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Show NEPRI. and out of gan to come down, and to sally forth from the hills, holds, J strong their and the mountains, and the wilderness, sion of the J and their secret places, and began to take posses was inthe which and south, land lands, both which was in the J the lands which land north, and began to take possession of all which had had been deserted by the Nephites, and the cities beasts nor But behold there was no wild been left desolate. had been deserted by the Nephites, which lands game in those save it were in the and there wasno game for the robbers save it were il exist not And the robbers could wilderness. Nephites had the for food; of the wilderness, for the want red their flocks, and left their lands desolate, and had gathe they were in one hoand their herds, and all their substance, for the robbers to plunder e chanc no were dy; therefore there to come Up in open. battle and to obtain food, save it were tes being in one body, and against the Nephites ; and the Nephi reserved for themselves g having so great a number, and havin and flocks of every kind, cattle, and , horses and provisions, space of seven years, in the that they might subsist for the oy the robbers from of he did hope to destr which time they pas nd thus the eighteenth year did face of the land. cit away. the nineteenth year, Giddiam And it came to pass that in batt that he should go up found that it was expedient Ae they that way no was against the Nephites, for there and rob, and murder. id subsist, save it were to plunder, upon the face of the "I they durst not spread themselves grain, lest the Nephites ' a insomuch that they could raisethem; therefore Giddian ey come upon them and slay they * commandment unto his armies, that in this year rattle; go up to battle against the Nephites. “ho i iy up did come And it came to pass that theybehold Pee a and great , and it was in the sixth month; sit up to. battle; and ig the day that they did come. manne r r of robbers; and x8 “4: ail te girded about afthe were dyed im a shes? lamb-skin about their loins, and they UP nit V their heads were shorn; and they had head-plates their pelt ne ol appearance and great and terrible was the © as of se becau and r, armou Giddianhi, because of their Git And it came to. pass that the adi of dyed in blood. * ones ea the of rance appea Nephites, when they saw the ssi lift. did and earth, the djanhi, had.all fallen to BOOK OF A461 NEPHI. r he Lord their God, that he would spare them, and delive pass to came it And hem out of the hands of their enemies. hat when the armies of Gaddianhi saw this, they began to shout with a loud voice, because of their joy; for they had supposed tliat the Nephites had fallen with fear, because of ihe terror of their armies ; but in this thing they were disappointed, for the Nephites did not fear them, but they did fear for “protection ; therefore their God, and did supphéate-hinr when the armies of Gidcianhi did rush upon them, they were prepared to meet them ; yea,in the strength of the Lord did receive them ; and the battle commenced they the sixth in this _nont; and great and terrible was the battle. thereof; yea, ‘ie and terrible was the slaughter. thereof, insomuch that auch salene be g moe : so great6 a slaughter among | all the ehi u since s srusalen he left Jerusalem. And 2 notwithstandWeeks SOE Sa ings and th 1e oaths oo whi aten ch Giddianhi Ne g ing thed, thre the behol made, had phites did beat them, insomuch that they did all back from before them. doni commanded that his ar to pass that as Gidgid rian Reame far as to the borders of the wilthem Bor dere into thetr as and did-sla they Hach ‘ ei th, x- And it F should not spare any that should y the way; thus they and fall them did pursue oe to the borders of the wilderness, even unitil x the commandment of Gidgiddoni. dy Voldincce wae ‘ med tk oo a ee ought and. Reyas ass tigwasRed}. ; Weary because of hia much= fichti overtaken he ghting, slai ey os tum again thus was ne end of Giddianhi, the Ae a, ne ne pass that the armies of the Nephites that this ninet eir place of security. And it came the ahi Lot eas Be lekouhe: sie pass away, and Cid they come again ember Wentieth year ; bitin th “ome up to batile about the ‘ound they should cut but a ee ER did re. to pass qd in the year they did not ee ee 6 Bane ee Bo peopl eN Nephi; for they did suppose that j c < ‘A e oi om at their outward privileges, that they could cen “Would ne in “i Seaside Nephi . hem them ey from : their lands.woeand to thei€ir a }: yield themselves upth according Wishes; sant ae Now themselves another Jeade whose ader, Zemn was it ore theref . ; e cause that co arihah that did B ns siege should take place. : ut behold this was Vantage unto the Nephites ; for j e ted had appoin 7 haey was unto > ip ie Sort EH! had prepared for battle, and be- he ERR year, those armies of robbers OF ott BOOK 460 tor it was impossible for the |
