwa kuwe, ungafulathelisi ubuso bami. Wasesithi kuye: Khuluma. 17 Wasesithi: Ake ukhulume loSolomoni inkosi (ngoba kayikufulathelisa ubuso bakho) ukuthi anginike uAbishagi ^ad umShunami abe ngumkami ^ae. 18 UBathisheba wasesithi: Kulungile; mina ngizakukhulumela enkosini.

19 Ngakho uBathisheba wasesiya enkosini uSolomoni ukukhulumela uAdonija kuyo. Inkosi yasisukuma ukumhlangabeza, yakhothama kuye, yahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yathi kubekelwe unina wenkosi isihlalo sobukhosi; wasehlala ngakwesokunene sayo ^af. 20 Wasesithi: Ngicela isicelo esisodwa esincinyane kuwe, ungafulathelisi ubuso bami. Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Cela, mama, ngoba kangiyikufulathelisa ubuso bakho. 21 Wasesithi: UAbishagi umShunami kanikwe uAdonija umfowenu abe ngumkakhe ^ag. 22 Inkosi uSolomoni yasiphendula yathi kunina: Usumcelelelani uAdonija uAbishagi umShunami? Umcelele lombuso ^ah, ngoba ungumfowethu omdala kulami ^ai, yebo yena loAbhiyatha umpristi loJowabi indodana kaZeruya ^aj. 23 Inkosi uSolomoni yasifunga ngeNkosi isithi: Kenze njalo uNkulunkulu kimi lokunjalo engezelele, uba uAdonija engakhulumanga lelilizwi emelene lempilo yakhe ^ak. 24 Ngakho-ke, kuphila kukaJehova ongimisileyo wangibeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida ubaba ^al, wangenzela indlu njengokukhuluma kwakhe, isibili lamuhla uAdonija uzabulawa ^am. 25 Inkosi uSolomoni yasithuma ngesandla sikaBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, owamsukelayo, wasesifa ^an.

26 LakuAbhiyatha umpristi inkosi yathi: Yana eAnathothi emasimini akho ^ao, ngoba ungumuntu wokufa; kodwa lamuhla kangiyikukubulala ngoba wawuthwala umtshokotsho weNkosi uJehova phambi kukaDavida ubaba ^ap, langoba wahlupheka kukho konke ubaba ahlupheka ngakho ^aq. 27 Ngakho uSolomoni wamxotsha uAbhiyatha ekubeni ngumpristi weNkosi, ukugcwalisa ilizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma mayelana lendlu kaEli ^ar eShilo ^as.

28 Kwathi umbiko ufika kuJowabi, ngoba uJowabi wayephenduke walandela uAdonija ^at lanxa wayengaphendukanga walandela uAbisalomu ^au, uJowabi wabalekela ethenteni leNkosi ^av, wabamba impondo zelathi ^aw. 29 Kwasekubikelwa inkosi uSolomoni ukuthi uJowabi usebalekele ethenteni leNkosi, khangela-ke, useceleni kwelathi. USolomoni wasethuma uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada esithi: Hamba umsukele. 30 Ngakho uBhenaya waya ethenteni leNkosi, wathi kuye: Itsho njalo inkosi: Phuma! Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, kodwa ngizafela lapha. UBhenaya wasebuyisela ilizwi enkosini, esithi: Utsho njalo uJowabi, ungiphendule njalo. 31 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Yenza njengokutsho kwakhe, umsukele, umngcwabe ^ax; ukuze ususe kimi lendlini kababa igazi elingelacala uJowabi alichithayo ^ay. 32 Njalo iNkosi izabuyisela igazi lakhe ekhanda lakhe ^az, owasukela amadoda amabili ayelungile engcono kulaye, wawabulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavida engazi ^ba: UAbhineri indodana kaNeri induna yebutho lakoIsrayeli ^bb, loAmasa indodana kaJetheri induna yebutho lakoJuda ^bc. 33 Ngakho igazi labo lizabuyela ekhanda likaJowabi lekhanda lenzalo yakhe kuze kube nininini; kodwa kuDavida lenzalweni yakhe, lendlini yakhe, lembusweni wakhe, kuzakuba lokuthula kuze kube nininini okuvela eNkosini ^bd. 34 UBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wasesenyuka, wamsukela wambulala ^be; wasengcwatshelwa endlini yakhe enkangala ^bf. 35 Inkosi yasibeka uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada esikhundleni sakhe phezu kwebutho, loZadoki umpristi ^bg inkosi yambeka esikhundleni sikaAbhiyatha ^bh.

36 Inkosi yasithuma yabiza uShimeyi ^bi, yathi kuye: Zakhele indlu eJerusalema, uhlale khona, ungaphumi lapho uye ngaphi langaphi. 37 Ngoba kuzakuthi mhla uphumayo, uchaphe isifula iKidroni ^bj, yazi lokwazi ukuthi uzakufa lokufa; igazi lakho lizakuba phezu kwekhanda lakho ^bk. 38 UShimeyi wasesithi enkosini: Lelolizwi lihle; njengokutsho kwenkosi yami, inkosi, inceku yakho izakwenza njalo. UShimeyi wasehlala eJerusalema insuku ezinengi. 39 Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu inceku ezimbili zikaShimeyi zabalekela kuAkishi indodana kaMahaka ^bl inkosi yeGathi ^bm. Basebebikela uShimeyi besithi: Khangela, inceku zakho ziseGathi. 40 Wasesukuma uShimeyi, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe, waya eGathi kuAkishi ukudinga inceku zakhe; uShimeyi wahamba waletha inceku zakhe zivela eGathi. 41 Kwasekubikelwa uSolomoni ukuthi uShimeyi wayesukile eJerusalema waya eGathi, njalo wabuyela. 42 Inkosi yasithuma yabiza uShimeyi yathi kuye: Kangikufungisanga yini ngeNkosi, ngafakaza kuwe ngathi: Mhla uphumayo ukuya ngaphi langaphi yazi lokwazi ukuthi uzakufa lokufa? Wasusithi kimi: Lihle ilizwi engilizwileyo. 43 Pho, kungani ungasigcinanga isifungo seNkosi lomlayo engakulaya ngawo? 44 Inkosi yasisithi kuShimeyi: Wena uyazi bonke ububi inhliziyo yakho ebaziyo owabenza kuDavida ubaba ^bn; ngakho iNkosi izabuyisela ububi bakho phezu kwekhanda lakho ^bo. 45 Kodwa inkosi uSolomoni ibusisiwe, lesihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavida sizaqiniswa phambi kweNkosi kuze kube nininini ^bp. 46 Ngakho inkosi yalaya uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, owaphuma wamsukela waze wafa ^bq. Ngakho umbuso waqiniswa esandleni sikaSolomoni ^br.