ሰዎችንም መምሪያ በመጣላቸው ጊዜ ከማመንና ጌታቸውንም ምሕረትን ከመለመን የመጀመሪዎቹ ( ሕዝቦች ) ልማድ ( መጥፋት ) ልትመጣባቸው ወይም ቅጣቱ በያይነቱ ሊመጣባቸው ( መጠባበቅ ) እንጂ ሌላ አልከለከላቸውም ፡ ፡
Nothing has kept these people from believing and pleading to their Lord for forgiveness when guidance came to them , except [ their demand ] that the precedent of the ancients come to pass for them , or that the punishment come to them , face to face .