1 Futsi kwenteka kutsi babeka bogadzi etikwetiboshwa temaLamani, batiphoca kutsi tihambe tiyongcwaba labafile bato, yebo, futsi ngalokunjalo nalabafile bemaNefi labebabulewe; futsi Moroni wabeka emadvodza etikwato kutsi atigadze ngesikhatsi tenta umsebenti wato.

2 Moroni wahamba waya edolobheni laMulekhi anaLehi, watsatsa sikhundla sekuphatfwa kwelidolobha wasinika Lehi. Manje buka, lo Lehi bekayindvodza lebeyikadze inaMoroni esikhatsini lesiningi setimphi takhe tonkhe; futsi bekayindvodza lebeyifana naMoroni, batfokota ngekuphepha kwalomunye nalomunye; yebo, bebatsandzana, futsi batsandvwa bantfu bonkhe baNefi.

3 Futsi kwenteka kutsi emvakwekutsi emaLamani sekacedzile kungcwaba labafile babo ngalokunjalo nalabafile bemaNefi, ahanjiswa abuyiselwa emuva eveni iNala; futsi Thiyankham, ngemiyaleto yaMoroni, wenta kutsi acale kusebenta agubhe umsele atungelete live, noma lidolobha, iNala.

4 Wenta kutsi akhe ludvonga lwemapulango elusentseni ngekhatsi kwemsele; akhiphe kungcola emseleni akujike ngale kweludvonga lwemapulango; futsi benta kutsi emaLamani asebente ngalendlela ate alitungelete lidolobha iNala atungelete ngelubondza lolucinile lwemapulango kanye nemhlabatsi, lobekufika etulu kakhulu.

5 Lelidolobha laba yincaba lecine kakhulu emvakwaloko; futsi kulelidolobha batigadza tiboshwa temaLamani; yebo, ngisho nangekhatsi kweludvonga labebatente kutsi tilwakhe ngetandla tato lucobo. Manje Moroni bekaphocelelekile kutsi ente emaLamani kutsi asebente, ngoba bekulula kutsi agadvwe ngesikhatsi asemsebentini wawo; futsi bekafisa kuba nemabutfo akhe onkhe uma ahlasela emaLamani.

6 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Moroni ngaleyondlela besekatfole kuncoba kwalelinye lemabutfo lamakhulu emaLamani, sekalitsetse lidolobha laMulekhi, lebelingulelinye letincaba temaLamani lebeticinile eveni laNefi; futsi ngaleyondlela besekakhe incaba lecinile kutsi agcine tiboshwa takhe.

7 Futsi kwenteka kutsi akatange asenta imetamo nanini yekulwa nemaLamani kulowo mnyaka, kodvwa wasebentisa bantfu bakhe kulungiselela imphi, yebo, kanye nekwenta tincaba leticinile tekuvimbela emaLamani, yebo, futsi kanjalo nekukhulula bafati babo kanye nebantfwana babo endlaleni kanye nasenhluphekweni, kanye nekuniketa kudla emabutfo akhe.

8 Manje kwenteka kutsi emabutfo emaLamani, elwandle lolusenshonalanga, eningizimu, ngesikhatsi Moroni angekho ngenca yesento sangansense sekuhlubuka emkhatsini wemaNefi, lokwadala kungevani emkhatsini wabo, kwenta kutsi awazuze ngendlela letsite emaNefi, yebo, kangangekutsi besekatsetse emadolobha awo lamaningi kuleyo ncenye yelive.

9 Ngako-ke ngenca yebubi emkhatsini wabo, yebo, ngenca yekuphikisana kanye nesento sangansense sekuhlubuka emkhatsini wabo batitfola sebasetimeni letiyingoti kakhulu.

