5. Ke kaloku uAdoniya, unyana kakumkani, onina yayinguHagiti, wazigqatsa wathi: “Ndiza kuba ngukumkani.” Wazilungiselela iinqwelo namahashe, kananjalo wandulelwa ngamashumi amahlanu amadoda. (
6. Kaloku uyise wayengazanga amngxolise athi kuye: “Uyenzeleni into enje?” Yena wayesalekela uAbhasalom, ibe ke umfo lo eyinzwana.)
7. UAdoniya ke wathetha-thethana noJowabhi unyana kaZeruya, kunye noAbhiyatare owayengumbingeleli, baza ke bona bamxhasa.
8. Ke yena umbingeleli uZadoki, noBhenaya unyana kaJoyada, *nomshumayeli uNatan, noShimeyi, noReyi, kunye noolindikhaya bakaDavide, zange bahambisane noAdoniya.
9. UAdoniya wathatha iigusha neenkomo namathole atyetyisiweyo wenza idini elityeni likaZohelete ngase-En-rogeli. Wabamema bonke abaninawe bakhe, oonyana bakakumkani, nawo onke amadoda akwaJuda angamaphakathi komkhulu.
10. Kodwa ke wabashiya abashumayeli uNatan noBhenaya noolindikhaya kunye nomninawa wakhe uSolomon.
11. UNatan wabuza kuBhashebha unina kaSolomon wathi: “Uvile nje ukuba uAdoniya ozalwa nguHagiti bamenze ukumkani ngaphandle komhlekazi uDavide?
12. Yiva ke, ndikucebise, ukuze usinde, usindise nobomi bonyana wakho uSolomon.
13. Yiya kukumkani uDavide, uthi kuye: ‘Mhlekazi, kumkani, kanene wawungafunganga kum wathi: “Ngenene unyana wakho uSolomon woba ngukumkani emva kwam, angene esihlalweni sam”? Ngani ke ngoku kungene uAdoniya abe ngukumkani?’
14. Ke kaloku uya kuthi usathetha njalo nokumkani, nam ndingene ndikungqinele kuloo nto uyithethayo.”
15. Ngenene ke wangena uBhashebha, waya kuyibona ingwevu leyo ingukumkani, isegumbini layo lokulala, apho yayihleli noAbhishagi umShunemikazi eyilungiselela.
16. UBhashebha wavova, waguqa phambi kokumkani.Ukumkani wathi: “Kukho nto na uyifunayo?”
17. Ke kaloku waphendula wathi: “Mhlekazi, andithi kanene nguwe ngokwakho owafungayo apha kum, mna sicakazana sakho, wabhambathisa *ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wakho usithi: ‘USolomon unyana wakho uya kuba ngukumkani esikhundleni sam, angene esihlalweni sam’?
18. Kodwa ke ngoku nanko uAdoniya engukumkani ngaphandle kwakho, mhlekazi kumkani, wena ungazi nto ngaloo nto.
19. Wenze idini ngentaphane yeenkomo, amathole atyetyisiweyo, neegusha. Futhi ubamemile noonyana bakho, kunye nombingeleli uAbhiyatare nenjengele yomkhosi uJowabhi. Kambe ke akammemanga uSolomon isicaka sakho.