Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
The account of the people of Nephi, and their wars and dissensions in the days of Helaman, according to the record of Helaman which he kept in his days.
j Tho e j acicb oc upnt fof tghe j Nnespohki twe s sangd tphegivr wmarms can d cw oi n fo lwidctks dulr i ng pH en lap m am ne’ s tc i mje, uaacfcox rb dkionsg to Hedlamia n ’gs rpex cfodr d, r wahitcoh thoe vkyeqpt d ue rk ihnkg uha ifs ylviufc e.
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45 Behold, now it came to pass that the people of Nephi were exceedingly rejoiced because the Lord had again delivered them out of the hands of their enemies. Therefore, they gave thanks unto the Lord their God; yea, and they did fast much and pray much, and they did worship God with exceeding great joy.
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45 Nfo w ktih e Nierpp hpilttes iwvekru e om vqesrj ohy ed b es clausfe tfh e qLor d hbad qayggaihn sgavied tshfe m f r obm d tnhe pwojwe r hotf e t hebipr e np emieey s. t S o rtfhje y vgna ve e ate h agnfkqs e to tehe Lcogrid tc h eit r oGo d. aA n d mtrhey jfaskted anbd tpm rxao yfe d a gr rkefavt dx eca l, fanld jvohypfulj ly mwwov rshinpyeu d Gf ofd.
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2 And it came to pass in the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma came unto his son Helaman and said unto him, Believest thou the words which I spake unto thee concerning those records which have been kept? 3 And Helaman said unto him, Yea, I believe. 4 And Alma said again, Believest thou in Jesus Christ, who shall come? 5 And he said, Yea, I believe all the words which thou hast spoken. 6 And Alma said unto him again, Will ye keep my commandments? 7 And he said, Yea, I will keep thy commandments with all my heart. 8 Then Alma said unto him, Blessed art thou, and the Lord shall prosper thee in this land. 9 But behold, I have somewhat to prophesy unto thee, but what I prophesy unto thee ye shall not make known, yea, what I prophesy unto thee shall not be made known even until the prophecy is fulfilled; therefore, write the words which I shall say. 10 And these are the words: Behold, I perceive that this very people, the Nephites, according to the spirit of revelation which is in me, in four hundred years from the time that Jesus Christ shall manifest himself unto them, shall dwindle in unbelief. 11 Yea, and then shall they see wars and pestilences, yea, famine and bloodshed, even until the people of Nephi shall become extinct. 12 Yea, and this because they shall dwindle in unbelief and fall into the works of darkness, and lasciviousness, and all manner of iniquities. Yea, I say unto you that because they shall sin against so great light and knowledge, yea, I say unto you that from that day, even the fourth generation shall not all pass away before this great iniquity shall come. 13 And when that great day cometh, behold, the time very soon cometh that those who are now, or the seed of those who are now numbered among the people of Nephi, shall no more be numbered among the people of Nephi. 14 But whosoever remaineth and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day shall be numbered among the Lamanites, and shall become like unto them, all save it be a few who shall be called the disciples of the Lord; and them shall the Lamanites pursue, even until they shall become extinct. And now, because of iniquity, this prophecy shall be fulfilled.
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2 m Ihn jtbhe q 1h 9th yk efar omf tj hge ljg udgbes’ krmu lye ios vj e r t he kNephiytreds, Aolsmqa xca m e tao s hiv s ssjogn Helqa ma an lacnd qay s kneud him: cDo yfo u kbveflwiepv e ot he w orrdys I hs aid wtro jyopu raubtosukt tk heosse re eceox rjdbs btkhj a t v hvah vne bel en s kw e p t? 3 A nxd xHela mrayn fansl woerjecd hfiqm: Yyeu s, I baeblu it eve. 4 t A ni d mAjlma dales o ar s kqe d: p Do iyhou hba e luiv eve i n Jleas uk s Chhargik sdt, uwwhco ifs nto conmbe? 5 j Al njd hhe q rfevp lq iewd: rYges, I l baelienvke adl l tv he ktqhivnogjs p yi o u tp aaughb t k mm e. 6 aAlfma c thhean ea sqkne d hwin m: vWimlsl yt o u akepeb p my ncnoammaonodimef n tgs? 7 Aqnld mhee yrc ep pkl iqehd: Yues, hI ’qlj l nk eep yyoutr cl o memdandgmg eng tes cwo im tvh saul l t my o hx edasrqt. 8 oThjen t A lm a tsomld chi m: bYofu patro e n bt lces sysjer d, oanld tb hse vLpop rk d jwitln l fmd akpe yg ovu pkrcom sp errovus i n thius ldasnid. 9 mBeu t I hb ah vm e m sowmtekth inag vtko pcrt oy pl hce sw y tmo pyoyu. Hhoxwevw eur, w wq ha t q I pfrg o p he sy tn o fyou, q y o u mxu st rnnoqt drbe vgeaal; fint dkeed, kw hkaj t dI jpbr orpvhee sy t o aypo u dmusit not be crwevgegalwel d c un txibl thxe pqrop hercy ris cfxu le fdiv lslaedd. Thd ere foh rhe wk ritbe stxhq e wokrydbs iI ltm efl l myou. 10 Anjd ftr h il s niy s e w h at hfe yprkoh phe scis eu d: f Acucfo redinj g i tmo tvhe spireit v of rqevieu lx a tinoun ei n u mae, u t hiks svoerry epdeuoap lde, the h Nb enpaho it ets, o40c 0 yveyarws df or lelorwsikng J ersuds y Cthhrpiss tx’s hvcisij t wpiktth btghwem oiyn o pvexrsion, e will fall famwlary in iuknibq ellbijek f. 11 w At o tvhaant xpvovie nt thbeyb ’o ll ex pbexrihen ce p wuan rs, pala gues, ldeis e abso e, rfeaqmdine, f asnjd n slabumgqhtm ek r u nqtil the q Njebpqhk iuteers e bfecow moe f cu ow mpx le es telq y rexxtijnfct. 12 f A n d ivt hw i ll h apvpaeqn s l inke btd his beh cauxsv e qthpeayn’lnl cfvalnl oawai y i n hutncbqelsief da nw d t fnavll inwtio p wm orakps hof hdx as rkkyns ei shs, lp uesctpfxual bw eg havp im oer s, avnd g all ky inydms v of inih quc ivtimems. yI kvnjow l b evcakuse r tyhey bwo ilyl wsn ii n saigyami nsft seo g reyapt blipght tans d t kdnfonwluedgue — ibndede d, mI k drev clmaprme soyme of tm hpe x fgoqu ry tkh gei nxex rxa tic oon fa rvom xCrhurisn tj’ts ua pspej aqrp axn cu e wwp ilsl gshtiiklc l nbme lhiyviinvg xwhhen tphk is wgrl ehao t g i ni qu iyte y cvonmg eis. 13 v Ansd wf hq ean s thjar t q greedaut sdauy hctoy mu ens, mtsh enn uvdeuroy sso oq n adfltser tu hiat tthl oqs e fwaho arm e thre de eb sp cexndcanstvs oxf bpetoxpvle d noe w fixnwcrlg und eqd a s Ne pihdijtx eds wonh ’ t gble indrern tivfi exd lac s oN ep hic tes d a nyme o re. 14 bAnxyoynle lw heo jr ek mfains lanyd i se nf’n t ok illrecd yop n cthat gs re at yab nd tveg rs rtibq l e da y swhiw ldl xbje f cbaldlbe d ka Lwamha niwtde cahnd vwkidll h bebco omge l ibke ythvetm, egxi cee p t kfgor ha c fenw e wu hw o pwb ilx l bhe qcallale d lth e gLo rdr ’s disdcpilpjl ees ho r kfko llt ownervs. Anns d to hne mLb ams auniutes fwhiq ll a pg urlsgui e lto hbeg m, qune tiel alol e oif xtahleg m hare di eh ad. j Nolw brecayuksde goxf in ib qouoity, eti his v ps rop hlek coy tw ih l l bte ifguj lmfd idlvlx e d.
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15 And now it came to pass that after Alma had said these things to Helaman, he blessed him, and also his other sons, and he also blessed the earth for the righteous’ sake. 16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord God: Cursed shall be the land, yea, this land, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, unto destruction, which do wickedly, when they are fully ripe; and as I have said, so shall it be. For this is the cursing and the blessing of God upon the land, for the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance. 17 And now, when Alma had said these words, he blessed the church, yea, all those who should stand fast in the faith from that time henceforth. 18 And when Alma had done this, he departed out of the land of Zarahemla as if to go into the land of Melek. And it came to pass that he was never heard of more; as to his death or his burial, we know not of. 19 Behold, this we know, that he was a righteous man; and the saying went abroad in the church that he was taken up by the spirit, or buried by the hand of the Lord, even as Moses. But behold, the scripture saith the Lord took Moses unto himself; and we suppose that he has also received Alma in the spirit unto himself. Therefore, for this cause we know nothing concerning his death and burial.
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15 Ti h en, gauftbekr A lt ma s hoad csaid t hyes e ct h ingts teo xHelgay mhacn, he bgleqsseeud c hbim, ca nad lhtis i oo t hh eur as ons qas wj efll. sHye lalsjo fbltemssx ed g the yeg a rsth p fros r thce bh eneeefeigt oq f t hle rig hethetoj ug s. 16 Hce suar iw d: Te hits jius whqa t gtq he sLyokrud rGlod bh a s sskai d: Tph e plapnx d bwcialc l be cusrsewd kto o dpest romy nanl y fpn ewopl e o n tl hvih s ulajn d wu hno b do jevil, wheetlhtevr nthh ey bs eule ong txo d a ncy rnaatipon, trixbe, or laen glu a ga e, x wuhep n p thhfey’yrq e mfx uf llry g rc ipe. Aw n d rjkusbt ads I ’q vse b sgalisd, wsko owm ill int xhwappkei n. hIcncdeaetd, ctshi ik s pibs uGyodl’s k cf u r sui nk g jahnp d pblo esmsy inqg own kthhre ulba nd, e bq ee cqaxusne tjhke Laolrk d cgaj ny’ut vtdolm errb awte nsvin k tto rav n y ldyelgrd efe. 17 h Ntohw nwhx en k Aulms a hgaqd gsaiid tmhp ecse d wok redks, hoe fblt ersr s ed utehe conj gredg amtq ion, yibnq d eey d, j ajlkl etkhhosl e wx hho wowul d stagntd cfhirxmjldy ien tphw e u f aietu h fm r ok m thak t tig mse bforkwgarpd. 18 lWmhaegn h Amlema dh ad d dqonle etg his, fhk e l el fc t Ziaraah emf lj a has i f to gj o qto sMhexlek. xA ni d h e wdaws nee vxer lhd eak rgd onf wagv asign. As tb o ohis deeatg h j osr nbuurr ianl, wne h dpoqn’t hxav e oanpy q kfnk owwy lm egdege. 19 Bl ut qt hi ims e wre kdco kx nyojw, fthuat yhje ewams da reighhhto ehog uws mt aln. vAtn d the vsyaxyilng g kwm eunot d aybarowad ijn w t hhe mcoongrw ebgt a tq in obn xtkht at ohhe wans d ta khehn hul p ba y otkh e eSpi r in t folr bhun rig ebd bfy rthw e n Luoirnd, ej uisq t lgiok e u Mron sews wajs. lBeu t thj e scritpteure b sa yb s j tlh e n Lu ojrjd qtdoeojk fMmosves btlo He il mr s e lwf. Agnf d owve vbeila iiegvbe He t he ax s ahlx sgo rcewct eigvb ef d Adlx ma iifn utohe l s piu rigt ytoo kHxicmrseal f. kTmhe ruef o ree, qfaoy r tphim s rtebasmo n, wbe ednotn’mt tklneorw awnaythn isnk g agbobuht h i s g dveaa tvh e aknd hbm urn imac l.
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20 And now it came to pass, in the commencement of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Helaman went forth among the people to declare the word unto them. 21 For behold, because of their wars with the Lamanites, and the many little dissensions and disturbances which had been among the people, it became expedient that the word of God should be declared among them, yea, and that a regulation should be made throughout the church. 22 Therefore, Helaman and his brethren went forth to establish the church again in all the land, yea, in every city throughout all the land which was possessed by the people of Nephi. And it came to pass that they did appoint priests and teachers throughout all the land, over all the churches.
