1 Kings 1

1 ¹King David don old well well, im years don plenty. Dem cover am wit cloth, but im body no gree warm. ²Im servants tell am sey, “Make we find young virgin girl for my oga di king, wey go serve am and take care of am. Make she lie for your arms, so my oga di king body go warm.” ³So dem search all Israel to find fine young woman, dem find Abishag di Shunammite, and dem bring am come meet di king. ⁴Di young woman fine no be small. She become di one wey dey take care of di king and dey serve am, but di king no sleep wit am.

Adonijah Wan Grab di Throne

⁵Adonijah, di pikin of Haggith, come dey push imsef forward, dey talk sey, “Na me go be king,” and im get chariots, horse-riders, and fifty men wey dey run ahead of am. ⁶Im papa never for any time correct am, or ask am sey, “Why you do dis kind ting?” Im too fine well well, and dem born am next after Absalom. ⁷Im talk di matter wit Joab, di pikin of Zeruiah, and Abiathar di priest, wey support Adonijah and help am. ⁸But Zadok di priest, Benaiah di pikin of Jehoiada, Nathan di prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David warriors no follow Adonijah.

⁹Adonijah kill sheep, cow, and fat animal for sacrifice for Zoheleth stone side, near En-rogel, and im invite all im brothers, di king sons, and all di royal officials of Judah. ¹⁰But im no invite Nathan di prophet, or Benaiah, or di mighty men, or Solomon im brother.

¹¹Nathan come ask Bathsheba, Solomon mama, sey, “You never hear sey Adonijah, di pikin of Haggith, don dey rule, and our oga David no even know? ¹²So come, make I advise you, so you go fit save your own life and di life of your pikin Solomon. ¹³Go sharp-sharp go meet King David, and tell am sey, ‘My oga king, no be you swear give me your servant sey, “Solomon your pikin go rule after me, and na im go sidon for my throne”? Why come be sey Adonijah dey rule?’ ¹⁴As you still dey talk dia wit di king, I go enter come behind you and confirm your words.”

¹⁵So Bathsheba enter go meet di king for im room—di king don old well well, and Abishag di Shunammite dey serve am. ¹⁶Bathsheba bow down low and pay respect give di king, and di king ask, “Wetin you want?”

¹⁷She tell am sey, “My oga, na you swear give me your servant, for your Papa name, sey, ‘Solomon your pikin go rule after me and sidon for my throne.’ ¹⁸But now-now Adonijah don be king, and you, my oga di king, no even know am. ¹⁹Im kill cow, fat animal, and plenty sheep for sacrifice, and im invite all di king sons, Abiathar di priest, and Joab di army commander, but im no invite Solomon your servant. ²⁰My oga di king, di eyes of all Israel dey on you, make you tell dem who go sidon for di throne of my oga di king after am. ²¹If no be so, wen my oga di king rest wit im papa dem, dem go count me and my pikin Solomon as guilty people.”

²²As she still dey talk wit di king, Nathan di prophet come reach. ²³Dem tell di king sey, “Nathan di prophet dey here.” Im enter and bow give di king, im face touch ground.

²⁴Nathan talk sey, “My oga di king, na you talk sey, ‘Adonijah go rule after me and sidon for my throne’? ²⁵Today im go down and kill cow, fat animal, and plenty sheep for sacrifice, and im invite all di king sons, di army commanders, and Abiathar di priest. Dem dey chop and dey drink for im front, dey shout, ‘Make King Adonijah live long!’ ²⁶But me your servant, Zadok di priest, Benaiah di pikin of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon—Adonijah no invite. ²⁷Abi na my oga di king order dis ting without tell we your servants who go sidon for im throne after am?”

David Swear Sey na Solomon Go Rule

²⁸King David answer sey, “Call Bathsheba come meet me.” She come stand for di king front. ²⁹Di king come swear sey, “As our Papa dey live, wey rescue my life comot for every trouble, ³⁰just as I swear give you for our Papa, di God of Israel, name sey, Solomon your pikin go rule after me and go sidon for my throne for my place—na so I go do am today.”

³¹Bathsheba bow face touch ground, she prostrate for di king front, and she talk sey, “Make my oga King David live forever!”

³²King David talk sey, “Call Zadok di priest, Nathan di prophet, and Benaiah di pikin of Jehoiada come.” Dem come stand for di king front. ³³Di king tell dem sey, “Carry di servants of una oga, put my pikin Solomon on top my own mule, and bring am go down to Gihon. ³⁴Make Zadok di priest and Nathan di prophet anoint am king over Israel for dia; blow di horn, and shout, ‘Make King Solomon live long!’ ³⁵Den make una come up follow am, and im go come sidon for my throne and rule for my place, because na im I don appoint make im be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

³⁶Benaiah di pikin of Jehoiada answer di king sey, “Amen! Make our Papa, di God of my oga di king, confirm am. ³⁷As our Papa dey wit my oga di king, na so make im dey wit Solomon, and make im throne big pass di throne of my oga King David.”

³⁸So Zadok di priest, Nathan di prophet, Benaiah di pikin of Jehoiada, and di Cherethites and Pelethites go down, dem put Solomon on top King David mule, and dem bring am go Gihon. ³⁹Zadok di priest carry di horn wey get oil comot from di tent, and im anoint Solomon. Dem blow di trumpet, and everybody shout, “Make King Solomon live long!”

⁴⁰All di people come up follow am, dey blow flute, dey rejoice well well, and di ground come dey shake wit di noise dem dey make.

⁴¹Adonijah and all im guests hear am, as dem dey finish dia food. Wen Joab hear di horn, im ask, “Wetin dey make di city dey noise like dis?”

⁴²Im still dey talk wen Jonathan, di pikin of Abiathar di priest, come reach. Adonijah talk sey, “Enter come—you be better man, and I sure sey you bring good news.”

⁴³But Jonathan tell Adonijah sey, “No o—our oga King David don make Solomon king. ⁴⁴Di king send Zadok di priest, Nathan di prophet, Benaiah di pikin of Jehoiada, and di Cherethites and Pelethites go wit am; dem put am on top di king mule. ⁴⁵Zadok di priest and Nathan di prophet anoint am king for Gihon, and dem come up from dia dey celebrate; di whole city dey roar—na dat noise you hear. ⁴⁶And Solomon don even sidon for di royal throne. ⁴⁷Di king servants come too to greet our oga King David, dem talk sey, ‘Make your Papa make Solomon name big pass your own, and make im throne big pass your own.’ Den di king bow for im bed. ⁴⁸Di king also talk sey, ‘Make we praise our Papa, di God of Israel, wey today give somebody wey go sidon for my throne, and my own eyes see am.’”

⁴⁹Den all Adonijah guests come dey fear well well. Dem stand up and scatter, everybody waka im own way. ⁵⁰But Adonijah, as im dey fear Solomon, im stand up, go, and hold di horns of di altar. ^a a v50 To grab di corners of di altar wey dey stand out na old-time way to find safe place — na desperate way to beg for mercy and protection so dem no go kill di person. ⁵¹Dem tell Solomon sey, “Adonijah dey fear you, and im don grab di horns of di altar, dey talk sey, ‘Make King Solomon first swear give me sey im no go use sword kill im servant.’”

⁵²Solomon talk sey, “If im be better man, no even one hair of im head go fall for ground; but if dem find evil for inside am, im go die.”

⁵³So King Solomon send make dem bring am, and dem bring am come down from di altar. Im come bow give King Solomon, and Solomon tell am sey, “Go your house.”