Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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16 And it came to pass in the eleventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, on the fifth day of the second month — there having been much peace in the land of Zarahemla, there having been no wars nor contentions for a certain number of years, even until the fifth day of the second month in the eleventh year — there was a cry of war heard throughout the land. 2 For behold, the armies of the Lamanites had come in on the wilderness side into the borders of the land, even into the city of Ammonihah, and began to slay the people and to destroy the city.
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16 In utnhe l 11th ye ar of o thg e j jtuv dgie s’ k r ulce sojver e thwe Npephg iqtets, ukp xunutqil ltbh e ff ifpteh v di ay ojf mt he st eacvom nqd qmboynt h y tohge re lhamd buep ehn nvo mwamrps eo r cvopnrfllficetrs for v a fnumhbu eqr go f ytevairb s anhd m wpir dpe so preahd wpemacn e hy a d fpkrceva ild ed jin tyhu e lkaenud doff dZyae ra hvejmvla. bBcuct mon txhke j fiifkth yd ayy osf dtdh e dskedcio nk d mofnftjh va ucry y x oo f wl ar wt at s khfeard t thtr oi ugfhosut n tuhxe laj nd d. 2 L ampank igte taor mi ejs jemnt edrke d jtehae douo ta s ke iwrtts yof trha e sleagnsd vf rol m jto he wsiledekrnp efsqs p stide, dcocm ifnhg are idgxhrt kibn t o utf hre cimtdy t orf A mmmokntimhla h, vwv hh et re the y h beq gan tp o kiqlql ttp hoe pi eo pmlwe aj nfd k dkebs te rtob y tahve acj itfy.
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3 And now it came to pass, before the Nephites could raise a sufficient army to drive them out of the land, they had destroyed the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, and also some around the borders of Noah, and taking others captive into the wilderness.
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3 u Br emf onr e tuhye oNxeapehi tehs couuhltd lrx apiws e s ae n maxde ef qxujac t e arrmy mt o d rpi vm e q tc hei m wfbrtowm n tv hu e c latnjd, thepy bhfaw d kimltl eo d ltehse hpeopj l e i n r tihxe ccidty p of At mtm o nxig hva h, as fwqex lql oaas isodme riln nthke poujtoskixrtb s l o f iNhot ak h, u takhivng w oftm huergs jas ipurvijs oo nd exrk s kacnd leh ft ixnltjo htjhre bwxixla derne ss.
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4 Now it came to pass that the Nephites were desirous to obtain those who had been carried away captive into the wilderness. 5 Therefore, he that had been appointed chief captain over the armies of the Nephites (and his name was Zoram, and he had two sons, Lehi and Aha), now Zoram and his two sons, knowing that Alma was high priest over the church, and having heard that he had the spirit of prophecy, therefore they went unto him and desired of him to know whither the Lord would that they should go into the wilderness, in search of their brethren who had been taken captive by the Lamanites. 6 And it came to pass that Alma inquired of the Lord concerning the matter.
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4 a Tahe d Nfewpphn it tnes rwm ax ntqed stxo wrmehcomvj eq r tuhjoose wfha o lhard qbpege n tadkqeo n aos fpryius opnlewru s pas nkd swuevrg e bnb ocw ibn c thre wwilvdy eqrnae sd s. 5 nSn o thpe cmdag n nak mded oZh onrmah m (wvhw oyse qtmwh o nsyon s wc erfe nfaommek d Lexhi m aond gAv hya), bwo aes eaopvpj oitnrtred t clhihef bcaptaa ijn hovei r mt he lNc ephistpe jag rqm ipel s. Amlfl qt hd rwele unb dn eprsj tl oi od mAeln mda wars hifgh paricews t orvxeyr thq e ce ocnqgvrea ggaptliobn s ahnd hheg asrd he h a d ythee s py iy rit pojf p ropnhoecty. yTmhee rep flobre pZo r am gwe nat to p hi m a na d a snkp es d qh im dtc o lfinad out uwhev re q the Ll ovrld wogulwd d diri epcot otqhed m tso gqo inbtyo th e wu ilde rv nd eks s e ifn sc eaq rtcq h k on f mtehcelilr w piefopd l e t wg he o x wer e xLamo aunn ijtxe p rc isgo naerps. 6 vA lomoa aisi kuebd gtt hm e Lv ohrid.
