13 Besuka lapho bamphutfuma bamendlalela emajazi abo etikwetitebhisi, ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe. Base bashaya emacilongo bamemetela batsi: “Jehu yinkhosi!”
Absalomu wase utfumela titfunywa latiphatsisa imfihlo kuto tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli. Letitfunywa tatimemetela titsi: “Naniva kukhala kwemacilongo, nibotsi ‘Absalomu yinkhosi eHebroni.’ ”
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!’
Sadoki, umphristi, watsatsa luphondvo lwemafutsa ethendeni lelingcwele, wagcoba ngawo Solomoni. Base bashaya impalampala, bonkhe bantfu bamemetela batsi: “Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Solomoni!”
Jehoyada wase ukhipa lomntfwanenkhosi wametfwesa umchele webukhosi, wamnika incwadzi yesivumelwane, wase umemetela kutsi uyinkhosi. Bamgcoba, bantfu base bashaya tandla, bamemeta, batsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi.”
Watsi uyabuka, wabona nanso inkhosi imile eceleni kwensika njengekwelisiko. Tindvuna nebashayi bemacilongo bebasingatse inkhosi, bonkhe bantfu belive bajabula bashaya nemacilongo. Ngako Athaliya wadzabula tingubo takhe, wamemeta watsi: “Ngemavukelambuso! Ngemavukelambuso!”
Batsi: “Unemanga! Sitjele.” Jehu wabaphendvula, watsi: “Naku lakushito kimi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyakugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli.” ’ ”
Shayani emacilongo nelivenge. Hlokomani embikwaSimakadze iNkhosi.
Asasigibele, bendlala tingubo tabo endleleni embikwakhe.