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Show re ether have they spared alive. first month, Moroni received an epistle from Helaman, stating ofourvahant men: ithe affairs of the people in that quarter of the land. And these are the words which he wrote, saying: My dearly be- and the city of Zeezrom, and the city of Cumeni, and the city oi Antiparah. And these are the cities which they possessed somewhat to tell you concerning our warfare in this part of th ey were depressed Jand. Behold, two thousand of the sons of those m which Ammon brought down out of the land of Nepm: Now had fought valiantly by day, and toiled by night, to maintain their cities; and thus they had suffered great afflictions of eve- ye have known that these were a descendant of Laman, wai was the eldest son of our father Lehi. Now I need not re hearse unto you concerning their traditions or their unbelie ykind. And now they were determined to conquer in this place, or die ; therefore you may well suppose that this little ‘nee Which I brought with me ; yea, those'sons of mine, gave be’their Téader ; and we have come forth to defend our cou try. And now ye also know concerning the covenant WI compelled, by the orders of Ammoron, to not come against the city of Judea, or against us, to battle. And thus were we fa- of war against their brethren, to shed blood. But in the twee ty and sixth year, when they saw our afflictions and ourtnls lations for them, they were about to break the covenant ! ~ws, they might have perhaps destroyed our little army ; ut thus were we preserved. They were commanded by AmHoron to maintain those cities which they had taken. And thus %, ~ | Mei ; ~ “% _ the head of these two thousand young men, to the s a dea, to assist Antipus, whom ye| had appointe d a * r oe Beas twe the people of that part of the land. ' < : ¢ . ‘ 2 ° —_ : _° a - ~ . Oy 3 rh U , ‘ ed many prisoners, all of whom are Chief Capt , relor alent ns; : a : re! i) ss a And in the commencement hor es aa a oil we kept Spies out round about, to watch the move- yen” uamanites, that they might not pass us by night, b . > £ Oy, ‘ co to make an attack upon our other cities; whith ie me poecrra a sulimently nd ; for ,we knew in those cities they were str ‘ int? a" y strong to meet them ; therefore we were desi aad th aesnonld pass by us, to fall upon them in their rear Were or, i ser zn the Tear, at the same time they pe inthe front. We supposed that we could ove : more dis: em; but behold, we were ust the: nee pass by us with their whole army ; neither ™ oa Ss stron : Cy P : r ~y . . ley with. a part, . lest they: should not be Sufficient! 1¢ Vv net ee ney Should fall. Neither durst they march down m . ~ city of Zarahemla; neithe r durst they cross. the fis . i ‘ r Ria as F : a . : on, over to the city of Nephihah,, : And thus, with ae our mes us in this es upon e ended the twenty and sixth year. J And | did join m5 Td sand sons, (for they are worthy to be called son ») ; my of Antipus; in the which strength Antipus ae “ the | ‘eeedingly> forbehold, his army had,been reducee0)" | ofthe numerority oftheir forcesdiyi0s" | anata siae a vast number of our men; for which cause we hav¢ re ssacin this ./polhe ; ly BNevertheless, : may console ourselve JOS, we ; : they have died in the cause of their country and of the yea, and they are happy. And the Lamanites ha¢ yn os they come on the twenty and seventh year, we had prepared our city and ourselves for defence. Now we were desirous that the LaPs ym should come upon us; for we were not desirous to 2 an attack upon them in their strong holds. And it came ae f had ne .}v we may have Pot ee behold, in the twenty and sixth year, | Helaman, @¢ me" for a i Ay hold, here is one thing in which ; of war In our fence. But I would not suffer them that they should break covenant which they had made, supposing that God * : strengthen us, insomuch that we should not suffer more © -eause of the fulfilling the oath which they had taken. Bu | vored of the Lord: pay they had made, and take up their weapons R¥ A And now it came to pass that when the Lamanites saw that Antipus had received a greater strength to his army, they were — hath taken their weapons of war, and would that I show their fathers made, that they would not take up their weapon ia them great hopes and much joy. two thousand of these youn - therefore it su) as in spirit; for they ja that well ~ I tell you as i... that in body ~ te I, aa men ie or the city of Manti, when | arrived at the city of Judea; and I found Antipus and nis men toiling with their mights to fortify the city; yea, and poseth me + ‘The land of Manti, loved brother, Moroni, as well in the Lord as in the tribulstions of our warfare; behold, my beloved brother, | ha for thou knowest concerning all these things; | And we suppose that they are Yowatthis time in the land of Nephi; it is so if they are not slain. And now these are the cities which the Lamanites have obtained possession, by the shedding of the blood of so many : ‘ 41a tk Anp now it came to pass in the commencement of the thir tieth year of the reign of the Judges, in the second day, onth 389 eo XXVL == DG BOOK OF ALMA. ~ GHAPTER i, tA BOOK OF ALM}. Y oy |
