2 Samuweli 12:19-25

Kodwa lapho uDavida ebona ukuthi izinceku zakhe ziyanyenyeza, uDavida wabona ukuthi umntwana ufile; uDavida wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Ufile umntwana yini? Bathi: “Ufile.” UDavide wayesesuka emhlabathini, wageza, wamgcoba, washintsha izingubo zakhe, wangena endlini kaJehova, wakhuleka; wacela, babeka isinkwa phambi kwakhe, wadla. Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Kuyini lokhu okwenzileyo na?” Wazila ukudla, wakhala ngomntwana esaphila; kodwa esefile umntwana, wavuka wadla isinkwa. Wathi: “Umntwana esaphila, ngazila ukudla, ngakhala, ngokuba ngathi: ‘Ngubani ongazi, uma uNkulunkulu eyakuba nomusa kimi, ukuze umntwana aphile? Kodwa manje usefile, kungani kufanele ngizile ukudla na? ngingambuyisa ngiye kuye, kepha yena akayi kubuyela kimi. UDavide wamduduza uBati Sheba umkakhe, wangena kuye, walala naye; wazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSolomoni; uJehova wamthanda. Wathuma ngesandla somprofethi uNathani; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJedidiya ngenxa kaJehova.