U-Alima 53; 56–57

IButho eliNcane

Amadodana athembela kuNkulunkulu

amasosha amancane aphethe izihlangu, imikhonto, nezinkemba

AmaNefi ayelwa namaLamani futhi edinga usizo. Ama-Anti-Nefi-Lehi ayefuna ukusiza. Kodwa babethembise iNkosi ukuthi ngeke balwe. Amadodana abo ayizinkulungwane ezimbili ayengasenzanga leso sithembiso. Kunalokho, amadodana athembisa ukulwa ukuze avikele imindeni yawo. Lawa madodana ayebizwa ngokuthi izinsizwa zamasosha.

U-Alima 53:8, 13–18, 22; 56:1–8

UHelamani uhola izinsizwa zamasosha babheke edolobheni

Izinsizwa zamasosha zakhetha umphrofethi uHelamani ukuthi azihole. Babeyiqembu elincane uma beqhathaniswa nebutho elikhulu lamaLamani. Kodwa uHelamani wayazi ukuthi izinsizwa zamasosha zazithembekile, zinesibindi, futhi zethembekile. UHelamani ebahola, bahamba bayosiza amaNefi.

U-Alima 53:19–22; 56:9–10, 17, 19

izinsizwa zamasosha zakha inqaba namasosha amaNefi, futhi abazali baletha ukudla

Amasosha amaNefi ayekhathele. Kodwa ngesikhathi izinsizwa zamasosha efika, amaNefi ajabula. Ibutho elincane labanika ithemba namandla. Ndawonye, balungiselela ukulwa namaLamani. Abazali bezinsizwa zamasosha nabo basiza ngokubalethela ukudla nezimpahla.

U-Alima 56:16–17, 19–20, 22, 27

Abaholi bamaNefi kanye nezinsizwa zamasosha bahlangana etendeni

AmaLamani ayesethathe amadolobha amaningi futhi agcina amabutho awo kuwo. Abaholi bamaNefi babefuna ukwenza amaLamani aphume kwelinye lamadolobha. Benza isu futhi bacela usizo ezinsizweni zamasosha.

U-Alima 56:18–30

Ibutho lamaLamani ligijima liphethe izikhali libheke ezinsizweni zamasosha

Izinsizwa zamasosha zenza sengathi athwala ukudla kumaNefi ahlala edolobheni eliseduze. Lapho amaLamani ebona leli qembu elincane, alishiya idolobha lawo futhi ajaha izinsizwa zamasosha. AmaLamani acabanga ukuthi kuzoba lula ukuwathumba.

U-Alima 56:30–36

izinsizwa zamasosha amasha ngomugqa omude, ibutho lamaLamani liyawalandela, futhi ibutho lamaNefi lilandela ibutho lamaLamani.

Izinsizwa zamasosha abalekela amaLamani. Bese ibutho lamaNefi laqala ukujaha amaLamani. AmaLamani ayefuna ukubamba izinsizwa zamasosha ngaphambi kokuba amaNefi afike kuwo. AmaNefi abona izinsizwa zamasosha ayesenkingeni futhi ahamba ngokushesha ukuze awasize.

U-Alima 56:36–41

insizwa lesosha elincane libheka amanye amabutho futhi likhathazekile

Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, izinsizwa zamasosha zazingakwazi ukubona amaLamani. Baqala ukuzibuza ukuthi ngabe amaNefi ayesefikile yini kumaLamani futhi alwa.

U-Alima 56:42–43

UHelamani uphakamisa inkemba yakhe

UHelamani wayekhathazekile. Wayecabanga ukuthi amaLamani kungenzeka azama ukubacupha. Wabuza izinsizwa zakhe zamasosha ukuba ayezolwa yini namaLamani.

U-Alima 56:43–44

izinsizwa zamasosha aphakamise izinkemba zawo

Izinsizwa zamasosha zakhumbula lokho onina ababebafundise kona. Onina babebafundise ukumethemba uNkulunkulu futhi bangangabazi, ngoba wayezobagcina bephephile. La madodana ayekholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi ayefuna ukugcina isithembiso sawo sokuvikela imindeni yawo. Batshela uHelamani ukuthi base bekulungele ukuyolwa.

U-Alima 56:46–48

UHelamani uhamba nezinsizwa zamasosha

UHelamani wamangala ngesibindi sabo. Wabaholela emuva ukuze balwe namaLamani.

U-Alima 56:45, 49

UHelamani kanye nezinsizwa zamasosha bame egqumeni nezikhali

Izinsizwa zamasosha zabona amaLamani kanye namaNefi elwa. AmaNefi ayekhathele. Ayesezohlulwa lapho kufika izinsizwa zamasosha.

U-Alima 56:49–52

Amasosha amaLamani abukeka ethukile

Izinsizwa zamasosha zalwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu. AmaLamani ayesaba futhi ayeka ukulwa. Izinsizwa zamasosha ayesize ekunqobeni impi!

U-Alima 56:52–54, 56

UHelamani uphakamisela isandla sakhe ezinsizweni zamasosha

Empini, amaNefi kanye namaLamani amaningi afa. UHelamani wayekhathazekile ngokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi nezinye zezinsizwa zakhe zamasosha nazo zafa. Kodwa emva kwempi, uHelamani wabala wonke umuntu. Wajabula kakhulu lapho ebona ukuthi akukho nelilodwa isosha elalifile. UNkulunkulu wayebavikele.

U-Alima 56:55–56

izinsizwa zamasosha zilimele futhi zonke zime ndawonye

Amadodana engeziwe abandakanya nezinsizwa zamasosha. Baqhubeka besiza amaNefi ukuthi alwe. Kulezi ezinye izimpi, izinsizwa zamasosha zalimala, kodwa akekho owafa. Bakhumbula lokho ababekufundiswa ngonina babo. Bamethemba uNkulunkulu, futhi Wabavikela.

U-Alima 57:6, 19–27; 58:39–40