« ሕዝቦቼ ሆይ ! ንገሩኝ ከጌታዬ በግልጽ ማስረጃ ላይ ብሆን ከእርሱም ዘንድ የሆነን ችሮታ ( ነብይነት ) ቢሰጠኝና በእናንተ ላይ ብትደበቅባችሁ እናንተ ለርቯ ጠይዎች ስትሆኑ እርቯን ( በመቀበል ) እናስገድዳችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
He said : " O my people ! See ye if ( it be that ) I have a Clear Sign from my Lord , and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His own presence , but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight ? shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it ?