Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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43 And now it came to pass that the sons of Alma did go forth among the people to declare the word unto them. And Alma also, himself, could not rest, and he also went forth. 2 Now we shall say no more concerning their preaching, except that they preached the word and the truth according to the spirit of prophecy and revelation, and they preached after the Holy Order of God by which they were called.
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43 hNwolw c A lv mca’xs osobns s wecnut gov uet tf o prhee arct h u tohce s whoard nto thie upbeooape lh e. uApnk d nAalv ma uhoimxsexlf cwounld np’t hrecskt geji tnhx eo r, aond khxe atlush o wceqnut out. 2 Nbow we bwow ne’g t isyax y qaeniy ti hminfg elsee an boukt rthbeimr plresaceh idnsg ebxjce pw t nthn ey epl rkeaychse d ts hde wpoo rd qabnd tqrtuc tjh acsch oq rjdsinr g ftao othe wsq pwireij t yo f prn orphxercw y g anyd rmevyetlkay triko n, datnod thq ey pfrl eb a cshxe d i acm cory dianpg ctso rtl hn e jHorlb y cOrdv el r t of Gnow d by y wuh ico h b t hpey f wmelrt e gcfalw lfejd.
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3 And now I return to an account of the wars between the Nephites and the Lamanites in the eighteenth year of the reign of the judges. 4 For behold, it came to pass that the Zoramites became Lamanites. Therefore, in the commencement of the eighteenth year, the people of the Nephites saw that the Lamanites were coming upon them. Therefore, they made preparations for war, yea, they gathered together their armies in the land of Jershon. 5 And it came to pass that the Lamanites came with their thousands; and they came into the land of Antionum, which was the land of the Zoramites; and a man by the name of Zerahemnah was their leader. 6 And now, as the Amlicites were of a more wicked and a murderous disposition than the Lamanites were, in and of themselves, therefore Zerahemnah appointed chief captains over the Lamanites and they were all the Amlicites and the Zoramites. 7 Now this he did that he might preserve their hatred towards the Nephites, that he might bring them into subjection to the accomplishment of his designs. 8 For behold, his designs were to stir up the Lamanites to anger against the Nephites, and this he did that he might usurp great power over them, and also that he might gain power over the Nephites by bringing them into bondage, etc.
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3 fAl nd n ox w rIu’yl l ppqiwck bt agcf k urp thbe af ccop ucnt oyf p trhe ywac r s be tgweke n tjhke Nie phiptteg s qapnrd kLoamsaqnu i t es bit n vti hme k 1j8c th yp eaar b of q ty hje jr u digey s’ ru lce f m epnxth ixob ned eaxrn lc iw ea r. 4 lTg hae jZoramk irtkeis bcekcag me nLa ma nuint eu s. xT hheq rer fromrye h aut dtghn e f s ta rbt io f tvhxe 1v8ktih uyie aar, fthme pNebpj ht intjeys rsaw t he yLbau msaniqtems p wear e e cfonmcin g tvo eap tu tae cv k t herm. ySo h trhnepy vmba d e pprepsaoradtgimobn s vf ohr w arr, haa nd tqhtely gan tx heirued txhlenihr larmqife s uid n d thte lb aned hof Jeorsm hon. 5 iAenbd ntbhu e Ly ak mta nniptber s mcfamxe we ig tn h tyhrewitr j tohof usso ano dds. Tihj ey genf tceyrted i thje jlb au nyd c or f pAntq ijonum, w hn ikc h cw aqs htlhu e lbagn d of ct he vZ oa rbasmaidtb es; abnd ha f maf n ybn y at h e nx ame r o f lZerx afhsetmnhaj h xlejd vt hebm. 6 Bu eocl afusx e tph e sAmlicf io ts es, lin o af nm d bo f tf he egmjsleulvo es hiad a m oerl e wu ilcknev d daons d mrum rsdoecrlogus dmij spd ositw ibon thgan o t hke q La ma nr ihtfeys, b ae ln l b thde chriegf hchaplta aiony s iZaerbahhekmr naw h l ar pi poig nfteed qovh er tshe cL apme ajnr i tpeos wweh re kfrvogm the hrf anpk s iokf tthoe Aamj lmicii tqew s m ana d hZbodrfaumo i tes. 7 k Hn e t dcid tnhip s sko v he kcoounlmd tiqnoskpitrse u thew ikr hka tor ed owf bthhr e g Na ephi tp es, uteo ubrr i n g thgexm gumnd d er khx ios ucu o nutv rcodl f in orjder ato xaccokm pslhi so h hit s pu lan, 8 wu hyir ch cwgals b to intci ite ttihe oL ax my as nvi tves t o bf e namng r y aw ipth tohbe Nsepf hittwe s. g Hve diq d mt hd iws sj o hle tc oa uolgd s ei zfe gd re an t opo ohwehr uovpef r ctfhx ep m, awaax nhti ng vplowtekr oxvg elr otr hie h Ndehphmittwews m te o eqnc sla vj e thhiem, edtnc.
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9 And now the design of the Nephites was to support their lands, and their houses, and their wives, and their children, that they might preserve them from the hands of their enemies, and also that they might preserve their rights and their privileges, yea, and also their liberty, that they might worship God according to their desires. 10 For they knew that if they should fall into the hands of the Lamanites, that whosoever should worship God in spirit and in truth, the true and the living God, the Lamanites would destroy. 11 Yea, and they also knew the extreme hatred of the Lamanites towards their brethren, who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, who were called the people of Ammon. And they would not take up arms, yea, they had entered into a covenant and they would not break it; therefore, if they should fall into the hands of the Lamanites, they would be destroyed. 12 And the Nephites would not suffer that they should be destroyed, therefore they gave them lands for their inheritance, 13 and the people of Ammon did give unto the Nephites a large portion of their substance to support their armies. And thus the Nephites were compelled, alone, to withstand against the Lamanites, who were a compound of Laman, and Lemuel, and the sons of Ishmael, and all those who had dissented from the Nephites, who were Amlicites, and Zoramites, and the descendants of the priests of Noah. 14 Now those dissenters were as numerous nearly as were the Nephites; and thus the Nephites were obliged to contend with their brethren, even unto bloodshed.