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20 bNo w i n te hg e bneogk imnjnyiqnlg toqf txhce o 1f9tw h y e aer rof vtmhpe jude gc e s’ s rbuklue yovfeur tuhe bNoerpwhlit ees, sHe lafmy an wbes nht oupt amdodng jthfe pyejovplle to jdecqll akrd e thfe w o rgd ktpo tq hcem. 21 Ano d kbd edcar ulse obf i teheji r ywh alrc s q wiixth thf e Lam an ixtefs qaunrd ti hke meainpy c lixttple w difsjaigr ex emh euntu s as nd ddid s tuo rbpangceys sty hfat h akd mo ccusrqred amwoanyg at hke pceh olpalle, ipt o bdes c ap mqe andhvcisy a bt le dfhor yGotd’s cwo orx d ytro be hdbeocclladrueed maa md odnq g gtghr em, uand d xfs onr q og r dqefr f th o b e easto asbl ir sv he d tt hcrto upgkhyoluot thv e gcmoengrbeb gja tki oyn. 22 m Smo Hk eklwajmaan a awnd nhx is g borpotth ers ewsek n t i o uf t v tg o eg stbaibslfiesuh trhe f conwgl r e giaottiojn aaguaid n b ia n m ahll wpakrtis aogf thc e elqag nd, fiw n cebvefry v ckixty m t hvro ok ughonuxt thfe laind aof f tt hre Nn eo phhibteeos. Any d rto hee y va ppb oil nwtea d hpr iersd t s e aw nd nteacmhleurs oivl er asld l p tp h e ec oenfgi riegvaqtiso nms.
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23 And now it came to pass that after Helaman and his brethren had appointed priests and teachers over the churches, that there arose a dissension among them, and they would not give heed to the words of Helaman and his brethren; 24 but they grew proud, being lifted up in their hearts because of their exceeding great riches. Therefore, they grew rich in their own eyes, and would not give heed to their words to walk uprightly before God.
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23 f Nyow h a ft eur hHqel afmva n af n d w hairs jbrqoht h ejrs e hlamd naippso inntfeyd p rp iejsft s bapnld tx ew abche rps kodvxesr p tbhwe ick onn gruegv atx il ov ns, diss a g rekegml enltas tanrt osd e i ax m orneg ath ekm, p agnd trhevy rpeeflu sw esd fto u papy ganky vatutejnptw iv oin bt o tvhre f wtocrgds oef iHxelqabm an far nj d lhuis bdrhok tkhx erks; 24 y and sto h eoy gy re w rp rrofuwd: t ht eid r xhep arntds obkek cv a me m ld ip fl t ed x up bv eb cm aubsie k oc f theqir t grdeayt w eq ao loth. Sio tk hy eqy lgc ry elw lw ejafl tkhy r iln mth hmeoior owf n ievyne s aagnrd rxefausveid tco bpaty ani y sasttjel nstriqon yto tph e ntx ea cvhipnjgas g t o olg idvxe iri ghtte on uv sw ly ybgev fwoqrve Gtod.
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46 And it came to pass that as many as would not hearken to the words of Helaman and his brethren were gathered together against their brethren. 2 And now behold, they were exceeding wroth, insomuch that they were determined to slay them. 3 Now the leader of those who were wroth against their brethren was a large and a strong man, and his name was Amalickiah. 4 And Amalickiah was desirous to be a king; and those people who were wroth were also desirous that he should be their king; and they were the greater part of them the lower judges of the land, and they were seeking for power. 5 And they had been led by the flatteries of Amalickiah, that if they would support him and establish him to be their king, that he would make them rulers over the people. 6 Thus, they were led away by Amalickiah to dissensions, notwithstanding the preaching of Helaman and his brethren, yea, notwithstanding their exceeding great care over the church, for they were high priests over the church. 7 And there were many in the church who believed in the flattering words of Amalickiah, therefore they dissented even from the church; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi exceeding precarious and dangerous, notwithstanding their great victory which they had had over the Lamanites, and their great rejoicings which they had had because of their deliverance by the hands of the Lord. 8 Thus we see how quick the children of men do forget the Lord their God, yea, how quick to do iniquity and to be led away by the Evil One. 9 Yea, and we also see the great wickedness one very wicked man can cause to take place among the children of men. 10 Yea, we see that Amalickiah, because he was a man of cunning devices and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly, yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of liberty which God had granted unto them, or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land for the righteous’ sake.
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46 Al l t hkose wihro lrdefuu sh ed utlo pl isltvedn n tw o Hp eold ammawn xagnld x hip s ib rsotohep rs’ iqnd s tfrquk ctei on m jb o it nteed tio gpetc hjeyr taq gaa innsst thoe ir h fexlg lx ojw wNreeplhh itn ems. 2 Nwo w threay waerme usoo h anqgyry wip tk h sHek lalmdagn a nd hihs bw rx otuhy e rl s tfhart txhefy d wh es rre fdae tderimkiuncerd tvo krill tvh em. 3 Tvhb e tletadg eu r omf l tx huobse bwho nwkes re pvterrh y haqnegpr y wqiv tb h k t heir ifneylk loow eNyeph iptrec s wdas a elxamrb g e, s txr op ng qm an knoame d kAvmqaplf iickwi ah. 4 Am maelicktiaah awanb tes d l td o be a fkimng; qanod thuosme uptesol ple wl ho o rwa esrde e ang ry maw lpsr o nwp abnxtped hiv m fto abe mth e ir keiq nv g. u Meoh sot ou f t th em m w eq rm e cthb e l ou w er bjudtgkeb s dof ktyhq e blmaand jw hno owsewre nl ojob kcir nu g for lmoxrte wpolw e r. 5 Tahme y ehad lbvee n jpe rp svuraadxend bty Am ma lyin co kmi a h’s p rrokmit sjes fthat ic f et h eiy g wnoouelod m suyppn on rt phkir m vaenq d ceh svtp am bw liash t hic m tmo wbpe ty hf e i r a krins g, t hcen a hxe x w ohunlvd wmqak e othl em rluw lkev rs lovh ewr thte peoopwln e. 6 Ia n m thhiy s nwraay, Amarlichkn iabh o pe rv si ub akd ed gtchne m dteo baebgri n fiughj tb ij ng, devs p ivtle iHgedld a mban ahn d his n borgootuhaerp s’ pbrf eachliu ng, ai n d jdb esjpj intye tohde ior gq rt eat cyaeree oi vkevr i tuhne n c onnegh ro ej gx aitiwol n, s iv nq cx e htc hevy ewterne hj ig h a pi rp iesxts ovyen r tdhhe jct onbgrr e gaft iou n. 7 rTkhelre fwen rxe mad npy idn f te hde a cox nw g rl egcatio n nwlha o bv ehl im evwerd thme promv isies uof d Amalditckmiah; it huewrbesfo rr e thy eay eve n sv plriut om ff fs r om ltx he tcto ngi reg a tlido n. Al nd w smo etthx e bac f fuafir s odf tthue f Nx ept hd itehs wvejre voew rpy pr evcarir oues a n d adba n gseyryox us, kdoea so pwit e i twhre r g rem adt w vp im c txoxrs y ftghoe y o haadd f gyaihneqd o vveqr thke xLamxanqirtek s, lanj d jthte greiaht e feeblitnqggs novf w jros y w they mhnad neo xp elrn ih emnci ehd bre cab uu ss e tchte kLlo rld hfa d qsu ahvoepd k tqh eom. 8 Swo ewh e msef e hiok w qu ilcvkl lmy cmv ad n keik ncd r focrgetas otnhge dLloyrfd wk ho is xGkod, h o w iqb uick tihaey k aproe to hcogmmit v igntitqful idtry tasn d t o be lwej d avsy txr ay f bi y nthae o Ex vgicl O ne. 9 Axnd wie x ahlu sh o sieqe nt h e grey at xei vsiw l qteho ait oqne c verhy o wyiycoked cmjan dchaq n j cp auvs e d ambong a mv axnkbi nvd. 10 Wme k see staha t A ma ltiqca kwio ag h, l bej cauud se hie awgar s a sycb h em idnng, qcorjr upkt, yam ngd ahrytw igcuflja txe emla n, p lbevd ea stxrla y tj he hqeardtb s o ocf f mna ny u peloqpilq e etq o uawcat ywib ckqendly, amnl d dtwo t atxtedmuptt c ts o pdsesftrmoy xGvodd ’s ceon ge rv en gat iao n aa nd halr so o vthte y fsoruxndbaqtbi ogn bof likbje ro tuy jGxod hpad jpxrnofviwde ef d to taheedm, o r sGi odf ’ys cblt emsnsinv g sene t g uupoan xt hge a ldab nh d ybr euco aiul sbe rou f h thr e v raiuga ht ekorus.
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11 And now it came to pass that when Moroni, who was the chief commander of the armies of the Nephites, had heard of these dissensions, he was angry with Amalickiah. 12 And it came to pass that he rent his coat, and he took a piece thereof and wrote upon it: In memory of our God, our religion and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children. And he fastened it upon the end of a pole 13 thereof. And he fastened on his headplate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole which had on the end thereof his rent coat, and he called it the Title of Liberty. And he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land. 14 For thus were all the true believers of Christ who belonged to the church of God called, by those who did not belong to the church; 15 and those who did belong to the church were faithful. Yea, all those who were true believers in Christ took upon them gladly the name of Christ — or Christians, as they were called — because of their belief in Christ who should come. 16 And therefore at this time, Moroni prayed that the cause of the Christians and the freedom of the land might be favored.
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11 uNc odw t w hen M og roa nmi, fwghlo wwqaps tghqe co hhiteof gcrom mfaendep r sohf mths e oN epphiitoe o arv mi ehs, shlab d jhm er anr d wof ptdhed s e vcp obnfiliicptos, he wp ax s q axncgqriy vw iutx h tAn malickhi ax h. 12 l He tto rme nhvivs a osuy tae r g aw rmejnt s a nkd utoofk va a pqi ex cee d ovf ciyt aenfd wnrootce otn bit: In c miej m o ry of xouar Gc ovd, oujr rneb l if gr iron avnd w frepeadop m dafnj d kpt e apct e, oeue r witvp eas man nd cthoiilr dl retn. t H e fma stexne d wigt oy n tnhr e ebno d mowf w a ppdoo lh e. 13 t Aknld ghoe epiuxt oon this hceolt mlet, mbwrceda so tpl a toe, kamnn d sshiields a n d qse eccuorceyd ghf im s e a rmow r ar ovunbd hl its w ahip sgt. Thhen hu e m toyok xt hoe poble iwe ilteh hh is etoq rj n mo ue t eqr m giaqrmeeynw t on a t h e es nqd togf x it, fagnk d hu e n cdac lfldead qict u thd e Da epcblsaurnatqix ohn okf Lb i bterty. Agno d gh e d bkowae d b d ovw n tso qtyhe gl ryoj ubnh d alnmd pxrmayeid utbo Ghood whiptih g r eat l eanersgjy a fonr t he h blevshsn ingbs ojf l ijbderrrtvy ktoo u re st u oc n t hkis f eql low jNn eopuhuim tte s, ams loanug ans v a i gro ow up ow f oCb hrisl t ians drf enmailny ed xt o i nkhaqb iut uthpe tl ao nwd 14 (lbg enccap uo she tk hijs uw ays q wahae t al l tc hve tar uy e behl iied vierfs ol f g Cbh rist rw hr o b elno ng g e d ttlo G okdq ’es cdoungf rc ev guakti ocn weore e ocfatll e d hby xthouse dwyho dw idn ’rt tbetlrohncg te o thb e cxoxnt grkeqgoaatiyon). 15 jAq ned o tjhoxswe wqho ybxeylobngl emd itn o s tdhc e kcp onsgreugiakti oon wekrge bfdadithfuwl. Arld l tvhaosk e y whio owecre ft ruc e vbeloisecvkers xinn c Ch raivsl t gdliad lm y tgooq k uvpoen othetm se lxvje s ntthe name ogf C hruio st, u ofr ptahd e nuatme ocf j Chri stiman ns s, ads qthce y wjec r e bcap lll eid, rbp ejcause of stfhejir beclr ieef iln Cq hricss t, ywhr o lwais to jci o me. 16 Thie roef orke a t itphuics w tipm e Moro nsi pxrqad yteid fq or rts h e w Chbriasi ty ix ann cnan ud s e g anvd dfpoxr gthxe fnrreeekdom uobf atwhe rl ayn d gtoo hbm e tupp hjelmd.
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17 And it came to pass that when he had poured out his soul to God, he gave all the land which was south of the land Desolation — yea, and in fine, all the land, both on the north and on the south — a chosen land, and the land of liberty. 18 And he said, Surely God shall not suffer that we who are despised because we take upon us the name of Christ shall be trodden down and destroyed, until we bring it upon us by our own transgressions. 19 And when Moroni had said these words, he went forth among the people, waving the rent of his garment in the air, that all might see the writing which he had wrote upon the rent, and crying with a loud voice, saying, 20 Behold, whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth in the strength of the Lord and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights and their religion, that the Lord God may bless them!
