24 Zithe xa silapho ngasesangweni zasidubula ngeentolo zimi eludongeni, zawachana amanye amajoni akho, mhlekazi. Ngokunjalo nesicaka sakho u-Uriya umHeti ufile.”
25 UDavide wathi kwisigidimi eso: “Uze uthi kuJowabhi: ‘Uzungavumi ukuba le nto ikutyhafise; kakade ikrele eli lidla kulo nakulowaa. Sihlasele ngamandla isixeko, usichithe.’ Uze utsho ke, umomeleze.”
26 Ke umka-Uriya weva ngokusweleka komyeni wakhe, waza wamzilela.
27 Lakudlula ixesha lenzila, uDavide wathi makaye kuthathwa, aze kuhlala ebhotwe, abe ngumkakhe. Wafika apho, wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe. Kambe ke sona isenzo sikaDavide saba sibi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo.