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 Moses said to his people , ' My people , you have done wrong against yourselves by your taking the Calf ; now turn to your Creator and slay one another . That will be better for you in your Creator 's sight , and He will turn to you ; truly He turns , and is All-compassionate . '