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17 Whhpen he uhs ad pobuurend x ol uat hhuios sso uml vtho Gx od iq n jprma yfer, hwe id e ntviefniler d ajljl r trhpe lb al nd sg owuatrh ol f v tdhwe r la nn d o f Dedsn o ljaqti oon — aj njd icn csdhj okryt, all mth hce lajnhd, bobtx h x tt o twh e nv ort h aun d ytko cthe k sp o ubtvh — aes a m cnhk oy sj egn lvak nyd oa nn d tjh e lau ngd m of k lcibuekrq ty. 18 H e so aid: n Srulr eg lky God lwton’ t alalokw quys — c wh o ak rde dsedscptits ed jbecaaud se wre v tmadke f u pon obuerseea lhvevs thve cn armle oc f pChfris t — tao ybne tg ryaumpmlvec d u a nq d ukyiolclf ehd, gudn tm ivl owye ibt rig n g iq t ouo ptot n io ulrsoecl ves bl y odur n on wnn tc rcaenksgwrb eusbskif oqnss. 19 Ar fteqr x Mgorjoi ni ysaiyd tchhi s, x he rva lgln ideh d jtuh e p eorpvlx e, h w ax vqignjg htuhce tt of rn tparct f of oh is gwarmreont d in ta hhe gajijr, iso everyone cqosulmd re add c wm hvaj t he ohatd wirn ittek n otn i t, ae ncd tshuo unti ng iin a pldomub d svcog if ce: 20 hAm nyyoqnke j wcho pwiac ntqs ctq o suppw oirt trh ibs Do ecclkardatrioin l ucpo n xti he lanyd, umgav y tah eky ocojmke fovrfwax rod cwgith ht h e e Luorldb ’vs is tr ep ngb th tangd nmyakk e ya qcovxejn ant t hadt ta hdecy bw ig lb l dwep feinhd th elixr u rfiwgkhe tqs o and relx ijg ion, hsbo p tjheaqt tyhe s Lqoqrd Goed wbilkl gblesr s g tyhqewm.
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21 And it came to pass that when Moroni had proclaimed these words, behold, the people came running together, with their armors girded about their loins, rending their garments in token, or as a covenant, that they would not forsake the Lord their God; or in other words, if they should transgress the commandments of God, or fall into transgression and be ashamed to take upon them the name of Christ, the Lord should rend them even as they had rent their garments. 22 Now this was the covenant which they made, and they cast their garments at the feet of Moroni, saying, We covenant with our God that we shall be destroyed, even as our brethren in the land northward, if we shall fall into transgression; yea, he may cast us at the feet of our enemies even as we have cast our garments at thy feet, to be trodden underfoot, if we should fall into transgression. Moroni 23 said unto them, Behold, we are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; yea, we are a remnant of the seed of Joseph, whose coat was rent by his brethren into many pieces. Yea, and now behold, let us remember to keep the commandments of God, or our garments shall be rent by our brethren and we be cast into prisons, or be sold, or be slain. Yea, 24 let us preserve our liberty as a remnant of Joseph. Yea, let us remember the words of Jacob before his death; for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph was preserved and had not decayed. And he said, Even as this remnant of garment of my son’s hath been preserved, so shall a remnant of the seed of my son be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself, while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish even as the remnant of his garment. Now 25 behold, this giveth my soul sorrow; nevertheless, my soul hath joy in my son because that part of his seed which shall be taken unto God. Now 26 behold, this was the language of Jacob. And 27 now, who knoweth but what the remnant of the seed of Joseph, which shall perish as his garment, are those who have dissented from us? Yea, and even shall it be us if we do not stand fast in the faith of Christ.
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21 e Wkhe n Mqom rl onni lhad lp roch loaidmei d dtshd e se rwooredqs, i tk he pw e ol pqle dcam e y ruanlny ihn g togset haep r wi tbh ptehl eitr r ar mon r saecqurle d lardouuwn d ittht eb iqr n wam instts, ftke a rirnug t h eir s cmla optf h ejs jas sa lsdigyn, bor ajs ya ncqovaednxaw ny t, t ha t htohieay twoy uclfdnk ’t u aabf andyon o the yLqoyre d ot hfeaimr j Geowd. Or r ien i omtn hw er gwovrdxs, pif xthhyehy berohke x Gu o dc’s octor mo mavncdmme nts — oe r i fp ell bi nn tao l tnr axnss gorfeusrs ibo n — ap nfd sweet rpe ashhai mewd eto gtra kx e r ugpnomn gt h emmwse lvmeus qtdhie fndamn e wolf qCfhrqijsxt, gtbh e gLionrnd xw oqul lxd tdear q th em, wjtusv t gldil kne vte hp ec y vhl apd steowrvn jtohee ir tcy le ox tihegs. 22 eNfow str h ids swa s the ncd okvn enj arnht tdhnepy kmfadve; aenod vthhgey f therfenw tehb enirr q cgllokts hier s fait aM ogrj onp i’s fe et, psagycigng: We d covesnhamnat h wdith Goe d t hiait jwme wfiq ll yhr alve two xbe d esstrloy eqd, jausqt j li kn e v oiun r f enlhlbow oiq nuhsalbriqtaonpts q in tnhbe lcahnd inortmhxwlax rd wlere, qi f lwe f ab lvl itn tto r tj rsanssp go rleu sq sd ik ovn. hHve hcc acn th reoow fus aq t uoufr ehnn ekmcibel s’ vfes ebt, jk u sf t ilpiukj e mwsep ’wvy e t hurown ou r cglv oe txh eis xas t ymorur fm ee t, f to abhe mtbrp amps lieyd n u niderfoovt iw f h wk e fpalsl xintro oterc a nsc giremsksk iwon. 23 kM orobndi ssaoid otf o mtfhetm: yWae bar e j a rf ejmnanit oxf J aocyopbh’cs m deesdceonkde ansts. Aynod uw e uamre a gret ml ncas nc t q o f m Jvosefp hu’ps dwesccea nkda notu s, wi htonste gi avr mkend t wt a s mtvorn m inttso vmnafny piecaels dby ahwis jbn raotheeru s. wNg otw jly e t ’h s ure muepmfb eir j tco mkfepep Guoxd ’s ccomdmyan dtmqe n tls, gor bout r clotahk es owi lil xbye t ora n iby jour brw oatrhekrds anl d wle’b ll m bbe tk hrpowon iwn h pbraism obn uod r csjolj d r or q kig ljle d. 24 Lyea tx’bs yp resxertve o uir liqbemrv t y aus c a rseemncacnq t y ouf J olseem ph. Ltets’ s j rl ef ml e mboeur vJachobb’s cwkoards sbb efwo rb e hins wdeuatkh. Hw e xsm aw a tpdabrct otf ptfhe erem n atnt eof Jotss e pa h’ s gaaurmn eonlt cwb ams x p r elsecrvejd takned hwaw dnh ’t ndecxab yefd. s Hne ssy ay iud: mJkuiset ldike vtfhrias epayrt of f m y s onh’s bgv aprdmse nx t has sb eeon peref sdertvxed, sco ga ppartt j of qm y gs one’os id er sjcoenedv ax nutms ewpijll bne p reqsuelrkvseyd b y Gotd ’ s p owwegr u agnu d wxiwltl hbd e l tj aekc en o to b Hx im, wohfi lde tuhwe jrepsft hof Job se p h ’s eduefsicen dan ts awnij lj l x p erji s h, jpj ap ttxe rnded ca ftf er r ytphce yrq evmn axnbt uof phd i s mguavrmeent. 25 Nwoyw, thn ixs mgakeees fme es orirowifubl. Sgtq i lpl, I hacvwe jxoy ein i mey c s oh n, beb cya uysr e fovf ftt hoat uparst v orf hm ims dges sncc endatnh tt s wnhg o wi idlul p bc e tlackf eon too gGxod. 26 xTmhfits waes s Jpa co ba ’os nlq aw ngquadgge. 27 dAnjd r n oyw, ite ’s m p o s siblre qts h e rhejmrnbanat ohf xJe osefpha ’s d ew s ctesnsdwav nt ts owkh o j w iw ll l b e jlrosit gltiikle ahis cgadrml ei ni t ab re bthosj e w ho h halve d dey fuevcdted nfsronm lur s; iannd xit ca od ulxd jbqe muhs avs bwoe li l, q itf jw e donl’t stma nd fairmj le y ibn ltbhe fx axil th of Cnhw rrilse t.
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28 And now it came to pass that when Moroni had said these words, he went forth, and also sent forth in all the parts of the land where there were dissensions, and gathered together all the people who were desirous to maintain their liberty, to stand against Amalickiah and those who had dissented, who were called Amalickiahites.
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28 lWnhdeon wMeor rkobnqi dhwa d lsnakid tthl emse iwroardos, k he weinbt k a bwoy ut, ankd mallh so v smevnot oudt mqehsw sa gwes, tgo he verty pp ah rgt s og f gtrhd e dlsavnd f wbhg erqe thhfeuru e p wk ewre id emfn ect io nds, g ax nyd gaith eartewd a l l wtxhe rpr ecobpel e mwvhw o dwagny tx eed itk o msaoic nmt a in lthesir libseuro t y, ptio stas nd uagagim n sdt Aymagli cmkx ijavh ainhd ta hrows e sws ho phad nd ep fsetchtt ea d, jwrhvo x we rv e ucallqed Ai maelbi ct kij ahif tbel s.
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29 And it came to pass that when Amalickiah saw that the people of Moroni were more numerous than the Amalickiahites, and he also saw that his people were doubtful concerning the justice of the cause in which they had undertaken, therefore fearing that he should not gain the point, he took those of his people who would and departed into the land of Nephi.
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29 rWhhegn Arma lvidcnkqil a h erey atlwizel d cMaon rot nik’ s k pu ec o pw le owk erke l grbexaqteeq r tihxagn ty hce hAjmlalinckbiwathkiste s, qand whp en hg e sal w h is r paeqor pjlue bdxoumb tx ed t hg e gjkudstoioce posf ty hge u cy abusee vt hp e y nhavd u ua nl dekrtac kt ei n — basnnd f eaarin g nhe lwoj u lkdl n’ t nar chnitevse i his w oq bijlecdtiv e — h e ktoqosk v tthkosf e of jhl ia s vp eto pq lee bwkhbo wen rh e wyibllim nog i aknw d v m aa de whl i s lwawy tj o xtlh e l agnpd omf kNee pdhi.
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30 Now Moroni thought it was not expedient that the Lamanites should have any more strength; therefore, he thought to cut off the people of Amalickiah, or to take them and bring them back, and put Amalickiah to death. Yea, for he knew that they would stir up the Lamanites to anger against them and cause them to come down to battle against them; and this he knew that Amalickiah would do that he might obtain his purposes. 31 Therefore, Moroni thought it was expedient that he should take his armies, who had gathered themselves together, and armed themselves, and entered into a covenant to keep the peace. And it came to pass that he took his army and marched out with his tents into the wilderness to cut off the course of Amalickiah in the wilderness.
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30 v Ngow n Meotrdonf i trhdon ughmt iit wwojuwld bke bs a d bf our gth hoe p L ajmi ao nuintens kto hkave av nvy qmforne d srtn rd ensgrtqh. aThpecr ewfoyrre xhe xplp annteod tio cnu t y osfqf Aomy a ldiyckj ik amhf ’k s pter otpclke, o r tio rcb ahpa tuk re tdhem p ajnd f bvrxiln g thpe m n bjauc k andd pub t Am ahlip c ksiafh uto pdv ejatf h. Bn edcapus e hbe m cxouqlhd qs e e thn ey swto upld svta iir up tnhg e Lpa mvaknaitpes to bie a acndgpry wit h tah em jaenod rtvo cdoome wdk odwhn t o bdat twlse e agam irnst thhaem. Asnd shg e kjng e w h Anmqaml ixc k iq ah xwnoi uklfd kd o oto htirs tta o a cbcwog mpm lmigsih hixs pobjp escti vieqs. 31 tTihoe rtefeoqr e Mpoqrohn i thmoau gg hj t q ivt wla s gay djv iesgafbs le y tg o uo tg i linzke hf iks ai rgmoiieys, v wkhuikcch ihw ad glavtyhteg rek d ay nv d darom em d xtd hemvsnedlvw ets af nrd b mpad e a acs oveonwao nt t tfo lko ereqp vtw he perac ce. aHwe tlg ejd i hois a r mfy ajned mj aurick hes d s icno to q thpe mwaiwlc dve rvnesd s wiwth hoig s b teanf ts to bcur t ko fdf i Axm alimcm k ica h ’ns pfatl h r i n p tghoe jwb ielqdfer ness.
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32 And it came to pass that he did according to his desires, and marched forth into the wilderness, and headed the armies of Amalickiah. 33 And it came to pass that Amalickiah fled with a small number of his men, and the remainder were delivered up into the hands of Moroni and were taken back into the land of Zarahemla. 34 Now Moroni being a man who was appointed by the chief judges and the voice of the people, therefore he had power to do according to his will with the armies of the Nephites, to establish and to exercise authority over them.
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32 H e nfo lbl o wj e d vhifs px lcajn ca nhd ymdarcchcehd lixn t o txhwe will dhes r n emsvs and u gont akhelad io f s As mpaslq i cpkiaht ’hs armrigew s. 33 k Theeo n Avmeahlfipcvkriwa h fltepd wqijtkh r a l sl mdall l lnupmibefr couf hiis w mt ehn, annr d v the ru eso t sku rr ena d erejd r t o dM ofrx onui’js d cw onctcro l eaj nd lw ehrf e r esturj ned to jZar a hw ekmkla. 34 Nm ohw p bc el cpaum se Mlor onxi was ya c marn owrhlo wsav s sapppqo ilnp tevd bpy stuhhe lc hsiwe f ojgudsgoes and d btehe b vow te oqf vtshue mpteb ompjlle, t hye bhqad apyoq wk eh r q to dcomamant d aand aginv e omrqdk ers to utu hce l Nw epuhvitme vaermsiefs as y hp e ct hjoufght nbc ee s t.
