 ‹ዛሬ ድምፁን ብትሰሙት፥ አባቶቻችሁ እኔን የፈተኑበት የመረመሩበትም አርባ ዓመትም ሥራዬን ያዩበት በምድረ በዳ በፈተና ቀን በማስመረር እንደ ሆነ፥ ልባችሁን እልከኛ አታድርጉ።
"Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the desert, where your fathers tested and tried me, though they had seen what I did."