1And now it came to pass that, as soon as Amalickiah had obtained

2And thus he did inspire their hearts against the Nephites,

3Therefore he had accomplished his design, for he had hardened the

4For he was determined, because of the greatness of the number of

5And thus he did appoint chief captains of the Zoramites, they

6And it came to pass that they took their camp, and moved forth

7Now it came to pass that while Amalickiah had thus been obtaining

8Yea, he had been strengthening the armies of the Nephites, and

9And in their weakest fortifications he did place the greater

10And thus he was preparing to support their liberty, their lands,

11And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man; he was a man of a

12Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God,

13Yea, and he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he

14Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their

15And this was their faith, that by so doing God would prosper them

16And also, that God would make it known unto them whither they

17Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and

18Behold, he was a man like unto Ammon, the son of Mosiah, yea, and

19Now behold, Helaman and his brethren were no less serviceable

20And thus they went forth, and the people did humble themselves

21But, as I have said, in the latter end of the nineteenth year,

22Yea, and in fine, their wars never did cease for the space of

23Now, they were sorry to take up arms against the Lamanites,

24Nevertheless, they could not suffer to lay down their lives, that

25Yea, they could not bear that their brethren should rejoice over