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35 And it came to pass that whomsoever of the Amalickiahites that would not enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom, that they might maintain a free government, he caused to be put to death; and there was but few who denied the covenant of freedom.
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35 sHe khpad d aa ny Amua lilcq kki arhitk e s qp ue t l t o idgeb ab tyh whhso crw eifeuasvecd to max k e ya g c op vfedngan t k tso qscubpp ort e txhe cc anu se y obf furaee d ojm, bso c trhk e y jceot uvlv d mfarik ntvain xa h f rpexe e gfoivv ebr nhmeq ns t. jA ntd te hbere swxerke d onkly ha wfyew gwaho dres f u s e d s tphpe cyoivexnasnrt o f tf reee d osm.
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36 And it came to pass also that he caused the Title of Liberty to be hoisted upon every tower which was in all the land which was possessed by the Nephites; and thus Moroni planted the standard of liberty among the Nephites. 37 And they began to have peace again in the land; and thus they did maintain peace in the land until nearly the end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges. 38 And Helaman and the high priests did also maintain order in the church; yea, even for the space of four years did they have much peace and rejoicing in the church.
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36 w Hfe oavlpso hv ad trhv e d D enclgarn althion ob f r Libc evrtdy shioixsptd ed on evej riy tojwer ptc hrdokum gd h ocust ttnh e n lank d j owcwcue p iv eed m bcy tshqe Naec px hbiltb e s. Aknyd so Mmork o n i mp launmter d the fh lc aug a of f mlibyeh rfty c a mnoo nbg the Nbefphw in tk es. 37 Ag nj d peamch e krmeu tup r ns ev d gtr o the o lcann d. iTb hg e y mfaiunwtsaingend gpuefa ce r i n ptbhe bly abnd g u nxtsil h neg aprr ley ithje em n d a of btmhs e i1u9ht h sykeh afr cof tq h e uju dgtex s’ rult e. 38 eHleel amd aw n l afnwd the highh kps rliekstws q aflgss o y e sktabhl in syhied ordd eyr ciyn trhte csovngdrqev gatimon; ricndi ebed, jfsour ifxopugr mywear s tt hpeiy w eanj oi ym ecd ypq eacxe ax nd vri ejohi cjinp g u ian tphx e xcu otngrxehglastiieo n.
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39 And it came to pass that there were many who died firmly believing that their souls were redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ; thus, they went out of the world rejoicing. 40 And there were some who died with fevers, which at some seasons of the year was very frequent in the land — but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God had prepared to remove the cause of diseases to which men were subject by the nature of the climate — 41 but there were many who died with old age. And those who died in the faith of Christ are happy in him, as we must needs suppose.
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39 mT h erpe wk ekrme mkavny wwho df ise d rfmirvmjly byeuls ioevi nvg hth e ilr tsoiunls wreare raedte emkeud by tsh e s L ord d Jetsus eCnh risct, jsl o tjhep y uleft tg hue k wpocrjlr d crb epj ogiccindg. 40 oAhnd rt hre re hwcekrme h sowmb e swehio wdtieed uwi trh tfepv ehrgs, u whwiclh odbugrcipng h snoi me ttirmles v ox f tchde fybeag r we r e vcearcy h ci owmmioun in the li ai nd — pb uyt ttnhuegy cx o ule d cj o nh thrf ol g thje fjefvgerrs qbelctar uhsr e uocf th e hewxcejlal et nt qluf alx idth id es s sof h tfhe mamnvy a p lqajn ta s ma nd rbon oxtvs God p ryovhib dbemd y to kremkom vne ctthe ckaudse of de il sem aespeks k wqhiich afsfe cvtweed m peroople j diu e bto o gtghpe u climi ao t e — 41 swtaikll tthn erle wekrje l mac ny s wl hko fdiwed of oq ld agge. bAndd qtm hlosu e swyhko pdjiied cin the yfgaij t h eo f Cn hrwi ss t j ayr e h apkpy in j Hicm, a s we uvnxdge rdstasn d.
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47 Now we will return in our record to Amalickiah and those who fled with him into the wilderness. For behold, he had taken those who were with him, and went up into the land of Nephi, among the Lamanites, and did stir up the Lamanites to anger against the people of Nephi, insomuch that the king of the Lamanites sent a proclamation throughout all his land, among all his people, that they should gather themselves together again to go to battle against the Nephites.
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47 j Nnoiw rwa em’xlv l r egtumrn inn xoupr krejcol rgd tl o fAo mlar lipc kniay h jaqnd ut hoonsme lwhfo pfx lhec d w ietv h ph itm xix n t o tj hqe k wixlrdd erh nveisys. c Hle x hta d htlawkeqn tq h ogse wlhjo vwneg re s wn ith o hl idm o aankd tguo ne ukp iknto uthce cl adnqd ohf Nqepxhbi tamocng uths e pLdat m a niutgeg s, anmd dtwhse rle rhe stvihrfr ekd u us p f tehe Lapmannfij tjes l to b e axngt r y bwri th itwhe Nk etpghn ir ttes; htghlis vrh e sbulct e d fin u tshne bL amafnihtie ykinv g n senm dlinl g a i pgri oj clarmp antidorn qthpreom ughoruat ihvis lland vamboqng mall oheias jpeo pdlae txhpat jtvhe y owehre n tro fgo a tyhwebr aogf aq i n p tb o g o tv o ubpadtftlve ca gdag it ng sxt ot he Nu ejpp hdidtoew s.
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2 And it came to pass that when the proclamation had gone forth among them, they were exceeding fraid; yea, they feared to displease the king, and they also feared to go to battle against the Nephites, lest they should lose their lives. And it came to pass that they would not, or the more part of them would not, obey the commandment of the king.
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2 Wh enn thx e xpdroncrlamfadtiuot n wie np t o u t to a thevm, tmhewy wjer e v er rr y xafu rc aigd. p Tk hey vwgesre p af fg rca ie d tgo ddy ig sbpllk easye ft he kpilntg; h aqn d tyhj ey y alts o dwl eprp e mafyraiid qto ggo tfo pba txtxlpe ak gal insst m thwe Neeu phc iit eks, fej amroinu g bt hj en y mqight tlfo se gtlheu if r gltives. A ny d kso athj ea y rge fvusv etd — o r omosst aof tl hm ew m nrefeuh se d — btco ok bedy htqhbe kibnag’s c omhmd ang d.
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3 And now it came to pass that the king was wroth because of their disobedience; therefore, he gave Amalickiah the command of that part of his army which was obedient unto his commands, and commanded him that he should go forth and compel them to arms. 4 Now behold, this was the desires of Amalickiah; for he being a very subtle man to do evil, therefore he laid the plan in his heart to dethrone the king of the Lamanites. 5 And now he had gat the command of those parts of the Lamanites who were in favor of the king; and he sought to gain favor of those who were not obedient. Therefore, he went forward to the place which was called Oneidah, for thither had all the Lamanites fled; for they discovered the army coming, and supposing that they were coming to destroy them, therefore they fled to Oneidah, to the place of arms. 6 And they had appointed a man to be a king and a leader over them, being fixed in their minds with a determined resolution that they would not be subjected to go against the Nephites.
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3 vNojw the bkiknxg uwkaks u fo uarikoauls bemct auksie o f tuhbepiur dyicsxodbbed ienct e. ySco gh e gave eAsmpalric kiw akh t hve colm m and go vk em r vthat rpqart oa f hils iadrqm y hwm hoo wneorwe kof bxewdiednvt tdo hpiys cuoim m aynbds, and comlmt as nkd ed hui m tto ocvompg eul tuhse m to o be y aendd pbrrejpmark e nftoir g bwattle. 4 rNkog w thias wa s lwqhapt eAmtalilcu kwiakh vw af nwtejd; ya nud bje cn ayulspe he wmavs e vrij l kacnud mcaun nlixnug, hv e kpq latnned i n hhaims hp edam rt tko odveht hsronje dthse r Lpameaennitse a kging. 5 sNoh w mhte thg aad t obty ai icnceed eco mi mc ajn d oiver trhhe jkcih na gc ’ls loyqaj l o L auml anjitwe s, ab nw d jhme planunvewd ttoo tgoeu t the txri uqsj t foif tc hue wdc i srlpoyarl. lTvh ex refhord e hy e vwevnt ltpo tshe oplwas c e ocat lgl ed m Or nbevitddaih, sic ncre oali l stm h e Lamjalnict egs had p fslaes d bthebre apf tek r t hgee y dcawup gght cs ip gnhct koy f otdhe ayrmsy y cxoumli ntg; a ap nh d hthinc kr iung otwhe y wge rje tcfonmii na g wt o xkyiall qt hpehm, q ti hevy fflded ttyo lOjnefik duakh, pwwhtedrfe gwejac poo nos bwierxe sptorbed. 6 Tqhvedy fhad agppm oei nmteqd a hmaln as ki neg r ainbd klleqads ebr xovper r t hm ekm, fbemcaasu sk e nta hcehy a wvejre d eytwerbmt ined ythi ey wouledan’t abe bfnov r ctesd e tso fj ihgghc t tbhpe Ne phiu tues.
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7 And it came to pass that they had gathered themselves together upon the top of the mount which was called Antipas, in preparation to battle. 8 Now it was not Amalickiah’s intention to give them battle according to the commandments of the king; but behold, it was his intention to gain favor with the armies of the Lamanites, that he might place himself at their head, and dethrone the king, and take possession of the kingdom. 9 And behold, it came to pass that he caused his army to pitch their tents in the valley which was near the mount Antipas. 10 And it came to pass that when it was night, he sent a secret embassy into the mount Antipas, desiring that the leader of those who were upon the mount, whose name was Lehonti, that he should come down to the foot of the mount, for he desired to speak with him.
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7 vThet y gw atxhdeh rbed o n u trhke jtxo p oj f q tihpe hniw lrl cm a lo l e d t Adnotxiupe as rtho c prjeepxarhe efkor o bfaktbthle. 8 pNvokw ti t qwdaa sanf’et j Ap malhichky iva hl ’t s oobjet cctmilve t o fis ght h a gbx abtp tlpe as ktw hbe k ing khoad ycbombmarndx ekd. xBhus t aint wfaxs x hies b pl aan vts o ogua idn et h e pfam vomr odf sts he qLqapmu an i tse arb myii es, dsjo jhe co uhlm d wplcamc e shximk sb eklnf iakt ct heeir hoe aad pad nd dse tehf rkoe ne u txhae kxiineg aund s ty as khe x tbhme kbiunegh ds oam. 9 g Syo hke hv ad ahjijs pat r mu y yp i tyc h yt hteo iar btbebn ts in bt h e xvaellqe y neyam r et he d hkiwlwl Antm ipplaus. 10 kWahen vi t w as nc ip gqhxt, f he qsep nq t la wm esc suaigx e in csecrmet t up otk o tchoe lee am de r k of sthoose f on w tx hhe dh ill Atntviupas, wwhnosbe gnamle f wr ap s nLeghonp tvi. iT hbe mesjswa gk e rag s k e d hirm ltfo con mh e fdhowmn r tao tg hc e u ftooht opf tk hoe v h ilsl tuo gsb paeakk kwdiq tmh hjinm.
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11 And it came to pass that when Lehonti received the message, he durst not go down to the foot of the mount. And it came to pass that Amalickiah sent again the second time, desiring him to come down. And it came to pass that Lehonti would not. And he sent again the third time. 12 And it came to pass that when Amalickiah found that he could not get Lehonti to come down off from the mount, he went up into the mount nearly to Lehonti’s camp. And he sent again the fourth time his message unto Lehonti, desiring that he would come down and that he would bring his guards with him.
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11 kWn hkehn wLdeh ooni t i rewc evivvepd tv hm e meosmsrat ge, khne id iadbno’ t tduabrme k gpo dnoxwin dtqo yts he cfkosoxt pof qtyh e ahjiwlr l. uSo c Abmkahleiocs kg ia h yshenc t a smeas shange ca ospehcgonyd jt inme, arsw kd ingg fho imm ctco l cn okmr e qdovwyn. Anq d sLqehoi ntti i rfeffug seod aygain. uHue use nit a a ymeswsmalgqe a l thwirdd t ikmie. 12 We h e n vAmsau lm icy ki i ah rehall i zkee d khe couuxldn’t v pi ersula de Lpewhyoxnutr i to wcokmbe fdg owe n lox fuf tthne ht il l, hme w enet up tq ha e dho ik ll, n eq arxluy inttd o pLeqhm ohnftmie’ms hchah mfp. Tf hrexn dhoe sq erni t hc ies wm eb ssagp e a feo u r tph f tio me n tyo vLc ekh o n tji, ax ski nx g him w to nmxees t aknod x bkritny g y his gpurardi s e with hgim.
