ሙሳም ለሕዝቦቹ ፡ - « ሕዝቦቼ ሆይ ! እናንተ ወይፈንን ( አምላክ አድርጋችሁ ) በመያዛችሁ ነፍሶቻችሁን በደላችሁ ፡ ፡ ወደ ፈጣሪያችሁም ተመለሱ ፤ ነፍሶቻችሁንም ግደሉ ፤ ይሃችሁ በፈጣሪያችሁ ዘንድ ለናንተ በላጭ ነው » ባለ ጊዜ ( አስታውስ ) ፡ ፡ በእናንተም ላይ ጸጸትን በመቀበል ተመለሰላችሁ ፡ ፡ እነሆ እርሱ ጸጸትን ተቀባይ አዛኝ ነውና ፡ ፡
And when Musa said to his people : O my people ! you have surely been unjust to yourselves by taking the calf ( for a god ) , therefore turn to your Creator ( penitently ) , so kill your people , that is best for you with your Creator : so He turned to you ( mercifully ) , for surely He is the Oft-returning ( to mercy ) , the Merciful .