8 UDavida wasesithi kuNkulunkulu weqiniso: “Ngonile+ kakhulu ngokwenza lokhu. Ngicela uyixolele inceku yakho+ ngoba yenze ubuthutha obukhulu.”+ 9 Ngakho uJehova wakhuluma loGadi+ umboni kaDavida wathi: 10 “Hamba uyekuthi kuDavida, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Ngizakunika izinto ezintathu, wena ubusukhetha okukodwa phakathi kwazo ofuna ngikwehlisele khona.”’” 11 UGadi wafika kuDavida wathi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Ukhetha kuphi? 12 Ukuthi kube lendlala+ okweminyaka emithathu, kumbe ukuthi izitha zakho zikuhlasele ngenkemba+ okwenyanga ezintathu zikwehlule, loba ukuthi uJehova ahlasele ilizwe ngenkemba yakhe, kube lesifo esibulalayo+ okwensuku ezintathu ingilosi kaJehova ibulala abantu+ kulo lonke elako-Israyeli?’ Cabangisisa ukuthi ufuna ngimphendule ngithini lowo ongithumileyo.” 13 UDavida wasesithi kuGadi: “Into le iyangikhathaza kakhulu, ngicela ukuthi ngingaweli ezandleni zabantu.+ Kungcono ngiwele esandleni sikaJehova ngoba isihawu sakhe sikhulu kakhulu.”+