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₁Kuthe lokha uDavida nasele ahlezi anzinzile esigodlweni sakhe, wathi kuNathani umphorofidi: “Akhusuqale, mina ngihlezi ngesigodlweni somsedari ukube umfaji wesivumelano sakaSomnini wona usele ngetenjaneni.” ₂UNathani waphendula uDavida wathi: “Ikosami ayenze ngokubona kwayo ngombana uZimu unayo.”

₃Ngobusukobo ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuNathani lathi: ₄“Khamba uyokutjela incekwami uDavida bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Akusuwe ozongakhela indlu kobana ngihlale kiyo. ₅Mina akhange khengihlale ngendlini kusukela mhlana ngikhupha u-Israyeli eGibhide bekube namhlanje. Bengiseze ngigega netende kusukela kwelinye ukuya kwelinye, ngigelagela ethaberinakelini. ₆Kiyo yoke indawo lapha bengikhamba khona no-Israyeli, nakhe nangizwa ngikhuluma komunye wabarholi engabayala bona beluse abantu bami ngambuza bonyana kubayini angangakheli indlu yomsedari na?’ ₇Nje-ke tjela incekwami uDavida uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimadlawoke: Mina ngakususa emadlelweni, ekweluseni umhlambi, ngakwenza bona ube mphathi wabantu bami u-Israyeli. ₈Ngibe nawe nanyana kukuphi lapha uya khona, ngaphelisa nezitha zakho zoke phambi kwakho. Nje-ke ube ngomunye wabadumileko ephasini. ₉Ngizokulungiselela isizwe sami u-Israyeli indawo, ngisinzinzise ukuze sibe nekhaya laso singasaphazamiseki. Iinkhohlakali azisoze zisasigandelela njengombana zenza ekuthomeni, ₁₀nanjengombana zenza soloku ngakhetha ababusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Nezitha zakho zoke ngizaziguqisa. Ngimemezela kuwe bona ngimi engizakwakhela indlu. ₁₁Lokha amalangakho sele aphelile sewuphumule kiboyihlomkhulu, ngizakuvusa isizukulwana sakho, omunye wamadodanakho. Ngizakuqinisa ubukhosi bakhe. ₁₂Nguye-ke ozangakhela indlu, ngizakunzinzisa isihlalo sakhe isiphelani. ₁₃Ngizakuba nguyise yena abe yindodanami. Angisoze ngasusa ithando lami kuye njengombana ngalisusa kiloyo okhambe ngaphambi kwakho. ₁₄Ngizambeka ngaphezu kwabantu bami nangaphezu kombuswami isiphelani. Nesihlalo sakhe sizakujama isiphelani.’ ”

₁₅UNathani wabikela uDavida woke amezwi wesambulo.

₁₆Nje-ke uDavida wangena ngetendeni wahlala phasi phambi komfaji kaSomnini wathi: “Hawu Somnini, Zimami! Bengiyini mina nomndenami bonyana ungabe ungibeke ezingeni elingaka? ₁₇Kwangasuthi lokho bekungakaneli phambi kwakho, wena Zimu, wakhuluma godu nangelikusasa lomndeni wencekwakho. Iye, ungikhethile mina, thuli lehlabathi njengombana kutjho incwadi yomyalwakho, wangiphakamisa Somnini, Zimami. ₁₈Alo-nje, incekwakho uDavida beyingathini okhunye ngehlonipho engaka ngombana wena, Somnini nguwe owazi incekwakho. ₁₉Ngebanga lencekwakho nangentandwakho wenze izinto ezikulwezi bewenza bona zazeke. ₂₀Akakho onjengawe! Njengombana sezwa ngeendlebe zethu, akakho uZimu ngaphandle kwakho. ₂₁Ngubani-ke onjengabantu bakho u-Israyeli, isizwe ekukuphela kwaso ephasini uZimu aphuma ukuyosihlenga bonyana sibe babantu bakhe? Wazenzela idumo ngokwenza imikarisomraro emikhulu neyesabekako ngokuqotjha izizwe phambi kwabantu bakho owabahlenga eGibhide. ₂₂Wenza u-Israyeli bonyana abe sisizwe sakho isiphelani begodu wena Somnini, waba nguZimakhe. ₂₃Nje-ke Somnini, qinisa isithembiso owasenza ngencekwakho kanye nendlwayo isiphelani; wenze njengombana wathembisa. ₂₄Ibizo lakho lizakunzinza belibe likhulu isiphelani bese abantu bathi, ‘USomnini uMninimandlawoke, obizwa bona unguZimu ka-Israyeli, mbala nguye uZimu ka-Israyeli!’ Nendlu yencekwakho uDavida izakujama inzinze phambi kwakho. ₂₅Wena Zimami, wembulile encekwinakho bonyana uzayakhela indlu. Ngalokho incekwakho ifunyene isibindi sokuthandaza phambi kwakho. ₂₆Iye, wena Somnini unguZimu! Incekwakho uyithembise intwehle le. ₂₇Njengombana kube kuhle ukubusisa indlu yencekwakho, akube njalo phambi kwakho isiphelani. Lokha wena Somnini nawuyibusisako, izakubusiseka nini nanini.”