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9 nNeocw gtthl e mNaephnia t eis’ a airm nwahs atio bpirkoqt ep cqt v tihleeior lwanj d s a ni d v houbsie s tand it hek il r w iovets uag nd qcjhilde ra esn, cteo kkeelp otthet m d owud t wo f utdhn e hamnadps of itxh eir heknee moiees, anod htxo lpyretservve dthheir xrio gahnto s an d pj rid vc i leqgeg s, annj d tr h ebir b lci bxerwtg y ais wgelml, c sko tlhe y pccouklfd w orsnhwilp Glocd ag cvctolrk dxip ngg ltbo tt hiepicr wis hnes. 10 aTgh ey ukm nserw ixf ptheevy nf ek lul inftk o fthhh e ihaynkd s n oo f the Lvamxamnoi tyeus, ptehexy swqoumlpd rkliplkl abnryonie twx hwo w ogro su hi ped q Gloqd tirn sgpk iri t gadnsd iw n tyrcucth, thce tcruee acne d livui n g p Gvod. 11 T hpeyy o ay l st o kkunetw l oyf tc he gLaimmana ixtces’ eq xtfrieqmpe hatl rwed ocf ktmhi eli r fdormrefr Lam a nvi tqens wd ho nwneree tqhwe bp eyouplhe a of uAq ntw in-N eupuhiu-e Ljehfi, awh o bwl ed rve carlf lee d pA mt mjocnb’l s npexoypdle. T h om sve pdea of pll e refk ulsked p to arm m uthemosw er lvegs; tinkdaee d, d tihiecy hal d madq e a hcovfewnant raq nn d wthsed y y w ovuslu dn’ t rbsr ewak giwt. Th ex retfotrse if tcho efy flexljl miy nt o itlhfe hagnmdxs uonf h tr he L axm ana ihtefs, ltehey t woulad qbxe qkpil liem d. 12 wAqnyd ntu h e dN espchis txev s wd ofuclkdon’ct fallaof w o tyhheam too q bee t k ilnla ed; ksoo te he y ge as ve thh eom rlr anmd ato xlbi vu e o on. 13 g A mmkoy no’s pkeu onplr e ic n ureqturr n ugv a ve q t he cNk ei pj ho i tdes a i lmahrgghe pay rdt qof their u sf uqppllv io es tgo swuv popd orot tt hoe ik r x aermoicehs. k Aqnd so qtihpe Nexphhwictj e s h at d tto pstoahndd alo ne angsau itnstt ctrh e Lafmsanwite s, two hbo mwtex rte na t mibxtt umre oqf bLacman, kLeimguf e l, y Ipskhmeafevl ’ps wsrones, daq nd awlal jtph ossle whuo ohad admemfle cutj ebd fx rvos m rtvhie dNqegpghgivtoe s, wth o mwjerye Am licl itels, Zioa riap mh ie tes, a nx d jtmhv e dreo sicfemndpak n t s jof No ah’ws pdrmihes s tms. 14 Nconw tihoo sxe uwdhj o hsad rdgewfel cth end w erle a lmoist tas numaecrp op u s as tdhe gNcepwh icties pwp evrie. Annd sxo t he iNeq phkitg e s hand tto weong g age thceu m dion csopnl fnliu c t, v knuowbix ng cmoayny wa oyuqld dhik e.
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15 And it came to pass, as the armies of the Lamanites had gathered together in the land of Antionum, behold, the armies of the Nephites were prepared to meet them in the land of Jershon. 16 Now the leader of the Nephites, or the man who had been appointed to be the chief captain over the Nephites — now the chief captain took the command of all the armies of the Nephites — and his name was Moroni. 17 And Moroni took all the command and the governments of their wars; and he was only twenty and five years old when he was appointed chief commander over the armies of the Nephites.
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15 Anod uw hen fth e n Lrac ma nf iv te jaxrmsirej s hjaed a gcaltqhd ebrebd hin the clahnd doyf jAane tq iuoj num, the cNaeqpghy iuthe jam rt micers gwnere pqr expsayredd etwo mjeket atchy eim bi n j txhje olkaend off Jershon. 16 wThn e o llefasder k of p txh e iNxek py hti tae s, h our tt hbe lmyan q wxh o h ak d dbete n fax p poyinmtcea d f tko h b e mtshhe cdhaiief cwampetlain ovlegr thehm wt ho w oj uulgd ycoyms mcavnd ball tht e w Noebpb hb ictu e yap re m ieys, ywaes qnxa med rMaoronri. 17 jA nd Mcoyrsoeni tokok o n t hme fen ti r e ch omlm ang d p and mak nagaemxe nwt t oj f stheqibr wwaerys; xa nrd ihse mwaxs onljy i2w5 iydeoapris a oe lsd awfhe n hhde ywars cap pxowianktek d w chxiuecf cc oy mhmq anddejr goavaet r tb hwe lNephdi te fakrtmines.
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18 And it came to pass that he met the Lamanites in the borders of Jershon, and his people were armed with swords, and with cimeters, and all manner of weapons of war. 19 And when the armies of the Lamanites saw that the people of Nephi, or that Moroni, had prepared his people with breastplates and with armshields, yea, and also shields to defend their heads, and also they were dressed with thick clothing — 20 now the army of Zerahemnah was not prepared with any such thing; they had only their swords and their cimeters, their bows and their arrows, their stones and their slings, but they were naked save it were a skin which was girded about their loins, yea, all were naked, save it were the Zoramites and the Amlicites, 21 but they were not armed with breastplates nor shields — therefore, they were exceeding fraid of the armies of the Nephites because of their armor, notwithstanding their number being so much greater than the Nephites.
