1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
5 ¶ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. 7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him . 8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. 9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants: 10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11 ¶ Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? 14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 ¶ And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? 17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying , Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not: 19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. 20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22 ¶ And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. 23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. 24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? 25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. 26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. 27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
28 ¶ Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. 29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32 ¶ And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. 33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. 35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too . 37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David. 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. 40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41 ¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? 42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule: 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. 46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it . 49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50 ¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword. 52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die. 53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
Dawuda la kotoo waatoo
1 Kabiriŋ Mansa Dawuda taata fo a kotoota baake, nenoo buka bo noo a la, hani niŋ ì ye a muuri niŋ muurilaŋolu la. 2 Bituŋ a la dookuulaalu ko a ye ko, “M̀ maarii mansa, m̀ bula ŋà sunkutoo ñini i ye meŋ be tara la i kunna aniŋ ka i topatoo. A si kari i laa i kara la ka nenoo bo i la.”
3 Wo to le ì ye sunkutu ñiimaa ñini Banisirayila bee kono, aduŋ ì naata Abisaki le je, meŋ bota Sunamu saatewo to. Ì ye a samba naŋ mansa yaa. 4 Sunkutoo ñiŋ ñiiñaata baake le. A tarata mansa kunna ka a topatoo, bari mansa niŋ a maŋ kafu ka a loŋ musoo ti.
5 Saayiŋ Dawuda dinkewo Adoniya, meŋ baamaa mu Hakiti ti, ye a faŋ sikandi le ka a fo ko, “Nte le be ke la mansa ti.” Bituŋ a ye keleraŋ sareetoolu* niŋ suwoolu parendi, aniŋ kee taŋ luulu mennu be tara la bori la a ñaato. 6 Adoniya faamaa nene maŋ a niyo kuyandi ka a fo a ye ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna i ye ñiŋ maañaa ke?” Aduŋ fanaa a ñiiñaata baake le, aniŋ ate le wuluu siŋo be Abusalomu kaŋ.
7 Adoniya niŋ Seruya dinkewo Yowabu, keta kaŋ kiliŋ ti, aniŋ Piriisi* Abiyata, ka Adoniya maakoyi. 8 Bari moo doolu be jee le mennu maŋ laa Adoniya kaŋ. Wolu le mu Piriisi Sadoki ti, Yehoyada dinkewo Benaya, Annabilayi Natani, Simeyi aniŋ Reyi, aniŋ Dawuda faŋo kantalaalu.
9 Bituŋ Adoniya ye saajiyolu bo sadaa* ti, kooreeto ninsoolu, aniŋ ninsiriŋ batundoolu, dulaa to meŋ ka kumandi Saa Beroo la, Rokeli woyoo daala. A ye Mansa Dawuda dinkewolu niŋ mansa la ñaatonkoolu bee kumandi, mennu bota Yahuuda. 10 Bari a maŋ Annabilayi Natani kumandi, waraŋ Benaya waraŋ Dawuda kantalaalu aniŋ a faŋo doomaa, Sulemani.
11 Wo to le Natani ko Sulemani baamaa, Batiseba ye ko, “Fo ite maŋ a moyi ko Hakiti dinkewo Adoniya keta mansa le ti, aduŋ m̀ maarii Dawuda maŋ a loŋ? 12 Wo to saayiŋ naa ŋa i yaamari i si i faŋo niyo tankandi noo ñaameŋ, aniŋ i dinkewo Sulemani niyo. 13 Taa Mansa Dawuda yaa, aduŋ i si a fo a ye ko, ‘M maarii mansa, fo i maŋ kali nte ye, i la dookuulaa ko n dinkewo Sulemani le be sii la i noo to ka ke mansa ti? Wo to a keta noo ñaadii le saayiŋ Adoniya keta mansa ti?’ ” 14 Natani ko a ye fanaa ko, “Bituŋ niŋ i be diyaamu kaŋ Mansa Dawuda ye, m be duŋ na naŋ ne ŋa i la kumoo bambandi.”
