Uma uyihlo engifica ngingekho , wothi: U Davide wacela nokucela ukuba agijimele eBetlehema umuzi wakhe , ngokuba kukhona lapho umhlatsh elo weminyaka ngeminyaka owenzelwa wonke umndeni wakubo.

Kwathi uDavide eseqedile ukukhuluma lawo mazwi kuSawule , uSawule wathi: Yizwi lakho leli , ndodana yami Davide, na? USawule wadazuluka , wakhala.

USawule walazi izwi likaDavide , wathi: Yizwi lakho leli , ndodana yami Davide, na? UDavide wathi: Yizwi lami, nkosi yami, nkosi.

USawule wathi : Ngonile; buya, ndodana yami Davide , ngokuba angisayikukulimaza, lokhu ukuphila kwami bekuyigugu emehlweni akho namuhla; bheka, ngenze okwesiwula, ngidukile kakhulu.

USawule wathi kuDavide: Mawubusiswe wena ndodana yami Davide ; uyakwenza izinto ezinkulu , uphumelele kahle . Wayesehamba uDavide ngendlela yakhe, uSawule wabuyela endaweni yakhe.

Yayisiphendula inkosi u Davide, yathi: Ngibizele uBati Sheba . Wafika ebusweni benkosi, wema phambi kwenkosi.

Wayesekhothama uBati Sheba , ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi , wakhuluma enkosini, wathi: Mana njalo, nkosi yami, nkosi Davide.

Wonke u-Israyeli esebonile ukuthi inkosi ayibalalelanga, abantu babuyisela izwi enkosini , bathi: Sinasabelo sini kuDavide na? Ifa asinalo endodaneni kaJese. Yana ematendeni akho , Israyeli, zibhekele indlu yakho manje , Davide. Wayesesuka u-Israyeli, waya ematendeni akhe.

Kwase kwehla umoya phezu kuka -Amasayi owayeyinhloko yabangamashumi amathathu, wathi: Singabakho thina, Davide, sinawe, wena ndodana kaJese ; ukuthula, ukuthula makube nawe , ukuthula makube nabakusizayo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusiza . Wayesebamukela uDavide, wabenza izinhloko zeviyo.

Wonke u-Israyeli esebonile ukuthi inkosi ayibalalelanga , abantu babuyisela izwi enkosini , bathi: Sinasabelo sini kuDavide na ? Ifa asinalo endodaneni kaJese. Yilowo nalowo makaye etendeni lakhe , Israyeli; zibhekele indlu yakho manje, Davide. Wayesesuka u-Israyeli wonke, waya ematendeni akhe.

Wawamisa amaLevi endlini kaJehova ephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabu njengesiyalezo sika Davide nesikaGadi umboni wenkosi nesikaNathani ump rofethi, ngokuba isiyalezo sasingesikaJehova ngesandla sabaprofethi bakhe.