18. Kwangaloo mini uGadi waya kuDavide, wathi kuye: “Hamba uye kwakhela uNdikhoyo iqonga lamadini esandeni sokubhula sika-Aravena umJebhusi.”
19. Ngoko ke uDavide waya wayenza loo nto ayiyalelwe nguGadi ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo.
20. Wathi akukhangela uAravena, wabona ukumkani esiza kuye ehamba namaphakathi akhe. Waphuma uAravena, wakhahlela ejongise ubuso emhlabeni phambi kokumkani.
21. Waza uAravena wathi: “Kungani ukuba ukumkani inkosi yam eze kwisicaka sakhe?”Waphendula ukumkani uDavide wathi: “Ndize kuthenga esaa sanda sokubhula sakwakho, ndize ndakhele kuso uNdikhoyo iqonga lamadini, khon' ukuze isibetho sikabhubhani sinqamke ebantwini.”
22. Wathi uAravena kuDavide: “Inkosi yam ukumkani mayithathe konke okukholekileyo kuyo, yenze idini. Naziya iinkabi zeenkomo zokwenza idini elitshiswayo. Naziya nezileyi zokubhula kunye needyokhwe zokwenziwa iinkuni.
23. Zonke ezi zinto, mhlekazi, uAravena uzinika ukumkani.” Waza waqhuba uAravena wathi kukumkani: “Ubenga uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho angakwamkela.”
24. Kambe ke ukumkani uphendule uAravena wathi: “Ngunotshe lowo! Ndiza kulihlawula ixabiso lazo. Andingekhe ndinikele kuNdikhoyo amadini atshiswayo ngento endingadlekanga ngayo.” UDavide wasithenga ke eso sanda sokubhula kunye neenkabi zeenkomo ngexabiso elingamashumi amahlanu eesiliva.
25. UDavide ke wakhela uNdikhoyo iqonga lamadini apho, waza wenza amadini atshiswayo kunye nawobudlelwana. Wakuva uNdikhoyo ukuthandazelwa kwelizwe, satsho saphela isibetho sikabhubhani kwaSirayeli.