3. Igama laloo ndoda lalinguNabhali, lona elomkayo linguAbhigeli. Umfazi lowo wayehlakaniphile eyinzwakazi. Indoda yayingqwabalala, ingenambeko, yona ingumKalebhi.
4. Esentlango apho uDavide weva ukuba uNabhali ucheba iigusha.
5. Wathumela ishumi lamadodana eKarmele ukuba aye kumbuza impilo uNabhali.
6. Wathi ze bambulisele, badlulise iminqweno emihle nakwintsapho yakhe nako konke okwakhe, baze bathi:
7. “Inkosi yethu uDavide ithi: ‘Ndivile ukuba kuyachetywa kwakho. Ke abelusi bakho babekunye nathi, saza sabaphatha kakuhle, baza abalahlekelwa nto lonke elo xesha babekunye nathi eKarmele.
8. Nabo bangayingqina loo nto. Ke ngoku, njengokuba la madodana ndiwathumele kuwe ngomhla wetheko, nceda uwanike nokuba yintoni na, eze nayo apha kum, mna nyana wakho.’ ”
9. Loo madoda awusa kuNabhali loo mlomo kaDavide, aza alinda impendulo.
10. Wavakala uNabhali esithi: “Loo Davide nithetha ngaye ngubani; engubani loo nyana kaJese? Ngathi kuthe saa elizweni zizicaka ezisabayo kwiinkosi zazo ndibonanje.
11. Ndingathini ukuthatha ukutya kwam, nesiselo sam, nenyama endiyixhelele abachebi bam, ndiphise ngayo kumadoda angoovuk' engceni.”
12. Abuyela kwakuDavide loo madodana, afika amxelela konke okuthethwe nguNabhali.
13. UDavide wathi kumadoda akhe: “Xwayani nonke amakrele enu!” Bonke bawaxwaya, waza naye wenjenjalo. Wahamba namakhulu amane amadoda, kwasala amakhulu amabini elinde impahla.
14. Kwesuka esinye kwizicaka zakwaNabhali, saya kuhlebela umkakhe uAbhigeli, safika sathi: “Nkosikazi, uvile na? UDavide ubethumele izigidimi zivela entlango ukuba zizise imibuliso kumhlekazi, wasuka yena wazinukuneza.
15. Kanti ke la madoda ayesiphethe kakuhle. Akazanga asihlupha nganto, saye singazange sibe nanto ilahlekayo ngalo lonke elo xesha sasisendle kunye nawo.