1 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Amuloni watfola kutsandzeka emehlweni enkhosi yemaLamani; ngako-ke, inkhosi yemaLamani yamnika yena kanye nabomnakabo kutsi babe bafundzisi labakhetsiwe ngetulu kwebantfu bayo, yebo, nangetulu kwebantfu labebaseveni laseShemloni, nebaseveni laseShilomu, kanye nebaseveni lase-Amuloni.

2 Ngoba emaLamani besekawatsatsile onkhe lamave; ngako-ke, inkhosi yemaLamani yabeka emakhosi ngetulu kwawo onkhe lamave.

3 Manje libito lenkhosi yemaLamani bekunguLamani, yetsiwe ngelibito leyise; ngako-ke yabitwa ngekutsi yinkhosi Lamani. Futsi beyiyinkhosi ngetulu kwebantfu labanyenti.

4 Futsi yakhetsa bafundzisi kubomnakabo-Amuloni kulo lonkhe live lebelilebantfu bakhe; futsi ngaleyo ndlela lulwimi lwaNefi lwacala kufundziswa emkhatsini wabo bonkhe bantfu bemaLamani.

5 Futsi bebabantfu labanebungani kulomunye nalomunye; noko bebangamati Nkulunkulu; futsi bomnakabo-Amuloni ababafundzisanga lutfo mayelana neNkhosi Nkulunkulu wabo, noma ngemtsetfo waMosi; noma babafundzise ngemavi a-Abinadi;

6 Kodvwa babafundzisa kutsi bagcine imibhalo yabo, nekutsi babhalelane lomunye kulomunye.

7 Ngaleyo ndlela emaLamani acala kukhula kuyo ingcebo, acala kutsengiselana lomunye nalomunye futsi andza kakhulu, acala kuba nebucili aphindze aba bantfu labahlakaniphile, ngekuhlakanipha kwelive, yebo, aba bantfu labanebucili lobukhulu, atfokota ngayo yonkhe indlela yebubi kanye neyekuphanga, ngaphandle kwekutsi kube semkhatsini wabomnakabo.

8 Manje kwenteka kutsi Amuloni wacala kusebentisa ligunya ngetulu kwa-Alma kanye nabomnakabo, futsi wacala kumhlupha, wenta kutsi bantfwana bakhe bahluphe bantfwana babo.

9 Ngoba Amuloni bekamati Alma, kutsi bekangulomunye webaphristi benkhosi, futsi nekutsi bekunguye lowawakholwa emavi a-Abinadi futsi wakhishwa phambi kwenkhosi, ngako-ke bekamtfukutselele; ngoba bekangephansi kwenkhosi Lamani, noko walisebentisa ligunya ngetulu kwabo, futsi wababekela imisebenti, wabeka tindvuna temsebenti ngetulu kwabo.

10 Futsi kwenteka kutsi betitinkhulu kakhulu tinhlupheko tabo kangangekutsi bacala kukhala kakhulu kuNkulunkulu.

11 Amuloni wabayaleta kutsi bakuyekele kukhala kwabo; wabeka bogadzi ngetulu kwabo kutsi bababuke, kute kutsi loyo lotfolakala abita Nkulunkulu abulawe.

12 Alma kanye nebantfu bakhe abawaphakamiselanga emavi abo eNkhosini Nkulunkulu wabo, kodvwa batitfulula tinhlitiyo tabo kuyo; futsi beyiyati imicabango yetinhlitiyo tabo.

13 Futsi kwenteka kutsi livi leNkhosi lefika kubo basesetinhluphekweni tabo, litsi: Phakamisani tinhloko tenu nidvudvuteke, ngoba ngiyasati sivumelwano lenasenta kimi; ngitawenta sivumelwano nebantfu bami futsi ngibakhulule baphume ebugcilini.

14 Ngetulu kwaloko ngitawuyenta ibe melula imitfwalo lebekwe etikwemahlombe enu, ngendlela yekutsi nani angeke niyive emihlane yenu, noma nisesebugcilini; futsi loku ngitawukwenta kute nime njengabofakazi bami emvakwaloku, futsi nekutsi nati ngekweliciniso kutsi mine, iNkhosi Nkulunkulu, ngiyabavakashela bantfu bami etinhluphekweni tabo.

15 Manje kwenteka kutsi imitfwalo leyayibekwe etikwa-Alma nabomnakabo yentiwa yaba melula; yebo, iNkhosi yabacinisa kute bakwati kuyitfwala imitfwalo yabo kalula, futsi batinikela ngekutfokota kanye nangekubeketela kuyo yonkhe intsandvo yeNkhosi.

16 Futsi kwenteka kutsi lwalulukhulu lukholo lwabo kanye nekubeketela kwabo kangangekutsi livi leNkhosi lefika kubo futsi, latsi: Dvudvutekani, ngoba kusasa ngitawunikhulula niphume ebugcilini.

17 Yatsi ku-Alma: Utawuhamba phambi kwalabantfu, futsi ngitawuhamba nawe ngikhulule labantfu baphume ebugcilini.

18 Manje kwenteka kutsi Alma kanye nebantfu bakhe ngesikhatsi sasebusuku bagcogcela imihlambi yabo ndzawonye, nalokuyinhlavu kwabo; yebo, sikhatsi sonkhe sasebusuku bebagcogcela ndzawonye imihlambi yabo.

19 Ekuseni iNkhosi yenta kutsi kufike butfongo lobukhulu kumaLamani, yebo, futsi nato tonkhe tindvuna tabo temsebenti betisebutfongweni lobukhulu.

20 Alma kanye nebantfu bakhe besuka baya ehlane; ngesikhatsi sebahambe lilanga lonkhe bamisa emathende abo esigodzini, basibita ngekutsi sigodzi sa-Alma, ngoba wabahola endleleni yabo leya ehlane.

21 Yebo, kuso sigodzi sa-Alma bathandaza ngekubonga kakhulu kuNkulunkulu ngoba bekabe nesihawu kubo, futsi wenta yaba melula imitfwalo yabo, futsi wabakhulula baphuma ebugcilini; ngoba bebasebugcilini, futsi bekute namunye lobekangabakhulula ngaphandle kwekutsi kube yiNkhosi Nkulunkulu wabo.

22 Bambonga Nkulunkulu, yebo, bonkhe besilisa babo nabo bonkhe besifazane babo kanye nabo bonkhe bantfwana babo labebakwati kukhuluma baphakamisa emavi abo badvumisa Nkulunkulu wabo.

23 Manje iNkhosi yatsi ku-Alma: Sheshisa uphume kanye nalabantfu kulelive, ngoba emaLamani sekavukile futsi ayakulandzela; ngako-ke phuma kulelive futsi ngitawuwavimba emaLamani kulesi sigodzi kute angasondzeli ekucosheni laba bantfu.

24 Futsi kwenteka kutsi besuka baphuma esigodzini, batsatsa luhambo lwabo baya ehlane.

25 Futsi emvakwekutsi sebabe sehlane emalanga lalishumi nakubili befika eveni laseZarahemla; inkhosi Mosiya nayo yabemukela ngenjabulo.