11 Utsho ke uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ndiza kukuvusela isihelegu sento kwalapha phakathi komzi wakho. Abafazi bakho ndiza kubanikela kosondeleyo kuwe, alale nabo kujongiwe, ilanga lihlabe umhlaba.
12 Le nto ubuyenza ngasese wena, mna ndifuna yenziwe emini, ibonwa ngamaSirayeli onke.’ ”
13 Ke uDavide wathi kuNatan: “Ewe, ndonile kuNdikhoyo.”Uthe kuDavide uNatan: “UNdikhoyo usisusile isono sakho. Akuzi kufa.
14 Kodwa ke, ngenxa yokuba iintshaba zikaNdikhoyo uzinike ithuba lokunyelisa ngenxa yale nto uyenzileyo, loo mntwana wakho uza kufa.”
15 Emva koko ke usuke wahamba uNatan, wagoduka.*UNdikhoyo wamfaka isifo umntwana owamfumana ngomka-Uriya uDavide, wagula kakhulu.
16 UDavide usuke wacela ukuba amphilise uThixo, wazila ukutya, wangena endlwini, waqungquluza emhlabeni bonke ubusuku.
17 Amadoda amakhulu endlu yakhe aya kuye, efuna ukumvusa kuloo ndawo wayelele kuyo, suka akavuma yena, akafuna nokutya oku kunye nawo.