19. wasiyala isithunywa ngokuthi: “Lapho uqedile ukuyitshela inkosi zonke izindaba zempi,
20. kuyakuthi uma kuvuka intukuthelo yenkosi, ithi kuwe: ‘Nisondeleleni kangako emzini ukulwa na? Beningazi yini ukuthi bebeyakucibishela besogangeni na?
21. Ngubani owabulala u-Abimeleki indodana kaJerubesheti na? Angithi owesifazane esogangeni wamphonsa ngembokodwe, wafa eThebesi, na? Nisondeleleni kangako ogangeni na?’ uthi: ‘Inceku yakho u-Uriya umHeti ifile nayo.’ ”
22. Sase sihamba isithunywa, safika samtshela uDavide konke esasikuthunyelwe nguJowabe.
23. Isithunywa sathi kuDavide: “Amadoda ayesehlula, asiphumela endle, kepha sawaficezela kwaze kwaba sesikhaleni sesango.
24. Abacibishelayo bacibishela izinceku zakho besogangeni; ezinye izinceku zenkosi zifile, nenceku yakho u-Uriya umHeti ifile nayo.”
25. UDavide wayesethi kuso isithunywa: “Uyakusho kanje kuJowabe, uthi: ‘Le nto mayingabi mbi emehlweni akho, ngokuba inkemba idla omunye njengomunye; qinisa impi yakho ngasemzini, uwuchithe;’ bese wumqunga isibindi.”
26. Umka-Uriya esezwa ukuthi u-Uriya indoda yakhe ufile wayililela indoda yakhe.
27. Sekuphelile ukulila, uDavide wathuma wamletha endlini yakhe; waba ngumkakhe, wamzalela indodana. Kepha leyo nto eyenziwe nguDavide yayimbi emehlweni kaJehova.