10 Ngalokho inkemba ayiyikusuka endlini yakho, ngokuba ungidelele, wathatha umka-Uriya umHeti ukuba abe ngumkakho.’
11 “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngiyakukuvusela okubi okuvela endlini yakho, ngithathe abafazi bakho phambi kwamehlo akho, ngibanike umakhelwane wakho, alale nabafazi bakho ekukhanyeni kwaleli langa.
12 Ngokuba wena wakwenza ngasese, kepha mina ngiyakukwenza lokhu phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke naphambi kwelanga.’ ”
13 UDavide wathi kuNathani: “Ngonile kuJehova.”UNathani wathi kuDavide: “NoJehova ususile isono sakho; awuyikufa.
14 Nokho, ngokuba ngaleso senzo waveza ithuba elikhulu lokuba izitha zikaJehova zihlambalaze, umntwana omzalelweyo uyakufa nokufa.”
15 UNathani wayesebuyela endlini yakhe. UJehova washaya ngesifo umntwana owazalelwa uDavide kumka-Uriya, wagula kakhulu.
16 UDavide wamncenga uNkulunkulu ngomntwana; uDavide wazila ukudla, wangena, walala emhlabathini ubusuku bonke.