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Show BOOK OF BOOK ALMA. was in part re-built, and because the Lamanites had destroyed of the iniquity of the people, they supposed it once because that it would again become an easy. prey But be- ior them. hold, how great was their disappointment; for behold, the Nephites had dug up a ridge of earti round about them, which was so high that the Lamanites could not cast their stones and their arrows at them, that they might take effect; neither could they come upon them, save it was by their place _of entrance. Now at this time, the Chief Captains of the La manites were astonished exceedingly, because of the wisdom \of the Nephites in preparing their places of security. Now the leaders of the Lamanites had supposed, because of the ereatness of their numbers; yea, they supposed that they + should be privileged to come upon them as they had hitherto done; yea, and they had also prepared themselves with shields, and with breast-plates ; and they had also prepared themselves s | with garments of skins ; yea, very thick garments, to cover | their nakedness. And being thus prepared, ~ that they should easily overpower and suppos d they subject their brethren . | to the yoke of bondage, or slay and massacre them according But bebold, to their uttermost astonish- © to their pleasure. “. ment, they were prepared for them, in a manner which never “had been known among all the children of Lehi. Now they | were prepared for the Lamanites, to battle, after the mannethe And it of the instructions of Moroni. came to pass that ed Lamanites, or the Amalickiahites, were exceedingly astonish Amalickking if Now at their manner of preparation for war. jah had come down out of the land of Nephi, at the head 0 to have his army, perhaps he would have caused the Lamanites attacked the Nephites at the city of Ammonihah; for behold, But behold, Am*he did. care not for the blood of his people. And behold, his battle. to , himself down come not did lickiah at the city0! es Chief Captains durst not attack the Nephit of aflatts ment manage the altered Ammonihah, for Moroni had among the Nephites, insomuch that the Laman:tes were ds could not come appointed in their places of retreat, and they 2" ess, upon them; therefore they retreated into the wildern Not; of land took their camp, and marched towards the com to them for best place supposing that to be the next knew had tor Moron! that not they against the Nephites; for for every city in all the a tified or had built forts of security round about; Noah, with therefore they marched a firm determination ; yea, forward their to the lant 7 Chief Captas OF ALMA, sme forward, and took an oath that they would destroy the ihe means of Moroni, become strong; yea, even to. exceed their astonishment, the eity people of that city. But behold, to a weak place, had now, by of Noah, which had hitherto been the And now behold, this was trength of the city Ammonihah. they would be wisdom in Moroni; for he had supposed that city of Noah the as and ; hah fishtened at the city Ammoni therefore they bad hitherto been the weakest part of the land, according to sould march thither to battle; and thus it was, d Lehi to be his desires. And behold, Moroni had appointe that same was it and ; Chief Captain over the men of that city on the y, valle the in s nite Lehi which fought with the Lama east of the river Sidon. nites And now behold, it came to pass, that when the Lama again were had found that Lehi commanded the city, they less, disappointed, for they feared Lehi exceedingly; neverthe the k attac to oath, an their Chief Captains had sworn with ld, beho Now | es. armi their up city; therefore they brought the Lamanites could not get into their forts of security, by any other way save by the entrance, because of the highness of he bank which had been thrown up, and the depth of the ditch which had been dug round about, save it were by the entrance. And thus were the Nephites prepared to destroy all sich as should attempt to climb up to enter the fort, by any other way, by casting over stones and arrows at them. they were prepared; yea, a body Thus of their most strong men, with their swords and thar slings, to smite down all who should attempt to come into their place of security, by the to defend jlace of entrance; and thus were they prepared And it came to pass that themselves against the Lamanites. armies before the Captains of the Lamanites brought up their the Nephites, with contend to the place of entrance, and began they were drilO get into their place of security; but behold, were slain, they that ‘nsomuch time, to time ven back from with an immerise slaughter. Could not obtain power Now when they found that they over the Nephites by the pass, they obtain began to diz down their banks of earth, that they might dpass to their armies, that they behold, might have an equal in. these attempts, chance they were swept off fight; but them; y the stones and the arrows which were thrown at the down pulling by ditches their up and instead of filling anks of earth, they were filled up m a measure, with and wounded bodies. their Thus the Nephites had all pow~ |
