¹ Kwenteka kutsi uma inkhosi seyihleli endlini yayo, nangemuva kwekuba Simakadze amunikete kuphumula kutotonkhe titsa takhe betimutunguletele, ² Inkhosi yatsi ku Nathan umpholofethi, ''Buka, Ngihlala endlini ya cedar, kepha lelibhokisi la Nkulunkulu lihlala emkhatsini welithende. ³ Ngakoke Nathan watsi enkhosini, ''Hamba, wente lokusenhlitiyweni yakho, ngoba Simakadze unawe.'' ⁴ Kepha kubona lobo busuku livi laSimakadze lefika kuSimakadze, latsi: ⁵ ''Hamba uyotjela Davide sisebenti sami, 'Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: Ungangakhela indlu lengingahlala kuyo? ⁶ Ngoba angikake ngihlale endlini kusukela lelo langa lengakhipha ngalo bantfu baka Israyeli eGibhithe kute kube nguleli langa leli. Kephake, bengisolo ngihamba ethendeni, ethabanekeni. ⁷ Kuto tonkhe tindzawo lengitihambile emkhatsini wabo bonkhe bantfu baka Israyeli, ngake ngayisho intfo kumuntfu kulaba betive taka Israyeli lengabakhomba kutsi baluse bantfu bami ka Israyeli, ngatsi, ''Awukangakheli ngani indlu yacedar?''' ⁸ Ngako nyalo, tjela sisebenti sami Davide, 'Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze wemikhosi: Ngakutsatsa emadlelweni, ekulandzeleni imvu, khona utohola bantfu bami baka Israyeli. ⁹ Bengikadze nginawe konkhe lapho bewuya khona. Ngitijube tonkhe titsa takho ngaphambi kwakho. Nyalo ngitawenta ligama lakho libe likhulu, njengemagama alabo labakhulu emhlabeni. ¹⁰ Ngitawukhomba indzawo yebantfu bami baka Israyeli bese ngibahlanyela lapho, khona batohlala endzaweni yabo futsi bangasabi netinkinga. Angeke bantfu laba butsakatsaka basakucindzetela, njengoba benta kucala, ¹¹ njengoba babenta ngalamalanga lengatfumela emajaji kutsi abengetulu bantfu bami baka Israyeli. Nyalo ngitakunika kuphumula kutotonkhe titsa takho. ''Ngetulu kwakho konkhe, Simakadze wamemetela kuwe kutsi Simakadze utakwakhela indlu. ¹² Uma emalanga akho asagcwalisiwe wase ulala phansi naboyihlo, ngitawuphakamisa balandzeli ngemuva kwakho, munye utawuphuma emtimbeni wakho, futsi ngitawakha bukhosi bakhe. ¹³ Utawakha indlu ngeligama lami, futsi ngitawakha sihlalo ebukhosini bakhe ngunaphakade. ¹⁴ Ngitakuba ngubabe kuye, yena abe yindvodzana yami. Uma enta intfo lekabi , ngitamupanisha ngensimbi yekushaya umuntfu kanye nekushaya kwemadvodzana emuntfu. ¹⁵ Kepha sivumelwano sami sekutsembeka angeke simushiye, njengoba ngatsatsa ku Saul, lengamususa ngaphambi kwakho. ¹⁶ Indlu yakho kanye nebukhosi bakho buyovunyelwa ngunaphakade. Sihlalo sakho siyowakhiwa ngunaphakade.''' ¹⁷ Nathan wakhuluma ku Davide wase uyamutjela onkhe lamagama lawa, wase umtjela ngalo lonkhe leliphupho. ¹⁸ Ngakoke Davide inkhosi wahamba ngekhatsi wafike wahlala ngaphambi kwenkhosi wase utsi, ''Mine ngingubani, Nkulunkulu Simakadze, futsi umndeni wami lonawo ufikenjani nami lani? ¹⁹ Nyalo loku bekuyintfo lencane ngaphambi kwebuso bakho, Nkulunkulu Simakadze. Uze wakhuluma nangemndeni wetisebenti takho kute lokuhle kufike, wangikhombisa nami titukulwane, Nkulunkulu Simakadze! ²⁰ '' Yini lokunengi lekumele , Davide, lakushoko kuwe? Usatile sisebenti sakho, Nkulunkulu Simakadze. ²¹ Kubonelela emagama akho, futsi kugcwalisa injongo yakho, wente loku lokuhle wayiveta etisebentini takho. ²² Ngakoke umukhulu, Nkulunkulu Simakadze, ngoba akekho lofana nawe, futsi akekho lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, njengobe sivile ngemadlebe etfu. ²³ Ngusiphi sive lesifana nebantfu bakho baka Israyeli, lesi sinye sive lesi wena, Nkulunkulu, wahamba wayosisindzisa wena? Wakwenta loku khona batewu bantfu bakho, kwenta ligama lakho, kanye nekwenta kahle netento letisabisako endzaweni yakho. Wakhokha ngephandle tive kanye nabo nkulunkulwana bato ngaphambi kwebantfu bakho, lowabasindzisa eGibhithe. ²⁴ Wakha Israyeli njengebantfu bantfu ngunaphakade, futsi, Simakadze, waba ngu Nkulunkulu wabo. ²⁵ Ngako manje, ngatsi lesicelo lowasenta mayelana netisebenti takho kanye nemindeni yato tingakhiwa ngunaphakade. ²⁶ Yenta njengoba ukhulumile. Ngatsi ligama lakho lingahlala lilikhulu, khona bantfu batawutsi, ''Simakadze wemikhosi ngu Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli,' kube indlu yami, Davide, sisebenti sakho yakhiwe ngaphambi kwakho. ²⁷ ''Kwakho wena, Simakadze wemikhosi, Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli, asakhombisile etisebentini takho kutsi utamakhela indlu. Kungakoke, sisebenti sakho, atfole sibindzi sekukuthantazela. ²⁸ Nyalo, Nkulunkulu Simakadze, ungu Nkulunkulu, nemagama akho atsembakele, futsi usentile lesi sistsembiso lesihle esisebentini takho . ²⁹ Nyalo kepha, akukutfokotise kubusisa indlu yesisebenti sakho, khona kutochubeka ngunaphakade ngaphambi kwakho. Kwakho wena, Nkulunkulu Simakadze, losho leti tintfo, futsi ngesi busiso sakho indlu yesisebenti sakho itobusiseka ngunaphakade.''