« ቀጠሮህን በፈቃዳችን አልጣስንም ፡ ፡ ግን እኛ ከሕዝቦቹ ጌጥ ሸክሞችን ተጫን ( በእሳት ላይ ) ጣልናትም ፡ ፡ ሳምራዊውም እንደዚሁ ጣለ » አሉት ፡ ፡
They said : " We broke not the promise to thee , as far as lay in our power : but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the ( whole ) people , and we threw them ( into the fire ) , and that was what the Samiri suggested .