When these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, "The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Geroago, buruzagi batzuek hurbildu eta esan zidaten: "Israel herria, apaizak eta lebitarrak nahastu egin dira lurralde honetako jendearekin: kanaandar, hitita, periztar, jebustar, amondar, moabdar, egiptoar eta amortarrekin, eta berauen erlijio-ohitura higuingarrietan erori dira.