Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they  did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.
ወነገሮሙ ፡ ሙሴ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ለደቂቀ ፡ እስራኤል ፡ ወኢሰምዕዎ ፡ ለሙሴ ፡ እምዕንብዝና ፡ ነፍሶሙ ፡ ወእምዕጸበ ፡ ግብሮሙ ።