2 Samuweli 12:1-10

UJehova wathuma uNathani kuDavide. Wafika kuye, wathi kuye: “Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini munye; omunye ecebile, omunye empofu. Indoda ecebile yayinezimvu nezinkomo eziningi. Kodwa indoda empofu yayingenalutho, ngaphandle kwewundlu elilodwa lensikazi elincane eyalithenga futhi yalikhulisa, futhi lakhula kanye nayo nabantwana bayo; ladla okwalo, laphuza endebeni yalo, lalala esifubeni sakhe, lalinjengendodakazi kuye. Kwase kufika isihambi endodeni ecebileyo, kodwa yaziyeka emhlambini wayo nasezinkomeni zayo, ukuze inakekele isihambi esifike kuyo; kodwa wathatha iwundlu lomyanga, walilungisela lowo owayeza kuye. Intukuthelo kaDavide yamvuthela lowo muntu; wathi kuNathani: Kuphila kukaJehova, umuntu owenze lokho uyakufa nokufa. Kumelwe alibuyisele iwundlu ngokuphindwe kane, ngoba yenze le nto nangenxa yokuthi yayingenasihawu. UNathani wasesithi kuDavida: Nguwe lowomuntu. Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Ngakugcoba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, ngakusindisa esandleni sikaSawule; Ngakunika indlu yenkosi yakho nabafazi benkosi yakho esifubeni sakho, ngakunika indlu yakwa-Israyeli noJuda; uma bekukuncane kakhulu, bengiyakukunika okunye nokunye. Kungani udelele umyalo kaJehova ukuba wenze okubi emehlweni akhe na? wambulala u-Uriya umHeti ngenkemba, wathatha umkakhe waba ngumkakhe, wambulala ngenkemba yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. Manje-ke inkemba ayisoze yasuka endlini yakho; ngoba ungidelele, wathatha umkaUriya umHethi waba ngumkakho.