3 Tsono anafunafuna m'malire monse a Israyeli namwali wokongola, napeza Abisagi wa ku-Sunamu, nabwera naye kwa mfumu.
4 Ndipo namwaliyo anali wokongola ndithu, namasunga mfumu namtumikira; koma mfumu sinamdziwa.
5 Pamenepo Adoniya mwana wa Hagiti anadzikuza, nati, Ndikhala mfumu ndine; nadzikonzera agareta ndi apakavalo ndi anthu makumi asanu omtsogolera mothamanga.
6 Ndipo atate wace sadambvuta masiku ace onse, ndi kuti, Wlitero cifukwa ninji? Ndiponso anali munthu wokongola ndithu; napondana ndi Abisalomu.
7 Ndipo anapangana ndi Yoabu mwana wa Zeruya, ndi Abyatara wansembeyo; ndipo amenewo anamtsata Adoniya namthandiza.
8 Koma Zadoki wansembe, ndi Benaya mwana wace wa Yehoyada, ndi Natani mneneri, ndi Simeyi, ndi Reyi, ndi anthu amphamvu aja adali ndi Davide, sanali ndi Adoniya.
9 Ndipo Adoniya anapha nkhosa ndi ng'ombe ndi nyama zonona pamwala pa Zoheleti, uli pafupi ndi citsime ca Rogeli, naitana abale ace onse ana a mfumu, ndi anthu onse a Yuda anayamata a mfumu;