10 Manje buka, nginentfo letsite lekumele ngiyisho mayelana nebantfu ba-Amoni, labo, ekucaleni, labebangemaLamani; kodvwa nga-Amoni kanye nabomnakabo, noma-ke ngemandla kanye nangelivi laNkulunkulu, base bagucukele eNkhosini; baletfwa entansi eveni laseZarahemla, futsi kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi seloku bavikelwa ngemaNefi.

11 Futsi ngenca yesifungo sabo bavinjelwa ngiso kutsi batsatsele bomnakabo tikhali; ngoba bebente sifungo sekutsi abasayuphindze nanini bayicitsa ingati; futsi ngekwesifungo sabo bebayawufa; yebo, bebayawutivumela kutsi bawele etandleni tabomnakabo, kube kungasiko kutsi bekungenca yesihawu kanye nelutsandvo lolukhulu Amoni kanye nemnakabo labebanalo ngabo.

12 Futsi ngalesi sizatfu baletfwa eveni laseZarahemla; futsi seloku bavikelwa ngemaNefi njalo.

13 Kodvwa kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi babona ingoti, netinhlupheko letiningi kanye netinsizi emaNefi labekatitfwalela bona, batsintseka ngesihawu futsi babanesifiso sekutsatsa tikhali kutsi bavikele live labo.

14 Kodvwa buka, ngesikhatsi sebatawutsatsa tikhali temphi tabo, behlulwa kuvunyiswa nguHilamani kanye nabomnakabo, ngoba bese batawusephula sifungo lebebasentile.

15 Futsi Hilamani bekesaba hleze ngekwenta njalo balahlekelwe yimiphefumulo yabo; ngako-ke bonkhe labo labebangene kulesi sivumelwano baphoceleleka kutsi babuke bomnakabo bendlula kamatima etihluphekweni tabo, etimeni tabo letiyingoti ngalesi sikhatsi.

16 Kodvwa buka, kwenteka kutsi bebanemadvodzana lamaningi, labekangangenanga esivumelwaneni sekutsi angeke atsatse tikhali tawo temphi kute ativikele etitseni tawo; ngako-ke abutsana ndzawonye ngalesi sikhatsi, ngebuningi balabo labebangakwati kutitsatsa tikhali, futsi batibita ngekutsi bangemaNefi.

17 Futsi bangena esivumelwaneni sekutsi balwele inkhululeko yemaNefi, yebo, kutsi bavikele live ngekunikela ngetimphilo tabo; yebo, ngisho nabo benta sivumelwano sekutsi abayuze balahle inkhululeko yabo, kodvwa bayawukulwa tikhatsi tonkhe kuvikela emaNefi kanye nabo ebugcilini.

18 Manje bukani, bekukhona tinkhulungwane letimbili talawo majaha, lebetingene kulesi sivumelwano futsi tatsatsa tikhali tato temphi kuvikela live lato.

19 Manje buka, njengoba betingakate nanini timise kabi emaNefi, manje ngalesi sikhatsi taba lusito lolukhulu; ngoba tatsatsa tikhali tato temphi, futsi tafuna kutsi Hilamani abe ngumholi wato.

20 Bonkhe bebangemajaha, bangemachawe lamakhulu ngekwesibindzi, futsi ngalokunjalo nangekwemandla kanye nangekusebenta; kodvwa buka, loku bekungasiko kuphela—bebangemadvodza labekaneliciniso ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi kuko konkhe lebebaphatsiswe kona ngekwetsenjwa.

21 Yebo, bebangemadvodza laneliciniso nalanebucotfo, ngoba bebafundziswe kutsi bayigcine imiyaleto yaNkulunkulu kanye nekuhamba ngekulunga phambi kwakhe.

22 Manje kwenteka kutsi Hilamani wawahola emajaha akhe labekatinkhulungwane letimbili temasotja, wayawusekela bantfu eminceleni yelive eningizimu ngaselwandle lolungasenshonalanga.

23 Futsi waphela ngalendlela-ke umnyaka wemashumi lamabili nesiphohlongo wekubusa kwebehluleli kubantfu baNefi.