42 Watsi asakhuluma nje, kwefika Jonathani, umsa wa-Abiyatha, umphristi. Adoniya watsi: “Ngena. Indvodza leyetsembeke njengawe ifanele kuta netindzaba letimnandzi.”
Inkhosi yaphindze yakhuluma kuSadoki, umphristi, yatsi: “Awusiye yini umboniswa? Ncandzeka ngekuthula wena na-Ahimasi, naJonathani, umsa wa-Abiyatha, nibuyele edolobheni. Wena na-Abiyatha tsatsani lamadvodzana enu omabili, nihambe nawo.
Emadvodzana abo lamabili, bo-Ahimasi, umsa waSadoki, naJonathani, umsa wa-Abiyatha, anabo khona lapho. Batfumele lapha kimi baletse umlayeto ngako konkhe lokuvile.”
BoJonathani na-Ahimasi babehlala e-Eni Rogeli. Sisebenti lesasiyintfombatana sasifanele siyewubatjela, bona-ke bese bayawutjela inkhosi Davide, ngobe bebangeke baze bacale babonakale bangena edolobheni.
Logadzi watsi: “Kushangatsi kimi lona logijima embili, ngu-Ahimasi, umsa waSadoki.” Inkhosi yatsi: “Yindvodza-ke leyo; uta netindzaba letimnandzi.”
Adoniya kanye nato tonkhe timenywa takhe bakuva loko, lapho sebacedzela kudla lidzili labo. Batsi kube beve kukhala kwempalampala, Jowabe wabuta watsi: “Wani lomsindvo longaka losedolobheni?”
Jonathani waphendvula, watsi: “Cha, kute lokumnandzi! Inkhosi yetfu Davide sewubeke Solomoni kutsi abe yinkhosi.
Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi kuJehoshafati: “Angikakutjeli-ke kutsi kute lokuhle langahle akuphrofethe ngami, kodvwa lokubi kuphela?”
Watsi Joramu kube abone Jehu, wambuta watsi: “Ute ngekuthula yini, Jehu?” Jehu waphendvula watsi: “Kuthula kungaba khona kanjani, nangabe solomane kusekhona tithico nebutsakatsi benyoko Jezebeli?”
“Kute kuthula kulababi,” kusho Nkulunkulu wami.