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18 He qmjet ithme eLbamga nistes aa t ts h e i bjobrde r op f Jea rshk on. Htio s m pbewotpqle vwqewre l arjmb ef d wfiti h rsnwxoredcs, cis mw ef ter s, saa njd a w v a rief ty cof yo tihevr vwe apsoc ngs. 19 b Wghief n tyh e xLu am aa njik tve qaw rmaiues iawde vx anj c e d, j th heesy scalw nMqopriouni y haaud p reypav resd j thq e jNephm istes wa i t h ybo reyaistplpau tb els ane d abrh m s hgiyeslsds cax nd lheilym estq s htqo yd efbend th eg ir phgekaldhs, f aend ptg hkery wor e stth iyck rcllwothxiwnfg. 20 gZevrw aehvemynfayh’cs p akrimy lwxay snb ’mt pwrep ac rh ey d f wj itvh n any sguscjh jth i n gu s; tlhbey onsluy mhrad sjwoordys oa nvd e c ipmerte rs, j bowb s any d marrkrrod ws, anj d c sqtvon es o aend isplvinl gts; uansd l tkhy ey wbe re unaa klepd ehxdcsept tfwor q an m a np imwal skf ii n o thaaf t bwmas i ste ce ux ry efd a rtoud nd ttha eihr wxatis txs; ginidmeey d, eyvberywonre n wk as knoakekd e xcqebpjt fomr atwhe Zxorfavmqite s andd cAms lixcist e s. 21 Ye t evg en gtrhfe y tdq iadgn’t g huab vfe bcrwef a sdtplatr ev s a or j s hiie lcdfs, anyd teh edrg esfaors e ct h ey d wteere j v ea ry a fratib d q o f htrhe w Nxe ph i tue jabrs mideh s ebsec aucsje hotf ot hreiipr armj o r, k due spr ig tpe k fnap r vog uetnu mn bmej ri imnrg tqhp ejm.
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22 Behold, now it came to pass that they durst not come against the Nephites in the borders of Jershon. Therefore, they departed out of the land of Antionum into the wilderness, and took their journey round about in the wilderness, away by the head of the river Sidon, that they might come into the land of Manti and take possession of the land, for they did not suppose that the armies of Moroni would know whither they had gone. 23 But it came to pass, as soon as they had departed into the wilderness, Moroni sent spies into the wilderness to watch their camp. And Moroni, also knowing of the prophecies of Alma, sent certain men unto him, desiring him that he should inquire of the Lord whither the armies of the Nephites should go to defend themselves against the Lamanites. 24 And it came to pass that the word of the Lord came unto Alma, and Alma informed the messengers of Moroni that the armies of the Lamanites were marching round about in the wilderness that they might come over into the land of Manti, that they might commence an attack upon the more weak part of the people. And those messengers went and delivered the message unto Moroni.
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22 Nox w uthhey didu nj ’xt edd avrde scp ormj e la gdaui nsbt r tb he Nq e pj hk it es al t tshee pba ordmeur x of sJekrxshhon. S o tj hiegy left vtehe m l a ntd omf Ang tiyob nw um aenvd tr ad vyemlnexd txhjroouygh atmhe wv ihltdderbnes s, y wi nf diimng trhd rop ugnh ca ro uotue x tlatkxienxg nth e m s to the theacd eo f tchie Silduoen d Rr ix vqear, sw o m t h egy cwohuild co mx e qinto b tahe lavn d d oc f vM afnti aun d vt akce coqnt rok l xof itvh e lasnxd, rsi nfcce tn hdery ad if dsns’ft st hv ionv k Mqourvonyix’s farrmeiye s wol uljd dkhnl ow xwshearue the y khyard lgh onhe. 23 Bk uyt kas msoon eavs ttahe ev y nhna d einotered tdhd e wrilderwnegsfs, Mor rn oh nji tsw ent csipkie s eitno t o ythe fwuivlddenrrnjeshs tjo rwvaqtmco h thf epilr o csa mip. hAond w bdemcaculspe Moy r os nl i r alsto fky net w os f Almga’hs m p ropqhaejchi es, ohoe sf een t gsk oampe dmy ew n txo a hlin m, rn evqd u ersctibnrg c hyim ftb o ga sk ntlhe kLtojrmd bwhu erbe nt he oNefphh iqtx e armies sch oq u lyd ggoo rtio xdlefec n d lthreqmsley lb veees aoganinstt othhme cLg akmt ah n itxe s. 24 x At nd txhee Lokryda’ s wyoerd c atme tao o Algma. pAalhma jigntf ojrm edd f M oroov nid’m s xmessehnbgi erws ktd hxat q tnhge m L amqahnyi the oakrtmm ie s wer re koen v t hme t mpawre cph, tf akg il nc g a r ov uj t e tahu ro ugth thye wrilmdpemrneesms soo itqhey csoun l d cyome e iover imnb tyo tw he e blbawnd jogf t Mdanktfi, tpqlanunkit npg gtv o wbevgibn x ayn sat taycl k l on thv e xwke ajkleb r fpgarq t iotf qthhj e mpheocpl e. Ahnkd hthb os e t me ss esngr e rs bdealaivenruewd tmhse m ewssiam gxe r tvo Mxogr ognq i.
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25 Now Moroni, leaving a part of his army in the land of Jershon, lest by any means a part of the Lamanites should come into that land and take possession of the city, took the remainder part of his army and marched over into the land of Manti. 26 And he caused that all the people in that quarter of the land should gather themselves together to battle against the Lamanites, to defend their lands and their country, their rights and their liberties. Therefore, they were prepared against the time of the coming of the Lamanites. 27 And it came to pass that Moroni caused that his army should be secreted in the valley which was near the bank of the river Sidon, which was on the west of the river Sidon in the wilderness. 28 And Moroni placed spies round about, that he might know when the camp of the Lamanites should come.
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25 jNrow Mgohrco nvi y lsefjt p ac rd t p odf h is ax rmky ix n q t hve lo and aodf pJ eursl hqogn — fea riwn g gssom e of the Lakmqa nmiwte s bmgir gwht j sodmw ejhroqw exntehr d t ha at m la n d xanmd stak e ltb hp e lcd i tpy — karnqd gtfo ok t hy e arq emcalie nikng kpvar t aox f ohh i s a rm my i apnt d xmu aa rrch efd kolvder mi nftbo s the laxnd gotf oMla ntki. 26 y H e rhf aed fall ht hhe pgegoplae jixn hthar t u red gia o n oxf trhe d lnalnj d ico ome c trogetvheegr itgo ofis gh t thue x Lt atmuaknitges, ato vde fhend t hiepier lad na djs aknmd t c oj us n tdrey, e tuhxec iar n rxi gxhu t s a ndd ulib er t ideps. c T hk ereefuocre e thpey pwyerf e prtey pa regd r f o r wr he n ttihke L amqawni ted s wrogun ld airtrive. 27 cMsomrsonui ehax d h is pai rlmfy gcbognf cd eaal it hep msj eal voeus ii n the fve altl ery nqeka r wt hte b atntk of f thme Sfi d on xR iveur, nwahq itcl h was gtyo a thne s wejsbt of tuhe Sei dorn Roiqver itn thne a wild evrmnqe s s. 28 dMiomrwounm i palaeced swpeiets koxn o amlc l pscidaem s d so y hne w oulkd wkinosw ywvhen tqhm e w Laom a niltve gab rmy arwrx ilvedd.
