2 Samuweli 12:15-31

UNathani wasesiya endlini yakhe. UJehova wamshaya umntwana umka-Uriya amzalela uDavide, wagula kakhulu. UDavide wamncenga uNkulunkulu ngomntwana; uDavide wazila ukudla, wangena, walala phansi ubusuku bonke. Amalunga endlu yakhe asukuma, aya kuye ukumvusa emhlabathini; kepha akavumanga, akadlanga sinkwa nabo. Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa umntwana wafa. Izinceku zikaDavide zesaba ukumtshela ukuthi umntwana ufile, ngokuba zathi: “Bheka, umntwana esaphila sakhuluma naye, akalalelanga izwi lethu; pho, uzozihlupha kanjani, uma simtshela ukuthi umntwana ufile? Kodwa lapho uDavida ebona ukuthi izinceku zakhe ziyanyenyeza, uDavida wabona ukuthi umntwana ufile; uDavida wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Ufile umntwana yini? Bathi: “Ufile.” UDavide wayesesuka emhlabathini, wageza, wamgcoba, washintsha izingubo zakhe, wangena endlini kaJehova, wakhuleka; wacela, babeka isinkwa phambi kwakhe, wadla. Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Kuyini lokhu okwenzileyo na?” Wazila ukudla, wakhala ngomntwana esaphila; kodwa esefile umntwana, wavuka wadla isinkwa. Wathi: “Umntwana esaphila, ngazila ukudla, ngakhala, ngokuba ngathi: ‘Ngubani ongazi, uma uNkulunkulu eyakuba nomusa kimi, ukuze umntwana aphile? Kodwa manje usefile, kungani kufanele ngizile ukudla na? ngingambuyisa ngiye kuye, kepha yena akayi kubuyela kimi. UDavide wamduduza uBati Sheba umkakhe, wangena kuye, walala naye; wazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSolomoni; uJehova wamthanda. Wathuma ngesandla somprofethi uNathani; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJedidiya ngenxa kaJehova. UJowabe walwa neRaba labantwana bakwa-Amoni, wathumba umuzi wobukhosi. UJowabe wathuma izithunywa kuDavide, wathi: “Ngalwa neRaba, ngathatha umuzi wamanzi.” Manje-ke hlanganisa abantu abaseleyo futhi umise ngokumelene nomuzi futhi uwuthathe, ukuze ngingawuthathi umuzi futhi ubizwe ngegama lami. UDavide wabutha bonke abantu, waya eRaba, walwa nalo, walithatha. Wathatha umqhele wenkosi yabo ekhanda lakhe, isisindo sawo sasiyitalenta legolide, namatshe ayigugu, wafakwa ekhanda likaDavide. Wakhipha impango yomuzi ngobuningi obukhulu. Wakhipha amadoda ayekulo, wawafaka ngaphansi kwamasaha, nangaphansi kwezimbazo zensimbi, nangaphansi kwezimbazo zensimbi, wawadabulisa esithandweni samatshe; wenze njalo kuyo yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. UDavide nabo bonke abantu babuyela eJerusalema.