U-Alima 62

UTeyankumi noMoroni

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Emva kokufa kuka-Amalikiya, umfowabo u-Amoroni waba yinkosi yamaLamani. U-Amoroni wayelokhu elwa namaNefi. Impi yathatha iminyaka. AmaNefi aqala ukunqoba, ngakho wonke amabutho amaLamani abalekela edolobheni elilodwa. UMoroni, uTeyankumi, kanye nenye induna yamaNefi bahamba belandela amaLamani namabutho awo.

U-Alima 52:3–4; 54:16–24; 62:12–35

UTeyankumi wayethukuthele ukuthi u-Amalikiya kanye no-Amoroni babebange lempi enkulu, ende. Ngenxa yempi, kwafa abantu abaningi futhi ukudla kuncane kakhulu. UTeyankumi wayefuna ukuqeda impi. Wangena edolobheni ebusuku ukuyobheka u-Amoroni.

U-Alima 62:35–36

UTeyankumi wakhwela phezu kodonga lwedolobha. Wahamba izindawo nezindawo edolobheni waze wathola lapho ayelele khona u-Amoroni.

U-Alima 62:36

UTeyankumi wajikijela u-Amoroni ngomkhonto. Wamshaya eduze kwenhliziyo. Kodwa u-Amoroni wavusa izinceku zakhe ngaphambi kokuba afe.

U-Alima 62:36

Izinceku zika-Amoroni zamjaha uTeyankumi futhi zambulala. Abanye abaholi bamaNefi babedabuke kakhulu ngokufa kukaTeyankumi. Wayelwele ngesibindi inkululeko yabantu bakhe.

U-Alima 62:36–37

Nakuba wafa, uTeyankumi wayesize amaNefi ukuba anqobe impi. Wenza amaLamani alahlekelwa ngumholi wawo. Ngakusasa ekuseni, uMoroni walwa namaLamani futhi wanqoba. AmaLamani alishiya izwe lamaNefi, futhi impi yaphela.

U-Alima 62:37–38

Ekugcineni kwaba nokuthula. UMoroni wasebenza kanzima ukwenza izwe lamaNefi liphephe kumaLamani. UMoroni wabe esegoduka wayohlala ngokuthula. Abaphrofethi bafundisa ivangeli futhi bahola iBandla likaNkulunkulu. Abantu bamethemba uNkulunkulu, wababusisa.

U-Alima 62:39–51