23 Jowabe abesengamele yonkhe imphi yema-Israyeli; Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi.
Ngako libutfo lakaJowabe, emaKherethi kanye nemaPhelethi labesingatsa inkhosi, nawo onkhe lamanye emabutfo baphuma eJerusalema baholwa ngu-Abishayi kutsi bacoshe Sheba, umsa waBikri.
Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, waseKhabsiyeli, naye abengulomunye wetingwazi letatatiwa. Wenta tigemegeme letinyenti naye, njengekubulala kwakhe tingwazi letimbili letatatiwa takaMowabi. Wake wehlela phansi emgodzini ngalelinye lilanga kunangcocwane, wafike wabulala libhubesi.
Davide wawabusa onkhe ema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
Adoniya wakhuluma naboJowabe, unina labenguSeruya, kanye na-Abiyatha, umphristi; nabo bamsekela.
Kodvwa boSadoki, umphristi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, naNathani, umphrofethi, naShimeyi, naReyi, kanye nabomahlalesangweni belikhetselo baDavide abazange batihlanganise na-Adoniya.
Inkhosi Solomoni yabusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesikhombisa Jehoyada, umphristi, watfumela kwalandvwa tindvuna temakhulu, tasesigodlweni, netabomahlalesangweni, watsi atiletfwe kuye ethempelini laSimakadze. Wenta sivumelwane nato watifungisa asethempelini laSimakadze. Wase utikhombisa lendvodzana yenkhosi.