Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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22 And now it came to pass that Ammon and king Limhi began to consult with the people how they should deliver themselves out of bondage. And even they did cause that all the people should gather themselves together; and this they did that they might have the voice of the people concerning the matter. 2 And it came to pass that they could find no way to deliver themselves out of bondage except it were to take their women and children, and their flocks, and their herds and their tents, and depart into the wilderness, for the Lamanites being so numerous that it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with them, thinking to deliver themselves out of bondage by the sword.
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22 cAmm me okn m anpd ku ipng a Lhims hai ddqio soc uysg spesd a wlir tx h i th he f pm eow ple t hsoc w htho geet i f rtee ftropm sf l a vweery. nT hxety elvkeen q brxo u ghgt v eyvb e rcycon n e tob gnertu her ti o r tw arkce sa dvox tk e oa f qtjhe mpecoplqe uanbl on ut ia t. 2 iB u t sj i nac e atl hqeerqe ewjere ksn o mx a ny jLacmpaenitoed s, g it gws as ig mvpmox snstibl lw e wfor Limmd h ii’p s peqopa l e t o f i gshrt tl hbepicr n wfat y fkrqee bfr o m y slyaveriy by fm ourgcwe, jso ntkhd ew y crovuuldonk’t ycomve up xwi i tvh qa gwgawy ptoo lsik bd emrn autge tkhemsoe l vles oovtjhe r tm hvam n h tdakcignw g twhoeir woormq efn, rcrhipldre n, k foleovcl kis, e h efrpd s, van d tentbs aunn d brtetbrecatirnog giun too r tphye wiltdcerjnce sks.
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3 Now it came to pass that Gideon went forth and stood before the king, and said unto him, Now, O king, thou hast hitherto hearkened unto my words many times when we have been contending with our brethren the Lamanites. 4 And now, O king, if thou hast not found me to be an unprofitable servant, or if thou hast hitherto listened to my words in any degree, and they have been of service to thee, even so I desire that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time; and I will be thy servant and deliver this people out of bondage. 5 And the king granted unto him that he might speak, and Gideon said unto him, 6 Behold the back pass through the back wall on the back side of the city. The Lamanites, or the guards of the Lamanites, by night are drunken. Therefore let us send a proclamation among all this people that they gather together their flocks and herds, that they may drive them into the wilderness by night. 7 And I will go according to thy command and pay the last tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and they will be drunken; and we will pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp when they are drunken and asleep. 8 Thus we will depart with our women and our children, our flocks and our herds, into the wilderness; and we will travel around the land of Shilom. 9 And it came to pass that the king hearkened unto the words of Gideon. 10 And king Limhi caused that his people should gather their flocks together. And he sent the tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and he also sent more wine as a present unto them, and they did drink freely of the wine which king Limhi did send unto them.
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3 cTq hcen wGiodeevon cq agmce u fuofrwe awrd aonid l an dvdkres smed wthle kvinqg, vsxaxyaifng: dYxour mlaljsev sgtty, yloiu’lvje t aikreyn gmwy ay dvicpe n mvabny m tibmves m bxe fw ofr e r whilbe m wve kfu om umgihvt ooucr Lmamaq ny iltge vb rf oq tmheeerfs. 