2 Enothileyo yayilezimvu lenkomo ezinengi kakhulu.
2 Umuntu onothileyo wayelezimvu ezinengi kanye lenkomo,
INkosi yasithuma uNathani umprofethi kuDavida. Wafika wathi kuye: Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini othile, enye yayinothile, enye yayingumyanga.
Kodwa engumyanga yayingelalutho, yeyilemvana ensikazi kuphela eyayiyithengile. Yayondla, yakhulela kuyo lebantwaneni bayo. Yadla ukudla kwayo, yanathela enkezweni yayo; yalala esifubeni sayo, yayinjengendodakazi kiyo.
Nganikela umbuso wenkosi yakho labafazi bayo ezandleni zakho, ngakunika lendlu kaIsrayeli lekaJuda; uba lokho bekukuncinyane, bengingakwengezelela ngokungangalokho futhi.
Yasiphuma inkosi, bayilandela bonke abendlu yayo. Inkosi yatshiya abanye abafazi bayo abalitshumi ukuba balinde indlu yayo.
Wayelezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, lamakamela ayizinkulungwane ezintathu, lenkabi ezingamakhulu amahlanu, labobabhemi abangamakhulu amahlanu, lenceku ezinengi. Wayemkhulu lowomuntu ukwedlula bonke abantu basempumalanga.