1Now behold, I, Jarom, write a few words according to the

2And as these plates are small, and as these things are written for

3Behold, it is expedient that much should be done among this people,

4And there are many among us who have many revelations, for they are

5And now, behold, two hundred years had passed away, and the people

6And they were scattered upon much of the face of the land, and the

7And it came to pass that they came many times against us, the

8And we multiplied exceedingly, and spread upon the face of the

9And thus being prepared to meet the Lamanites, they did not prosper

10And it came to pass that the prophets of the Lord did threaten the

11Wherefore, the prophets, and the priests, and the teachers, did

12And it came to pass that by so doing they kept them from being

13And it came to pass that two hundred and thirty and eight years

14And I, Jarom, do not write more, for the plates are small. But

15And I deliver these plates into the hands of my son Omni, that