27 Kungabe loku kwentiwe yinkhosi yami yini ingasatitjeli netinceku tayo kutsi ngubani lotawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi senkhosi yami abe yinkhosi emvakwayo?”
Nathani wakhuluma watsi: “Nkhosi, ngitewubuta kutsi Adoniya sewumbeke kuba yinkhosi yini emvakwakho, nekutsi sewutawuhlala esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi yini?
Kodvwa mine, nceku yakho, naSadoki, umphristi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, kanye nenceku yakho, Solomoni, akasimemi.
Davide, inkhosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Bitani Bhatisheba asondzele.” Ngako wasondzela, wema embikwenkhosi.
Watsi kube efike kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu entsabeni, wabamba tinyawo ta-Elisha. Gehazi weta kuye wafike wamfuca, amkhweshisa; kodvwa lomuntfu waNkulunkulu watsi: “Myekele! Uselusizini lolukhulu, kodvwa Simakadze ungifihlele loko, futsi nami abesengakangitjeli.”
Kwatsi Davide nasakhulile kakhulu asalikhehla, wase ubeka Solomoni, umsa wakhe, kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
Kusukela manje angisete nganibita ngekutsi nitisebenti, ngobe phela sisebenti asati kutsi umphatsi waso wentani. Esikhundleni saloko nginibita ngekutsi nitihlobo tami, ngobe senginitjele konkhe lengikuve kuBabe.