However, all were of the opinion that every man had his price, so they placed high hopes on Utbah's suggestion, saying that they would be prepared to offer him absolutely anything he might desire as recompense in exchange for his silence.
Nokho, bonke ababewe imibono ukuthi wonke muntu waba amanani akhe, ngakho wabeka amathemba phezulu ukusikisela Utbah, ethi ababengeke uzilungiselele ukunikeza yena nakanjani noma yini kungenzeka bafisa njengoba imbuyiselo yabanengi ukungakhulumi kwakhe.