3 Davide wase utfumela umuntfu kuyawubuta kutsi ungubani. Lomuntfu wakhuluma watsi: “Phela lowo nguBhatisheba, indvodzakati ya-Eliyamu; ungumka-Uriya, umHethi.”
kodvwa lena lephuyile yayingenalutfo ngaphandle kwelizinyane linye lelisikati leyayilitsengile. Yalikhulisa, lakhula kanye nebantfwabayo. Yayilondla ngisho nangekudla kwayo, ilinatsise nemanti endzebeni yayo, yayize iligone lilale emikhonweni yayo. Lalifanana nendvodzakati yayo kuyo.
na-Elifeleti, umsa wa-Ahasbayi, waseMakha, na-Eliyamu, umsa wa-Ahithofeli, waseGilo,
na-Uriya, umHethi. Babe ngema-37 sebabonkhe.
Ngobe Davide abenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphambuka kuyo yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze emphilweni yakhe yonkhe, ngaphandle kwendzaba ya-Uriya labengumHethi.
na-Uriya, umHethi, naZabadi, umsa wa-Ahilayi,
watalelwa emadvodzana lamanyenti lapho. Umkakhe Bhatisheba, indvodzakati ya-Amiyeli, wamtalela emadvodzana lamane, lekwakuboShamuwa, naShobabi, naNathani kanye naSolomoni.
Ungacali kumkhanukela buhle bakhe enhlitiyweni yakho, nome-ke akutfumbe ngemashiya akhe.
Bondleke kahle, batinkunzi temahhashi lanenkhanuko, nguleyo ikhalela umfati walenye indvodza.