13. Hamba ungene enkosini uDavide, uthi kuyo: ‘Wena nkosi yami, nkosi, awufunganga yini kuyo incekukazi yakho ngokuthi: “USolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi,” na? Pho, kungani ukuba kubuse u-Adoniya na?’
14. Bheka, usakhuluma lapho nenkosi, nami ngiyakungena emva kwakho, ngiqinise amazwi akho.”
15. UBati Sheba wayesengena enkosini ekamelweni; inkosi yayisindala; u-Abishagi waseShunemi wayikhonza inkosi.
16. UBati Sheba wakhothama, wakhuleka enkosini. Yathi inkosi: “Ubabeleni na?”
17. Wathi kuyo: “Nkosi yami, wafunga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuyo incekukazi yakho ngokuthi: ‘Ngempela uSolomoni indodana yakho uyakuba yinkosi emva kwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.’
18. Bheka, manje kubusa u-Adoniya; wena nkosi yami, nkosi, awukwazi;
19. usehlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi, umemile onke amadodana enkosi, no-Abiyathara umpristi, noJowabe induna yempi; kepha uSolomoni inceku yakho kammemanga.
20. Wena nkosi yami, nkosi, amehlo abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli akuwe ukuba ubatshele ukuthi ngubani ozakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi, emva kwayo,