When Saul died, David became king. He was 30 years old. After he had been king for some years, one night from the rooftop of his palace, he saw a beautiful woman. David found out that her name was Bath-sheba and that she was married to a soldier named Uriah. David had Bath-sheba come to his palace. They had sexual relations, and she became pregnant. David tried to hide what he had done. He told his general to put Uriah on the front lines of the battle and then to retreat from behind him. After Uriah was killed in battle, David married Bath-sheba.

But Jehovah saw all the bad things that had happened. What would he do? Jehovah sent the prophet Nathan to David. Nathan said: ‘A rich man had many sheep, and a poor man had only one small lamb that he loved very much. The rich man took the poor man’s only lamb.’ David was angry and said: ‘That rich man deserves to die!’ Nathan then told David: ‘You are that rich man!’ David was heartbroken, and he admitted to Nathan: ‘I have sinned against Jehovah.’ This sin brought a lot of trouble on David and his family. Jehovah punished David but allowed him to live because he was honest and humble.

David wanted to build a temple for Jehovah, but Jehovah chose David’s son Solomon to build the temple. David started  to get things ready for Solomon and said: ‘Jehovah’s temple must be magnificent. Solomon is still young, but I will help him by getting things ready.’ David donated a lot of his own money for the building work. He found skilled workers. He collected gold and silver, and he had cedars brought from Tyre and Sidon. Near the end of his life, David gave Solomon the plans for building the temple. He said: ‘Jehovah had me write these things down for you. Jehovah will help you. Don’t be afraid. Be strong and get to work.’

Vbe Sọl ghi wu nẹ, e Devid na ghi khian ọba. Ukpo 30 ẹre ọ ghaa ye vbe ọ khian ọba. Ukpo eso ghi gberra, e Devid keghi ru abakuru. E Devid ghi rre egedege vbe ẹguaẹ ọghẹe vbe asọn ọkpa, ọ keghi miẹn okhuo ọkpa ne mose mose. Vbe iran ghi tama e Devid wẹẹ Batsiẹba ẹre a tie okhuo na, kevbe wẹẹ Uraia ne ọkpa vbe ivbiyokuo ọghẹe ọre ọdafẹn ọnrẹn, e Devid na wẹẹ na tie nene okhuo gie irẹn. Ọ ghi rre, e Devid na lovbiẹ kẹ. E Batsiẹba na do gha hanmwa ne Devid. E Devid ma hoo ne ọmwa rhọkpa rẹn vbekpa emwi nọ sunu. Ọ na tama ọkaokuo ọghẹe nọ gi Uraia ọkpa gha rre odaro okuo ne obọ mieke na vba re. Uraia ghi wu nẹ, e Devid keghi rhie Batsiẹba la owa.

Sokpan e Jehova wa bẹghe emwi dan hia nọ sunu. De emwi ne Jehova khian ghi ru? E Jehova keghi gie akhasẹ ọghẹe ighẹ e Natan bu e Devid. E Natan na tama e Devid wẹẹ: ‘Ọ mwẹ ọdafẹn ọkpa nọ mwẹ ohuan nibun kevbe ovbiogue ọkpa nọ mwẹ ohuan ọkpa kẹkan. Ovbiogue nii wa hoẹmwẹ ohuan ọghẹe ẹsẹsẹmwẹse. Sokpan ọdafẹn nọ rrọọ keghi miẹn ovbiogue nii ohuan ọghẹe.’ Ẹmwẹ na keghi wa mu e Devid ohu, ọ na kha wẹẹ: ‘Te a khian wa gbe ọdafẹn nii rua!’ E Natan na ghi tama e Devid wẹẹ: ‘Uwẹ ọre nene ọdafẹn!’ Ẹmwẹ na keghi wa gbe Devid egbe. Ẹre Devid na ghi tama e Natan wẹẹ: ‘I ru orukhọ dae Jehova nẹ.’ Orukhọ ne Devid ru keghi si ọlọghọmwa nibun ye ẹgbẹe ọghẹe. E Jehova rri e Devid oya ye orukhọ nọ ru sokpan ọ na ye gie Devid gha rrọọ rhunmwuda ẹkoata kevbe imuegberriotọ ọghẹe.

E Devid te gha hoo nọ bọ Ọgua Osa, sokpan e Jehova keghi kha wẹẹ, ovbi ẹre ighẹ e Sọlomọn ẹre ọ khian bọ ẹre. Ẹre Devid na suẹn gha ru  emwamwa yotọ ne ovbiẹre mieke na sẹtin bọ ẹre. E Devid keghi kha wẹẹ: ‘Te ọ khẹke ne Ọgua Osa nii hionkhuan. Ọvbokhan ẹre Sọlomọn ye khin, rhunmwuda ọni, I gha gu ẹre ru emwamwa yotọ.’ E Devid keghi mwamwa igho nọ kpọlọ yotọ na ya ru iwinna na. Ọ na vbe gualọ emwa ni guẹ iwinna ni khian winna vbe nene Ọgua Osa. Ọ vbe mwamwa igoru kevbe esiliva yotọ kevbe wẹẹ ọ na viọ erhan e sida ke Taia kevbe Saidọn rre. Vbe Devid ghi khian ọmaẹn nẹ, ọ keghi rhie ebe nọ gie vbene nene Ọgua Osa khian gha ye hẹ ne Sọlomọn. Ọ na tama e Sọlomọn wẹẹ: ‘E Jehova ẹre ọ wẹẹ ne I gbẹnnẹ emwi na yotọ nuẹ. E Jehova gha ru iyobọ nuẹ. Ghẹ gi ohan muẹn. Ya udinmwẹ winna iwinna na.’