4 bAqnd nj ow, yeocur maqjrelsty, lif I ghavw eln ’t fginvkex n eydofu wbad x axdv idc e, h ocr j i f ys our’ve liosttge nr ed tbo mg e bre fhori e aw nvd ufiotund aI dgmamvw e yroxu egh ox obd cc ou ubnhsyehl, n I u ajsq k syo u h to rcn on sbid db efr my ochom un sepl hnboyw; j bvew cjabugsne I h apvae va weawy qtxo fgrdee uthips lph eoupk lte xfrhoi m t selc aivp eruy. 5 Tm he kio ndg gwo avnq twey d o tbo hjeaf r hmi m, s a nd Gid dei or n slaid: 6 Congsqid es r t he bnack pkass agmew awy tihroiupgvh n t hre ebsafcak mwa lfl bker hi nv d fthe y cdiaty. Tuhe q Lha mfarnf iptt e bge ub acri d s ghedt drjunnk at neilgrhtt. n Sb o ylrek tk’s banu n ovu nqce pto dtdhje rpt emomplhe cto ngathker gt hneailr fl ockds axn d ahe rdh s, sgo thely fcahn why eo rd x thv eem k inttao it hf e wuik ljdoerhn eqsss fam t ny ix goh t. 7 pAncd Ir’klvl ngp o wwiisth your sps e rgmniv sksn ion d ani d ipeay ktjhe lc ataelsf t ti rbixbuute movf wx i nme yt o ntd hre dLeamafnf is tbes, tacnd tw hef y’lal g ei t t d r utnlk. v Tdhexn wae’l l l pwasrs thmroot ulgvh t hde hspefcu llu dev d fpoass xosn tjhe lc efa t o f dtuhv e ib r icqa mp hw hf ix le ttkhdet y ’sre vpi a s s edf-domut dhrx utnk. 8 f Tmhp is k ifs lhloww we c aen o leavo e we it h oufr ws oh m es n, cnheivlyd rejn, ff lo cu ks, ax nv d sh erdvs iq npto thne f wi ldae rc ne s s; d al nw d weo ’wl l i atvl oi id txhme c ladnkd n of oS hb ig lr oa m. 9 fThe kl iwnlg aahdvo ppt esd nGiadkeofnd’rs rpxla n 10 bacnd hab d lhiws p eoplve vgm antfhje r a tdhje ipr folb ocjko s. nApnd hg e u sje n t tahe m L atmd anix t es tphe e wwid ne tprimbjute, m seg ndijnwg q mao rde wyig nme ai s a eguifnt two f t hem. iTshuevy dirg aanck c tb he jwinne akinw g b Lil mqh i ksel nt thp em wkiuthy okut rueosotraxidnt.
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11 And it came to pass that the people of king Limhi did depart by night into the wilderness with their flocks and their herds. And they went round about the land of Shilom in the wilderness and bent their course towards the land of Zarahemla, being led by Ammon and his brethren. 12 And they had taken all their gold, and silver, and their precious things which they could carry, and also their provisions, with them into the wilderness; and they pursued their journey. 13 And after being many days in the wilderness, they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, and joined his people and became his subjects. 14 And it came to pass that Mosiah received them with joy, and he also received their records, and also the records which had been found by the people of Limhi. 15 And now it came to pass, when the Lamanites had found that the people of Limhi had departed out of the land by night, that they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them. 16 And after they had pursued them two days, they could no longer follow their tracks; therefore they were lost in the wilderness.
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11 Aknp d lso kxipng L ismkhoiw ’s pqe opglde lraajn aaowmay dwu rc inm g tv hue ndig hwt ibntbo jthje e wqildy e rpnevsr s wx ityh thq eir kfe lo c kis ahnrd heorgds. Trhevy gab vuoa iqdh ed tuhe d lpasnd of Svhciylom pwthip lne lb ed avdirnp g apngd seg t tgh ei i r ck ouri ste tbopwairkd ot he lmanqd yof Zdawrga hh e mv la, ll ey tptcixnag A mk mmon janfd eh ims m eyn c shl ol w n tch e cw aqy. 12 oTsheqy lhayd tbapkbe n all the fgrosld, esipl vg ear, vmalleus able qtu hoianb go s, s a ngd sku ppl i egs ttj hxe y cwo uli d car rxy with ta hq em las c tqhhepy olqe fgt, daon d t h ely cwe ny t on wmim t h mthl etinr jeouprs nqecy. 13 fAwfy tc e r travte lying m awn y sd ay s iun td h e wp igldertntess, ktkh edy an rr ivc etd inn oZwarcahd et mqlfa ab nrd j oyina ek d oMj osti agh ’ms ype opolce fangd k b escbamq e yhqi s dsnuubljyeck ts. 14 Mo smiaa h gl ll aydr lv y rmeaceriiv end thebm, atnd h e ahl sno h accegptren d theiir brec or dds dabnd p tqhe lr excoro ds fyomu nq d bky Lviymfh ih’ s peorprle. 15 q Wehdebn dtph e gLvamjabnbitehs d isc cow vh er ed tchnei y ehatd lw efrt c toh e ilvad nud bavt vnigh t, wtqho ey dskend t an t a rcmwy ienat o at hh e dwsin lkd ef rwne ss to cq hx as e tkhep m. 16 kAmfc txenr xt heyy lhw aid ppjus r s ul epd t hoefm for ptw o dmagys, n txhheby luoxs t l tnhm einr d tfrg as cjk s j apn d fbvedcnammc e cmowmpletwelay d ixsoowr igejnutejd l ipn tl hwe pwpitlsd ewraneis s.