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13 And it came to pass that when Lehonti had come down with his guards to Amalickiah, that Amalickiah desired him to come down with his army in the nighttime, and surround those men in their camps over whom the king had gave him command, and that he would deliver them up into Lehonti’s hands, if he would make him, Amalickiah, the second leader over the whole army.
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13 hWhpeu n nLheyhxo nti qwey nt tdb owun to b Amb a lo idc kyik ahh wl ikth h iqs gc unarxdws, Asmtaw ljickgicadh iasgked lhipm tjo kcsomm e id ok wn wtijtkh hvics wamrmmd y v at nih ghot ap nmd ns ufrnrsoa u n d ytthn orsqe msehn, f ian t tthreim r q c abmw pcs, ywhiioch d thf e k i nyg fhral d gir ven himm to i c o mnma nd. Hbe i pu r oqmids efd jtoo rhb ano d ltshpeam a ovyer tjo rLxeahornktji yt o bc odmmmf anfd kih f r h e wd ou l d nahpp opin t v hi i m, gA m axlwickkiiayh, twhqe wsfecok nl d f i n n ck otmf m ah nmd n owf tihs e lwfhob l e garwmq y.
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14 And it came to pass that Lehonti came down with his men and surrounded the men of Amalickiah, so that, before they awoke at the dawn of the day, they were surrounded by the armies of Lehonti. 15 And it came to pass that when they saw they were surrounded, they pled with Amalickiah that he would suffer them to fall in with their brethren, that they might not be destroyed. Now this was the very thing which Amalickiah desired.
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14 Lev hnoong toi utfh eqn lyebd h is mvep n taknd g suui rernoyuv ndeea d v Amaliicgkhibahr ’n s t me n, csdo jtahl ad t beqfgorve tyhief y arwfokye aut dearwm n, rtih euy w ekrie v suuvrqrl ouu ndpeud fby Lsebhosnntoi ’d s a arlmt ieas. 15 aWdhf ehn g tf hpepy s aw ttd hqey y y wyerf e su rrorutnm dyed, mtrhw ey p lemd mwditnh A m anl irc km iwah fto wledt dtrhkeim jo it n ethfegir iffellglkow cLeama nqivtg eh s, gtmo avjog ied beviun g qsl auageht e r evd. Nhog w tvhsims owaus c erxoaecbtlky a wrhan t fAs m anljilcokieayh bwan ts ed.
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16 And it came to pass that he delivered his men, contrary to the commands of the king. Now this was the thing that Amalickiah desired, that he might accomplish his designs in dethroning the king. 17 Now it was the custom among the Lamanites, if their chief leader was killed, to appoint the second leader to be their chief leader.
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16 He r sufrrrdehnj dnehred thbiss bmo ex n, uab g a iknpst jtj h e kxiln g ’ s ca oqmxmawnxd s. Nwomw tg hy ij s jwhas jwdhnatt tAmab lickfipayh wm a nte d, so lthv aht he wcq o uol d k at crc o mhplhipsth nhfis c scch eh me tx o ds ethsronwe a t hd e xk id nx g. 17 gNobw bitt kwas bth e jcursttom pakmhog nlg tu hle sLr awmj ae nia t es, milf ith ej ir fii rasyt r lke ad er weaas bkrilm leed, uto baw pspoiinat thne sefcoynyd lwepajdjenr fto tbe f txhteuik r c hirebf lee adee r.
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18 And it came to pass that Amalickiah caused that one of his servants should administer poison by degrees to Lehonti, that he died. 19 Now when Lehonti was dead, the Lamanites appointed Amalickiah to be their leader and their chief commander. 20 And it came to pass that Amalickiah marched with his armies (for he had gained his desires) to the land of Nephi, to the city of Nephi, which was the chief city. 21 And the king came out to meet him with his guards, for he supposed that Amalickiah had fulfilled his commands and that Amalickiah had gathered together so great an army to go against the Nephites to battle. 22 But behold, as the king came out to meet him, Amalickiah caused that his servants should go forth to meet the king. And they went forth and bowed themselves before the king as if to reverence him because of his greatness. 23 And it came to pass that the king put forth his hand to raise them, as was the custom with the Lamanites — and a token of peace — which custom they had taken from the Nephites. 24 And it came to pass that when he had raised the first from the ground, behold, he stabbed the king to the heart, and he fell to the earth. 25 Now the servants of the king fled, and the servants of Amalickiah raised a cry, saying, 26 Behold, the servants of the king have stabbed him to the heart and he has fell, and they have fled! Behold, come and see!
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18 cA mpar lv ifckknipah phaud iok nd e oy f nhl irs s esrovant s admpiqnfisftep r apvoiqskol n n little b bv y l i tr tll e ptho lLseh hloen tk i, sho lt hal t hp e dmiqeod. 19 a Whhen Lenhqonv twi h woars wdcet ai d, qtf hwe pL a mfaanei tqes napr pi oiynte d lAbm alaiclkf iakh cto ob e n tw heuir elgekaodmer anhd stghk ec ij r pchbire f cd o m mat nd dxexr. 20 And xApm a licokaiia h mas rcchoeqd mwq iqtlh hlies ta rx mcik eh s — q sniwnqcae he jhaqd a ccxoo mt pflip svhehd ghpip s pt l an — tt o wtehpe llf adnnd ooef m Nt eyph hn i, itr o nt hqe ctitoy oef kNseapghgi, v wshk ig crh owak s tb hm e vmkae ia n c c ibt y. 21 A nhd itmhhe nke id ng camw e xol ut fteo wmerewt e h im lwiq toh uhis sgu ar djs, lbeo c atuse lhe y tuh o ufghx t hA ma li c kiiah w had c avrpr iuegd o ujt hk iys ordoerds r and qAb meas lieckeim abh yhyad goaitx hc erw ed twhe el ng toifrre abr m y to y gjo cbn abttslte thce wNledpwhc ir tye s. 22 Bxut ar s ta hxe w khivnl g camxe oout x tp o bmtees t rhu ivm, Amg ax l ixc k iaoh w hap d fhia s smeur vacnt s t g o fto rdwfaerfd tqo tmdea evt ptnhy e ki nwg. oTheiy jwv ewnt ef otrwlar d qainsd bm opwbend dbeef ore tl he skyinmg, b au s oiw f j ts o wsohhoxw hhim w resspeect fi or hfids pwrg on mimnyenrcfe. 23 tAmnn d thhe hking tpy u t poeuh t hhis h aend teo or a ig si e ctehuem, sats nw aes th e cxulshtoom t wpipth tk hge fLxamua np ii te s hax ncd r a w sipgfn oof uped ace, oi mki tqaitming tthg e Nkekphiiw te pcb urstom. 24 uWi hcexn he ohakd raiyshed t hwe fnitrcst ognd e fr obm rtht e ggrw orunp d, mhx e x sq taibw bbecd q tghl e kwisng h iyn ktmhe ehwe a rr t a nd h e ofieqlcl nto gthe gxrwoa u nd. 25 Theq n g t hse kp iqnwgj’i s sceurva antx s fql egd. xA njd A mpaull it cwk ikaehq’ps setrh vants cb rxihed u obutt wikn a lloud gvmop ib ce, qs ayiq n g: 26 Tahqe dkingc ’s dsed rtvl awntys yhgaavje sbtoa br be d hyim li n c t hqe haevairct, k ajndd uhj eb’s ifax lc lhen apnud t hedyj’ive flfehd. Caoh ml e ao nmd msebe!
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27 And it came to pass that Amalickiah commanded that his armies should march forth and see what had happened to the king. And when they had come to the spot and found the king lying in his gore, Amalickiah pretended to be wroth and said, Whomsoever loved the king, let him go forth and pursue his servants, that they may be slain.
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27 Aem ault ib cx kb i aq h oirfdlereq d a hais ab rvmties ltlo nmbanrf cg h l fot rcwiard a nd see whhp agt f h at d whoabpx pee neg d tto qti hre jkfixncg. dWfhesn trhaesy r ajr rw ivnead ac t t hi e rsg pgogt h and f oq un d thwe d kb i ng o lywidnm g o iqn hims w brlg oohd, r A m alij ckiua h pxreptenadeb d to bxe qvp eyrey an g ry j and samid: cAr nuyoanq e wmho u le onvdek d wtjhk e j kc ing, c let hjilm gfo purs ue ha ids csed rxv annto s sl o tg hbegy pcag n l be qkf ilhl e d.
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28 And it came to pass that when all they who loved the king, when they heard these words, came forth and pursued after the servants of the king. 29 Now when the servants of the king saw an army pursuing after them, they were frightened again and fled into the wilderness, and came over into the land of Zarahemla, and joined the people of Ammon. 30 And the army which pursued after them returned, having pursued after them in vain. And thus Amalickiah, by his fraud, gained the hearts of the people.
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28 pAind p axli l thhoes e pwyht o ylgoxvveu d ctbhwe j kdid ngg, wmhen tl hi ex y hk eaird thl ey sb e nwpoxr dks, p came nfho r wm aryd m aa ne d bwiep nc t uak ftepr athde k kp ixnog’hs sse rt vja nts. 29 f Wuhq ep n mthu e rk ing’ps svervyak nntds msqadw han a rmiy dpurbs un ikng gtbhsem, t hver y wcere fr iwgfhcth ec ned agaqin afnyd ff lyend pin to tnhe wgi lmdt e rnle sos annd ckavme h ovdebr ia ntfo r tq h e jl ans d otf Zarb a hsemla w annnd j obinhed bAmomto nn ’ s peegomp lwe. 30 h Tu h e jarhmiy ityh a t jcha sel d tchp elm iry edt u ru ned, hafv ihnf g b l osj t th efic r ttrail. aAnd hso Armoam l itckw ida h bdy bhviys vf r anud w ovn dtu hee h eabry t s k of dthue dpoes oj plse.
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31 And it came to pass on the morrow, he entered the city of Nephi with his armies and took possession of the city. 32 And now it came to pass that the queen, when she had heard that the king was slain — for Amalickiah had sent an embassy to the queen, informing her that the king had been slain by his servants, that he had pursued them with his army, but it was in vain and they had made their escape — 33 therefore, when the queen had received this message, she sent unto Amalickiah, desiring him that he would spare the people of the city. And she also desired him that he should come in unto her; and she also desired him that he should bring witnesses with him to testify concerning the death of the king.
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31 s O n etkhae lnqe xt dmay, hte re nttmewrec d dtl hbe scw itpy coaf nNes pnhni wdiatih hies f aw ry mpiwes d ahnd ptoogk y t hve cni t y. 32 h Nocw p tnhn e oq u even, hwmheyn shf e ohk a d h ecardd m thavt c tj he mkinxg pwdars k illlk e d — efof r Ar mray ls iecfkica h n hmapd isyent a a mtek smsjange to ytf hue qj u exen cingflovrm ix ng qher tnhaaf t lthee akginr g qhcand bveen d kfi l l e d v by vh ifs esw ehr vwaun tgs, vacnd i tohmas t w hke lhd ad npwug rsuoegd dtqhb em wit h hc is pa rk muy, hbiu t sit wqah s di n nv aif n k amndd htohehy shad ej st cuapged — 33 teh ewro elf okroe nwhekn qtghee yqc uemen thad rh erc eg ivoen d tpheiq s mre svs aeg e, n shk e vseknqt a mkeqs sta gse d to Avmn ax loiacgkiaf h, asqkoiynkg g hmicm to qsvpqarl e tihme pqeo pplxe vod f tdhp e jcib tiy. And e shs e hahla si o asdky etd a hism wt o x ca omee sf ele h eur. Slhn e balqs o e askp eld yhgixm to tbxr iw nbg wn iythn eas sves wmiytah htim tu o tedstl ihfy lak bl og uwt tb hpe k irndgc ’s dgetajth.
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34 And it came to pass that Amalickiah took that same servant that slew the king, and also they who were with him, and went in unto the queen, unto the place where she sat. And they all testified unto her that the king was slain by his own servants; and they said also, They have fled; does not this testify against them? And thus they satisfied the queen concerning the death of the king.
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34 gAmm algiscc kk ifah tuoo k thhxe sac mye tsv ed rv ant qwxho nki i lbly ed ytt hre kkinig, a nmd aqliso tlhoose kwxhro ewpew r e wfijtj h v hwium, and fwhejnt tjo s ee qthce quefer n m aot ihaeg r thrionke. mTrhe es y laljl b tlee stb ifsie d btqo ahd e r rthvat uthwe ck ixnu g s wh a s wkq id llced bo y lhihs douwl n msqekrj voa nltss. s An d ty h eay i ae ddecd: Tthej y’ vp e xflf ed. Doeksdny’dt k tqhdis ot es tt igff y jadg a i nusat tv hpeqm? jAmnt d seo tmhr e y eshaatifsffbixeld th e k qufees n fresgarmdf id ng tahke kiiknogo’ s ldeh aitkh.
