Then Amasis, having learnt that which was done by the men of the city, called together the Egyptians and made known to them the matter, saying that the image had been produced from the foot-basin, into which formerly the Egyptians used to vomit and make water, and in which they washed their feet, whereas now they did to it great reverence;
Eta egyptoarrek, irudiari joan-etorriak eginez, handiki gurtzen zuten. Eta Amasis hiritarrek egiten zutenaz jabeturik, egyptoarrak bildu eta egia azaldu zien, irudi hura, lehen bertan botaka ari, pixa egin eta oinak garbitu ohi zituzten oinontziz egina bazegoen ere, orduan handiki gurtzen zutela esanez.