1 Amakhosi
1:1 Inkosi uDavide yayimdala, ineminyaka eminingi; bamembesa
izingubo, kepha akabanga nakushisa.
1:2 Ngakho izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: "Makufunelwe inkosi yami."
inkosi intombi eyintombi; mayime phambi kwenkosi, iyiyeke
mphathe, alale esifubeni sakho, ukuze inkosi yami, inkosi, izuze
ukushisa.
1:3 Base befuna intombi enhle emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli.
wafumana u-Abishagi waseShunemi, wamyisa enkosini.
1:4 Intombi yayiyinhle kakhulu, yayinakekela inkosi, yakhonza
kodwa inkosi kayimazi.
1:5 Khona-ke u-Adoniya, indodana kaHagiti, waziphakamisa, wathi: "Ngizoba."
inkosi, wazilungisela izinqola, nabamahhashi, nabantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu ukuba bagijime
phambi kwakhe.
1:6 Uyise wayengamcasulanga nakanye ngokuthi: "Uthetheleni na?"
wenze njalo? futhi naye wayengumuntu omuhle kakhulu; unina wamzala
ngemva kuka-Absalomu.
1:7 Futhi wabonisana noJowabe, indodana kaSeruya, kanye no-Abiyathara
umpristi; bamlandela u-Adoniya bamsiza.
1:8 Kepha uSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, noNathani umnumzane.
umprofethi, noShimeyi, noReyi, namaqhawe akwabakhe
UDavide wayengekho kanye no-Adoniya.
1:9 U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu, nezinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni
uZoheleti oseceleni kwase-Enirogeli, wabiza bonke abafowabo abenkosi
amadodana, nawo onke amadoda akwaJuda, izinceku zenkosi;
1:10 Kepha uNathani umprofethi, noBenaya, namaqhawe, noSolomoni uyise.
umfowethu, akafonanga.
1:11 Ngakho uNathani wakhuluma kuBhathisheba unina kaSolomoni, wathi:
Awuzwanga yini ukuthi u-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti uyabusa, na?
UDavide inkosi yethu akakwazi na?
1:12 Ngakho-ke, woza manje, ake ngikweluleke, ukuze wena
ungasindisa ukuphila kwakho nokuphila kwendodana yakho uSolomoni.
1:13 Hamba ungene enkosini uDavide, futhi uthi kuye, 'Awuzange yini, wami
nkosi, nkosi, funga kuyo incekukazi yakho, uthi: ‘Impela uSolomoni wakho
Indodana iyakubusa emva kwami, futhi yona iyohlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi? kungani pho
U-Adoniya uyabusa?
1:14 Bheka, usakhuluma lapho nenkosi, nami ngizongena
emva kwakho, uqinise amazwi akho.
1:15 UBati Sheba wangena enkosini ekamelweni;
endala kakhulu; u-Abishagi waseShunemi wayeyikhonza inkosi.
1:16 UBati Sheba wakhothama, wakhuleka phambi kwenkosi. Yathi inkosi.
Ubufunani?
1:17 Wathi kuye: "Nkosi yami, wena wafunga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuye
incekukazi yakho ngokuthi: ‘USolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami;
njalo uzahlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.
1:18 Manje, bheka, u-Adoniya uyabusa; manje, nkosi yami, nkosi, wena
angazi:
1:19 Uhlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, adle.
wabiza onke amadodana enkosi, no-Abiyathara umpristi, noJowabe
induna yempi, kepha uSolomoni inceku yakho akammemanga.
1:20 Futhi wena, nkosi yami, O nkosi, amehlo ka-Israyeli wonke aphezu kwakho, ukuthi
ubatshele ukuthi ngubani oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi
emva kwakhe.
1:21 Kungenjalo, lapho inkosi yami, inkosi, uyolala
oyise, mina nendodana yami uSolomoni siyakubizwa njengabanecala.
1:22 Bheka, esakhuluma nenkosi, uNathani umprofethi naye
wangena.
1:23 Bayitshela inkosi, bathi: "Bheka uNathani umprofethi." Futhi ngenkathi yena
wangena phambi kwenkosi, wakhothama phambi kwenkosi neyakhe
ubuso bubheke phansi.
1:24 Wathi uNathani: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, wena ushilo yini ukuthi: ‘U-Adoniya uyakuba yinkosi?
emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi na?
1:25 Ngoba wehlile namuhla, futhi uye wahlaba izinkabi nezinkomo ezikhuluphele futhi
izimvu ngobuningi, futhi ubize wonke amadodana enkosi, futhi
izinduna zempi, no-Abiyathara umpristi; futhi bheka, bayadla futhi
niphuze phambi kwakhe, nithi: 'Mana njalo, inkosi u-Adoniya.
1:26 Kodwa mina, mina inceku yakho, noSadoki umpristi, noBenaya indodana
kaJehoyada nenceku yakho uSolomoni kayibizanga.
1:27 Ingabe le nto yenziwe yinkosi yami, inkosi, futhi awuzange ukubonise
inceku yakho, ngubani oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo?