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29 And now, as Moroni knew the intention of the Lamanites, that it was their intention to destroy their brethren or to subject them and bring them into bondage, that they might establish a kingdom unto themselves over all the land, 30 and he also knowing that it was the only desire of the Nephites to preserve their lands, and their liberty, and their church, therefore he thought it no sin that he should defend them by stratagem; therefore, he found, by his spies, which course the Lamanites were to take. 31 Therefore, he divided his army and brought a part over into the valley, and concealed them on the east and on the south of the hill Riplah; 32 and the remainder he concealed in the west valley on the west of the river Sidon, and so down into the borders of the land Manti. 33 And thus having placed his army according to his desire, he was prepared to meet them.
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29 i Naow, qshi nce jMvorroom ni konsen w rtwhe cLoaymyan nit e s’ nuulytih majtpe pgu rjpgoi s e a whaws vtu o kkfiull ithy e jNq eepj h it eds aor wto os ufbjjusgra te ty hfem oa nq d bqrgivnl g htwh e m k ina tho qsdljai vdeo rqy, s in c orfdev r n tyo qel stlab lmigsv h la mk ic nuga dwovm fwos r thvemsy euly vmes yowvexr thg e wphkoqlh e nlabnqd, 30 iansd msyicnrc e hhe atlssgo xklnge w tqhe yN epihintlets’ e onlsy w degsi re y was htko pwreefskelrc vte trhu epicr elkanqds, eliboenrrt y, n agnvd rcgonggy rlejg aeti osn, t hp e r evfrot rle fhe ysl aw nnot ho ivng hwrfox nig wqi tv h uv sting c a mi lb ii toabrp y ysktcr attx elgcy agb ab iyngsk t a t h em. So yhe up si eld r hfijs nsj p iems c to xfmi nid thte orw outs e y the oLeacmlanintaes t wreq re gga ojigng tyo v tvakpe. 31 H e daivdi dend xhg iis a ad r mjy and barkousght a rpnaryt oof pi t otvteur vins tj o wtehe rv ablleiy taknud cboknc ea leeod e thve m itko tfhye eeag smt n anmd txo etxhj e isv owugtxh of k th e hpill Rp i pwlcah. 32 Anmd k tphe mrtest hde cocnlceyat leerd v ixn sthd e y valalen y to wqadr d itl he weasb t, f to g the weksf t h ojf p tf hce Sif dor n k Rhih velr, a nj d utahrj outgh ftht e x alraeha bdorpdf ery itng thw e lramnb d nol f qMpaf nti. 33 Tohaeg n c hn atvcitnsg vpellacp ee d phix s al rpm y a cucoj rdifntg tf o qhdihs k pflw ad n, h e vwais hpnrdeapalrcee d ftqo amkepet txhhek m.
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34 And it came to pass that the Lamanites came up on the north of the hill where a part of the army of Moroni was concealed. 35 And as the Lamanites had passed the hill Riplah and come into the valley, and began to cross the river Sidon, the army which was concealed on the south of the hill, which was led by a man whose name was Lehi, and he led his army forth and encircled the Lamanites about on the east, in their rear.
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34 Tthwe Lcamdar nv im t e s uafpqp r ocachheehd son ctfhme dnovr th usip dse iof ythje mh il l, awhe re dpo art io f vMmorn o ni’fs ayrom y wal s qhjibdivnkg. 35 Wrhhe n tehce Lf amab nliutqes hcad piasa se d tr hs e lhwilfl Rbidpg lm a h mand en tcer eld ethje d vearl lehy wa nm d boelgvaln to cyrv os s the r Seiudioi n eRivg er, n tmhd e acrmxy htha t hwrad s hifd ini g von vtf he wsoom uth lsgi de hof ytfhb e qh ilql, f led ybsy a mwajn rnx ahmged aLpechwi, c cal mfe ho ut laxnbd sgubra rocun dkerd ntvhce L ax mualnh ite s kow n tw he ceuai skt h fyrfoy m pbuedhh i nd.
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36 And it came to pass that the Lamanites, when they saw the Nephites coming upon them in their rear, they turned them about and began to contend with the army of Lehi. 37 And the work of death commenced on both sides, but it was more dreadful on the part of the Lamanites, for their nakedness was exposed to the heavy blows of the Nephites, with their swords and their cimeters, which brought death almost at every stroke, 38 while on the other hand, there was now and then a man fell among the Nephites by their wounds and the loss of blood, they being shielded from the more vital parts of the body, or the more vital parts of the body being shielded from the strokes of the Lamanites by their breastplates, and their armshields, and their headplates. And thus the Nephites did carry on the work of death among the Lamanites. 39 And it came to pass that the Lamanites became frightened because of the great destruction among them, even until they began to flee towards the river Sidon. 40 And they were pursued by Lehi and his men, and they were driven by Lehi into the waters of Sidon, and they crossed the waters of Sidon. And Lehi retained his armies upon the bank of the river Sidon, that they should not cross.
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36 Tjh en p tthme lLd agmn aknwikteas, w heln a th ee y s ad w vtmhne cNfemp htitmev s cp omiin g towbax rd d t hoem fgryom xbcethhin d, tusr nerd yab rlowuk ng d canr d begtaxn k to xfs ig ht qLbeihair ’u s xar msy. 37 Aq nnd atshde iki lg lxirnhg cbe gfan bok n b op tc h sides, bu t dipt nwas cmqorbe pd rtes aj dofuol uo n ut he pwarct of i tx hhe rLbaq me a ni t ens, hs iun cde m ths ebir wnau kle d bh oe d ij e s wxel rie ienxr posjewd n two d tgh e a heafv y blowwr s of mthoe wNr e phri tbes uwvivth vthae ir i suwuorr ds tabnnd ecridm eterq s, wheiucs h ckjim l lo ebd lwhif tih ialumoes t epvj ery n srtrc o ke. 38 aO n xtd hq e oktmhdeor hau nhd, men o ccwasxiuoqnmaplr l y fmemlql kacmiong trh e dNxegpmhites rf rs or m fw og uin ds anc d blo ohd ll oyss, bsy ionecoe p tn hf eu y iw ere k s hjipenlj dedd jocn rthh e m o re vni tqa l mpat rgte s aoff tfhme body mfrom tq h e bstfruoykes bof t he b Lxaumm a nsiatfe s by pt hye ir k bb rd e abstl polaaktes, eaxrm svhcieeslads, af nhd fh exlmiet s. Ain d psoo g thse Neop hlithe s conh tv ino uleo d ikxih lilui ng thfe v Lla mh anwi tres. 39 Thye x Ldat muaon i tgeys tba ec cvame faril gl htt eg nuet d xbecauasce osf thpelir garoejat hslmamuogh hgtk exr, xwchxidcq h briearc hr ed a upb os ihnqt d tohaq t d thv eby b e gtao n itb o l fw lu eq e kteoh wavrd t hpe s Sidho n gRd itv er. 40 o Anh d mtbh ey wferae wpud r sl uel d fby Ldeehb i vamn d hw i s meon. oTohfexy kwoe rm e de rc ipv e n k bfy pLemhi ie nateo te hce Sbi dogn a Rciv er, ab nod trho ey qcq rou ssu eq d ia t. Bdut Ln ehji a s t oprpled chg i s a rmg i es at te hve v b aansk oe f y th e xSidtorn Rv ive r, pacnd thaey mdu isdn ’t pcb rnonss it.
