16 Hushayi, um-Akhi, umngani lomkhulu waDavide, wase uya ku-Absalomu, wafike watsi kuye: “Bayethe! Lunwele loludze! Phila uze ukhokhotele.”
Watsi kube Davide efike esicongweni, lapho sive sasivamise kukhontela Nkulunkulu khona, Hushayi, um-Akhi, abefike khona lapho kutakumhlangabeta, ingubo yakhe idzatjuliwe nasenhloko yakhe atitsele ngelutfuli.
Kodvwa nawungancandzeka ubuyele edolobheni ufike ukhulume ku-Absalomu utsi: ‘Ngitawuba yinceku yakho, nkhosi; kadze ngiyinceku yeyihlo, kodvwa manje ngitawuba yinceku yakho,’ ngaleyo ndlela utangisita ekugwegwiseni teluleko ta-Ahithofeli.
Ngako Hushayi, umngani waDavide, wefika ngesikhatsi Absalomu angena nje edolobheni, eJerusalema.
Lamuhla nje Adoniya sewehlile wayakwenta umhlatjelo ngetinkhomo letinyenti, nangematfole lakhuluphalisiwe, nangetimvu letinyenti. Umeme bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi, netindvuna temphi, na-Abiyatha, umphristi. Manje nje bayadla banatsa naye, batsi: ‘Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Adoniya!’
Nitawutsi ningefika lapho, boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, batawube sebayamgcoba, bambeke abe yinkhosi etikwema-Israyeli. Nibobe senishaya kakhulu impalampala, nimemete nitsi: ‘Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Solomoni!’
Azariya, umsa waNathani, abeyindvuna yetikhulu temimango; Zabudi, umsa waNathani, yena abengumphristi nemeluleki wenkhosi.
Jehoyada wase ukhipa lomntfwanenkhosi wametfwesa umchele webukhosi, wamnika incwadzi yesivumelwane, wase umemetela kutsi uyinkhosi. Bamgcoba, bantfu base bashaya tandla, bamemeta, batsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi.”
Ngako bosonkhanyeti baphendvula inkhosi ngesi-Aramu batsi: “Awu nkhosi, lunwele loludze, wena waphakathi, tjela tinceku takho liphupho, tsine-ke sitabe sesiyalichaza.”
Indlovukazi yatsi kube ive emavi enkhosi netindvuna, yeta yangena endlini yelidzili. Yafike yatsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi, lunwele loludze, wena waphakathi! Ungetfuki! Ungesabi!
Danyela waphendvula watsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi!
Ngako labengameli naletikhulu babutsana baba sicumbi baya enkhosini, bafike batsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi Dariyusi, lunwele loludze! Nkhosi!
Leticumbi letatihamba embikwakhe naletatimlandzela tatimemeta titsi: “Hosana kuyo iNdvodzana yaDavide! Ubusisiwe lotako egameni leNkhosi! Hosana kulelisetulu kakhulu!”
Samuweli watsi kubantfu: “Niyambona-ke umuntfu lokhetfwe nguSimakadze? Kute namunye lofanana naye kubo bonkhe labanye bantfu.” Sive sonkhe samemeta satsi: “Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi!”