ሙሳም ከሕዝቦቹ ውስጥ ለቀጠሮዋችን ሰባን ሰዎች መረጠ ፡ ፡ ብርቱ የምድር እንቅጥቃጤ በያዘቻቸውም ጊዜ ሙሳ አለ « ጌታዬ ሆይ ! በሻህ ኖሮ ከአሁን በፊት በአጠፋሃቸው ነበር ፡ ፡ እኔንም ( ባጠፋኸኝ ነበር ) ፡ ፡ ከእኛ ቂሎቹ በሠሩት ነገር ታጠፋናለህን እርሷ ( ፈተናይቱ ) ያንተ ፈተና እንጂ ሌላ አይደለችም ፡ ፡ በእርሷ የምትሻውን ታሳስታለህ ፡ ፡ የምትሻውንም ታቀናለህ ፡ ፡ አንተ ረዳታችን ነህና ለእኛ ምሕረት አድርግልን ፡ ፡ እዘንልንም ፡ ፡ አንተም ከመሓሪዎች ሁሉ በላጭ ነህ ፡ ፡ »
And Musa ( Moses ) chose out of his people seventy ( of the best ) men for Our appointed time and place of meeting , and when they were seized with a violent earthquake , he said : " O my Lord , if it had been Your Will , You could have destroyed them and me before ; would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us ? It is only Your Trial by which You lead astray whom You will , and keep guided whom You will .