AFTA we Deved i stat rul long Jerusalem, Jeova i mekem se ami blong hem i winim plante faet agens long ol enemi blong olgeta. Jeova i promes finis blong givim kantri blong Kenan long ol man Isrel. Mo naoia, Jeova i givhan long olgeta blong kasem kantri ya we hem i bin promes blong givim long olgeta.

Deved i wan gudfala king. Hem i lavem Jeova. Taswe, afta we hem i winim Jerusalem, hem i hareap blong karem bokis blong kontrak blong Jeova, i kam long Jerusalem. Mo hem i wantem wokem wan haos blong putum bokis blong kontrak long hem.

Taem Deved i kam olfala lelebet, hem i mekem wan bigfala mastik. Hem i save se i no stret blong stilim samting we i blong narafala man. Be, wan dei, long sapa, hem i stap tekem fres win antap long ruf blong haos blong hem, nao hem i lukluk i godaon, mo i luk wan woman we i naes tumas. Nem blong woman ya Batseba, mo man blong hem, Uria, hem i wan soldia blong Deved.

Deved i wantem Batseba tumas, ale hem i sanem wan man i go blong tekem Batseba i kam long haos blong hem. Man blong Batseba i no stap, hem i go blong mekem faet. Ale, Deved i slip wetem woman ya, mo biaen, woman ya i gat bel. Deved i wari nao, ale i sanem toktok i go long komanda blong ami blong hem, Joab, blong i putum Uria i stap long ples we faet i strong moa. Olsemia nao, bambae Uria i ded. Taem Uria i ded, Deved i tekem Batseba i kam woman blong hem.

Jeova i kros we i kros long Deved. Nao hem i sanem man blong hem Natan i go luk Deved blong talemaot long hem ol nogud samting we hem i mekem. Yu save luk long pija ya we Natan i stap tok long Deved. Deved i sore tumas from bigfala sin we hem i mekem, ale Jeova i no kilim hem i ded. Be Jeova i talem long hem se: ‘From we yu mekem ol nogud samting ya, plante trabol bambae i kamaot long famle blong yu.’ !Mo i tru se Deved i kasem bigfala trabol!

Fastaem, pikinini boe we Batseba i bonem, hem i ded. Biaen, Amnon we i fasbon pikinini blong Deved, hem i fosem sista blong hem Tama blong slip wetem hem. Nao Absalom we i narafala pikinini blong Deved i kros we i kros, ale i girap i kilim Amnon i ded. Biaen bakegen, Absalom i pulum plante man blong oli tinghae long hem, nao hem i putumap hem wan i kam king. Deved i mekem faet agens long Absalom, mo Deved i winim faet ya be Absalom i ded. Yes i tru, Deved i kasem bigfala trabol tumas.

Long medel blong ol trabol ya, Batseba i bonem wan pikinini boe mo i putum nem blong hem se Solomon. Taem Deved i kam olfala mo i sik, pikinini blong hem Adonia, i traem blong putumap hem wan i kam king. Be Deved i talem long wan pris we nem blong hem Jadok blong i kafsaedem oel i go long hed blong Solomon, blong soem se hem nao bambae i king. Smoltaem biaen, Deved i ded, taem hem i gat 70 yia blong hem. Hem i bin rul blong 40 yia, nao biaen, Solomon i kam king blong Isrel.

2 Samuel 11:1-27; 12:1-18; 1 King 1:1-48.