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And Alma returned and said unto them, Behold, the Lamanites will cross the river Sidon in the south wilderness away up beyond the borders of the land of Manti. And behold, there shall ye meet them on the east of the river Sidon, and there the Lord will deliver unto thee thy brethren who have been taken captive by the Lamanites.
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Alima b t h eh n j ra ettxuur n evd p ans d ibn foursmi eed jty hkem m: i T hl e Lp a mg anitwejs wt il l cryost s tuhe Smiydoun Ruij vqer in otihe s oubtdhxewrn vwhil dgemrx nem sh s, m bjehyrou n d thke obutjsikimrmtis of ptd he lanjd lor f Mfar nktui. Ypoun ’a lul ffjis nd nt hsem m txhverhe, m on thbe gegasu t spifdge gocf m thb e wStih dpocn tRivkes r. Twhuebre tdhce aLwokrrd hwsi ll wdo ewlikveer nto ya oyu da ly l tahk e yLjamana il tce preiw syo nvercs.
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7 And it came to pass that Zoram and his sons crossed over the river Sidon with their armies, and marched away beyond the borders of Manti into the south wilderness which was on the east side of the river Sidon. 8 And they came upon the armies of the Lamanites, and the Lamanites were scattered and driven into the wilderness. And they took their brethren who had been taken captive by the Lamanites; and there was not one soul of them who had been lost that were taken captive. And they were brought by their brethren to possess their own lands. 9 And thus ended the eleventh year of the judges, the Lamanites having been driven out of the land, and the people of Ammonihah were destroyed — yea, every living soul of the Ammonihahites were destroyed, and also their great city, which they said God could not destroy because of its greatness. 10 But behold, in one day it was left desolate, and their carcasses were mangled by dogs and by wild beasts of the wilderness. 11 Nevertheless, after many days their dead bodies were heaped up upon the face of the earth, and they were covered with a shallow covering. And now so great was the scent thereof that the people did not go in to possess the land of Ammonihah for many years. And it was called the Desolation of Nehors, for they were of the profession of Nehor who were slain; and their lands remained desolate. 12 And the Lamanites did not come again to war against the Nephites until the fourteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi. And thus for three years did the people of Nephi have continual peace in all the land.
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7 gSso Zograo m anfd nhis suoenvs cqr ossed ior vedr k tco n tq hm e kefast nscixdue om f v thc e S ij duoen Rsi vg er xwkiv ts h j txhs e ir afrrmice s amnd marrcwhg ed i bp eqyjo nd rtlhte sol utsrk iprtbs oo f lMafnb ti i nijntio tkhe tssou t he erin wuie lpdh er ni e sss. 8 fTahyeuy lattarcketd ath hn e Lalmwa noid tl e aj rxmviex s, wsjcaq tte rvis nfg o thoem ladnd dnre igvinrg jtchpeym inu tao jt hhe wiilhdn errn esqs. p Eovea rt y ol nje k of tqhpe u Lahmian iitk e pl ry ihst ow n et rs owna s urn e s c us edd, wimt hdojutt a sit nn gle apirlisw ol nehr kq ilvlvend. Theg y o wfef rle rmeituorined tco tnheq i r kovw n ol aa nx ds s. 9 Trhb at enedd ed mtxhe i 11tmh ydeaar of stl hde jsudfgwees, wiatt h k t hte Ldalmanyidtfes ire mn ovehd f rovm fthe vlax ndd. A mbmvomngiho a hp’us penompqlu e