4 Wenza njalo ngombana uJwanisi bekaseze asithi kuye: “Akukavumeleki bonyana ungamthatha.”
Nje-ke uNathani wathi kuDavida: “Umuntu loyo nguwe! Nakhu uSomnini uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhwileko, ‘Ngimi engakubeka waba yikosi yakwa-Israyeli begodu ngimi engakusindisa esandleni sakaSawula.
Ufike uthi kuye, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Angithi ubulele umuntu bewamthathela nepahlakhe?’ Bese uthi kuye godu, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Lapha izinja ziqabhe khona iingazi zakaNabhothi, zizakuqabha nezakho, iye ngitjho iingazi zakho!’ ”
Okhohlakeleko ubaleka nanyana kungekho omgijimisako, kodwana abalungileko banesibindi njengebhubezi.
Abalahla umthetho badumisa iinkhohlakali, kodwana abawugcinako balwisana nazo.
Yeke umphorofidi uJoromiya watjela uTsedekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda koke lokho eJerusalema,
Ungambuli ubuze bomfazi womfowenu ngombana bungebomfowenu.
Nangabe umuntu uthatha umkamfowabo, kumphambo lokho. Wambule ubuze bakamfowabo, nje-ke bobabili bazakuswela ibizo.
UJwanisi bekathe kuHerode: “Akusimthetho bona ungathatha umkamfowenu!”