16 Bhatisheba wakhotsama waguca embikwenkhosi. Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Ufunani?”
Ngako Bhatisheba wahamba wayawubona inkhosi leyase igugile ekamelweni layo, lapho Abishagi, waseShunemu, abeyinakekela ayongela khona.
Wakhuluma kuyo watsi: “Nkhosi yami, wena, cobo lwakho, wafunga kimi, mine ncekukati yakho, ngaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, watsi: ‘Solomoni, indvodzana yakho, uyawuba yinkhosi emvakwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sebukhosi.’
Base babikela inkhosi, batsi: “Kukhona umphrofethi Nathani, lapha ngephandle.” Ngako Nathani waya wangena enkhosini, wefika wakhotsama abhekise buso bakhe phansi.
Bhatisheba wakhuluma watsi: “Nginesicelo lesincane lengicela kusetfula kuwe, ngicela ungemukele.” Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Kulungile, make, setfule; ngiyakwemukela.”
Basachubeka nekunatsa ngalelo langa lesibili, inkhosi yaphindze yabuta, yatsi: “Nkhosikati Esta, ufunani? Ngitjele, utakwentelwa; ngisho nome ngabe ufuna incenye yembuso wami.”
Jesu wambuta watsi: “Ufunani?” Watsi yena: “Yetsembisa kutsi lamadvodzana ami lamabili ayawuhlala, lenye ngesekudla sakho, lenye ngesancele sakho embusweni wakho.”
Kepha Jesu wema watibita, watibuta watsi: “Nifuna nginenteleni?”
Watsi kube lomfana ahambe, Davide wesuka lapho eningizimu nelitje, wakhotsamela Jonathani katsatfu, abhekise buso bakhe phansi. Base bayangana, bakhala bobabili, kodvwa Davide wakhala kakhulu.
Davide naye wase uyaphuma kulomhume; wamemeta Sawula watsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi yami.” Watsi uyagucuka Sawula, Davide wakhotsama wabhekisa buso bakhe phansi.
Watsi kube Abigayili abone Davide, washesha wehla embongolweni yakhe, wakhotsama embikwaDavide abhekise buso bakhe phansi.