The Athenian generals left in Sicily now divided the armament into two parts, and, each taking one by lot, sailed with the whole for Selinus and Egesta, wishing to know whether the Egestaeans would give the money, and to look into the question of Selinus and ascertain the state of the quarrel between her and Egesta.
izan ere, Egestakoek dirua entregatuko ote zuten jakiteaz gain, Selinunteko egoera politikoaz eta horiek Egestakoekin zituzten desadostasunez jakin nahi zuten zuzenean.