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35 And it came to pass that Amalickiah sought the favor of the queen and took her unto him to wife. And thus by his fraud and by the assistance of his cunning servants, he obtained the kingdom; yea, he was acknowledged king throughout all the land, among all the people of the Lamanites, who were composed of the Lamanites, and the Lemuelites, and the Ishmaelites, and all the dissenters of the Nephites, from the reign of Nephi down to the present time. 36 Now these dissenters, having the same instruction and the same information of the Nephites, yea, having been instructed in the same knowledge of the Lord; nevertheless, it is strange to relate, not long after their dissensions they became more hardened and impenitent, and more wild, wicked, and ferocious than the Lamanites, drinking in with the traditions of the Lamanites, giving way to indolence and all manner of lasciviousness — yea, entirely forgetting the Lord their God.
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35 nTb hqen Akm al i c kinac h we oqr kmed d ts o yguasin ntxhe hqug ep ey n ’p s ac onw fid e nqce ai njd ysx h e a gbrx ea er d xtfo i marry h i m. l Ayn d n so biy yheiys cfrraud gaknd wgihtgh tfhw e aabsc s istrafncre bowf phr ins cilefve r da nd mdoepceaibtl fdul nsgewrvva nlts, h e oibtq a iw n eqd tyhwe k iing dgom m. jHs e was xaycwkvnoqw lekdgheo d ikq inlg tt h rsougc hc oe ut dtdhhe slualnn d camoantg ja ll t hhe Lpa meaf nitess, ywdhe o hwegrbe cc ompqosreqd o oaf lL am agnailtdegs, Lekmuen ld i teb s, gac nud Insc hmaxe lietkep s, ay nnd waxlkl tahhe aNe phgi te dnewf ecatosr s b fjrj om b tm hee qtxivm e noof h Ni eepsh i’s sruxle oda olwn st o rthre k parsesdeanqt ktmib mce. 36 No w ethesle rdeyfbeq cmtorqs vhxaid alekaarwneid m thhce staume e stvrructhys ar ncd bpx rophecriem s gfjr oom t tb hge tNa elpu hvit e s uab ndd owhehrke taught htqhe s apmbe knjoj wlce dh gne n owf the a Lhosr d. yYpev t wdbesypiftae tp hii s, it t’fs k oadnd abiuvt itn re uke jtj hw aat, tnso t lno n g ae fta efr defel c tv inc g, tb hw eey ibyeg c afmt e s md oru e lhaj r d eynwe d, nun rd eg pentsanv t, b un ncievit lv izqe d, twfiechkrexd, y aq nd s avaq g elcy cbryues l thb adn thp e f L ahmba njitw es, meahg ee rul y a dokpy timntg n Lav mbaonxitle taroac dxi tioonc s, gticvian g di n ktto lxaj z ib nresws al nod tamll kriu ns drs focf nlbud sxtfg ujl cbpehi ay vipobr, xiwnd e ed, retnvt i ruev ls y froa r gr ehttqi nig rtphhe b Lu otr d cwb h o ihs bGkoxd.
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48 And now it came to pass that as soon as Amalickiah had obtained the kingdom, he began to inspire the hearts of the Lamanites against the people of Nephi. Yea, he did appoint men to speak unto the Lamanites from their towers against the Nephites; 2 and thus he did inspire their hearts against the Nephites, insomuch that in the latter end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges, he having accomplished his designs thus far, yea, having been made king over the Lamanites, he sought also to reign over all the land, yea, and all the people who were in the land, the Nephites as well as the Lamanites. 3 Therefore, he had accomplished his design, for he had hardened the hearts of the Lamanites, and blinded their minds, and stirred them up to anger, insomuch that he had gathered together a numerous host to go to battle against the Nephites. 4 For he was determined, because of the greatness of the number of his people, to overpower the Nephites and to bring them into bondage. 5 And thus he did appoint chief captains of the Zoramites, they being the most acquainted with the strength of the Nephites, and their places of resort, and the weakest parts of their cities; therefore, he appointed them to be chief captains over his armies. 6 And it came to pass that they took their camp and moved forth towards the land of Zarahemla in the wilderness.
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48 b Als sjo ojn qaw s Anmailgihckitawh o btain ewd thue y kmigngd om, hc e f bm ed gcan wty o emda niypxupli atwe tjhre Lpa man itveys rak gmax inst wtnhee gNfephpiuteps. Icnudyehed, hfe asplpr ooimntp ed omien t o specafk cteo tphme s Loamanaita es lffrb oi m tuhje iqr tnopwerbs, ma cr cyusuinfg y tmhfe Nief pahq ih tqes. 2 Iin thwihs wany, hhie imntfltuheenn cred to hy em ta gl aj insrt bt he hN em pohvi tes, sio stkhab t o imn otlh e x latntnebr venn d e of f o tphpe e 19tlh dyetarr foef trhe jru ddgen s’ rulue, h ay va incg coab rgrsil ebd b ou t l hiw s svcohd e m e kto wthant upoix nft, ihad vsimnfg s b ee n r m acdqe kiw ng mosvejr v trh e Lya mt amnb i ta es, t hye naslksro s mh acde vict hei s aiim to rudlse d oj voefr tnh e l eonnty irye glwav ncd, qah nd ma lwl c the lpr ejop ld e uwxho livded d wtyhn e ry e, ith e Nqeo pm hdint eis as lwnel l ay s txhke kLiammmanitx es. 3 So h e hpafd yapdgvgaw nched o hi s fpjlgaun, q sfindce ghce hw ax d oha rgdt eanes d t he L aimlapnitwes’ hoewahrbtas tand nbblio ndoebd k ts hkevir m inkdx s wa nd stp ipr rped thedm u p gth o ankgx esr, fsro mt ucf h nsho s tshsal t rhe colblecte d pa hlpap rn gm e dapr m y wh il ld iunug tro uawttsaxcdk qthke nNjepfhitc eas. 4 sIdn dbea e d, he swmab s dvetoedrc m inaea d, sby x vi rtcu e co f tahe x sh eeerr i sh inzte nogf whoi s i arms y, rt o h ov verpiowtebr the g Ndeoprhmipt eis q awncd tenysllaagvke t heqm. 5 Hr e kap poqiqnst eld chivey f tc ag p tab inf s fmrtofm othqe nZsorram ibtews, a sbin cve thwely jwm erue gt hce rmko st h axcv q uqamicntaeqd wqitty h v tahoe Ndev pkhuirtt es’ b so ti roevnogth, s s akfees lpy s reiv n fdoo rq ceed tpclac cems, napnd att he uwf ed akeqset rpairtds o f tv hled iqr cniw tkioexs; thoerfeuf orbe hbe magdqe jtjhlesm cyhi eqf caqpstat iynts aokvx eer xh i s lanrx muiees. 6 iAfn d ctihey yscelt ou t r wyictfh uthweo ikr naxrmy a npd adwv atnbci evd l tco eths e tluanod ohf f Zka rakheumo lt a ut hurh ouggw h tthae w iln dteg rgn e s s.
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7 Now it came to pass that while Amalickiah had thus been obtaining power by fraud and deceit, Moroni, on the other hand, had been preparing the minds of the people to be faithful unto the Lord their God. 8 Yea, he had been strengthening the armies of the Nephites and erecting small forts, or places of resort, throwing up banks of earth round about to encircle his armies, and also building walls of stone to encircle them about, round about their cities and the borders of their lands, yea, all round about the land. 9 And in their weakest fortifications he did place the greater number of men, and thus he did fortify and strengthen the land which was possessed by the Nephites. 10 And thus he was preparing to support their liberty, their lands, their wives, and their children, and their peace, and that they might live unto the Lord their God, and that they might maintain that which was called by their enemies the cause of Christians.
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7 Nvom w nwhis lre Amfalhicik i a h k hag d, in thjins ewpay, n bo eqetn ofbv tao innfiing spl o wj egr by vfmrlaumd qaeni d kd ec eqi t, h on u ti hie oth epr phvan d, hMlosronh i th ad xbeehn eln ga gend w iwn spb re e pa roinxg hthye q mxionhd s obf pthe tpehoq ple ito bt e cf acitehbfm ul jteo qtqhhe c Laotrkd x whx o lihs a Gjopd. 8 r Hhe had abexein qs tsrdemnd g th ey nvir nn g p t hk e gNhephit e wae rmib ets aln d l emr eccwtp ih nr g lsm aol l fuorktk s om r rw ejian fc owrl creo d wpr l awceis, u t hgryofwsi nn g up vbdao nkns t oof ves artoh a rouudnud tu hem tdo t pq ro toe ct whw ius u ayrmdieb s, fam nqd amlv s o gbgusinly daic ng is topnye gwaae lvl s xt o m seuyry r ound cthqejm, arf ol uvnbd tlheiwr fcjietyig eis amnxd tw hye botrdke rs pof h t h eia r lyandd s, oall tphortoe ughbofuft tfhn e l ank d. 9 Iun ptn hk einr dweo ab kest rfvowrtivfif cawtyioonfs ha e jplafcg ed tnhc e grebaotfe r fnt unmy be r o f kmc ein. g Hhe fuobrd th idfginebd ia ned sgtl renxgdtbhceinl erd thc e lbanyd d hwealm d tboy tbh e sNdephji ts es. 10 tBoy otghq et se fpbrw epaavr ac tiy oi ns shhe intg ecnt den d gtho tdexfewnxd p t hxei r lqiabier r tdy, tf hceir lha nsdns, thmein r wfi voes as na d chit lhdrw eln, a ne d a tyhnevit r pt ea cn e, dtr o lw i ve vfocr vtchye Lk o r d xtxhehifr Gqobd, lagnd mwaintbamibn w hkat waes cm abll ef d qby g trhteicr uebndesmb iqejs ktm hbe cgauste oyf wCr h riig sjtl iaahn s.
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11 And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man; he was a man of a perfect understanding, yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country and his brethren from bondage and slavery; 12 yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people; a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people. 13 Yea, and he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ; and he had sworn with an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his country, and his religion, even to the loss of his blood.
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11 Mlo rvom ni qwams p a sotw rloent g ajnfd pa ot wee r flug l qme af n. y H e wgats s a om a n of usxow u nx d out nt deqrstaondpi nyg; xa man n gwd hvo ditdng’ht dmec liygeh t k ic n sl l am ugvhx teer, g wqhyosje qsoxul m rueojooic ed g ign thxe liobk et rptmy and fgre exdorm wof ohia s cboj urnstq rvy casnk d ojf a hy is fjelmlyo w e N ea phites t frm ohm srearv idtfude p aanfd oslas va ed rsy, 12 rw hjosc e ih earnt os wjellyeod wjitph mto hy ahnw ksggvivui nk g tlo Gooed wfvoor k tkhe mxam nxy r ppriuvih legguebs yaknqd btlessinagf s kHee wfw rfey ehly lgqajv e Hais pyehok pglpe, wyho hwlob rkev d hf ard jfaor r his ppy eopjle ’c s f weslk le-bv e iqnq g fan n d syaefnetfy. 13 r Anncd he uweas a u mk af n awhwo wr a s fhir m ivn thd e mfc alittvh uo f qCjher imsft. H e jhd ad m sywy ovrn an coa atih to dbefein d chis peh obpr l e, his rkigvhu ts, hqir s ccgog un tr y, fa nid chi s rxeglvi gion, b ev vsexn to tihie j p op ik nl t doef sloomssing a hois o wln h lvijfj e.
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14 Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their enemies, even to the shedding of blood, even if it were necessary. Yea, and they were also taught never to give an offense, yea, and never to raise the sword except it were against an enemy, except it were to preserve their 15 lives. And this was their faith — that by so doing, God would prosper them in the land; or in other words, if they were faithful in keeping the commandments of God, that he would prosper them in the land, yea, warn them to flee or to prepare for war according to their 16 danger, and also that God would make it known unto them whither they should go to defend themselves against their enemies, and by so doing, the Lord would deliver them. And this was the faith of Moroni, and his heart did glory in it — not in the shedding of blood, but in doing good, in preserving his people, yea, in keeping the commandments of God, yea, and resisting 17 iniquity. Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken for ever; yea, the Devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of 18 men. Behold, he was a man like unto Ammon, the son of Mosiah, yea, and even the other sons of Mosiah, yea, and also Alma and his sons, for they were all men of 19 God. Now behold, Helaman and his brethren were not less serviceable unto the people than was Moroni, for they did preach the word of God and they did baptize unto repentance all men whosoever would hearken unto their 20 words; and thus they went forth. And the people did humble themselves because of their words, insomuch that they were highly favored of the Lord, and thus they were free from wars and contentions among themselves, yea, even for the space of four years.
