15 Ngemva kwalokho uNathani waya emzini wakhe.

UJehova wamtshaya ngomkhuhlane umntakaDavida owayezelwe ngumka-Uriya, waqalisa ukugula.

19 UDavida wathi ebona izinceku zakhe zinyenyezelana wahle wananzelela ukuthi umntwana usefile. UDavida wabuza izinceku zakhe wathi: “Umntwana usefile yini?” Zona zaphendula zathi: “Ye usefile.”

10 U-Amnoni wasesithi kuThamari: “Letha ukudla ngapha endlini yokulala, ungiphe khona ngesandla sakho ngidle.” Yikho uThamari wathatha izinkwa ayeziphekile ezazibunjwe njengenhliziyo, wangena lazo lapho okwakulele khona umfowabo. 11 Wathi emqhubela zona ukuthi adle, u-Amnoni wambamba wathi kuye: “Lala lami dadewethu.” 12 Kodwa yena wathi: “Hatshi mfowethu ungangenzi ihlazo elinjalo ngoba lokho akwenziwa ko-Israyeli!+ Ungenzi into embi kangaka.+ 13 Kambe ihlazo elingaka ngizalithini? Lawe kuzathiwa ungomunye wamadoda angelangqondo ko-Israyeli. Ngicela uyekhuluma lenkosi, ungicele kuyo ngoba ayisoze yale.” 14 Kodwa u-Amnoni wala ukumlalela, wamehlula wasemenza ihlazo wambamba iganyavu. 15 Wathi eqeda lokho wamzonda wamenyanya. Wamzonda kakhulu ukwedlula indlela ayemthanda ngayo kuqala. U-Amnoni wathi kuye: “Vuka uhambe!”

14 UDavida wahle watshela zonke izinceku zakhe ezazilaye eJerusalema wathi: “Sukumani sibaleke+ ngoba akula loyedwa ozaphunyuka ku-Abhisalomu! Phangisani ngoba engacina esithola asihlasele, atshabalalise lonke idolobho ngenkemba!”+