2 Samuweli 12:1-14

UJehova wathuma uNathani kuDavide. Wafika kuye, wathi kuye: “Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini munye; omunye ecebile, omunye empofu. Indoda ecebile yayinezimvu nezinkomo eziningi. Kodwa indoda empofu yayingenalutho, ngaphandle kwewundlu elilodwa lensikazi elincane eyalithenga futhi yalikhulisa, futhi lakhula kanye nayo nabantwana bayo; ladla okwalo, laphuza endebeni yalo, lalala esifubeni sakhe, lalinjengendodakazi kuye. Kwase kufika isihambi endodeni ecebileyo, kodwa yaziyeka emhlambini wayo nasezinkomeni zayo, ukuze inakekele isihambi esifike kuyo; kodwa wathatha iwundlu lomyanga, walilungisela lowo owayeza kuye. Intukuthelo kaDavide yamvuthela lowo muntu; wathi kuNathani: Kuphila kukaJehova, umuntu owenze lokho uyakufa nokufa. Kumelwe alibuyisele iwundlu ngokuphindwe kane, ngoba yenze le nto nangenxa yokuthi yayingenasihawu. UNathani wasesithi kuDavida: Nguwe lowomuntu. Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Ngakugcoba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, ngakusindisa esandleni sikaSawule; Ngakunika indlu yenkosi yakho nabafazi benkosi yakho esifubeni sakho, ngakunika indlu yakwa-Israyeli noJuda; uma bekukuncane kakhulu, bengiyakukunika okunye nokunye. Kungani udelele umyalo kaJehova ukuba wenze okubi emehlweni akhe na? wambulala u-Uriya umHeti ngenkemba, wathatha umkakhe waba ngumkakhe, wambulala ngenkemba yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. Manje-ke inkemba ayisoze yasuka endlini yakho; ngoba ungidelele, wathatha umkaUriya umHethi waba ngumkakho. Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakukuvusela okubi okuvela endlini yakho, ngithathe omkekho phambi kwamehlo akho, ngibanike umakhelwane wakho, alale nawomkekho phambi kwamehlo aleli langa. Ngoba wena wakwenza ngasese, kodwa mina ngizakwenza lokhu phambi kukaIsrayeli wonke laphambi kwelanga. UDavida wasesithi kuNathani: Ngonile eNkosini. UNathani wayesethi kuDavide: “UJehova usesusile isono sakho; aniyikufa. Kodwa ngenxa yalesi senzo unikeze izitha zikaJehova isizathu esikhulu sokuhlambalaza, nomntwana omzalelwayo uyakufa nokufa.