9 Uledzeleleleni livi laSimakadze ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni akhe? Ubulele Uriya, umHethi, ngenkemba, wabe sewutsatsa umkakhe wamenta umkakho. Umbulele ngenkemba yema-Amoni.
Davide wase uyatfumela kutsi akalandvwe. Wefika kuDavide, Davide wamtsatsa, walala naye. Bhatisheba abesandza kucedza kutihlambulula ekungcoleni kwakhe. Wase uyancandzeka ubuyela ekhaya.
Ngako-ke inkemba ingeke iphindze isuke endlini yakho, ngobe wedzelele mine ngekutsatsa umka-Uriya, umHethi, umente umkakho.’
Shimeyi wamcalekisa watsi: “Suka la! Hamba la, jabhane-ndzini! Lesigebengu lesi!
Ngobe Davide abenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphambuka kuyo yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze emphilweni yakhe yonkhe, ngaphandle kwendzaba ya-Uriya labengumHethi.
Ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “Awukasontsi umuntfu yini kuze utsatse lomhlaba wakhe?” ’ Bese utsi kuye: ‘Naku lakushoko Simakadze: “Kuleyo ndzawo, lapho tinja tacapha khona ingati yaNabothi, tinja tiyawuphindze ticaphe khona ingati yakho; yebo, yakho ingati.” ’ ”
Wanikela ngemadvodzana akhe kutsi ashiswe emlilweni eSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu, wangenela bungoma, nemilingo, nebutsakatsi, watihlanganisa nalabanemadloti nalabaphengulako. Wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze, wamtfukutselisa.
Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, ngikhulule ecaleni lengati, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami, khona lulwimi lwami luyawuhlabela kulunga kwakho.
Ngobe futsi ungeke weneliswe yimihlatjelo, nome bengingakunika yona, ngisho nemhlatjelo wekushiswa wonkhe ungeke ukhone kukujabulisa.
Ngonile kuwe, wena wedvwa, ngente lokunengekako emehlweni akho; ngako kwehlulela kwakho kumsulwa, nekungilahla kwakho ngelicala kulungile.
Bubi betfu busembikwakho, tono tetfu letifihlakele tisekukhanyeni kwebuso bakho.
Umuntfu lohamba ngebucotfo wesaba Simakadze; kodvwa lotindlela takhe tigwegwile wedzelela Simakadze.
Ngako-ke, njengobe lulwimi lwemlilo lukhotsa tibi, nanjengobe tjani lobomile bushona phansi, nabushiswa ngemalangabi, kanjalo timphandze tabo tiyawubola, netimbali tabo tiphephuke njengelutfuli; ngobe bawalile umtsetfo waSimakadze longuSomandla, bedzelela livi laLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
nase sibuye senta bubi emehlweni ami, sangete sangilalela mine, ngiyawube sengiyasiyekela ngingabe ngisasentela loko lokuhle lebesengikulungisele sona.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu bakaJuda bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bawulahlile umtsetfo waSimakadze, bangete batigcina timiso takhe, bedukiswe tithico, lekutithico letatikhontwa boyisemkhulu.
Awukamlaleli ngani Simakadze? Uyitfumbeleni lemphango, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze?”
Ngobe kuhlubuka kufanana nesono sekubhula, nekutigcabha kufanana nekukhonta tithico. Njengobe walile kutsatsa umyalo waSimakadze, naye sewukwalile kutsi uchubeke ube yinkhosi.”
Kodvwa Samuweli wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingeke ngincandzeke nawe. Ulilahlile livi laSimakadze, naSimakadze sewukucitsile ekutseni ube yinkhosi etikwesive sema-Israyeli!”