10 Kodwa uDavida wathi esebale abantu, inhliziyo yakhe yamsola*+ kakhulu. Yikho wathi kuJehova: “Ngonile+ kakhulu ngokwenza lokhu. Khathesi Jehova, ngicela uyixolele+ inceku yakho ngoba yenze ubuthutha obukhulu.”+ 11 UDavida wathi evuka ekuseni, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kumphrofethi uGadi+ umboni* kaDavida lisithi: 12 “Hamba uyekuthi kuDavida, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Ngizakunika izinto ezintathu, wena ubusukhetha okukodwa phakathi kwazo ofuna ngikwehlisele khona.”’”+ 13 Ngakho uGadi wafika kuDavida wathi: “Ukhetha ukuthi elizweni kube lendlala okweminyaka eyisikhombisa,+ kumbe ukuthi ubalekele izitha zakho okwenyanga ezintathu zikuxotshanisa,+ loba ukuthi kube lesifo esibulalayo elizweni okwensuku ezintathu?+ Cabangisisa ukuthi ufuna ngimphendule ngithini lowo ongithumileyo.” 14 UDavida wasesithi kuGadi: “Into le iyangikhathaza kakhulu. Kasingaweli esandleni sabantu,+ kungcono siwele esandleni sikaJehova+ ngoba isihawu sakhe sikhulu.”+