Now, I was desirous to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of Lehi-Nephi; for our people had heard nothing from them from the time they left the land of Zarahemla.

So, I granted that Ammon and some of our strong men might go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi, to inquire concerning our brethren.

They came to a hill, which is north of the land.

And Ammon took three of his brethren, and they went down into the land of Nephi.

And behold, they met King Limhi.

I desire to know the cause whereby ye were so bold as to come near the walls of the city, when I, myself, was with my guards without the gate?

I suffered that ye should be preserved, that I might inquire of you, or else I should have caused that my guards should have put you to death.

Ye are permitted to speak.

O king, I am assured that if ye had known me ye would not have suffered that I should have worn these bands.

I am Ammon, and have come up out of the land of Zarahemla to inquire concerning our brethren, whom Zeniff brought up out of that land.

Now, I know

of a surety that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla

are yet alive.

We are in bondage to the Lamanites, and are taxed with a tax which is grievous to be borne.

And now, behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bondage.

O ye, my people, lift up your heads and be comforted; for behold, the time is at hand, or is not far distant, when we shall no longer be in subjection to our enemies.

Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put your trust in God.

If ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in

him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage.

We have consulted with the people how we should deliver ourselves out of bondage.

We can find no way, except to depart into the wilderness.

O king, if thou hast hitherto listened to my words in any degree, and they have been of service to thee, even so I desire that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time.

You may speak, Gideon.

Behold the back pass, on the back side of the city.

The guards of the Lamanites, by night are drunken.

Let us send a proclamation among all this people that they gather together

their flocks and herds, that they may drive them into the wilderness by night.

I will go and pay the last tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and they will be drunken; and we will pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp when they are drunken and asleep.

After being many days in the wilderness they arrived here in Zarahemla and joined our people.

We received them with joy.

[CROWD CHEERING]