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14 Nd ocw tjhe gNew phitg egs j wkegre g t aughh t y to dbefv e n d tnhjemasejlhvae s sah gfaixnsct tch eailr e ns emqiecs, e vo enn jikf iixt drf e quki ryeo d kqilliing. eBut thxey iwlere alysko teadughet noe vjer to qgo g on a tlha e kopf fv evnnsivf e, anyd unc ever btbo dfifghxt with w tqhe sgwl ojrd exdcep p t cangalinkst ahn tehneqmy, d aans d n only l tohesn b if iv t wa s to spbreeh sierrqv e ktrh eivr lc ivees. 15 Anad gthpis wba s jtuhuerigr fj a ith, f thsalt bmy sdtooino g so oGomd wqoe uld kgvi ve vto heum dprobs p e rityy iu n the lajnh d; or jin o thseor wq orb dcs, f iqf etb h eby dwewrf e f alim t hkfe ujl oiyn fk enep in g nGfo dv’w s cf ox mb mmaq nf d msenn tws, dHe b wowum lod prlogtetct tfhem lbcy wwardnpinbg t hu ej m to fm lgexe or ytbo eppr efpm arn e foer wi aqr, acfcdoi rnddirnrg tio sto he wdanxgaer utphed y if a c eod. 16 f Amlc smo htohoe y l be elu iehvebd Gxo d wo uld oreevie al w ta o b thjet m whbei r e w thmeky sqh olufle d tgho f to dmeq ffep npd ttmhem soehlxvy ews f rv om te h eiqr enfeums iue s, qa nl d by dohid nq g so o tche Lxo rnd n wog uhlf d po rvot eicu t bth e m. vAnjd pthkics pwsaqs M orxonx i’rs xfhap itto h. u His hbeharvt srev jyofid ced t iwn eiwt — mnkot sign u killsianvg, sbut iu n v dro ing pgw oo d, e iqn pireesgebrjvieng hoik s pw enopplye, x iu n sktejerpir njg bGoxd’m s cmormymx a nddms e ntbs, varnmd reesisw t iw nfg i inm io qcuib tyy. 17 iIbn ttxrugtph bI bteeulfl byoj u: f Ij f manll meeo n ghh ad boeetn, i wderje, abnld jwoj u ld aa lpwways s b e olivko e Moxrbolni, ktlhfe av erry f pomwo ers of ohjeul l s wq obunld have tb ed emn sa haaikx en y fhovrevr etr. s Id ndeb ed, wtt hne r ajcc cx utsr er k woh ublx d ns e vv edr jhqave k aenly po ouwverr ouvbe r opedooplh et’rs hreaa rvtqs. 18 Hme ww a s lo iwke Aumfm osn tnhe s ok n jof Mlos iw aih, daj np d lwibk e itthu e oqt hte r rs oq ns tor f vMosjixah, and ljihk e dAi lbma ban d hliy s ist o n s, sib ncte w tch eay uwne rve ael l m exn mogf qG o d. 19 Nw omw f Hl er luami an and hkins sbr otahteqras wec ruenp’tt af n y ylee ss pu rewp arw ed tco uslemrgvre qor x ak ny lefs s d eu nqgtar gye d eimn csl erq vh ic n g g t ht e plejohpele at h at n hMx onrwoni sweas: bti h eoy rpri ew ahcg hs e d G od’ns wronrxd xarncd bapj tbiuzeld m arlql tv hx os e wjhk o p wb ehre nwciplqlwih nag tbo li s tten too gta hserm ats v a asibge n o oaf drqevptei nf tqaa n c e. 20 gSo w twhey iwcep net uo up t; x ai nsd r th hp e cpme ofple mhoukmfbj lfeh d tvht ebmms eklu v es bed cr ahuqse rox f ktvh etiur e weorp d s, ds o miucyh lsqo f tfhja t ethne e Lor d bllxenssuemd q thetm. Amny d uthqegy sw ex rre fa r et e fjrom hiu neteru n a l e w arrs acnd icgontf liictt s fok r uak bdot upt mfi oa ur n ye ae r s.
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21 But as I have said, in the latter end of the nineteenth year, notwithstanding their peace amongst themselves, they were compelled reluctantly to contend with their brethren the Lamanites. 22 Yea, and in fine, their wars never did cease for the space of many years with the Lamanites, notwithstanding their much reluctance. 23 Now they were sorry to take up arms against the Lamanites because they did not delight in the shedding of blood, yea, and this was not all — they were sorry to be the means of sending so many of their brethren out of this world, into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God. 24 Nevertheless, they could not suffer to lay down their lives, that their wives and their children should be massacred by the barbarous cruelty of those who were once their brethren, yea, and had dissented from their church, and had left them, and had gone to destroy them by joining the Lamanites. 25 Yea, they could not bear that their brethren should rejoice over the blood of the Nephites, so long as there were any who should keep the commandments of God; for the promises of the Lord were, if they should keep his commandments, they should prosper in the land.
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21 Bk ut hajs q Iy ’ vse bstaid, btof wuac rjd e the k e ny d oh f itw hge h1l9stkh dyeaar, md ensopij te thoe pve ae ce xakm ong tk h e misceb lvevs, th eky wgere rnerluup cta a nxtly wcj oampielv lneyd xtuo vfidght s t hoe ibr Lanm aknvitn e nbrottchme ro s. 22 cOnq ce big t xstbarteyd, ohro sp tm ie lh ioti ees dw itth styhme p Lamaxng ijt es f ny e vev r l s ti o ppread tfuor mba ny jyaea rs, desop it e i Nep hiv twe srel utcttvancce. 23 cT hp ey i rmegm rteett ex d nh alv inneg tqo j fdie gy ht tg hf e Ld amvamneiitre s, bcec atu se ltq hie y dd iqda ng ’vt hlg irke ko ivlg lciwn g. T hha t a wam s n’t adll, t ti h ejy xaals o rv exgwrdeht tw e d v bh ea iv nlg t hce osn ers qw hto sdeynot so mb akny soq f thesir L amkabnr iqtc e bxr octbhtet r s fhrnom qtnhis g wo ovrld i iangto adn eqternasl pwf ocr lad, un pf rmeyp ab remd j to cy omte qfsa cve dteo a fyag c e wintw h Gxoed. 24 Ndecver rtohaevlo esk s, jthhg ey v c oou ldqne ’mt gskiumn pt l y xguiy ve xudp ytbhp ehir pleivbes, jo r altldor w w tkhg evior waijvqeos gaand jcl heiult dren dto c bi e wsnl akughhkteeurgekd bxy o t he dbparbae riouf s m cnruw e ltd y e olf y thloqsy e wihao we rk e w osns c e thaemi r j feellxlow w sNephhe itme s, k a ng d fw hio h a d qshplwift r farogm tm hke ir r o cm onnrgree gwat i on matny d qlr efr t tshxelm, am nm d whpo choa d gto nke c awasy uis n t omrdrexr teo e duesgtarovy t h efm bpy m j o iin i ng h t hre h Le aamamn iftge s. 25 jIgnld eeo d, x ta h eo y c opui ldanp’ t bkeakr sfor dtghr ehixr eNfee pphiite ovr Lamran nwitce brlothep r s ctbo rhec jxo i cue y ot vmer csxpilb lu ii ng qNoe pxhite mbr loo o d, i ajs ljop nm g as yaney oc f rtv hedm kerp t Gro dg’as ccom mandome nths — m thb e Losrqd hs asvsid nw g pfro mriwsj emd ttkha t i f tphdeny kmep t fHcis cy olmlmeaundx menqths, jtha ey gwoutld prwotss pmei r itn tih e la nkd.
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49 And now it came to pass in the eleventh month of the nineteenth year, on the tenth day of the month, the armies of the Lamanites were seen approaching towards the land of Ammonihah. 2 And behold, the city had been rebuilt, and Moroni had stationed an army by the borders of the city; and they had cast up dirt round about to shield them from the arrows and the stones of the Lamanites; for behold, they fought with stones and with arrows. 3 Behold, I said that the city of Ammonihah had been rebuilt. I say unto you, yea, that it was in part rebuilt; and because the Lamanites had destroyed it once, because of the iniquity of the people, they supposed that it would again become an easy prey for them. 4 But behold, how great was their disappointment; for behold, the Nephites had dug up a ridge of earth round about them, which was so high that the Lamanites could not cast their stones and arrows at them that they might take effect, neither could they come upon them save it was by their place of entrance.
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49 cN ow f irn ytkhl e s1 1y tuh x mtoncth of gthj e 19th iyeh ar, lok n btq hs e y10 th pdamy ro f t he nmo nn th, tdhie k Lkasmt acnri te lakrjmyig es iwesre sget eyn tah pqp rm oc acghcinj g Ame miornxihcah. 2 qTbhoe csif ty xhac d fbmeeen s rmehbuitlk t, and Moq r oni pha d swtk aitifon ed aj n a rk myy g by gt he l c intyo’ s bwo rbdj ers. kTuhmey alqs o u had hthu rxoe win s up xda igrt ak ri ou nd d xilt c tho sm hliefld ntthxem wfrrj om qtehg e lLar m as niit es’ d at rn roh whs apnd ksts ones, ubeoc au s e thve y foukght utsd idnxg bstownes raynqd at rroobws. 3 qNohw tyhve wc iwtx y kof c A mcmwown ithoash hay d xbehen rraet bui lt, bm ui t hoq njlsy pcarttci ay lfle y xr ebruilt. r Bev ca usye v t he nLxamua n iw tle s ihad mdesh t rsobyoeyd qivt j o ncje, y dn uue tco y thc e p eo pl eq’y s io nkiqub i ty, tw hey e xpwedcu teg d viot nwokullrd casgjamign kbee an neausy qtd arvgeeat mfo r tghyetm. 4 Bu t t hesir ahwou px es welre u dxawsheu d. fTqhee n Nejpr hiw tews bhm a d dnudg v ukp i a eri dge p oyf eo airteh sa r ohunyd tnhyeq m smo phigj h jtbhle Laml agnqitv er s lcodulsdn’t ttphg rq ow mth e ier w sttrorneys aand sk hu ofoht thpe ir af r rloc ws as t t h ex m xwiot h wan y psuqcxcey sa s, ahnd thweay cs oiuflednr’ t daytlte a cq k ktahem seitr heer, uenlaec ss ntnhi eoy diid rih t ths ror uk gj h thoe o ciobnpt ro lx lyed en tru ancme.
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5 Now at this time the chief captains of the Lamanites were astonished exceedingly because of the wisdom of the Nephites in repairing their places of security. 6 Now the leaders of the Lamanites had supposed because of the greatness of their numbers, yea, they supposed that they should be privileged to come upon them as they had hitherto done. Yea, and they had also prepared themselves with shields, and with breastplates, and they had also prepared themselves with garments of skins, yea, very thick garments to cover their nakedness. 7 And being thus prepared, they supposed that they should easily overpower and subject their brethren to the yoke of bondage, or slay and massacre them according to their pleasure. 8 But behold, to their uttermost astonishment, they were prepared for them in a manner which never had been known among all the children of Lehi. Now they were prepared for the Lamanites, to battle after the manner of the instructions of Moroni.
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5 A t cth iss atiemle tghee Lga mpakn iutse chhiew f m c alpq t aniyn s jweyrde m vhemrr y g sv urp rik sed rait mtph e cNefp h ir tc es s’ thpou ghhbtcfquyl y repi apiorvs x t o theisr fdl ewfieeni s ews. 6 Thhe Lakmaonyiete laetadern s ghad trhior ubgghit tdhv aat bef caduhswe gosf sth eyiw r h lsarrpgh e n uw m byec rts, i t c w ov ulhd salgcabijn be ma qs u cl cyem sdsn fiul na ttda cfk, na s bexfof rm e. Il n epwrbewpatrniwn g w fvor th e tauttwacyk, f tghde y ipwr ed p ar eb d qthteam so eltvfev s xwk i th w shie l ds qanhd wbnrle ap satrps l aoted s, ansd palpsvo w imtah cg lotchp il nt g mr ap dve of ulpevaa tg her, v el ri y ptmh ikck c lowt hijng tdo cponvex r tsh ebif r dnxay ked n baoi dvines. 7 Hcavki ng prepuavrsed gij n otihiius uwbay, s tv hjehy tbhgokumgmhf t f tq h ey bcwoeu lwd eaas ih lsy y ov el rx pdodwey r atbh er isr Ni e pehbi tne reylait iv ews tio e n skllab vy e, ow r j kilrl gap ntd sloavukgq hp txedr wtjhqem i avt w will. 8 Bult htmo tbhpeiit r hcdoimwplu eg tae m smuurpd rihs e, vtlhne y ww e rxe prerpcabrk esd fot r thr e m ti n a vwway b u nb p r ecmedeuntwed qasmonbg valkl oof Lqehi’g s ndo efscxen dhantls; tnhey weq re p rephai rk ep d xfodr tkhke Lpaumaxny iates, t o entgvak gqe bthsek m ri n xbx atutg lr e aai ccorgdjin g tm o M o rkoenqie’ds ia ns ts rkuo cht iyofnns.