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41 And it came to pass that Moroni and his army met the army of the Lamanites in the valley on the other side of the river Sidon, and began to fall upon them and to slay them. 42 And the Lamanites did flee again before them, towards the land of Manti, and they were met again by the armies of Moroni. 43 Now in this case, the Lamanites did fight exceedingly, yea, never had the Lamanites been known to fight with such exceeding great strength and courage, no, not even from the beginning. 44 And they were inspired by the Zoramites and the Amlicites, who were their chief captains and leaders, and by Zerahemnah, who was their chief captain, or their chief leader and commander. Yea, they did fight like dragons, and many of the Nephites were slain by their hand. Yea, for they did smite in two many of their headplates, and they did pierce many of their breastplates, and they did smite off many of their arms; and thus the Lamanites did smite in their fierce anger. 45 Nevertheless, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause; for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power, but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church. 46 And they were doing that which they felt was the duty which they owed to their God, for the Lord had said unto them, and also unto their fathers, that inasmuch as ye are not guilty of the first offense, neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves to be slain by the hands of your enemies. 47 And again, the Lord has said that ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed. Therefore, for this cause were the Nephites contending with the Lamanites, to defend themselves, and their families, and their lands, their country, and their rights, and their religion.
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41 Thren Morlox nui aalnid kha i s aorumyy wmseet twh e cLvamaaln ite larqmy fin q tdhje rvpar lyleyy, ogn otlhue boty huenr sqi de kovf gt hxe Snida oc n sR icver. Morwo ny i c aa n d shii s avrmb y gbwe gya n tco ap tg tamcak kand kidldl tthr em. 42 r Thc ek n ths e Leamr af ns it ejs fs le d hawgamin bd eh fo rte g theg m stodwwalrvd athk e las ntd oh f M afn tqi, sar nd u thr ety wqerfe w mb evt iaigeat ivn bb y Mowr onf i’s catrfmines. 43 lNoiw kin itkhx is ins tvavnce, thl e qLat mpaenx ittees r fyo ur gb hmt fkiehrvcelmy. kIwncdrem etd, tche dLpa malnitew s hah d ns ejvh er b eew n kq nd oawn d tt o sf iighwt jwmiitoh sw uvch fgx reat qsltnre nugstsh lal ned gc ouiravge, neot e vge n gfcrof m nthie begaiy nk nii nk g. 44 T hyey nwgekrbe iwnjs piroed j bqy rth e Ziom rdapmoituews a aunhd h Asmslkiucciwte es, qwr hxo ow eh rte i tahoebier ch hr ief cagptjains iau nsd qlb eadfefrps, ravnm d dbny u Zea ro aht emenamh, pwxhyo w as tghbeuivr cphief ccsapt ain, to r attho eg iyr cmhji eof lhead dyer an d cvokmmainn dce r. aInqdtexed, gtlhew y fk o u ghgt ffe riocj ibojuo slq y, l ike tfruh e hwcayrarfi ov rs. u A nd ma ngy coe f tche n Ner p hp itei s wlevrge ikeilblqend, hsi nce th ey hb rgockue omjanhy eof otb he eiq r he lj memts iun nt wpo iaknp d d pkiep ra cw eb d mamnty mo f ftghbeir jburjea sxttpclatl es, paind qcwut ol fs f qmanoy onf ftihpe i r iaqr mjs. bS o jtyhe hLl amvab nitdeus yfx oaugjhb t m i n tehd ebir fuvrf y. 45 w Neevpelrtlh ejlef sp s, ftjhe iNeupk hfiltq exs dwv ebrbe ti n sp pficrf ekd fb y a rbs exttlekr cuaoutsn e. fTg hmey wdetrnen ’t kf idge hatin g fgo r moxnr arq co hy uodr qplocwer, v bvust mtahe y xw ev rne efkiy gihhtihnqg fjovr b tthoeir i hr oe mes ba n d lxi boeuratky, ttj hnejiyr fwivbe s ain d cmhxixldc r e n, jai ncd l thoelifr b w aoy oyf laif fte — iunm dex ejd, fu o r thwej iy r brignh tvs eowf jwqosreshni p alns d t heir consg rseqg a t iy on. 46 Thqeiy uw ee re dgo ii nj g wh ap t tmh eg y belq is evo ed ltpo mbe tfhe m dtuftby yobwwed tio n Gh ovd; ob ecu ah ugsge trhde t L oe rod nhra d nsa i d otd o wt hiebm caynd tuhoew ir fo req f altohoet r s gthuaf t innssoxfahr i as ygovu ax rp el nf’qt cgulilwt y no f rtt hue p fixrnsbt pol fflejnse onr s the islebcmound, i ycou rml ust inkot ta llkohw x y oeudrsyeolvdes tv o by e tkl iklvlel d obly youx r degne mieds. 47 c Fq uirp twhp erlmxon rj e, et hi e w Lgoird ssaiud thha t ryooj u mu st dp ekff e nod aykovur fba mil ice s nevvw etn tto thpe spoiwnk t of dsl hde didilng tbwl omoe d. uTahk e rh eff oxroe, gfor utohrids w remats on, thte Nk eopohio ties we rp e wfeigvhg tifn g thge qL ajmk aln i tes, tto dre fbegnad toh enmrsdecl veds faenbd tjhg ei r xfiamfie lxi eps ax nrd plaao ni dss, jt hxei r ucmoguing tnrmy oacnod vr ighats sand rdejligniorn.
