1 Manje kwenteka kutsi emvakwekutsi bantfu ba-Amoni sebatintile eveni laseJeshoni, futsi ngalokunjalo nelibandla selimisiwe eveni laseJeshoni, nemabutfo emaNefi sekabekiwe atungeleta lonkhe live laseJeshoni, yebo, kuyo yonkhe imincele letungelete live laseZarahemla, buka emabutfo emaLamani abebalandzele bomnakabo nabaya ehlane.

2 Futsi ngaleyondlela kwabakhona imphi lenkhulu; yebo, lebeyingakate ibekhona nanini emkhatsini webantfu bonkhe eveni kusukela ngesikhatsi Lehi ashiya eJerusalema; yebo, futsi emashumi etinkhulungwane temaLamani abulawa phindze ahlakatwa etindzaweni tonkhe.

3 Yebo, ngetulu kwaloko kwaba khona kubulawa lokukhulu emkhatsini webantfu baNefi; noko, emaLamani achutjwa aphindze ahlakatwa, futsi bantfu baNefi baphidze babuyela eveni labo.

4 Manje lesi kwakusikhatsi lapho khona kwabakhona kulila lokukhulu kanye nekukhala lokwevakala kulo lonkhe live, emkhatsini webantfu bonkhe baNefi—

5 Yebo, kukhala kwebafelokati bakhalela emadvodza abo, kanjalo nekwabobabe bakhalela emadvodzana abo, kanye nendvodzakati ikhalela umnakabo, yebo, nemnakabo akhalela babe; futsi kukhala kwekulila kwevakala emkhatsini wabo bonkhe, bakhalela imindeni yabo leyayibulewe.

6 Manje ngempela lolu kwakulusuku lwelusizi; yebo, sikhatsi sekuzotsa, kanye nesikhatsi sekuzila kanye nekuthandaza.

7 Futsi waphela ngaleyo ndlela umnyaka welishumi nesihlanu wekubusa kwebehluleli ngetulu kwebantfu baNefi;

8 Lona ngumlandvo wa-Amoni kanye nabomnakabo, luhambo lwabo eveni laNefi, buhlungu babo eveni, tinsizi tabo, kanye netinhlupheko tabo, kanye nekujabula kwabo lokungeke kulinganiswe, kanye nekwemukelwa nekuphephiswa kwabomnakabo eveni laseJeshoni. Manje shengatsi iNkhosi, uMhlengi webantfu bonkhe, angayibusisa imiphefumulo yabo ingunaphakadze.

9 Futsi lona ngumlandvo wetimphi kanye nemibango emkhatsini wemaNefi, ngalokunjalo netimphi emkhatsini wemaNefi kanye nemaLamani; futsi umnyaka welishumi nesihlanu wekubusa kwebehluleli uphelile.

10 Kusukela ngemnyaka wekucala kuya kuwelishumi nesihlanu kwaba khona kubhujiswa kwetimphilo letiningi letitinkhulungwane; yebo, kwaletsa simo lesesabekako sekucitseka kwengati.

11 Futsi imitimba letinkhulungwane letiningi ilele phansi emhlabeni, ngakulokunye imitimba yetinkhulungwane letiningi iyabola itindvundvuma etikwebuso bemhlaba; yebo, futsi tinkhulungwane letiningi tiyakhala ngenca yekulahlekelwa yimindeni yato, ngoba tinesizatfu sekwesaba, ngekwetetsembiso teNkhosi, tekutsi tiyiswe esimeni selusizi lolungapheli.

12 Ngakulokunye tinkhulungwane letiningi talabanye tiyakhala ngekulahlekelwa yimindeni yato, kodvwa tiyatfokota tiyajabula kakhulu kulo litsemba, futsi nekwati, ngekwetetsembiso teNkhosi, kutsi batawuphakanyiswa kutsi bahlale esandleni sangesekudla saNkulunkulu, esimeni senjabulo lengeke iphele nanini.

13 Futsi ngaleyondlela siyabona kutsi kukhulu kangakanani kungalingani kwebantfu ngenca yesono kanye nesiphambuko, kanye nemandla adeveli, lafika ngemacebo ebucili lawenta kutsi abambe tinhlitiyo tebantfu.

14 Futsi ngaleyondlela siyalubona lubito lolukhulu lwekukhutsala kwebantfu kutsi basebente esivinini seNkhosi; futsi ngaleyondlela siyasibona sizatfu lesikhulu selusizi, futsi ngalokunjalo nesekutfokota—lusizi ngenca yekufa kanye nekubhujiswa emkhatsini webantfu, kanye nenjabulo ngenca yekukhanya kwaKhristu lokuholela ekuphileni.