18 Sombi Adonija waba kale mwaami alimwi mwebo nkambo nobaami bangu taaku ncemwishi.
Ono Abusalomu wakatuma beshinkombe cabushishi mumikowa yoonse ya bene Isilaeli ayi babaambile ayi, “Mwaakunyumfwabo mapeenga alila, mukaambe ayi, ‘Abusalomu ngumwaami muEbuloni.’ ”
Mpeeke Natani wakaya kuli Batisheba, banyina Solomoni, akumwiipusha ayi, “Sa mwanyuumfwa ayi Adonija mwanaakwe Agiti walibika pabwaami alimwi baami besu baDefedi taaku ncebeshi?
Lakwe wakakumbula ayi, “Nomulemekwa, mwakanshomesha cakulumbila nemusebenshi wanu muliina lyakwe Lesa wanu ayi Solomoni mwanaangu ngweshi akabe mwaami kuswa ndimwe.
Wabenga mulambu wa bacende baanji, mbelele, alimwi aboombe beenite. Watamba bana banu basankwa, Abiyata mupailishi alimwi aJoabu mutanjilili wa bashilumamba banu kuya mukusekelela. Sombi taakwe kutambawo Solomoni mwanaanu.
Lyalo wakaamba ayi, “Nkambo nobaami bangu, sa mwaambilisha ayi Adonija utooba mwaami kuswa ndimwe?
Sa mwebo nomulemekwa mwasuminisha shoonse ishi cakutalwiitaawo bacinenenene banu, uyo utooba mwaami kuswa ndimwe?”
Ono Adonija mwanaakwe Defedi aAgiti wakalisumpula akwaamba ayi, “Ntooba mwaami.” Mpeeke wakabamba shikoci sha nkondo amaaki alimwi abashilumamba bali makumi osanwe ayi banooya bucica kunembo lyakwe.
“Ono nobamakwesu, ndishi kwaamba ayi mwebo abamatanjilili banu mwakacita sheeshi kuli Jesu mukutashiba.