« ሴት በግህን ወደ በጎቹ ( ለመቀላቀል ) በመጠየቁ በእርግጥ በደለህ ፡ ፡ ከተጋሪዎችም ብዙዎቹ ከፊላቸው በከፊሉ ላይ ወሰን ያልፋሉ ፡ ፡ እነዚያ ያመኑትና መልካሞችን የሠሩት ብቻ ሲቀሩ ፡ ፡ እነርሱም በጣም ጥቂቶች ናቸው » አለ ፡ ፡ ዳውድም የፈተንነው መኾኑን ዐወቀ ፡ ፡ ጌታውንም ምሕረትን ለመነ ፡ ፡ ሰጋጅ ኾኖ ወደቀም ፡ ፡ በመጸጸት ተመለሰም ፡ ፡
He said , ‘ He has certainly wronged you by asking your ewe in addition to his own ewes , and indeed many partners bully one another , except such as have faith and do righteous deeds , and few are they . ’ Then David knew that We had tested him , whereat he pleaded with his Lord for forgiveness , and fell down in prostration and repented .