1 Akuba uDavide ezinzile kwikomkhulu lakhe wathetha *nomshumayeli uNatan, wathi: “Khangela, mna ndihlala kwibhotwe elakhiwe ngamaplanga omsedare, ukanti yona ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo ihlala nje ententeni.”
2 UNatan wathi kuDavide: “Nantoni na oyicingayo ungayenza, uThixo unawe.”
3 Ngobo busuku ke lafika kuNatan ilizwi likaThixo lisithi:
4 “Hamba uye kuxelela isicaka sam uDavide uthi: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Asinguwe umntu oza kundakhela indlu endiya kuhlala kuyo.