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Selemani kakwikighwa yawe mfalume.

11 Baho Nasani kamlongela Batisheba, wenye wake Selemani, kalonga, "Pfihi ng’uhulike baye ka Adoniya, iyelekighwe na Hagiti kawa mfalume aku mkulu wetu Daudi ng’apfimanyile baye? 12 Leka nene nikulongele cha ukutenda ka kobama kwikombola na uwe mghima ghweghwe na mwanagho Selemani. 13 Ghenda kwa mfalume Daudi ukamlongele apfino, ‘Pfihi ng’unilahile nene baye mtumighwa wako, ghwe mfalume, ahala haulongile, imwanagho Selemani katsakuwa mfalume na katsokalila ichighoda changu cha ufalume, heule lelo Adoniya kawa mfalume?’ "