በእነርሱም ላይ ቅጣቱ በወደቀባቸው ጊዜ « ሙሳ ሆይ ! ጌታህን ላንተ ቃል ኪዳን በገባልህ ነገር ለእኛ ለምንልን ፡ ፡ ከእኛ ቅጣቱን ብታነሳልን ለአንተ በእርግጥ እናምንልሃለን ፡ ፡ የእስራኤልንም ልጆች ከአንተ ጋር በእርግጥ እንለቃለን ፤ » አሉ ፡ ፡
And when the plague fell upon them , they said : O Musa ! pray for us to your Lord as He has promised with you , if you remove the plague from us , we will certainly believe in you and we will certainly send away with you the children of Israel .