U-Alima 53; 56–57

IButho eliNcane

Amadodana athembela kuNkulunkulu

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

U-Alima 56:42–43

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

U-Alima 56:43–44

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 wamangala ngesibindi sabo. Wabaholela emuva ukuze balwe namaLamani.

U-Alima 56:45, 49

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

U-Alima 56:49–52

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

U-Alima 56:52–54, 56

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

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