ሰዎችንም መምሪያ በመጣላቸው ጊዜ ከማመንና ጌታቸውንም ምሕረትን ከመለመን የመጀመሪዎቹ ( ሕዝቦች ) ልማድ ( መጥፋት ) ልትመጣባቸው ወይም ቅጣቱ በያይነቱ ሊመጣባቸው ( መጠባበቅ ) እንጂ ሌላ አልከለከላቸውም ፡ ፡
And nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [ must ] befall them the [ accustomed ] precedent of the former peoples or that the punishment should come [ directly ] before them .