15 Bituŋ Batiseba taata mansa kaŋ a la laabuŋo kono. A kotoota baake le, aduŋ Abisaki, sunkutoo meŋ bota Sunamu, wo le tarata a topatoo kaŋ. 16 Batiseba ñoyita duuma mansa ñaatiliŋo la. Mansa ko a ye ko, “I lafita muŋ ne la?” 17 A ye a jaabi ko, “M maarii, ite faŋo le ye i kali nte ye i la dookuulaa, Yaawe* i la Alla too la ko, i dinkewo Sulemani le be ke la mansa ti i noo to, aduŋ a be sii la i la mansasiiraŋo kaŋ. 18 Bari a juubee, Adoniya fele a keta mansa ti, aduŋ ite, m maarii mansa maŋ wo loŋ. 19 A hayinaŋ a ye saajii jamaa bo sadaa ti, ninsituuraalu, aniŋ ninsiriŋ batundoolu. A ye i dinkewolu bee kumandi sadaa to le, aniŋ Piriisi Abiyata niŋ i la kelediŋolu la kuntiyo Yowabu, bari a maŋ i dinkewo Sulemani kumandi. 20 M maarii mansa, Banisirayila bee ñaa be looriŋ ite le kaŋ ka a loŋ i bulu jumaa le be sii la mansasiiraŋo kaŋ ite m maarii mansa noo to. 21 Niŋ i maŋ wo ke, niŋ i beleta doroŋ ka kafu i mumuñolu ma, ì be nte niŋ n dinkewo Sulemani mantoora la le.”
22 Kabiriŋ Batiseba be diyaamu kaŋ mansa ye, Annabilayi Natani futata. 23 Bituŋ ì ko mansa ye ko, “Annabilayi Natani naata le.” Wo le to a naata, a ñoyita ka a foŋo loo bankoo to mansa ñaatiliŋo la. 24 Bituŋ Natani ko, “M maarii mansa, fo ite le ko Adoniya le be sii la i noo to mansasiiraŋo kaŋ ka ke mansa ti baŋ? 25 Bii faŋo a taata le ka beeyaŋ sadaa jamaa bondi: saajiyolu, ninsituuraalu, aniŋ ninsiriŋ batundoolu. A ye i dinkewolu bee kumandi le, ka taa Yowabu, i la kelediŋolu la kuntiyo, aniŋ Piriisi Abiyata. Saayiŋ teŋ faŋo ì niŋ a be domoroo niŋ miŋo le la, aduŋ ì ka ñiŋ ne fo ko, ‘Allamaa Mansa Adoniya mee la.’ 26 Bari a maŋ nte, i la dookuulaa kumandi, aniŋ Piriisi Sadoki, aniŋ Yehoyada dinkewo Benaya, aniŋ i dinkewo meŋ sonta i ye, Sulemani. 27 Fo ñiŋ mu kuu le ti m maarii mansa faŋo ye meŋ ke, aduŋ i maŋ a fo ntolu, i la dookuulaalu ye meŋ ñanta sii la mansasiiraŋo kaŋ m maarii mansa noo to?”
Sulemani keta mansa ti
28 Bituŋ Mansa Dawuda diyaamuta, a ko, “Batiseba kumandi n ye.” Wo le to a naata, aduŋ a loota mansa ñaatiliŋo la. 29 Bituŋ mansa ye i kali ñiŋ kaloo la ko, “A be koyiriŋ ñaameŋ ko Yaawe be baluuriŋ ne, ate meŋ ye n tankandi n na mantoora kuwolu bee ma. 30 Ko ŋa n kali i ye nuŋ ñaameŋ Yaawe too la, Banisirayila la Alla, m be a timmandi la le bii. I dinkewo Sulemani le be ke la mansa ti niŋ m bota jee, aduŋ ate le be sii la mansasiiraŋo kaŋ n noo to.”
31 Bituŋ Batiseba ñoyita duuma a ye a foŋo loo bankoo to, aduŋ a ñoyiriŋo mansa ñaatiliŋo la ko, “Allamaa m maarii Mansa Dawuda baluu la.”
32 Mansa Dawuda ko ì ye ko, “Ali Piriisi Sadoki kumandi naŋ, Annabilayi Natani, aniŋ Yehoyada dinkewo Benaya.” Kabiriŋ ì naata mansa ñaatiliŋo la, 33 a ko ì ye ko, “Ali n na mansakundaa dookuulaalu taa ali niŋ ì ye taa. N dinkewo Sulemani si sele m faŋo la bahalewo* kaŋ, ali niŋ a ye taa Kihoni woyoo to. 34 Jee to Sadoki niŋ Natani si tuloo boŋ a kuŋo to ka a toloo Banisirayila mansa ti. Bituŋ ali si binoo fee, ali ye sari ka a fo ko, ‘Allamaa Mansa Sulemani mee la!’ 35 Ali si bula a nooma ka muru naŋ. A si duŋ naŋ a ye sii n na mansasiiraŋo kaŋ. Ate le be ke la mansa ti n noo to, kaatu ŋa a tomboŋ ne ka ke maralilaa ti Banisirayila kunna, aniŋ Yahuuda.”