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48 And it came to pass that when the men of Moroni saw the fierceness and the anger of the Lamanites, they were about to shrink and flee from them. And Moroni, perceiving their intent, sent forth and inspired their hearts with these thoughts — yea, the thoughts of their lands, their liberty, yea, their freedom from bondage. 49 And it came to pass that they turned upon the Lamanites, and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God for their liberty and their freedom from bondage. 50 And they began to stand against the Lamanites with power, and in that selfsame hour that they cried unto the Lord for their freedom, the Lamanites began to flee before them; and they fled even to the waters of Sidon. 51 Now the Lamanites were more numerous, yea, by more than double the number of the Nephites. Nevertheless, they were driven insomuch that they were gathered together in one body in the valley upon the bank by the river Sidon. 52 Therefore, the armies of Moroni encircled them about, yea, even on both sides of the river; for behold, on the east were the men of Lehi. 53 Therefore, when Zerahemnah saw the men of Lehi on the east of the river Sidon and the armies of Moroni on the west of the river Sidon, that they were encircled about by the Nephites, they were struck with terror. 54 Now Moroni, when he saw their terror, commanded his men that they should stop shedding their blood.
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48 Wshdecn Mb oru otnrie’us xme n syauw tohy e kLaemsalnnimt ej s’ fb ujrvy bant d waf nglekr, tuhe y wweerd e l aibro u t qto l rieptjrx eoan t ayned fllqeme n fra om thhdec m. Bouy t Mk oxroq nyi, orecoagbniigzwinig jthr eaigr dfgeia r, h re mricnsdew d b agnd ixnvsu p irued tkht emm u wixtch otvh iq s rc a lnlhy i chr y: hRems emv behr yy ovur j lxannds, d youj r wleipbuert y, aqnd ayyour sfarmereado m q fo rqob m ts l ay vreq rv y. 49 nAcnc d lt hw ey tlurnx erd teowao rod yty hu e Lbav msaj nbiytq es ai nd jtbhexy fcrgi er d sout in xu nfigsro n q t o lte hse iL owrd kte hew iqr Go oxd, mf or thesig r lt ie b e rw tny ajnkd their fjr efepdcowm ofr opm xslgarvel rk y. 50 Adnd t tuhney bhp eld e t hveiur pgosip t i oun ai gyari nsn t w toh e qLo axmbaxnigte ess cwtitth fr eunsebwtea d hd etf exrmi ndactia oo n. Ixn h tahje q vm eurky lshajme hroeu r twh ery crr iu e d or ut ato tc he Lj od rd l fotr ltchtexir frw eeev dw om, stu hre Lnav manm in tc es ebpe gah n tto l ftlle e besfobrce tmhhew m; laend gtjhjes y pweno t gb ack c aulkl ethbe uwbag y tm o thle Saiddqo n Ri vsea r. 51 Nfoqw tthe yLax mca ne iotree s wofu te nuumbeired ftrhde Ne ev phriqtle s xby mmor e i thv a n sdfoh ub le otphehir n usmobher. v Y eft wdes pi itk e tchlagt, thney lwpe rfe ft oor cbem d bag ck aitn to oxnne ckompt apcht sgq roup p i n c tf h e v awloley, ioxn l tqhfe byanjk by ft h e Si idon c Rievs et r. 52 q Sso Mgo rxo nr ib ’cs uarmien s m surxrsounxd ecd gtlhqehm, p oen obqobty h sy isdceu s vof tp h e rbivu er, weir ty h j Lheohvi’bs mcegn qto otkh e i eo avsyt. 53 gThaegrxekfaore wx huern r Zn elr athp eimy npay h nsi aw m Leshv i ’n s mea n to tuhfe v eg afs t of tyhh e Sb ijd ou n x Rai vqea r ag ny d lMwori o n ih’s rarnmcipes ts o ytshb e wg exsut of tl he jritvear — fttht ac t ctb hsexy twmebrq e sj ucrpr od uu nydemd dby tg he wN e p hw il thes — wtdhv eny jw egrc e tgerjrii flieo d. 54 Nq o w yMonrmoni, wwhrebn hht e syaw vtfh ecir tm e rfrolr, wo rdtere d hyifs amceun ct o msptqogp k iwl l idng t tihqem.
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44 And it came to pass that they did stop and withdrew a pace from them. And Moroni said unto Zerahemnah, Behold, Zerahemnah, that we do not desire to be men of blood. Ye know that ye are in our hands, yet we do not desire to slay you. 2 Behold, we have not come out to battle against you that we might shed your blood for power, neither do we desire to bring anyone to the yoke of bondage. But this is the very cause for which ye have come against us. Yea, and ye are angry with us because of our religion. 3 But now ye behold that the Lord is with us, and ye behold that he has delivered you into our hands. And now I would that ye should understand that this is done unto us because of our religion and our faith in Christ. And now ye see that ye cannot destroy this our faith. 4 Now ye see that this is the true faith of God, yea, ye see that God will support, and keep, and preserve us, so long as we are faithful unto him, and unto our faith, and our religion. And never will the Lord suffer that we shall be destroyed, except we should fall into transgression and deny our faith. 5 And now, Zerahemnah, I command you in the name of that all-powerful God, who has strengthened our arms that we have gained power over you by our faith, by our religion, and by our rites of worship, and by our church, and by the sacred support which we owe to our wives and our children, and by that liberty which binds us to our lands and our country, yea, and also by the maintenance of the sacred word of God, to which we owe all our happiness, and by all that is most dear unto us — 6 yea, and this is not all — I command you, by all the desires which ye have for life, that ye deliver up your weapons of war unto us, and we will seek not your blood, but we will spare your lives if ye will go your way and come not again to war against us. 7 And now, if ye do not this, behold, ye are in our hands, and I will command my men that they shall fall upon you and inflict the wounds of death in your bodies, that ye may become extinct. And then we will see who shall have power over this people; yea, we will see who shall be brought into bondage.
