14. Kodwa enye yezinsizwa yamtshela u-Abigayili umkaNabali, yathi: “Bheka, uDavide wathuma izithunywa zivela ehlane ukuba zibingelele inkosi yethu, kepha yazithukuthelela.
15. Nokho labo bantu basiphatha kahle, asilimalanga, asilahlekelwanga lutho zonke izinsuku sisahambisana nabo sisendle;
16. babe lugange kithi ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sinabo salusa izimvu.
17. Ngalokho yazi, ubone ukuthi uyakwenzani, ngokuba okubi sekunqunyelwe inkosi yethu nendlu yayo yonke, lokhu engumuntu omubi kangaka, ukuze umuntu angekhulume naye.”
18. U-Abigayili wayeseshesha, wathatha izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili, nezimvaba ezimbili zewayini, nezimvu eziyisihlanu ezilungisiweyo, namaseya* ayisihlanu otshwele, nezigaxa eziyikhulu zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo, nezigaxa ezingamakhulu amabili zamakhiwane, wakubeka ezimbongolweni.
19. Wathi kuzo izinsizwa: “Hambani phambi kwami; bhekani, ngiyanilandela.” Kepha akayitshelanga indoda yakhe uNabali.
20. Kwathi esakhwele imbongolo, esehla endaweni esithekileyo yentaba, bheka, kwehlela kuye uDavide nabantu bakhe, wahlangana nabo.
21. UDavide wayeshilo ukuthi: “Impela ngikugcinele ize konke lowo muntu anakho ehlane ukuba angalahlekelwa lutho lwakho konke okwakhe, ngokuba ungibuyisele okubi ngokuhle.
22. UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kuzo izitha zikaDavide, enezele futhi, uma ngishiya ngasekuseni kusasa kukho konke okungokwakhe nokukodwa okungokwesilisa.”
23. Lapho u-Abigayili embona uDavide, washesha wehlika embongolweni yakhe, wawa ngobuso phambi kukaDavide, wakhothamela phansi.
24. Wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: “Lobo bubi mabube phezu kwami, nkosi; incekukazi yakho mayikhulume ezindlebeni zakho, uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.
25. Inkosi yami mayinganakekeli lowo muntu omubi uNabali, ngokuba unjengegama lakhe, unjalo yena; nguNabali* igama lakhe, nobuwula bukuye; kepha mina ncekukazi yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami owazithumayo.