« 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 ! What is your opinion – if I am on a clear proof from my Lord and He has bestowed mercy upon me from Him , so you remained blind towards it ; shall we force it upon you although you dislike it ? ”