« 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 , tell me : if I have clear evidence from my Lord and He has favoured me with grace from Himself , which you have been unable to recognize , can we force it on you against your will ?