1 Manje mine, Moroni, ngiyachubeka nembhalo wami. Ngako-ke, buka, kwenteka kutsi ngenca yemacembu layimfihlo a-Akhishi kanye nebangani bakhe, buka, ngempela bawuketula umbuso wa-Omeri.

2 Noko, iNkhosi yaba nemusa ku Omeri, kanjalo nakumadvodzana kanye nakumadvodzakati akhe labengatange afune kumbhubhisa.

3 INkhosi yamcwayisa Omeri ephusheni kutsi esuke eveni; ngaloko-ke Omeri wesuka eveni kanye nemndeni wakhe, wahamba emalanga lamaningi, wefika wendlula ngasegcumeni laShimi, wefika ngasendzaweni lapho emaNefi bekabhujiselwe khona, kusuka lapho waya ngasemphumalanga, wate wefika endzaweni lebeyibitwa ngekutsi yi-Ablomu, ngaselugwini lwelwandle, lapho wemisa lithende lakhe, kanjalo nemadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati akhe, nabo bonkhe bendlu yakhe, ngaphandle kwaJarede nemndeni wakhe.

4 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Jarede wagcotjwa waba yinkhosi etikwebantfu, ngesandla senkhohlakalo; waniketa Akhishi indvodzakati yakhe kutsi ibe ngumkakhe.

5 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Akhishi wayifuna imphilo yababetala wakhe; wacela labo labekadze afunge nabo ngesifungo sebasendvulo, futsi bayitfola inhloko yababetala wakhe, ngesikhatsi ahleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, alalela bantfu bakhe.

6 Ngoba bese kukukhulu kwandza kwaleti tinhlangano letiyimfihlo naletikhohlakele kangangekutsi bese konakalise tinhlitiyo tebantfu bonkhe; ngako-ke Jarede wabulawa asesihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, kwatsi Akhishi wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

7 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Akhishi wacala kuba nemona nendvodzana yakhe, ngako-ke wayivalela ejele, wayondla ngekudla lokuncane noma angayiphi kudla nhlobo yate yafa.

8 Manje umnakabo loyo lowafa, (libito lakhe bekunguNimra) wamtfukutselela uyise ngenca yaloko lebekakwentile kumnakabo.

9 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Nimra wabutsela ndzawonye lidlanzana lebantfu, wabaleka waphuma kulelive, wahamba wayohlala na-Omeri.

10 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Akhishi watala lamanye emadvodzana, atizuza tinhlitiyo tebantfu, nanoma bebafungile kuye kwenta tonkhe tinhlobo tebubi ngaleyondlela lebekafisa ngayo.

11 Manje bantfu ba-Akhishi bebafuna inzuzo, njengoba na-Akhishi bekafuna emandla; ngaloko-ke, emadvodzana a-Akhishi abaniketa imali, ngaleyondlela badvonsa incenye leningi yebantfu kutsi babalandzele.

12 Kwacala kwabakhona imphi emkhatsini wemadvodzana a-Akhishi kanye na-Akhishi, leyadvonsa sikhatsi lesiyiminyaka leminingi, yebo, leyaholela ekubhujisweni cishe kwabo bonkhe bantfu bembuso, yebo, ngisho bonkhe, ngaphandle nje kwebantfu labangemashumi lamatsatfu, kanye nalabo labebabaleke nendlu ya-Omeri.

13 Ngaloko-ke, Omeri waphindze wabuyiselwa eveni lelilifa lakhe.

14 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Omeri wacala kuba mdzala; noko, eminyakeni yakhe yebudzala watala Emeri; waphindze wamgcoba Emeri kutsi abe yinkhosi kute abuse esikhundleni sakhe.

15 Futsi emvakwekutsi sekagcobe Emeri kutsi abe yinkhosi wabona kuthula eveni sikhatsi lesingangeminyaka lemibili, wabese uyafa, sekabone emalanga lamaningi kakhulu, lebekagcwele lusizi. Futsi kwenteka kutsi Emeri wabusa esikhundleni sakhe, wahamba etinyatselweni teyise.

16 INkhosi yacala kutsi isisuse sicalekiso eveni, indlu ya-Emeri yaphumelela kakhulu ngaphansi kwembuso wa-Emeri; futsi sikhatsi lesingangeminyaka lengemashumi lasitfupha nakubili bese bacine kakhulu, kangangekutsi baceba kakhulu—

17 Banetinhlobo tonkhe tetitselo, kanye nalokuyinhlavu, isilika, ilineni lecolisakele, ligolide, isiliva, kanye netintfo letiligugu;

18 Ngetulu kwaloko nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetinkhomo, tinkhabi, tinkhomati, timvu, tingulube, timbuti, kanjalo nato tonkhe letinye tinhlobo tetilwane lebetilusito kuba kudla kwebantfu.

