« ሹዐይብ ሆይ ! ስግደትህ አባቶቻችን የሚገዙትን ጣዖታት እንድንተው ወይም በገንዘቦቻችን የምንሻውን መሥራትን ( እንድንተው ) ታዝሃለችን አንተ በእርግጥ ታጋሹ ቅኑ አንተ ነህና » አሉት ፡ ፡
Does your prayer command you that we forsake the deities of our forefathers or that we may not do as we wish with our own property ? Yes indeed – only you are very intelligent , most righteous * . ” ( * They mocked at him with sarcasm . )