Kwathi sebebikela uDavida besithi: U-Uriya kehlelanga endlini yakhe, uDavida wasesithi kuUriya: Kawusuki yini ekuhambeni kwakho? pho, ungehlelanga ngani endlini yakho?
UDavide esetsheliwe ukuthi u-Uriya akehlelanga endlini yakhe, uDavide wathi ku-Uriya: “Awubuyi ekuhambeni yini? Awehlelanga ngani endlini yakho na?”
UDavide esebikelwe ukuthi u-Uriya akehlelanga endlini yakhe, uDavide wathi ku-Uriya: “Awuhambanga yini indlela ende na? Pho, kungani ungehlelanga endlini yakho?”
U-Uriya wathi kuDavide: “Umphongolo no-Israyeli noJuda bahlala ematendeni; inkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami bakanise endle; ngiyakungena endlini yami ukuba ngidle, ngiphuze, ngilale nomkami na? uma niphila, nokuphila komphefumulo wenu, angiyikuyenza le nto.
Kepha u-Uriya walala ngasemnyango wendlu yenkosi kanye nazo zonke izinceku zenkosi yakhe, akehlelanga endlini yakhe.
UJehova wathuma uNathani kuDavide. Wafika kuye, wathi kuye: “Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini munye; omunye ecebile, omunye empofu.