« 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 ፡ ፡
David said : “ He has certainly wronged you in seeking to add your ewe to his ewes ; and indeed many who live together commit excesses , one to the other , except those that believe and act righteously ; and they are but few . ” ( While so saying ) David realized that it is We Who have put him to test ; therefore , he sought the forgiveness of his Lord , and fell down , bowing and penitently turning ( to Him ) .