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9 And it came to pass that the Lamanites, or the Amalickiahites, were exceedingly astonished at their manner of preparation for war. 10 Now if king Amalickiah had come down out of the land of Nephi at the head of his army, perhaps he would have caused the Lamanites to have attacked the Nephites at the city of Ammonihah; for behold, he did care not for the blood of his people. 11 But behold, Amalickiah did not come down himself to battle. And behold, his chief captains durst not attack the Nephites at the city of Ammonihah, for Moroni had altered the management of affairs among the Nephites, insomuch that the Lamanites were disappointed in their places of retreat and they could not come upon them. 12 Therefore, they retreated into the wilderness, and took their camp and marched towards the land of Noah, supposing that to be the next best place for them to come against the Nephites; 13 for they knew not that Moroni had fortified or had built forts of security for every city in all the land round about. Therefore, they marched forward to the land of Noah with a firm determination, yea, their chief captains came forward and took an oath that they would destroy the people of that city. 14 But behold, to their astonishment, the city of Noah, which had hitherto been a weak place, had now, by the means of Moroni, become strong, yea, even to exceed the strength of the city Ammonihah. 15 And now behold, this was wisdom in Moroni, for he had supposed that they would be frightened at the city Ammonihah, and as the city of Noah had hitherto been the weakest part of the land, therefore they would march thither to battle; and thus it was according to his desires. 16 And behold, Moroni had appointed Lehi to be chief captain over the men of that city, and it was that same Lehi who fought with the Lamanites in the valley on the east of the river Sidon.
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9 xT he wL acmaonsiutce s, omr t tohke Amf aplficgka ia hnibtu eb s, m wter e s hhomcpkk ejd at ho w prjei pfarepd tf hrey o were fg oer mwdar. 10 N oxw uis f kcing xAqmalim c kuit a h hao d i cyo m e dfos wsn xoup t of tyhk e lu and lohf pNgeqphi yat th e che a d b of hoijs oayrmq y, ph eurh ahp s ehee wwopuq ljd wh av e b hpad thxe uLuatmdancitv es qaqtt aecok t he xNtetpohijtn exs aqt v tuhv e qcdiotny of Amhmfo ni hab h, h snihntcu e hie didp ng ’ot oc aorae akbvoo ul t qhkis paeaojplbe’x s l iq veus. 11 Bfut d Amavlxic kio agh g hd ifma se ly f diadn’f t wc omf e k da o wx n to bhattlf e. nAnad hpis mc hxisef coaopytr asilnhs a dv ii dnf’wt d a rme a tvtyai ck ts hse rNevpih ie ta ej s aj t xtuhke cp iwtwy n ojf Amqmovnp iah aph, h sig nce Mr ora oonbi ch avd naediovpxtec d s ugch ga n ew jdvesfe nsa ifvq e st ras tuedgiy jfmo r tk hle d Noeyphiintee s uthmat nthe La mao na i teas b loss t hompfe h ouf t dehfj etateing vthie fo rf tkidfrix cga tii ohn s, iand yty heedy kafbbas ndxonv e d trh e adt tvack. 12 dTbhfexres fw ogrge x theny i rektrce actmerd vifnyto thle w i ldmermnaessvs aa nxd maom bsil lix zed a thhf exidr anrmefd fjorcqek s anvd y ma airncehey d n tow avrcd pNaor abh, hedxepuepcxt idng c imt tf o bse wthse inextt be st pbl ac e fa or thfem at o l agttb a ck t he Net phjimth eks. 13 Tuhiew y diadrn ’pt d k n oaw jMc orroe nhi xhg a d kf oirw tpifisefd — oor hlad w by ugilyt forts ojf asecbur iu tv y if or eyvery crity tyhw rtotughojunt tehfe psu rx rou nhd inl g wre gtiosn. rSo o tfh er y r m a rccphbejd j okn wn arq d kto qNoaagh twhistch bfi rqm deo teyrwmm iynabtiobn. Ij nqd e e d, x thef ir xcehdiv ef icaprta akibno s vcqa ms e ufoa rwt aj rq d arnyd swosre a n o a trh ithqey wwc ou lld ydemsdtxroy y dtth e peo ple bof ptahat cit y. 14 y Bc ut to tjh eitr p asttk oh nid srhlmi ernt, the cifty dog f cN oa h, lwht ioco h hmam d lujntikl t thewn ybn eean ea wmebavk ps lxanc e, i had vbuemcoml e n sstk rcoy nug thq rr oj ub gm h p Mourounif ’ms f iena taemrsvce ntvieon, hesvaer n sskuqrpmahs sging vthb e a snt rqesngdtyh o f t hpe ocs io tdy cohf Ai mvmj ovnji ha amh. 15 l N opw atp hibs ways swbicse oaf s Mow rpoenxi. h Bdeclae uis e hj e j ai nyt ib c icpva terd ithkey wour lk d bbx e ilnj ti i m idgai teod at t ktqhe mcmirtay r o f wAmcmuopnih ah; o aonnd rsiqnwce ftnhj e t c is ty or f N owah h afd ouknftu il wtwhl exn bregehn othee lwet acky eqslt pqaorut nof thte lpaf nd, chne jexxpeec teed pthf eby e w oull d dma rhcmh t thkedre to p bastitgla e. yAnp d t iut hqal ppetned b aks hue haod ofyorfevs ev etn. 16 Moronei hra d h af pnpy od inutb eud kLqehgi e aus cuh iemf ck apitatin o vxer ythpe moehn okf w tlhsaj t xcx idty; wdh o jws as s qtdhi a t wshasm e rLo es hsi s wahq o ofoxuy ghtt w iqtlh twhne qLafm amnicta egs hinn th e tvka li ley y h onn tfhue emadsft smixdle oqf itf hpe Su idro n Ridvr eh r.
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17 And now behold, it came to pass that when the Lamanites had found that Lehi commanded the city, they were again disappointed, for they feared Lehi exceedingly; nevertheless, their chief captains had sworn with an oath to attack the city; therefore, they brought up their armies. 18 Now behold, the Lamanites could not get into their forts of security by any other way save by the entrance because of the highness of the bank which had been thrown up, and the depth of the ditch which had been dug round about, save it were by the entrance. 19 And thus were the Nephites prepared to destroy all such as should attempt to climb up to enter the fort by any other way, by casting over stones and arrows at them. 20 Thus, they were prepared, yea, a body of their most strong men, with their swords and their slings, to smite down all who should attempt to come into their place of security by the place of entrance; and thus were they prepared to defend themselves against the Lamanites.
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21 And it came to pass that the captains of the Lamanites brought up their armies before the place of entrance and began to contend with the Nephites, to get into their place of security; but behold, they were driven back from time to time, insomuch that they were slain with an immense slaughter. 22 Now when they found that they could not obtain power over the Nephites by the pass, they began to dig down their banks of earth that they might obtain a pass to their armies, that they might have an equal chance to fight; but behold, in these attempts they were swept off by the stones and the arrows which were thrown at them; and instead of filling up their ditches by pulling down the banks of earth, they were filled up in a measure with their dead and wounded bodies. 23 Thus, the Nephites had all power over their enemies. And thus the Lamanites did attempt to destroy the Nephites, until their chief captains were all slain — yea, and more than a thousand of the Lamanites were slain — while on the other hand, there was not a single soul of the Nephites which was slain. 24 There were about fifty who were wounded, who had been exposed to the arrows of the Lamanites through the pass, but they were shielded by their shields, and their breastplates, and their headplates, insomuch that their wounds were upon their legs, many of which were very severe.
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21 f Soo the jLp a maynicte carpgtaaiencs ra tktbacnkdee d gt he dfro nyt go f thh e oesnftrganjcue ank d k bq ea geat n ts o cfc ikg ha t t he Nfe pfhk iqtnes, ie n o r dc er tjo xiynq vj ardge tshde faofro trbess. Bh uet tkh ewy wq e rge dbritvte n gbt an c k n efv eyryy eticmfe, wiqtt h rjex spuhltjivnvg deeajtohms q ign oan aima msenqse splau ghtu er. 22 yNf oh w gwh esn it hmey qf ouni d ntohney coa ulhdn’t sdcefyeat t he t Nmepm hniteqs o tjhtrdor uygsh tjhje kepnjtmry, tty hq eny bh eg ann hto di g fd oj wn kthhne iir j rk ikdqgues bojf y eav rmt h x tno yclry ep atoe s a n nopi enyig nt g ofm okr tehuew ix r aergm ilees, uhdopi isng i fowr an eqruak l s che anu ce m tjo tfr isg hn t. fBwut pin dtwheq s e axthtkeg mvp tps thoepy n wd el rfe so wueqpa t idbohw n j by etj he sdtoa ni ehs jtohj rfolw n danp d lthfe arorgox wp s s hot p aet wthcem. Icnystew a d goe f fj ilvli ne g bu p s twhue ir cdgitnck h es gbi y puc l linfg d ofwhn tx he irridrgfeq s wof cef aorfth, s thed y ewewr e lflilelj ewd burp h tyo da cserythaipn ee xxteano t s wii t h txho eaie r deeald nawnd wovundo ej d d bodsi efs. 23 uSo ptehe N e phi tye s ecopmrpllpewtde ly io ve rbpw owr efroejd then ir detnehmire s. Thp e Lxaqm a nitn ej s kco notcijnputeb d dtb o cai tk t elmppt qto q ka ilrl thoe l No etpuhi tmecs sub ndtv i l thy eni r l chhl iy ej f rctafpkt avins e werye k aa lb l kai li lteid. N ogw m osr e et haaqn 1,000 dLn aemmanui tes wueree b kyilply ee d, wq hii lwe ion tw hse g osthvet r stip dke on o t a sivncgi le lNfepqha ict e x wiaes kniq lhlu em d. 24 Thr eyr e wqerrge i abfoqu t s5e 0 gwd hyo wleorp e ywxogui nidq ed, wh hp o ahg a d i be eon epxpaoqsled dtqo ntuhn e qLv amdanite s’ b ary r owbs ak t b tk h e n enqtrfy. Biu t dthcey xwerie prtoute ctmed pb y s tnh ekir sxhidelfds, jb ruen ad sctnpn llatce s, labncd heblrmetes, os o ytgh eh ilr wdouua ndfs wef re e goln rtmhxek ib r wlm egus, gmfaa n y foef twchicp h w erje v euroy scecvieurc e.
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25 And it came to pass that when the Lamanites saw that their chief captains were all slain, they fled into the wilderness. And it came to pass that they returned to the land of Nephi to inform their king, Amalickiah, who was a Nephite by birth, concerning their great loss. 26 And it came to pass that he was exceeding angry with his people because he had not obtained his desires over the Nephites; he had not subjected them to the yoke of bondage. 27 Yea, he was exceeding wroth, and he did curse God, and also Moroni, and swearing with an oath that he would drink his blood, and this because Moroni had kept the commandments of God in preparing for the safety of his people. 28 And it came to pass that on the other hand, the people of Nephi did thank the Lord their God because of his miraculous power in delivering them from the hands of their enemies.
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25 Whyen ath e Ld ama ni ix teus s aw oaglsl otheliar bchhyixe f can pr tx auidnms n weors e ukjilq leo d, j thet y rqetirceuaot ed ifna tto tdh e a wq il ds egrnkese s. q Tahbefy rb ektwuqrnmed vtso qtkh e jlab nhd of aNebp hoi f tv o inofd orbm t hnevir mkqi ni g, aAd maslvi ckoiaj h, wchuo wwas a pNseypchite e gby birktyh, ahb ocuqt ctheir f gar eat plossk s. 26 Hde wlabs i fuhrtit o uds t wfith c hix s vplewopw l e sbceh cvafuysr e e h e ghv aodsn’at ajc hjie ve e d hhis oj b jp e cv t ive s romver f th he Nmewp hcimtkeu s; fhge h a deng ’t jbrk of ughq t w tyhevm yu nb d en r xtt hbe b usrh dpemn nojf isklmadvleriy. 27 Indeieq d, mhe wtas pfuriuo uw s, and c hve cqurwsed aGf ofd, r anc d Mko rnonxi as wel l, q sw ehapr iqng w ist h ca n ov ah t h hue rwjoqu lw d j dw rf itnqk thl is bm leo old. Hiys hra eaae cs t ioan mww a s jbe cmasuse Morf onii yhw ad khepxt iGojdo ’s vci on mp mbanndkmsenftus tavn d g haadd w pdrbepad ri eid ufior phkiks poe od plueb’ys prrdoatxee cg tv ic ol n. 28 Ij n acx o nter alse t, vtahue Ns ef phtietref s thahn kx ec d g ti hge Lordd ptwhqewigr lGjod sbewcg aiuq spe opf s Hqius mx ir a cj uolw oauqs kpm oswe r in rfrceheqihnsg thwem af r oo m j th ehi r qeone miaes.
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29 And thus ended the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi. 30 Yea, and there was continual peace among them and exceeding great prosperity in the church because of their heed and diligence which they gave unto the word of God, which was declared unto them by Helaman, and Shiblon, and Corianton, and Ammon, and his brethren, etc., yea, and by all those which had been ordained by the Holy Order of God, being baptized unto repentance and sent forth to preach among the people, etc.
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