19 Futsi ngetulu kwaloko baba nemahhashi, timbongolo, bekukhona tindlovu nemakhurelomu kanye nemakhumomu; tonkhe lebetilusito kumuntfu, ikakhulukati tindlovu nemakhurelomu kanye nemakhumomu.

20 Ngaleyondlela iNkhosi yatitfululela tibusiso tayo kulelive, lebelikhetsekile ngetulu kwawo onkhe lamanye emave; yayaleta kutsi labo labayawulitfola lelive bayawulitfolela iNkhosi, ngaphandle kwaloko bayawubhujiswa uma sebacocodzele ebubini; ngoba kulabanjalo, itsi iNkhosi: Ngitawukwehlisela intfukutselo yami yonkhe.

21 Futsi Emeri wehlulela ngekulunga ngawo onkhe emalanga akhe, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lamaningi; watala Khoriyanthumu, futsi wamgcoba Khoriyanthumu kutsi abuse esikhundleni sakhe.

22 Emvakwekutsi sekagcobe Khoriyanthumu kutsi abuse esikhundleni sakhe waphila iminyaka lemine, wabona kuthula eveni; yebo, wate wabona ngisho neNdvodzana yeKulunga, watfokota waphindze wadvumisa etinsukwini takhe; wafa ngekuthula.

23 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Khoriyanthumu wahamba etinyatselweni teyise, wakha emadolobha lamaningi lamakhulu, wabanika loko lobekukuhle bantfu bakhe etinsukwini takhe tonkhe. Futsi kwenteka kutsi akatange abe nebantfwana wate waba mdzala kakhulu.

24 Futsi kwenteka kutsi umkakhe wafa, aneminyaka lelikhulu nakubili budzala. Futsi kwenteka kutsi Khoriyanthumu watsatsa umfati, ebudzaleni bakhe, incekukati lencane, watala emadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati; ngaloko-ke waphila wate waba neminyaka lelikhulu nemashumi lamane nakubili budzala.

25 Futsi kwenteka kutsi watala Khomu, Khomu wabusa esikhundleni sakhe; wabusa iminyaka lengemashumi lamane nemfica, watala Hethi; naye waphindze watala lamanye emadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati.

26 Bantfu bese baphindze basabalala ebusweni bonkhe belive, kwaphindze kwacala kwaba nebubi lobukhulu ebusweni belive, Hethi waphindze wacala wemukela emacebo layimfihlo asendvulo, kute abulale uyise.

27 Futsi kwenteka kutsi wamketula uyise esihlalweni sebukhosi, ngoba wambulala ngenkemba yakhe lucobo; wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

28 Kwaphindze kwefika baphrofethi kulelive, bashumayela kuphendvuka kubo—kutsi kufanele balungise indlela yeNkhosi ngaphandle kwaloko kuyawuta sicalekiso ebusweni balelive; yebo, nekutsi kuyawuba khona indlala lenkhulu, ngayo bayawubhujiswa uma bangaphendvuki.

29 Kodvwa bantfu abawakholwanga emavi ebaphrofethi, kodvwa babacosha babakhiphela ngephandle; labanye babo babafaka emigodzini babashiya khona kute bafe. Futsi kwenteka kutsi batenta tonkhe leti tintfo njengekwemiyaleto yenkhosi, Hethi.

30 Futsi kwenteka kutsi kwacala kwaba khona indlala lenkhulu kulelive, labahlala khona bacala kutsi babhubhe ngekushesha lokukhulu ngenca yendlala, ngoba bekute litulu kulelive.

31 Kwaphindze kwavela tinyoka letinebutsi ebusweni balelive, tafaka butsi kulabaningi bantfu. Futsi kwenteka kutsi imihlambi yabo yacala yatibalekela tinyoka letinebutsi, yaya ngaseveni lelingaseningizimu, lebelibitwa ngemaNefi ngekutsi yiZarahemla.

32 Futsi kwenteka kutsi kwaba khona labaningi babo labafa endleleni; noko bekukhona labanye lababalekela eveni lelingaseningizimu.

33 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yenta tinyoka kutsi tingabe tisabalandzela, kodvwa tivimbe indlela kute bantfu bangakhoni kwendlula, kute loyo lowetama kwendlula abulawe tinyoka letinebutsi.

34 Futsi kwenteka kutsi bantfu balandzela indlela yetilwane, badla tidvumbu talabo lebebawe ngasendleleni, bate batidla tonkhe. Manje ngesikhatsi bantfu sebabona kutsi bese batofa bacala kuphendvuka ebubini babo baphindze bakhala eNkhosini.

35 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi sebatitfobile ngalokwanele phambi kweNkhosi yayitfumela imvula eveni; bantfu bacala kuhlambuluka, kwacala kwaba khona titselo emaveni langasenyakatfo, kanye nakuwo onkhe emave latungeletile. INkhosi yawakhombisa emandla ayo kubo ekubasindziseni endlaleni.