¹ Apo yawei andatumira Nata cuna Davidi. Hie andauya cuna Davidi andati:"Cukana wamuna wawiri muthaundi limbodzi, Mubodzi hakandafhuma winangoio mulombo. ² Mufumi hakanazwifuio maningui, ³ apo mulombo haakanamba, kunza quacambira, cache akandamunda cugula, achikarjisa achikafuia. Iye andaculanaco pambodi na wanawache. Cabiraco akaita curjanaco cachimwirao mundico iyache, cakagona mumanja hache cachiita ninga mwana wanche iye. ⁴ Ntsicu imbodzi, mwamuna mufumi handatambira mulendo, napenepo mwamuna mufumi haana cutola mbiralache hiye cuti haulaire mulendo wache zwacurja. Pambuto iyaizwi, hiye andatola cambira camwamuna mulonbo achicaphikira mulendo wache". ⁵ Ndavidi handanhagalirwa maningui na mwamuna mufumi, handazwindumbira pana ⁶ Nata:" Apo Yawe analalama, mwamuna aita izwi anadikana cutongerwa lufu. Iye anandicana cuiridza mbira canai caupetwe nacuita izwi nacuti iye haana cugala nantsisi namwamuna mulombo". ⁷ Apo, Nata handamuvundza Davidi:"Iwepo ndiwe mwamuna ule! Yahwei, Mulungu wawaIsraeri,longa:" Ine ndacugadza mambo cuna waIsraeri, wacuti Ine ndautola mumanja iya Saulo. ⁸ Ine ndacupa nhumba iya changamire wako,na, mumanja mwaco, ndacupa wacadzi wachangamire waco. Ine ndacupazwe nhumba iyawaIsraer nawaJuda. Nandhiano, izwi ndeca swindoko, ndecandikandacupasa zwinango zwindhu. ⁹ Thangweranhi, apo, unakanhozera mitemo yiachisoja ya Yahei kutizwiitenhi zwindanhangala mumatso hako? Iwe waulaia Uria, muiti, na trasanda, watola mukadziwache kuti aite mukadziwako chaiye. Iwe wamulaiha nha trasanda iya muusoja iya Amoni. ¹⁰ Apo, dhiano, trasanda haidzasi pamuiwako,thangwe lakuti Una kandinhozera, napenepo watola mukadzi waUriasi, wako, cuita ningamukadziwaco'. ¹¹ Yahwei anatyi:'Uya, Ine ndichadzamusa madzondzoni kunaiwe mukati mwanhumbaiako chaiyo. Pamberi pamatsoakopo chaiyo,Ine nadzatola wakadziwaco ndichiwapasa nhachigalisanowaco, iye anadzagona nayo wacadzi wako dzuatsikati ¹² Thangwe yiwe waita pikando yiako muchimbisebise, hapo Ine nadzaita izwi pamberi pawentse waIziraeri, dzuatsikati". ¹³ Apo,Davidi andavhundza Natani:" Ine ndanhangazira Yahei". Natani handadaira Davidi: "Yaheimbo alekerera zwinhangazo zwako. Iwe hauchaulaiwi. ¹⁴ Nazwetse, nakunda qwamuchobo wako, wanhozera Yahwei, mwana waujhabala, njandiko anafa". ¹⁵ Apo, Natani hadabunda handaenda kumba. Yahwei andakodzesa mwana waDavidi na mukadzi wa Uria, hiye andakondziwa maningui ^{16 17 18} 18 Davidi, apo, adadhandaulira Mulungu kuna mwana. Davidi hadazwinhima kurja, iye andapinda, handazwithusira pansti husiku wentse. 17 wakulu waculu wamumba mwache wandamuca wandaenda cunaiye, kuti wamumuse pantsi, napenepo iye haana cumuca, haanacurjanao. 18 Mutsiku iyachinomwe, zwindaitica cuti mwana andafa. wanhabasa waDavidi wandagalanakurjha cuvhundza cuti mwana afa, nathangwe laiyo wandalonga:"Honani, mwana hachiripo, hife tikalonga nae, iye akavalini masoko atyu. Hachaitanhi iye cunaiye tingamvudza cuti mwana afa ¹⁹ Apo pache Davidi hadaona cuti wanhamubasawache walikuliganaligana hoka, hiye hadavhaazyidziwa cuti mwana wafa. Iye hadavudza wanhamubasawache:" Mwana wafa?". iyo wadadaira:" Iye wafa". ²⁰ Napenepo, davidi adamuca phatsi achisamba, adadzolamafuta achichicha guyo. Iye adaenda muthebele iya Yahweh adanamata mwenemo, iye adahirira kunhumba iyache. Phache iye adakubira, wadhaika zwacurja pamberipache iye adarja. ²¹ Apo wanhamubasawache wandamuvhudza:"Thagweranhi waita izyi? Hiwe udazyinhima curja uchirira mwana achiripo, apo, pache mwana afa, iwe wamuka warja". ²² Davidi hadadaira: "Pache mwana achiripo, ine didazyinhimacurja ndichinamata. Ine didaloga:' mbani anazwidziwa penago Yahweh anadivhira usisi, mwana penago agapone?'. ²³ Apo, chichino, iye wafa; thagweranhi nigazyinhimezye curja? Ine nigamuhiridzezwe cunaine? Ine ndinadzaenda kunaiye, nadhiano iye hachahiriri kunaine". ²⁴ Davidi adawatamiza mukadzi wache Bate-Seba, hadaenda kunaiye hadagona nae. Iye hadabala mwana, mwanaiyo adadaidziwa Solomone. Yahweh hadamudha, ²⁵ apo Iye adatuma masokoache kubudira kuna Natani, muplofita, cuti amundaidze Jedidia, nathangwe lakuti Yahweh amuda. ²⁶ Napenepo, Joabe adapoka na Raba, thaundi lachadiko lawadhu wa Amoni, iye hadaganhali. ²⁷ Joabe hadatuma ndhume kuna Davidi, achiti:" Ine ndapoka na Raba, datola mijhera iyamuthaundi. ²⁸ Napenepo, kandiza hafu iyamasoja hutwagirire thaundi ulitole, thagwe lakuti ine ndigalitola thaundi, hiro linadzadaidziwa nadzina lagu". ²⁹ Napenepo, Davidi hadakandaniza etse masojha hadaenda kuna Raba; iye adapokera thaundi hadalitola. ³⁰ Davidi hadatola nkataiyamalua pamusolo wamabo; iye akafuga golidi paliri pakada bhuwe linadikana. Nkata iyamaluwa indaikiwa pamusolo wa Davidi. Napenepo, iye hadapamba zwiziji muthaundi iri. ³¹ Iye adatola wandhu wakali muthaundi iye adawamanikidza kusewendza nasera, mapiki asimbi, nambadzo; iye adawasewendzesazye kuita mahovoni iyamabuloko. Davidi adalogosa hetse mathaundi iyawadhu wa Amomi kuti waite bhasa iri. Napenepo, Davidi naetse masoja hadahirira kuJerusalema.