1 Yookumkani 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Ukumkani uDavide ebaluphele, ekhulile ngeminyaka. Bamgubungela ngeengubo, kodwa akaba nako ukufudumala. ²Bathi kuye abakhonzi bakhe: “Mayifunelwe inkosi yam ukumkani intombi eyintombi, ime phambi kokumkani imkhonze, imphathe; ilale ezingalweni zakho, ukuze inkosi yam ukumkani ifudumale.” ³Bafuna intombi entle kwelakwaSirayeli lonke, bafumana uAbhishagi waseShunem, bamzisa kukumkani. ⁴Yayintle kakhulu loo ntombi. Yaba ngumondli wokumkani, yamkhonza; kodwa akamazi.

UAdoniya Ufuna Ubukumkani

⁵UAdoniya, unyana kaHagiti, waziphakamisa, esithi: “Ndiya kuba ngukumkani,” waba neenqwelo zokulwa namahashe, kunye namadoda angamashumi amahlanu agidima phambi kwakhe. ⁶Uyise wayengazange amkhalimele ngexesha elithile, esithi: “Yini na ukuba wenze oku?” Naye wayemhle kakhulu imbonakalo; wayezelwe emva koAbhisalom. ⁷Wacebisana noYowabhi unyana kaTseruya, noAbhiyatare umbingeleli; bona balandela uAdoniya, bamnceda. ⁸Kodwa uTsadoki umbingeleli, noBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, noNatan umprofeti, noShimehi, noReyi, namagorha kaDavide, babengenaye uAdoniya.

⁹UAdoniya wabingelela impahla emfutshane, neenkomo, namathole atyetyisiweyo, ngasetyeni iZoheleti, elingaseEn-rogele; wamema bonke abazalwana bakhe, oonyana bokumkani, nabo bonke abakhonzi bokumkani bakwaYuda. ¹⁰Kodwa akammema uNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya, namagorha, noSolomon umninawa wakhe.

¹¹UNatan wabuza kuBhatshebha, unina kaSolomon, wathi: “Akuzange uve na ukuba uAdoniya, ozelwe nguHagiti, usele ethabathe ubukumkani, inkosi yethu uDavide engazi nto? ¹²Yiza ke ngoku ndikucebise, ukuze uwusindise umphefumlo wakho, nomphefumlo wonyana wakho uSolomon. ¹³Hamba ngoku uye kukumkani uDavide, uthi kuye: “Nkosi yam kumkani, akuzange na ufunge kumkhonzazana wakho, usithi: ‘USolomon unyana wakho uya kuba ngukumkani emva kwam, yena ahlale etroneni yam’? Kutheni ke ngoko ukuba uAdoniya abe ngukumkani?” ¹⁴Uthi usathetha nokumkani apho, ndingene mna emva kwakho, ndiwaqinise amazwi akho.”

¹⁵Wangena ke uBhatshebha egumbini kukumkani; ukumkani ebaluphele kakhulu, waye uAbhishagi waseShunem emkhonza ukumkani. ¹⁶UBhatshebha wathoba, waqubuda kukumkani. Wathi ukumkani: “Ufuna ntoni na?”

¹⁷Wathi kuye: “Nkosi yam, wena ngokwakho wafunga kumkhonzazana wakho ngoBawo wakho, usithi: ‘USolomon unyana wakho uya kuba ngukumkani emva kwam, ahlale etroneni yam.’ ¹⁸Ke kaloku ngoku uAdoniya usingukumkani, aze wena, nkosi yam kumkani, ungakwazi oko. ¹⁹Ubingelele iinkomo, namathole atyetyisiweyo, nempahla emfutshane eninzi; wamema bonke oonyana bokumkani, noAbhiyatare umbingeleli, noYowabhi umphathi womkhosi; kodwa akammema uSolomon umkhonzi wakho. ²⁰Ke wena, nkosi yam kumkani, onke amaSirayeli ajonge kuwe, ukuba ubaxelele ukuba ngubani na oya kuhlala etroneni yenkosi yam ukumkani emva kwayo. ²¹Kungenjalo, xa inkosi yam ukumkani ithe yalala kooyise, mna nonyana wam uSolomon soba ngabanetyala.”

²²Esathetha nokumkani, nango uNatan umprofeti efika. ²³Baxelela ukumkani, besithi: “Nanku uNatan umprofeti.” Wangena phambi kokumkani, waqubuda kuye ngobuso emhlabeni.

²⁴Wathi uNatan: “Nkosi yam kumkani, utshilo na ukuthi, ‘UAdoniya uya kuba ngukumkani emva kwam, ahlale etroneni yam’? ²⁵Namhlanje uhlile, wabingelela iinkomo, namathole atyetyisiweyo, nempahla emfutshane eninzi; wamema bonke oonyana bokumkani, nabaphathi bomkhosi, noAbhiyatare umbingeleli. Nabo badla, basela phambi kwakhe, bedanduluka besithi: ‘Makaphile ukumkani uAdoniya!’ ²⁶Kodwa mna mkhonzi wakho, noTsadoki umbingeleli, noBhenaya ozalwa nguYehoyada, noSolomon naye okhonza wena—akazange asimeme uAdoniya. ²⁷Le nto iphume enkosini yam ukumkani na, ingasazisanga thina bakhonzi bakho ukuba ngubani na oya kuhlala etroneni yakhe emva kwakhe?”