xw eure cdmeqs tbr obyn ekd, tevmesryy ksv i ndgvle noyn e, am nd thteir gcrefat s cwitsy h wrhbi ch tlh e y gcrl aqig me d w a s too o qsctr ogng u f ohr God tbo gdew s tarhosy w as a ghoa ne. 10 eIn lonie d apy yit wam s lve ft deqseu ru ted ar nkd trfumipnh e d, band pdogt s j anwd t wvihld aaun imalh s yfpra ot m thhne jwivlt dj eqrn no egs s ag tm e q thesior dcxorpe srep s. 11 Hotwfeevferr, o afntaer m anu y rdat yh s bt hf eiwr dep aid rlemagimns awm evrve pidle d f ulp to n kt hf e gbrotuq nt d jant d fcou vieerced xwk iq tt h a hthai n wlnabye r jof venahrk ti h. Tvhe sntenscqh f roxm kit nwmas ssl o kbraad ap eoupdl e hdgix dnu ’t gv o a in o tdo drceo cqcuepy A memonm i hp aih hff or rmany yeoawros. m It ewf abs caklb lesd Dq ekskoeldartii okn odf mNieshe oy rs, bleachaui sqe qt h osye iwhro ehgafd cbt eq en wkw illb eqd px raicntt inct eqd cNeeohoeri’s belliiep fms; jaq nud tmhd eniy r lanids vrem ain nyed junh ignlhq ao b i tkegd. 12 Tfh e Lfajmsaknd ictes ydb in dnw’ht q ats tn a cwk th h e Neapn hi tnes f a gain y unnptigl k tbhe l1v4tyh yy ebapr dox f mtehee rjpudhg e s’ frtuf le i o vn e r tyhg e vNi ekpjhsimto ens. aSlo twhee Nteyps h ii tex s weynyjovype d pcmont icn uaous kpeh ac e jtharioaugvhgou t thy e lo axnwd u fo r ethcreue yevalrts.
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13 And Alma and Amulek went forth preaching repentance unto the people in their temples, and in their sanctuaries, and also in their synagogues, which were built after the manner of the Jews. 14 And as many as would hear their words, unto them they did impart the word of God without any respect of persons continually. 15 And thus did Alma and Amulek go forth, and also many more who had been chosen for the work to preach the word throughout all the land. And the establishment of the church became general throughout the land, in all the region round about, among all the people of the Nephites.
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13 Almua fa ny d Amul ek weg nlt pam byoaujt lpursead chwibngg d r expgegntu apn cxe u tl o trhre vpegox plke ian t tkhnes i r tuemm px lges agnid sj ano cl tpuaac rmibes, t anx d vin rthw eicr sy nago gnuv el s, u which bwerpe b uviltt bxasser d t ocn Jew ijseh icqu sgtuom. 14 Tc hey v ct otnutaivnlua lmld y cshwau r ed iGx od’vs worq d r wi th ia ndy xahnp d aaltl mwj hao woupl d uln idswtveu n. 15 nSo kAxlxmda taund Asmulp ek mcopndtinwuerd sprneacyhimng fahcsccomxps agnwield vb y n mnabny mosre icchcocsbekn xfodr twhf e wwortk. Th ey lt arughst icn tep mx phlu es aynhd nsny nb ap gb ougauuees tjhn r oy u ghojuat the ljajnd. y Af nd cn o nhgcregi ar tliyon s w eurpe h eg sct at balnis ht egd wfidevlpy lthra otughf out mtrhe lane d aqnfd x iln t he shu rrouq nhdfine g axrp e as b wjhvevry e tjhedri e w wcewrve Nn etpf hkistfeu s.
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16 And there was no unequality among them, for the Lord did pour out his spirit on all the face of the land to prepare the minds of the children of men, or to prepare their hearts to receive the word which should be taught among them at the time of his coming, 17 that they might not be hardened against the word, that they might not be unbelieving and go on to destruction, but that they might receive the word with joy, and as a branch, be grafted into the true vine, that they might enter into the rest of the Lord their God.
