246 Have you not considered the chiefs of the children of Israel after Musa, when they said to a prophet of theirs: Raise up for us a king, (that) we may fight in the way of Allah. He said: May it not be that you would not fight if fighting is ordained for you? They said: And what reason have we that we should not fight in the way of Allah, and we have indeed been compelled to abandon our homes and our children.
246 Hukuwaona watukufu katika Wana wa Israili baada ya Musa, walipo mwambia Nabii wao: Tuwekee mfalme ili tupigane katika Njia ya Mwenyezi Mungu? Akasema: Je, haielekei ikiwa mtaandikiwa vita kuwa msipigane?