¹ Uye zvakazoitika kupinha pongore rimwe, panguwa yaibhunha madzimambo kwenha kuhonho, yaituma Davidi kuna Joabi, uye nowaranha wake naiye, uye no Israeri yese; uye akaradza wa amonita ese, uye akakanha tchifungo ku Raba, asi Davidi akagara ku Djerusarema. ² Uye zvakazoitika kuti Davidi akapurumuka pamubhenha panguwa yesikati, aifamba famba pamusoro penyumba ya mambo, akaona aripamusoro mwanakadzi waisamba, uye ainga akarungama. ³ Uye Davidi akatuma wanhu abvudzise musikana uiya, uye akatsa: Uiya nhi Bete-seba mwana wa Elia, mukadzi wa Uriya mu Heteu. ⁴ Uye Davidi akatuma mutume, uye akamutora: uye pakapinha mari, iyena akawata naiye. Iyena akazvitchenesa papfina yake, uye akarwirira kubha kwake. ⁵ Uye akabhata mimba mwanakadzi uiya, uye akatuma mutumwi kuti aziwise Davidi, otchiti: Inini nhinopamuiri. ⁶ Nokunharo Davidi akatuma mutumi kuna Joabi: Nhitumire Uriya mu Heteu. ⁷ Uye Joabi akamutumira kuna Davidi. Uye uriya pakauiya kuna iyena, akamubvudzisa Davidi nokunha kwa Joabi, uye nokunha koutano we mbhumbha, uyezve nokunha kwe honho. ⁸ Davidi akatsa kuna Uriya: Tchita kumba kwako, uye suka tsoka dzako. Uye Uriya paaka mbhunha kumbha kwa mambo, yakauiya kwari tchipo tcheumambo. ⁹ Asi Uriya akawata pamusuwo omambo nowasenzi ese wa Ishe wake, uye azi kwenha kumba kwake. ¹⁰ Uye akaita kuzisa izvi kuna Davidi, otchiti: Uriya azi kwenha kumba kwake. Uye Davidi akatsa kuna Uriya: Auzi kuina nogwadza? Nokuti, nguei, auzi kutchita kwenha kumba kako? ¹¹ Uye Uriya akanhaira kuna Davidi: Kuna arika, uye Israeri uye Juda, zvipasi pomatenhi; uye no ishe wangu Joabi, uye nowashanhi wa ishe wangu arpaope peshango: zvainha kuita kuti dipinhe munyumba yangu kuti nhirhe uye nhimwe, uye nhetchiwata nomukadzi wangu? Noupenyu wenyu, uye noupenyu wemweiya wenyu, inini anhiziti zviro izvi. ¹² Uye Davidi akatsa kuna Uriya: Garapano nyamasi, uye mangwana tictchaenekana. Uye Uriya akagara kuDjerusarema pazuwa riya. Uye Davidi akamukoka, uye akamurhisa uye akamumisa pamberi pake, kufikira amuraradzisa. ¹³ Uye iyena akabhunda paiya kafipa kuti aenhe kowata pamubhenha pake nowasezi amweni; asi azi kwenha kumba kake. ¹⁴ Paakazoedza tchematchibhesi, Davidi akanyorera tsamba kuna Joabi, uye akatumira na Uriya. ¹⁵ Uye akanyora patsamba otchitsa: Kanhai uriya pokurwa onho, uye musiyei ega, kuti akwadzuwe uye afe. ¹⁶ Nokunharo nhipo pa Joabi akatenherera Guta, akakanha Uriya pabhuto yaiziya kuti painga pano wanarume akasimba. ¹⁷ Uye paaka bhunha muguta, akarwa na Joabi, uye akabwera amweni we mbhumbha yemasupai a Davidi; uye akafawwo Uriya mu Heteu. ¹⁸ Nokunharo akatuma Joabi, uye akazuisa Davidi zvese zvakaitika kuhonho. ¹⁹ Uye akyuma watumwi, otchiti: Mukapedza kupanganidzira zviro zvese izvi zvehonho, ²⁰ Mambo akatanga kutsamwa, uye akatsa: Ngei makwenherera guta metchirwa? Amuziwi kuti iwona anokanhira nomungano? ²¹ Nhiani akauraiya Abimileki mwana wa Jerubusete? Azi kukanhira mwanakadzi tchipande tchetchi puri puri, uye akafa ku Tabe? ngei mafenhera pamungano? Nokunharo iwewe utchatsa: Nokunharo musupai wenyu Uriya musupai afa. ²² Uye akaenha mutumwa, uye paaka guma, akazvibvunza Davidi zviro zvese zvakatumirwa na Joabi. ²³ Uye mutumwa akatsa kuna Davidi: Atirwa wanarume aiya, uye akatibvira kushango, uye isuso takawaita kuti arwirire kufikira pamusuwo; ²⁴ Uye anyauta akatanga kukanhirira masupai enyu nopamugano, uye afa masupai enyu mambo; uye afawo musupai wenyu Uriya mu Heteu. ²⁵ Uye Davidi akatsa kuna mutumwa: Unotsa kunhai kuna Joabi: Usawe nomurangariro zveizvi, zvakaezana neguwa yese inosenzesuwa tsorora: ramba wakasimba otchirwa no guta, kuzamara azvipereka. Uye iwewe munyaradze. ²⁶ Uye mukadzi wa Uriya pakazuwa kuti mamuna wake Uriya wafa, akatamba rufu ra murume wake. ²⁷ Uye rufu parakapera, akatuma Davidi uye akamutora kwenha naye kumba kwake: uye akaita mukadzi wake, uye akabhara mwana. Asi izvi zvakaita Davidi, zvakatsamwisa mumadziso a ISHE.