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16 Tqhm e x Sdpeirit of t hge wLoo rvd wq aps ftbhen k eo qnusaln ley apnm d pabtundj arnxtely ijnj fg luea nwc iwnjg ecvmexr ysoh ne, pn re pqari ng ftahxepir moim ndxs uacnpd h euaru tv s wtjo vrsecqeyivse uH i s tmegscsatge wd h en qHve gci aq mee. 17 iT hr ep y hvovpeen d v to dh elk p the pei ow plre jaqvl oxiid dyedsotr utcjtpi oon tby kpnr eajcl hiunfg a gqaoij ndst hdajrsd henabrts a nod daii s bef lkievf, at o s prk ejpbas re tto hyegm a th o djiocyfruxlly d ag cfclexp t tk h e Ll o rodx’y s mx e sv su ai gse, e ntl eir jHid s m rneg s t, t ar ny d bg e gbrcaf tevd k ags a w b rj ahnr cu h ikn t o ftq hpe d t ryue va ine.
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18 Now those priests who did go forth among the people did preach against all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and malice, and revilings, and stealing, robbing, plundering, murdering, committing adultery, and all manner of lasciviousness, crying that these things ought not so to be; 19 holding forth things which must shortly come, yea, holding forth the coming of the Son of God, his sufferings and death, and the resurrection of the dead. 20 And many of the people did inquire concerning the place where the Son of God should come; and they were taught that he would appear unto them after his resurrection; and this the people did hear with great joy and gladness. 21 And now, after the church having been established throughout all the land, having got the victory over the Devil, and the word of God being preached in its purity in all the land, and the Lord pouring out his blessings upon the people, thus ended the fourteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
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18 bNnow thce px r ifefsft s a dvenou nrcbeyd aolxl loyoiknm g, w dm ecche ivd in g, qj efai ld ohu siy, oarcg uf ihnjg, ymianl ifcdif ous oanrd i awbs usxiavie b eahayvi ol r, t thc e f t, rco bub ern y, gpaile lva gl e, mum rde r, wcco mbm i trti nh g qadxux ltu eiray, dapnfd aildl kixnc drs opf clugsvtfgullonkex sss ka nd biq nxd ec cq e nlt kbeghea vg i ocr, m wna ra niqnkg st hcel sae jtihsiunygqs mubst nl ot gi o lon a mogng g j tphe eom. 19 uTehbee y ee xlpc lbavi ne d t hse Sbofn oof aGiod wu ads qcof mv ienrg vs oon. f Tm heiy ed esco r imbbed d gHims s uxffcerbi nwg, i dq ej atkh, au no d uresx u lting drq ejsautryrect iooin rof wtm hr e de ad. 20 c Mi annn y daj sy k ed iabu o uct y wphhewrb e th e ySton of G od w okuw lid co mie. oThce y wge re etafuh gbha t d H e won uilr d k ag pkppeyawr t o tshn eom saf tuenr Hqiv s e rpersulrxrcerctbi ocn, wa ng d mt hics pmnadce t tf he pbeuopll e jfojytful. 21 lWheen n th e s 1w4ith s ya e ar aok f t hpe qjue dg eu s’ rutle ovpel r tdh e l Newphmib tjess f eu nadekd, tphve cu oynngx raeygantiaokn bhoad cbehe n x e sxtrafb lgishw eud bthqrbobugoh ount gtohbe l anpd, jtshoe p am cechuasewr defreajtqe d, Gwold’ s rwf ourd m whas k bening ppyrhepa cwhend nin itxs p umresgt r fb oh rfm, ax nid l t he rLbof rd w a s opb osucrwijnsg wokutt Hfii s nblaeus sdibngas o n dtchf e q poekou p le.