17 “‘Nxa umuntu angabulala omunye umuntu kumele abulawe loba sekutheni.+

21 Umuntu ozatshaya isifuyo somunye aze asibulale kumele asibhadale,+ kodwa lowo otshaya umuntu aze ambulale kumele abulawe.+

33 “‘Akumelanga lingcolise ilizwe elihlala kulo ngoba igazi liyalingcolisa ilizwe+ njalo ayikho enye indlela okungahlawulelwa ngayo igazi elichithiweyo elizweni ngaphandle kokuthi kuchithwe igazi lalowo olichithileyo.+

21 Ngensuku zikaDavida kwaba lendlala+ iminyaka emithathu ilandelana. Ngakho uDavida wabuza uJehova, uJehova wamphendula wathi: “USawuli labendlu yakhe balecala lokuchitha igazi ngoba babulala abantu baseGibhiyoni.”+