18 UBhashebha ke wathi: “Kulungile; ndiya kukuthethela kukumkani.”
19 UBhashebha ke waya kukumkani uSolomon, esiya kuthethelela uAdoniya. Akumbona ke ukumkani, waphakama wamhlangabeza, wakhahlela, waza ke wachopha esihlalweni sakhe. Wathi makuziwe nesihlalo, ukuze ahlale kuso unina, waza ke wamhlalisa ngasekunene kwakhe.
20 UBhashebha ke wathi: “Ndinesicelo esinye endifuna ukusenza kuwe; uze ungalanduli.”Ukumkani waphendula wathi: “Thetha, mama; andiyi kulandula.”
21 Waqhuba ke wathi: “Kunganjani xa uAbhishagi umShunemikazi enikelwa kumntakwenu uAdoniya abe ngumkakhe?”
22 Ukumkani uSolomon uphendule unina wathi: “Ngani ukuba uAbhishagi umShunemikazi umfunele uAdoniya? Kungcono umcelele obu bukumkani buphela – andithi kaloku yena ngumkhuluwa – abe yena exhaswa ngumbingeleli uAbhiyatare noJowabhi unyana kaZeruya!”
23 Ukumkani uSolomon wafunga uNdikhoyo wathi: “Makandohlwaye uThixo nokuba kuqatha kangakanani na, ukuba uAdoniya akafanga ngenxa yeli lizwi.
24 Ewe, ekho nje uNdikhoyo, lo undimiseleyo ndazinza kwisihlalo sikabawo uDavide, yena lo undenzele umlibo ngokwesithembiso sakhe, inene namhlanje uza kufa uAdoniya!”