« ንገረኝ ይህ ያ በእኔ ላይ ያበለጥከው ነውን እስከ ትንሣኤ ቀን ድረስ ብታቆየኝ ዘሮቹን ጥቂቶች ሲቀሩ ወደ ስህተት በእርግጥ እስባቸዋለሁ » አለ ፡ ፡
and [ further ] said , " Do you see this being whom You have exalted above me ? If You reprieve me until the Day of Resurrection , I will bring all but a few of his descendents under my sway . "