U-Alima 43–44

UKapteni uMoroni noZerahemina

Impi nesithembiso sokuphila ngokuthula

UZerahemina uhola amabutho akhe

UZerahemina wayengumholi wamabutho amaLamani. Wayefuna ukubusa phezu kwamaNefi futhi awenze asebenzele abantu bakhe. UZerahemina wahola amabutho akhe ukuthi ayohlasela amaNefi.

U-Alima 43:3–8

Ibutho lamaNefi libuka ibutho lamaLamani

AmaNefi ayefuna ukuvikela amakhaya awo, imindeni, kanye nenkolo yawo. Babazi ukuthi babengeke bakwazi ukukhonza iNkosi uma amaLamani ebabusa. AmaNefi akhetha ukulwa nezitha zawo.

U-Alima 43:9–10, 14–15

UMoroni ubheke phambili namafu angemuva

Indoda okwakuthiwa nguMoroni yayiyinduna yamabutho amaNefi. UMoroni waqinisekisa ukuthi amabutho akhe ayekulungele ukulwa.

U-Alima 43:16–17

UKapteni uMoroni kanye namasosha amaNefi alungele ukulwa

Amasosha kaMoroni aletha izikhali, futhi uMoroni wawanika izikhali eziqinile nezihlangu ukuze azivikele.

U-Alima 43:18–19

AmaLamani abuka ibutho lamaNefi futhi abukeka ethukile

UMoroni wathatha amabutho akhe ukuthi alwe namaLamani. Kodwa ngenkhathi amaLamani ebona amaNefi ephethe izikhali kanye nezihlangu, asaba ukulwa. AmaLamani ayenezingubo ezincane kuphela futhi engenazo izikhali eziwavikelayo.

U-Alima 43:19–21

Amasosha amaLamani agijima ehlathini

AmaLamani ahamba. Bazama ukunyonyoba baye kwelinye izwe lamaNefi. Babecabanga ukuthi uMoroni wayengeke azi ukuthi bayephi.

U-Alima 43:22

Izinhloli zamaNefi zibuka amasosha amaLamani egijima

Kodwa kwathi nje lapho amaLamani esehamba, uMoroni wathumela izinhloli ukuba ziwalandele.

U-Alima 43:23

Isosha lamaNefi lilalela u-Alima

UMoroni wabe esethumela umlayezo kumphrofethi u-Alima. Wayefuna u-Alima abuze iNkosi ukuthi amaLamani ayehlela ukwenzani. INkosi yatshela u-Alima ukuthi amaLamani ayehlela ukuhlasela izwe elibuthakathaka elibizwa ngokuthi iManti. UMoroni walalela u-Alima. Wahola amabutho akhe ukuthi alwe namaLamani.

U-Alima 43:23–33

Amasosha amaLamani kanye namaNefi ayalwa

Amabutho alwa. AmaLamani ayenamandla kakhulu futhi ethukuthele. AmaNefi ayesesaba amaLamani futhi ayezobaleka. Kodwa uMoroni wabakhumbuza ngemindeni yabo kanye nokholo lwabo, ngakho baqhubeka nokulwa.

U-Alima 43:34–37, 43–48

UMoroni uphakamisa isandla ukuze kuyekwe ukulwa

AmaNefi akhulekela usizo eNkosini. INkosi yayiphendula imikhuleko yabo futhi yabanika amandla amakhulu. Manje amaLamani ayesaba. Babevalelekile futhi abakwazanga ukuphunyuka. Lapho uMoroni ebona ukuthi amaLamani ayesaba, watshela amabutho akhe ukuthi ayeke ukulwa. UMoroni wayengafuni ukubulala amaLamani.

U-Alima 43:49–53; 44:1–2

UMoroni ukhuluma namaLamani

UMoroni watshela uZerahemina ukuthi amaLamani angahamba uma ethembisa ukuthi ngeke aphinde alwe namaNefi. UZerahemina wathukuthela futhi wazama ukuqhubeka nokulwa, kodwa akakwazanga ukunqoba amabutho aMoroni. Bese uZerahemina namabutho akhe bathembisa ukuhlala ngokuthula, futhi uMoroni wabadedela bahamba.

U-Alima 44:1–20