UDavide Ufunga Ukuba USolomon Uya Kuba Ngukumkani

²⁸Waphendula ukumkani uDavide, wathi: “Ndibizeleni uBhatshebha.” Weza phambi kokumkani, wema phambi kwakhe. ²⁹Wafunga ukumkani, wathi: “Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, owuhlangulayo umphefumlo wam kuyo yonke imbandezelo, ³⁰njengoko ndakufungelayo ngoBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ndisithi: USolomon unyana wakho uya kuba ngukumkani emva kwam, ahlale etroneni yam esikhundleni sam—ndenjenjalo namhlanje.”

³¹UBhatshebha wathoba ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda phambi kokumkani, wathi: “Makaphile ngonaphakade inkosi yam ukumkani uDavide!”

³²Wathi ukumkani uDavide: “Ndibizeleni uTsadoki umbingeleli, noNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada.” Beza phambi kokumkani. ³³Wathi ukumkani kubo: “Thabathani abakhonzi benkosi yenu, nimkhwelise unyana wam uSolomon kundlebende wam, nimhlisele eGihon. ³⁴Makamthambise apho uTsadoki umbingeleli noNatan umprofeti abe ngukumkani kwaSirayeli; nivuthele isigodlo, nimemeze nisithi: ‘Makaphile ukumkani uSolomon!’ ³⁵Nandule ukunyuka nimlandele, eze ahlale etroneni yam, abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sam; kuba ndimmisile ukuba abe ngumlawuli kwaSirayeli nakwaYuda.”

³⁶Waphendula uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada kukumkani, wathi: “Amen! Ngamana uBawo wethu, uThixo wenkosi yam ukumkani, angakuqinisa oko. ³⁷Njengokuba uBawo wethu ebenaye inkosi yam ukumkani, ngamana abe naye noSolomon, ayenze inkulu itrone yakhe kunetrone yenkosi yam ukumkani uDavide.”

³⁸Behla ke uTsadoki umbingeleli, noNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya ozalwa nguYehoyada, nabancinithi, nezigidimi; bambeka uSolomon phezu kwendlebende kakumkani uDavide, bamsa eGihon. ³⁹UTsadoki umbingeleli wathabatha uphondo lwe-oli ententeni, wamthambisa uSolomon. Bavuthela isigodlo, bathi bonke abantu: “Makaphile ukumkani uSolomon!”

⁴⁰Benyuka bonke abantu bemlandela, bebetha imitshingo, bevuya kakhulu; wacandeka umhlaba sisandi sabo.

⁴¹uAdoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo bakhe bakuva oku, begqibile ukudla kwabo. Akuva isandi sesigodlo, uYowabhi wathi: “Yini na le ntlokoma kulo mzi?”

⁴²Esathetha, kwafika uYonatan, ozalwa nguAbhiyatare umbingeleli. UAdoniya wathi: “Ngena—uyindoda efaneleyo wena, yaye ngokuqinisekileyo uzisa iindaba ezilungileyo.”

⁴³Kodwa uYonatan waphendula wathi kuAdoniya: “Hayi—inkosi yethu ukumkani uDavide umenze ukumkani uSolomon. ⁴⁴Ukumkani uthume uTsadoki umbingeleli, noNatan umprofeti, noBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, nabancinithi nezigidimi benaye; bamkhwelisa kundlebende wokumkani. ⁴⁵uTsadoki umbingeleli noNatan umprofeti bamthambise waba ngukumkani eGihon, benyuka besuka apho bevuya; umzi uyaduma—yiloo ntlokoma oyivileyo. ⁴⁶Kananjalo uSolomon sele ehleli etroneni yobukumkani. ⁴⁷Abakhonzi bokumkani nabo beze kumvuyisa inkosi yethu ukumkani uDavide, besithi: ‘Wanga uBawo wakho angalenza igama likaSolomon libe likhulu kunelakho, netrone yakhe ibe nkulu kunetrone yakho.’ Waza ukumkani waqubuda esingqengqelweni sakhe. ⁴⁸Ukumkani wathi kwakhona: ‘Makabongwe uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, othe namhlanje wanika umntu oya kuhlala etroneni yam, amehlo am ngokwawo ebona oku.’”

⁴⁹Baza bonke abamenyiweyo bakaAdoniya bothuka kakhulu. Besuka baphalazeka, elowo wahamba ngendlela yakhe. ⁵⁰Ke uAdoniya, esoyika uSolomon, wesuka, waya, wabamba iimpondo zesibingelelo. ^a a v50 Ukubamba iikona eziphumayo zesibingelelo yayisisenzo samandulo sokufuna igwiba—sisikhungo esiphuthumayo sokucela inceba nokukhuselwa ekubulaweni. ⁵¹Waxelelwa uSolomon, kwathiwa: “uAdoniya uyakoyika, ubambe iimpondo zesibingelelo, esithi: ‘Makafunge kuqala kum ukumkani uSolomon ukuba akayi kumbulala ngekrele umkhonzi wakhe.’”

⁵²Wathi uSolomon: “Ukuba uyindoda efaneleyo, akukho nalunye unwele lwakhe luya kuwela emhlabeni; kodwa ukuba kufunyenwe ububi kuye, uya kufa.”

⁵³Ukumkani uSolomon wathumela wayokumbiza, bamhlisa esibingelelweni. Weza waqubuda kukumkani uSolomon, waza uSolomon wathi: “Goduka.”