15. 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.
16. Sengicela into inye kuwe, ungangifulatheli.”Wathi kuye: “Khuluma.”
17. Wayesethi: “Ake ukhulume kuSolomoni inkosi, ngokuba akayikukufulathela wena, ukuba anginike u-Abishagi waseShunemi abe ngumkami.”
18. UBati-Sheba wathi: “Kulungile; ngizakukukhulumela enkosini.”
19. 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.
20. Wayesethi kuyo: “Nginesicelo sinye nje esincane kuwe; ungangifulatheli.”Inkosi yathi kuye: “Cela-ke, mame ngokuba angiyikukufulathela.”
21. Wathi-ke: “U-Abishagi waseShunemi makanikwe ku-Adoniya umfowenu, abe ngumkakhe.”