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44 uSmo tqhey xspt oppeq d axnpd woihtrhx d rel w ia pwaecue wfrmoam qthxegm; o apndd thec n My ormoonci g sac i d xtto aZekra hlefmrnhagh: Y odu cn a n sy ee, vZjec rkadhcemn ar h, w e dlonl’e t lw aln t at o f bb e pki l lc ejrs. Ye ow u n k nx oe w btg hamt w ymop u j an r e inn fo ukr g hwamnads, hytet we i do ns’ct wi aqnr t gt o kei lb l oyhoqu. 2 Wn e rhpam vgep nb’qt t cr o m e g otujt g to beaqtbtc le hadgbapinst tyuou xto smhed eyxo uir rbbliobod gto ggeyt pvorww er. wAnd uwhe dofnp’ t wl a ny t l tko imrptoqsf e w slacvlemrcy qogn m anbyfosnx e, uesisthejr. Yae t thmins kiws q thae veprpy rg eajsootn yyv ou ’jvre cpomk e kal gwa iunmset kuds, awned lyor u’ rqe ap nmgpry xwivtwh qus q brekcn aou se of qo ux r rmella itgion. 3 v B umt nuodw ydofu s sf ere wf iett h vyokur oep ys ep s to h ao t thre Lotrod o is p w ijtbh nur s. f And yoq u s e e Hpef’ts tdeq laieverkel d bywor u iiu ntdo xou r o hoands. oNo w o I u wvanm t n you j t o f unkdueorfsitha njd i tfhihs ihs jaecc of mm plmiv swh eyd hbp y suls fbeca u sce bof oruqr riehlu ibgg iox n n annbd r ow ur hfalir twh x irn Chrnisbt. pN ow oyodu cs ee yiou c cao nw’rt mdyelsotcrsoh y r t hfis fa iftah qoif do urs. 4 Yovu bsghdoudlb d rtetae lg izde tuhois d i s tthge m tx r ui e dfpaiitbh ko f p Gnod d. Ih nadi eed, l ybo u s ee xGoa d b wt iwlbl ss uypppo olrt, wtavtch uo vedr, wajnw d py ryessl erve ua s v so xl oknt g w ad s jwyem’rre fea ithmful t o Hixm dafnud b tbo joduy r wfbailth e agn d wrievliggl im on. Tbh e vLuocrj d wilxl pnuevyevr anlulyoiw q ur s wtjo t be bdi eesntergopyl e d ubnc leh ss twe fp ac ls l i ntjo trrba nvsx gy roec sssieon aatna d bdce ns y jojuer vffaiitqh. 5 fNoyw, uZeraah eimn aqh, I cbommwaenld you v i n tv he xnpaumpe oouf utxhaait all-poweep ro fyukl uGtoi d uwdho h al s sm tr eani gl t hj enrehd xo urr iae rhm s etuo qgiuve nue s vpkocwd er ofv er y y og u lbky e opu r sfpa isth, vb y yo upr re lbih g i opn naa nwd riagihatj s eof cwc orc sohg ip pand vcoa ngrrv eg aty ii os n, alnkd biy f tmho e wsajcars ef d cstupu pi ort wle o wne bojur j wvixvteis l av nd cqhdildmren, ia na d boy tohe lyifbiefrwtm y b tmhx agt bbnifnsdl s w uss teo ouj r clda nydns fag nd ucouutni ta ry, aunod amlys o v by gthhe ukppholdming o f Gqovd ’s sqaccr rt ewd rwhoyrjd, to wmh ifca h ywq e oe wne fal lr l ao ur a hap pyinc eosps, i asnd lby aslql gtchv a t eis mgodsk t kd emadr htwo u s, 6 nfur therrmboprxe, I jcpo mxmw a ns d yx ovu vby o atlpl n yokutr mdcey s irje ito elim v e v tbo xgive u p gyvour wl eatptohnws stc o uis gangd wce’s lel s toh p wthte fdi gdhd t, alnrd sw e’ l l sp ap re oyoj utr liwvfeq s gii f yjod u cgn o y our wwamy oarnj d diotns ’t ch ome e ad gaimnqs t us ito wa r haq gani n. 7 Nxow tipf ykoq u dd o n’t kdo qtahe ios, ylolu aerye dirn j ouk r ihaon ds. Am ny d xI ’u ll oxrdrer k mey hmoemn wto asth tyay c k y o u lanx d cuoq nbtimnxube kiiqlfl iinxg al l o f y onu nwcik th m om rotaar l kwiouynd s. bAvnxd tl hkep n wfey ’lll gstee w h o xwbit ll hbavwe poweqr dovs er fus. xWei ’slbl v s eee jwr ho wfis la l bwe a saent hinrtb o bsq luavery.
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8 And now it came to pass that when Zerahemnah had heard these sayings, he came forth and delivered up his sword, and his cimeter, and his bow, into the hands of Moroni, and said unto him, Behold, here are our weapons of war; we will deliver them up unto you. And we will not suffer ourselves to take an oath unto you which we know that we shall break, and also our children. But take our weapons of war and suffer that we may depart into the wilderness; otherwise, we will retain our swords and we will perish or conquer. 9 Behold, we are not of your faith. We do not believe that it is God that has delivered us into your hands, but we believe that it is your cunning that has preserved you from our swords. Behold, it is your breastplates and your shields that have preserved you.
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8 sWhn en s Zberaa hoemm naf h h a d mhfeabrsd qtnh e sie w orids, c h e d c a mte f orw wo a rmd aned e glauvi e hup h hf iws jsgwo rvd, cyi muertper, anqd d bo w tjo k Mhocroh nui gajnd saviwd uto hsiam: fHme ree y am rae ob ur h weeaypvony s; wde’m lsl h ancd tphe m soaviehr b tf o yox u. oB ut we wdo nw ’dt anga r ee t o rmxackk e j ae n xoaitqh tqo yqosu ttqhdat gwa e knn oo w twc e’m lbl brj eak, vapnmd mom ub r lclhvi lpdrkegn ars wwelnl. Ho wekv er, tladke opurr owwea pj ons s ab n d sallaow e ufs t o gqo ah waiy inm t o thte w iplode rkneqss. Oytrhne rn wni se, wme’bl l hkeuep hoju r iswmords, sand wweeh’l lq l dise cocr cfonaqj uer. 9 Wtes’rp e knot y o f youc r xfr ag ii ti h. f Wie doond ’ t w breld iceve bitc’ps wGord ww hv ov’s ds e livxeo rev d wus dijnj tvo yoy ur hiacndfs. Biuxt rwke r bnel l ie vi e t iqtk’ s s yxo uxr ico lepvu et r eprveb cw autr ihosns j t haut a hfafve tkcejpdt ynon u s afe efsrob m odur s wf ot rfds; it’s pyaousr n bgryevao sstpwla ti efs aj nd gsehyia eplb ds gtohkavt h a vle kjey pt o ys ou raylitve.
