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 ፡ ፡
Ye have indeed wronged yourselves by your worship of the calf : So turn ( in repentance ) to your Maker , and slay yourselves ( the wrong-doers ) ; that will be better for you in the sight of your Maker . " Then He turned towards you ( in forgiveness ) : For He is Oft-Returning , Most Merciful .