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UKhapteni UMORONAYI Uhlula uZerahemna

UZerahemna inkokheli yamaLeymenayithi, wayefuna abantu bakhe baqhubeke bezonda amaNifayithi kwaye nokuwenza amakhoboka abo.

Alma 43:5, 8

AmaNifayithi wona ayefuna ukugcina umhlaba wawo kunye neentsapho zawo zikhululekile. Ayekwafuna ukukhululeka ekunqeleni uThixo.

Alma 43:9

UKhapteni uMoronayi wayeyinkokheli yomkhosi wamaNifayithi. Xa amaLeymenayithi ayesiza kulwa, uMoronayi nemikhosi yakhe badibana nawo kwilizwe laseYershan.

Alma 43:15–16

UKhapteni uMoronayi wayelungiselele umkhosi wakhe ngezixhobo, amakhaka, izikrweqe neempahla ezilushiqa.

Alma 43:18–19

AmaLeymenayithi ayenomkhosi omkhulu kodwa ayesoyika xa ayebona izikrweqe zamaNifayithi-amaLeymenayithi ayenxibe impahla encinane.

Alma 43:20–21

Umkhosi wamaLeymenayithi awuzange ubenobunganga bokulwa nomkhosi kaKhapteni Moronayi. AmaLeymenayithi abalekela entlango kwaye agqiba kwelokuba ahlasele isixeko samaNifayithi esahlukileyo.

Alma 43:22

UMoronayi wathumela iintlola ukuba zijonge amaLeymenayithi. Waye wacela u-Alma athandazele uncedo kwiNkosi. INkosi yaye yaxelela u-Alma apho amaLeymenayithi ayezakuhlasela khona.

Alma 43:23–24

Xa uMoronayi wayefumana umyalezo ka-Alma, waye washiya amanye amajoni ukuba akhusele iYershan kwaye wahamba naseleyo wayokuqubisana namaLeymenayithi.

Alma 43:25

Amajoni kaKhapteni Moronayi azimela macala omabini omlambo iTsidon, alindela ukuthiyela umkhosi wamaLeymenayithi.

Alma 43:27, 31–35

Umlo waqalisa, kwaye amaLeymenayithi azama ukubaleka ngokuwela umlambo, kodwa uninzi lwamaNifayithi lwaluwalindile kwelinye icala.

Alma 43:36, 39–41

Besilwa nzima kunanga phambili, uZarahemna nomkhosi wakhe babulala amaNifayithi amaninzi. AmaNifayithi akhalela eNkosini efuna uncedo.

Alma 43:43–44, 49

INkosi yawomeleza umkhosi wamaNifayithi. Umkhosi wawangqonga amaLeymenayithi, kwaye uMoronayi wayalela umlo ukuba ume.

Alma 43:50, 52–54

UMoronayi waxelela uZerahemna ukuba amaNifayithi ayengafuni ukubulala amaLeymenayithi okanye awenze amakhoboka awo.

Alma 44:1–3

UMoronayi wathi amaLeymenayithi ayengenako ukutshabalalisa ukholo lwamaNifayithi kuYesu Krestu. Wathi uThixo wayeyakuqhubeka nokuwanceda amaNifayithi alwe ukuba ayenyanisekile.

Alma 44:4

UMoronayi wayalela uZerahemna ukuba anikezele ngezixhobo zakhe. Wathi amaLeymenayithi akasayi kubulawa xa enokuthembisa ukuba awasokuze aphinde alwe namaNifayithi.

Alma 44:5–6

UZerahemna wanikezela ngezixhobo zakhe kuMoronayi kodwa akathembisa kungalwi. UMoronayi waphindisela izixhobo emva khon’ukuze amaLeymenayithi abenokukwazi ukuzikhusela.

Alma 44:8, 10

UZerahemna wabalekela kuMoronayi azakumbulala, kodwa ijoni lomNifayithi labetha kwaye lophula ikrele likaZerahemna.

Alma 44:12

Laze ijoni lasika isikhumba esigqume ukhakhayi lukaZerahemna, lasibeka kwincam yekrele laso, laze lasiphakamisela phezulu.

Alma 44:12–13

Wabaxelela ukuba amaLeymenayithi ayakuwa njenge sikhumba esigqume ukhakhayi, ngaphandle kokuba anikezele ngezixhobo zawo kwaye athembise ukungaze aphinde alwe nabo.

Alma 44:14

AmaLeymenayithi amaninzi abeka izixhobo zawo ezinyaweni zikaMoronayi aza athembisa ngokungalwi. Avunyelwa ukuba ahambe ngokukhululekileyo.

Alma 44:15

Ngogcwabevu, uZerahemna wawalukuhla aseleyo amajoni ukuba alwe. Amajoni kaMoronayi abulala uninzi lwawo.

Alma 44:16–18

Xa uZerahemna ebona ukuba yena kunye namadoda akhe babezakubulawa, wacenga uMoronayi ukuba abenenceba kubo. Waze wathembisa ukungaze aphinde alwe namaNifayithi kwakhona.

Alma 44:19

UMoronayi wawumisa umlo kwaye wathatha izixhobo zamaLeymenayithi. Emveni kokuba ethembise ukungalwi, amaLeymenayithi aye ahamba.

Alma 44:20, 23