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Show {63 BOOK OF BOOK MOSIAL. he dismissed the multitude, and they returned, every.@he ae; cording to their families, to their own houses. “And Mosiah began to reign m his: father’s stead. And he began to reign in the thirtieth year of his age, making in the whole, about four hundred and seventy-six years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem. And king Benjamin lived three years, and he died. And it came to pass that king Mosiah did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe his judgments, and his statutes, and did_keep his commandments in all things whatsoever he commanded him. And king Mosiah did cause his people that they should till the earth. And he also, himself did till the earth, that thereby he might not become burthensome to his: people, that he might do according to that which his father had done, in all things. And there was no contention space of three years, among all his people, . And for the ¢ CHAPTER vy, = (h-Y!! Ve: now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had vontinual peace, for the space of three years, he was desirous 0 know concerning the people which went up to dwell in the and of Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi: ple had heard nothing dand_of Zarahemla; from them, therefore, for his peo from the time they left the they wearied him with thei feasings. Avid it came to pass that king Mosiah granted that sixtee! of their strong men might go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi, tO inquire concerning their brethren. And it came to pas* that on the morrow. they started to go up, having with them ene Ammon, he being a strong and mighty man, and a ¢e- scendant of Zarahemla; and hewas also their leader. A?4 now, they knew not the course they should travel in the wi derness, to go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi ; therefore, they wandered many days in the wilderness, even forty days 2 hey Wander. And when they had wandered forty days, t)°) ame to a hill, which is north of the land of Shilom, and there ‘hey pitched their tents, And Ammon took three of his bret)ven, and their names were Amaleki, Helem, and Hem, and the) rent down inte the land of Nephi; and behold, they met {he OF MOSTALHS ling of the people, which was in the land of Nephi, and in the land of Shilom ; and they were surrounded by the king’s guard, and was taken, and was bound, And it came and was committed to prison. to pass when they had been in prison two. days, they were again brought before the king, and their bands were loosed; and they stood before the king, and was permitted, or rathercommanded that they should answer the questions which he should ask them. And he saith unto them, Behold, E am Limhi, the son of Noah, which was the son of Zeniff, which came up Out of the land of Zarahemla to inherit this land, which was the land of their fathers, which was made a king by the voice of the people. And now, I desire to know the cwuse whereby ye were so bold as to come near the walls of the city, when I, myself, was with my gie@-ds, without the gate? And now, for this cause have I suffered that ye should be preserved, that I might inquire of you, or else I should have caused that my guards should have put you to death.— Ye are permitted to speak. Andnow, when Ammon saw that he was permitted to speak, he went forth and bowed» himself before the king; and rising agail, he said, O.king, I am very thankful before God this (¥i4 a that Tam yet alive, and am permitted to speak; and I +f WI endeavor to Speak with boldness: for Lam assured that if , * ye had known me, ye would not have suffered that_I should_ lve wore these bands. For I am Ammon, and am a deseendant of Zarahemla, and have come up out of the land of ‘tahemla, to inquire concerning our brethren, which Zeniff brought up out of that land. | nd now, it came to pass that after Limbi had heard the Words of Ammon, he was exceeding glad, and said, Now, I HOWof a surety that my brethren which was)in the land of cena, areyet alive. And now, I will rejoice; and on the diag I will cause that my people shall rejoice aiso. For Within’ We are in bondage to the Lamanites, and are tanvd face a Which iS grievous to be borne. And now, behoid, tans of ne will deliver us out of our bondage, or out of the reatriy é Lamanites, ke and we will be their slaves: for it 18 at we be slaves to the Nephites, than to pay tribute te ing of the Lamanites. Baas “he king Limhi commanded his guards that they they ee bind Ammon, nor his brethren, but caused that , 89 to the hill which was north of Shilem, sad bring th“ew. brethre n into the city, that thereby they might eat, &@ — 4 gt s ’ |
