( የሃይማኖት ሰዎች ) ዕውቀቱም ከመጣላቸው በኋላ በመካከላቸው ለምቀኝነት እንጅ ለሌላ አልተለያዩም ፡ ፡ እስከ ተወሰነም ጊዜ ( በማቆየት ) ከጌታህ ያለፈች ቃል ባልነበረች ኖሮ በእነርሱ መካከል ( አሁን ) በተፈረደ ነበር ፡ ፡ እነዚያም ከኋላቸው መጽሐፉን እንዲወርሱ የተደረጉት ከእርሱ በእርግጥ በአወላዋይ ጥርጣሬ ውስጥ ናቸው ፡ ፡
They did not divide [ into sects ] except after the knowledge had come to them , out of envy among themselves ; and were it not for a prior decree of your Lord [ granting them reprieve ] until a specified time , decision would have been made between them . Indeed those who were made heirs to the Book after them are in grave doubt concerning it .