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 recall what time Musa said unto his people : my people ! verily ye have wronged your souls by your taking the calf , wherefore repent unto your Maker , and slay yourselves : that were best for you with your Maker . Then He relented toward you ; verily He !