10 Kodwana ihliziyo kaDavida yambetha*+ begodu wazisola ngemva kokubala abantu. Yeke uDavida wathi kuJehova: “Ngone+ khulu ngokwenza lokhu. Nje-ke Jehova, ngibawa ulibalele umtjhapho wencekwakho+ ngombana budlhadlha obukhulu engibenzileko.”+ 11 UDavida nakavukako ekuseni, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuGadi+ umphorofidi, umboni kaDavida, lathi: 12 “Iya kuDavida uthi kuye, ‘UJehova uthi: “Ngikunikela izinto ezintathu okufuze ukhethe kizo. Khetha leyo okufuze ngiyilethe kuwe.”’”+ 13 Ngalokho uGadi wangena ngakuDavida wathi kuye: “Kghani kufuze kufike iminyaka elikhomba yendlala enarhenakho?+ Namkha kufuze ubalekele amanabakho iinyanga ezintathu kukulapho wona akugijimisa?+ Namkha kufuze kube namalanga amathathu wokugula okutjhabalalisako enarhenakho?+ Nje-ke cabangisisa kuhle ngokuthi ngimphendule ngithini ongithumileko.” 14 UDavida wathi kuGadi: “Ngibuhlungu khulu. Ngibawa siwele esandleni sakaJehova+ ngombana isirhawu sakhe sikhulu;+ kodwana ungangivumeli ngiwele esandleni somuntu.”+