36 Yehoyada dinkewo Benaya ye mansa jaabi, a ko a ye ko, “A si ke wo ñaama! Allamaa Yaawe, m maarii mansa la Alla, ye a taamandi wo ñaama. 37 Ko Yaawe tarata nuŋ m maarii mansa fee ñaameŋ, Allamaa a ye tara Sulemani fanaa fee wo ñaama, ka a la mansasiiraŋo semboo warandi hani fo ka tambi m maarii Mansa Dawuda faŋo taa la!”
38 Bituŋ Piriisi Sadoki, Annabilayi Natani, Benaya Yehoyada dinkewo, ì niŋ Keretinkoolu niŋ Peletinkoolu mennu mu Dawuda kantalaalu ti, ye Sulemani selendi Mansa Dawuda la bahalewo kaŋ, aduŋ ì ye a dandaŋ Kihoni. 39 Piriisi Sadoki ye tulu keraŋ binoo taa, a ye meŋ bondi naŋ Yaawe la Tiriliisi Senuŋo* kono, a ye tuloo boŋ Sulemani kuŋo to ka a toloo. Bituŋ ì ye binoo fee, aduŋ moolu bee sarita ka a fo ko, “Allamaa Mansa Sulemani mee la!” 40 Aduŋ moolu bee bulata a nooma, ì be footaŋolu fee la ì seewooriŋ baa, aduŋ maakaŋo ye a tinna le fo bankoo ka jarajara.
41 Kabiriŋ Adoniya niŋ a la luntaŋolu be naa domoroo baŋ na doroŋ, ì ye maakaŋo ñiŋ moyi. Yowabu fanaa ye footaŋo kumakaŋo moyi, aduŋ a kumata ko, “Muŋ maakaŋ baa le ka kuma saatewo kono teŋ?” 42 A be wo fo kaŋ doroŋ Yonatani futata, Piriisi Abiyata dinkewo. Adoniya ko a ye ko, “Naa, ite mu moo kendoo le ti, aduŋ kibaari betoo le be tara la i daa.”
43 Yonatani ye a jaabi ko, “Hanii, kibaari betoo nte, kaatu m̀ maarii Mansa Dawuda ye Sulemani le ke mansa ti. 44 A ye Sadoki le kii, Natani, Benaya, aniŋ Keretinkoolu niŋ Peletinkoolu ka Sulemani dandaŋ. Ì ye a selendi mansa la bahalewo le kaŋ, 45 aduŋ Piriisi Sadoki aniŋ Annabilayi Natani ye tuloo boŋ a kuŋo to Kihoni Woyoo to ka a ke mansa ti. Bituŋ ì bota jee ka duŋ saatewo kono, ì seewooriŋo be wuuri la, aduŋ moolu maakaŋo be warariŋ. Ali ka wo maakaŋo le moyi teŋ. 46 Wo bee koolaa, Sulemani siita mansasiiraŋo kaŋ ne saayiŋ. 47 Aduŋ fanaa mansa la dookuulaalu naata le ka m̀ maarii Mansa Dawuda jayi ka a fo ko, ‘Allamaa i la Alla ye Sulemani too darajandi ka tambi i too la, aniŋ a la mansasiiraŋo ye wara ka tambi i taa la.’ Mansa Dawuda jimita ka baturoo ke a la laaraŋo kaŋ, 48 aduŋ a duwaata ko, ‘Ali ŋà Yaawe tentu, Banisirayila la Alla, meŋ ye n koomalankoolu kiliŋ sindi n noo to ka ke mansa ti bii, aduŋ a ye nte siimaayandi fo n ñaa ye a je!’ ”
49 Bituŋ Adoniya la luntaŋolu bee wulita ì silandiŋo, ì janjanta, moo-wo-moo ye a fansuŋ siloo taa. 50 Adoniya faŋo, Sulemani la kuwo silaŋo kamma la, a wulita kataba kiliŋ, a taata miniŋ sadaajanidulaa* binoolu la. 51 Bituŋ ì naata ñiŋ fo Sulemani ye ko, “Adoniya silata ite le la, a hayinaŋ minindiŋ sadaajanidulaa binoolu la. A lafita le i ye i kali ko i te a faa la hawusaroo* la.”
52 Bituŋ Sulemani ko, “Niŋ Adoniya maŋ mantoora kuu ke, nte te a mantoora la. Bari niŋ a ye a ke, m be a faa la le.” 53 Bituŋ a ye moo kii sadaajanidulaa to ka taa Adoniya kamma naŋ. Bituŋ Adoniya naata a sujudita Mansa Sulemani ye, aduŋ Sulemani ko a ye ko, “Taa i la suwo kono.”