12 Davide wase ukhuluma utsi: “Ase uhlale natsi-ke lonkhe lelilanga lalamuhla, ngitakuncandzekisa kusasa.” Ngako Uriya wahlala eJerusalema lonkhe lelo langa, nangakusasa kwakhona.
Davide wammema kutsi atewudla kanye naye ekudleni kwakusihlwa, wamklinkla ngetjwala, entela kutsi adzakwe. Kodvwa nangalobo busuku Uriya akazange aye ekhaya lakhe, wesuka walala kanye naletinye tinceku tenkhosi yakhe esigodlweni.
“Naloku umonakalo unongotela emlonyeni wakhe, nome awufihla ngaphansi kwelulwimi lwakhe nje,
Nawe utawusuka kuleyo ndzawo, utawusuka ujabhile, ngobe Simakadze sewubalahlile labo bewukadze ubetsemba, bangeke bakusite ngalutfo.”