1And now behold, it came to pass in the commencement of the fortieth

2For behold, Pahoran had died, and gone the way of all the earth;

3Now these are their names who did contend for the judgment-seat,

4Now these are not all the sons of Pahoran, (for he had many) but

5Nevertheless, it came to pass that Pahoran was appointed by the

6And it came to pass that Pacumeni, when he saw that he could not

7But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people that were desirous

8And it came to pass as he was about to do this, behold, he was

9Now when those people who were desirous that he should be their

10And he was pursued by the servants of Pahoran; but behold, so

11And he went unto those that sent him, and they all entered into a

12Therefore, Kishkumen was not known among the people of Nephi, for

13And now behold, Pacumeni was appointed, according to the voice of

14And it came to pass in the forty and first year of the reign of

15And they came down again that they might pitch battle against the

16Therefore, the king of the Lamanites, whose name was Tubaloth, who

17Therefore he did stir them up to anger, and he did gather together

18And it came to pass that because of so much contention and so much

19But it came to pass that Coriantumr did march forth at the head of

20Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the

21And it came to pass that Pacumeni, who was the chief judge, did

22And now when Coriantumr saw that he was in possession of the city

23And now he did not tarry in the land of Zarahemla, but he did

24And, supposing that their greatest strength was in the center of

25But behold, this march of Coriantumr through the center of the

26For behold, Moronihah had supposed that the Lamanites durst not

27But behold, the Lamanites were not frightened according to his

28But when Moronihah had discovered this, he immediately sent forth

29And thus he did; and he did head them before they came to the land

30And it came to pass that Moronihah did head them in their retreat,

31And now, behold, the Lamanites could not retreat either way,

32And thus had Coriantumr plunged the Lamanites into the midst of

33And it came to pass that Moronihah took possession of the city of

34And thus ended the forty and first year of the reign of the