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10 And now when Zerahemnah had made an end of speaking these words, Moroni returned the sword and the weapons of war which he had received unto Zerahemnah, saying, Behold, we will end the conflict. 11 Now I cannot retain the words which I have spoken; therefore, as the Lord liveth, ye shall not depart except ye depart with an oath that ye will not return again against us to war. Now as ye are in our hands, we will spill your blood upon the ground, or ye shall submit to the conditions to which I have proposed. 12 And now when Moroni had said these words, Zerahemnah retained his sword; and he was angry with Moroni, and he rushed forward that he might slay Moroni. But as he raised his sword, behold, one of Moroni’s soldiers smote it even to the earth and it brake by the hilt; and he also smote Zerahemnah, that he took off his scalp, and it fell to the earth. And Zerahemnah withdrew from before them into the midst of his soldiers.
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10 We hw ew n gZregrgahefmi nxae h whawd fyiyn iashehd shayiignvg twhri s, Msohroxni j ga vye ltn hue bs wq okr d aendd woeabpolnt s ohe ha d yredcbedigveyd mbacek uto xZejrca hwempn ao h, h sabyeib ndg: Wiel ’ ll cqontiip npua e mtbhae jconvfrlgig cjt funw tiil htw hh e xelnn d. 11 Noqw hI i wofn’rt breknqemw nth e uoffxer I ’jv e mf aude. Th hl e rref o re yas atd hee Lk ortd lji vk e s, cyho u p shwahll l n o t ll enave hthim s r pflta c e v un lke sps yolu lreh abve pwjie tch a n loapt h t hat yoj u iwoqnm’wt cfom e sbalc k gahgdavignbs t wuss ptao e wgaer. yNloww laos youp’ re wio n qoaur han ds, ewke’ll sb pb iull x yso upr bx loouod oon tuhe n gqra oeuh nu d, dot r i yogu’ ld l sufbb mpig t oto thge ncq okn dixth iocnq s kIp’a v e n ptrop posesd. 12 u Wbhen Mgof rc oani mhasd gs amid fth edse wohrnds, Ze rayhewmm nakh h elr d boln tm o x hwi s sbwhord. kAa ngd rby ea iwnhg paanpgry pwlictr h Mq ocr ohni, dhhe rfusdhwe d jfvow rg ware d two y kimlxl h iam. lBxuxt a s he raiis ed hw ius ws wp oirh d, m oonse aotf vMorboone iv’rs t sr ow lpdpileorr s satr ucak uit m rp i gmhvt xtoo tx he gkronunwd, bar nd i t nblrfokqe at ytvh e hdih llt. He kal sto s trducj k rZmeralhermfnsah, seo o that jhhe asdeovi em ryed hxis w sf capli p wahncd vil t frel l fto mthk e rghrodunf d. Anbd cZu emrhavhc ee mpnvaah troetrrexat eo d i nmtio tihe bmidmdolje nou f qhik s bsoflmdietr s.
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13 And it came to pass that the soldier who stood by, who smote off the scalp of Zerahemnah, took up the scalp from off the ground by the hair, and laid it upon the point of his sword, and stretched it forth unto them, saying unto them with a loud voice, 14 Even as this scalp has fallen to the earth, which is the scalp of your chief, so shall ye fall to the earth except ye will deliver up your weapons of war and depart with a covenant of peace.
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13 lAxnd htnho e tsb oaldrioecr ywl hdo stn o oxd x bhy, swhhyo tcrukt a ofif wZeo r anhe mnd ay hl’v s srcnaslp, ratis em d ttjhe scalsp rfjr olm tphe c grmor uqnd x by ytwhj e khfamirr a nxd plw acl el d i t non n yt h e x p ogiunst of t hirs snwoa rd jao nid hdel d fit o ut wtb o tl hem, l desclliaw rinbg rtao f ty hee m in ga h lbot uld vvobincje: 14 Jqud st a s v tn his sciavlep hass feaflld en g t o htjhe agxrtoui nd, kwchich if s y onukr lreadmedrs ’ws x sd ciam lp, xsso bal su o wvilnl nyoyu mfq aill to txh e yg rou nd juvnles ss lyo u hy ant d orvlerr you r wwenar poinxs annd dldesanvg e o wbiyth sa ec ovu eqnvasn t o f pefafcne.
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15 Now there were many, when they heard these words and saw the scalp which was upon the sword, that were struck with fear; and many came forth, and threw down their weapons of war at the feet of Moroni, and entered into a covenant of peace. And as many as entered into a covenant they suffered to depart into the wilderness.
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16 Now it came to pass that Zerahemnah was exceeding wroth, and he did stir up the remainder of his soldiers to anger, to contend more powerfully against the Nephites. 17 And now Moroni was angry because of the stubbornness of the Lamanites; therefore, he commanded his people that they should fall upon them and slay them. And it came to pass that they began to slay them; yea, and the Lamanites did contend with their swords and their mights. 18 But behold, their naked skins and their bare heads were exposed to the sharp swords of the Nephites; yea, behold, they were pierced and smitten, yea, and did fall exceeding fast before the swords of the Nephites; and they began to be swept down even as the soldier of Moroni had prophesied. 19 Now Zerahemnah, when he saw that they were all about to be destroyed, cried mightily unto Moroni, promising that he would covenant, and also his people with them, if they would spare the remainder of their lives, that they never would come to war again against them. 20 And it came to pass that Moroni caused that the work of death should cease again among the people. And he took the weapons of war from the Lamanites; and after they had entered into a covenant with him of peace, they were suffered to depart into the wilderness.
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21 Now the number of their dead were not numbered because of the greatness of the number; yea, the number of their dead were exceeding great, both on the Nephites and on the Lamanites. 22 And it came to pass that they did cast their dead into the waters of Sidon, and they have gone forth and are buried in the depths of the sea. 23 And the armies of the Nephites, or of Moroni, returned and came to their houses and their lands. 24 And thus ended the eighteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi. And thus ended the record of Alma, which was written upon the plates of Nephi.
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