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Show BOOK OF MOSTAH. BOOK wives and their children were not slain; and they told Gideow ‘what they had done to the king. And it came to pass that the king of the Lamaniies made an oath unto them, that his people should not slay them. And also Limhi, being the son of the king, having the kingdom con- ferred upon him by the people, made oath unto the king of the Lamanites, that his people 7. 4 7 M rs 4 a ,% ia! ‘ ; ya 4 ; Prise! t 4 We 4 vr. A 7 , : part into the wilderness ; and he,did support his guards out of bs 4 apa / 4 ‘ e b rs . ae ea - {4 Bee 4 y moa ¥ 2s oa a”' ate wy 44 itr fy ‘i Ef should pay tribute unto him, even one half of all they possessed. And it came to pass that Limhi began to establish the kingdom, and to establish peace among his people. And the king of the Lamanites set guards round about the land, that he might keep the people of Limhi in the land, that they might not de- jHl a the tribute which he_did receive from the Nephites. And now king Limhi did.haye continual peace in his kingdom, for the {the space of two years, that the Lamanites did not molest them nor seek to destroy them. : " Now there was a place i” Shemlon, where the daughters o! the Lamanites did gather Ahemselves together for to sing, ant ae ¢ : ° : # 4 an) | ., a / : a Fs 4 : it r ‘7a a) is / q + to dance, and y : ~~ Ve a gether rae tae! i ‘ie a themselves merry. And it came to pass to sing and to dance. And now the priests of king Noah, being ashamed to return to the city of Nephi, yea, an Le 5 to make that theré was one day a small number of them gathered to b as * * oe F also fearing that the people would slay them, therefore they durst not return to their wives and their children, And ha’ bs e ing tarried in the wilderness, and having discovered the daugi aed ' ters of the Lamanites, they laid and watched them > and when » fthere were but few of them gathered together to dance, the} « eame forth out of their secret places, and took them and carrie! them into the wilderness; yea, twenty and four of the daug! * ters of the Lamanites they carried into the wilderness. And.it.came to pass that. when the Lamanites found tht their daughters-fad_been) missing, they were angry with the people of Limhi; for they thought it was the people of Linh. Therefore they sent their armies forth ; yea, even the king hin self went before his people; and they went up to the land © And now Limhi ha! Nephi, to destroy the people of Limhi. discovered them from the tower; even all their preparations for war did he discover; therefore he gathered his people t” to pass that when the Lamanites had come ")) gether, and laid wait for them in the fields, and in the forest® And it came that the people of Limhi began to fall upon them from Waiting places, and began to slay them. their OF MOSIAH. 19% And it came to pass that the battle became exceeding sore for they fought like lions for their prey. And it came to pass that the people of Limhi began to drive the Lamanites before them, yet they were not half so numerous as the Lamanites. But they fought for their lives, and for their wives, and for their children ; therefore they exerted themselves, and like dragons didthey fight, _ And it came to pass that they found the king of the Lamantes among the number of their dead; yet he was not dead having been wounded and left upon the ground, so speedy was the flight of his people. And they took him and bound up his wounds, and brought him before Limhi, and said, Behold. here isthe king of the Lamanites; he having received a wound hath fallen among their dead, and they have left him; and behold, we have brought him before you; and now let us slay him. But, Limhi saith unto them, Ye shall not slay him, but bring him hither that #imay:see him. And they brought roken the oath that I made unto you; therefore, why should him. And Limhi saith unto him, What cause have ye to come up war egainst my people? Behold, my people have not ye break the oath which ye made unto my people? And now the king said, I have broken the oath, because thy people did rr away the daughters of my people; therefore in my anger— poe calS€ My people to come up to war against thy people. ao had heard nothing concerning this matter; there- afk é saith, I will search among my people, and whosoev er ie Se this thing shall perish. Therefore he caused a search thane nt ee es Sa Now when Gideon had heard i Gue BS “Bagel ples Ske . went forth and people, and lay 12 ab y wai ear, and do not seareh this net he oy y hot this thing to their charge. For do ye not ai 2 : ct of thy father, which this people sought to dies wh ; 4 are they not in the wilderness? And is it not nine ts lave stolen the daughters of the Lamanites? is ps 5 4 and tell the king of these things, that he may And tell a a 5 that they may be pacified towards us: for behold, 80, ther» oe preparing to come against us; and behold almhilléieaic 1 ut few of us. And behold, they ans. Ae ; and except the king doth pacifycome with their them towards Wich 1 Yee For are not the words of Abinadi fulfilled, not Bite. ee, jeainet us? and all this because we would itinuities 2 ; 0 the word of the Lord, and turn from our * And now let us pacity pacifythethe king king, and we fulfil Ifl thethe |
