18. Wasweleka loo mntwana ngosuku lwesixhenxe, zoyika ukumxelela izicaka zakhe ukuba loo mntwana akasekho, zatsho zisithi: “Singamxelela njani sithi: ‘Umntwana ufile’? Asinguye kanene lo ubengafuni nokuthetha oku nathi engekabhubhi nokubhubha lo mntwana? He bethu, akangesuke enze into embi efile nje umntwana?”
19. Kodwa kuthe akuzibona zisebezelana izicaka, warhana uDavide ukuba lubhubhile olo sana. Uzibuzile ke wathi: “Kwenzeke ntoni? Ufile na umntwana?”“Ewe, mhlekazi, ubhubhile,” zitshilo izicaka.
20. Wavuka ke emhlabeni uDavide, wahlamba. Wathambisa, wanxiba ezinye izambatho, waya kungena endlwini kaNdikhoyo, wanqula. Usuke apho waya endlwini yakhe, wafika wacela into etyiwayo, watya akuba elungiselelwe.
21. Izicaka zakhe zathi: “Mhlekazi, noko ke le uyenzayo asisayiqondi. Ube uzilile, ulila, uyenza loo nto usana lungekabhubhi. Ngoku luswelekileyo usana uyavuka utye nokutya!”
22. Uphendule wathi: “Ewe, bendizila, ndilila ngokuya belusahleli usana, kuba bendisithi: ‘Ngubani owaziyo? Mhlawumbi uNdikhoyo angandenzela inceba, luphile olo sana.’
23. Ngoku ke usana lubhubhile; ke ndiza kuba sazilela ntoni ndingenakuluvusa nje? Ndim oza kuya apho lukhoyo; lona alunakuze luze kum.”
24. Emva koko uDavide waya kuthuthuzela umkakhe uBhashebha, walala naye. Wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe, wathi igama lakhe nguSolomon. Wayithanda loo nkwenkwana *uNdikhoyo,
25. waza wathumela *umshumayeli uNatan ukuba aye kuthi igama layo nguYedidiya ngenxa yokuthandwa kwayo nguNdikhoyo.
26. Ke kaloku uJowabhi wahlasela iRabha, ikomkhulu lama-Amon, wathimba umzi wakomkhulu.
27. Emva koko uthumele izigidimi ukuba ziye kwazisa uDavide zithi: “Ndiyihlasele iRabha, ndawathimba namadama ayo anqatyisiweyo.
28. Ngoku ke ukumkani kufuneka ahlanganise umkhosi, aze kusithatha isixeko, hleze ibe ndim osithimbayo, sibe sesam.”