1:28 Khona-ke inkosi uDavide waphendula, wathi: "Ngibizeleni uBati Sheba. Wangena
ebusweni benkosi, wema phambi kwenkosi.
1:29 Inkosi yasifunga yathi: Kuphila kukaJehova owahlenga umphefumulo wami.
umphefumulo kukho konke ukuhlupheka,
1:30 Njengoba nje ngafunga kuwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngathi: 'Ngiqinisile
USolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi
esikhundleni sami; ngokunjalo ngizakwenza njalo lamuhla.
1:31 Khona-ke uBati Sheba wakhothama, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi, futhi wenza ukuhlonipha
wathi: “Inkosi yami, inkosi uDavide, mayiphile kuze kube phakade.
1:32 Inkosi uDavide yathi kimi: “Ngibizeleni uZadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi.
noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada. Basebesiza phambi kwenkosi.
1:33 Inkosi yasisithi kubo: Hambani lezinceku zenkosi yenu.
futhi gibisa uSolomoni indodana yami phezu komnyuzi wami, nimehlise
eya eGihoni:
1:34 USadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi makamgcobe lapho abe yinkosi
nishaye icilongo nithi: 'Mana njalo, nkosi!'
USolomoni.
1:35 Khona-ke niyakukhuphuka emva kwakhe, ukuze afike ahlale phezu kwami
isihlalo sobukhosi; ngokuba uyakuba yinkosi esikhundleni sami;
umbusi phezu kuka-Israyeli noJuda.
1:36 UBenaya indodana kaJehoyada waphendula inkosi, wathi: "Amen!
UJehova uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami, inkosi, makasho njalo.
1:37 Njengalokho uJehova waba nenkosi yami, inkosi, makabe noSolomoni.
wenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide.
1:38 Ngakho uSadoki umpristi, noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana ka
Behla uJehoyada, namaKhereti, namaPheleti, benza
uSolomoni ukuba agibele umnyuzi wenkosi uDavide, wamyisa eGihoni.
1:39 USadoki, umpristi, wathatha uphondo lwamafutha etabernakele, futhi
wamgcoba uSolomoni. Basebevuthela icilongo; futhi bonke abantu bathi.
UNkulunkulu asindise inkosi uSolomoni.
1:40 Bonke abantu benyuka emva kwakhe, abantu babetha imitshingo.
wathokoza ngentokozo enkulu, waze wadabuka umhlaba ngomsindo we
bona.
1:41 Futhi u-Adoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo ababenaye bezwa njengoba babekuzwa
aqede ukudla. Lapho uJowabe ezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, wavuma
bathi: “Kungani lo msindo womuzi uxokozela na?
1:42 Esakhuluma, bheka, uJonathani, indodana ka-Abiyathara, umpristi
weza; u-Adoniya wathi kuye: “Ngena; ngokuba uyindoda enamandla;
futhi ulethe izindaba ezinhle.
1:43 UJonathani waphendula, wathi ku-Adoniya: "Impela inkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide
ubeke uSolomoni inkosi.
1:44 Inkosi ithume kanye naye uSadoki umpristi noNathani
umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, namaKhereti, kanye namaKhereti
namaPheleti, futhi bamkhwelise phezu komnyuzi wenkosi;
1:45 USadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi bamgcobile ukuba abe yinkosi
Bakhuphuka lapho bejabula, kwaze kwaduma umuzi
futhi. Lona umsindo eniwuzwile.
1:46 Futhi uSolomoni uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi.
1:47 Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinceku zenkosi zafika ukuyibusisa inkosi yethu, inkosi uDavide.
wathi: UNkulunkulu makenze igama likaSolomoni libe lihle kunegama lakho, alenze elakhe
isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu kunesihlalo sakho sobukhosi. Inkosi yakhothama embhedeni.
" 1:48 Futhi yasho kanje inkosi: "Makabongwe uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, okuyinto
unginikile namuhla ohlezi esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, amehlo ami ekubona.
1:49 Futhi bonke abamenyiweyo ababe no-Adoniya besaba, futhi wasukuma, futhi
bahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe.
1:50 U-Adoniya wesaba ngenxa kaSolomoni, wasukuma, wahamba, wambamba
ubambe izimpondo ze-altare.
1:51 Kwabikwa kuSolomoni ukuthi: "Bheka, u-Adoniya uyesaba inkosi uSolomoni.
ngokuba bheka, ibambe izimpondo ze-altare, ithi: 'Mayithethe inkosi.'
USolomoni ufunga kimi namuhla ukuthi akayikuyibulala inceku yakhe kanye
inkemba.
1:52 USolomoni wathi: "Uma ethanda ukuzibonakalisa eyindoda efanelekayo, ngeke
unwele lwakhe luwela emhlabathini, kepha uma ububi bufunyanwa kubo
yena, uyakufa.
1:53 Ngakho inkosi uSolomoni yathumela, futhi bamehlisa e-altare. Futhi yena
weza wakhothama phambi kwenkosi uSolomoni; uSolomoni wathi kuyo: "Hamba uye."
indlu yakho.