1 Futsi kwenteka ngemnyaka wemashumi lasihlanu nakune kwabakhona emahlubuka labaningi ebandleni, ngetulu kwaloko kwabakhona umbango emkhatsini webantfu, kangangekutsi kwabakhona kucitseka kwengati leningi.

2 Futsi incenye yalabavukelako yabulawa yaphindze yachutjwa yakhishelwa ngephandle kwelive, futsi yaya enkhosini yemaLamani.

3 Futsi kwenteka kutsi yetama kuphehla emaLamani kutsi alwe nemaNefi; kodvwa buka, emaLamani abesaba kakhulu, kangangekutsi akawalalelanga emavi alawo mahlubuka.

4 Kodvwa kwenteka ngemnyaka wemashumi lasihlanu nesitfupha wekubusa kwebehluleli, kwabakhona emahlubuka lakhuphukela kumaLamani esuka kumaNefi; futsi aphumelela ndzawonye nalawo lamanye ekuwaphehleni kutsi atfukutselele emaNefi; futsi kuwo wonkhe lowo mnyaka bebalungiselela imphi.

5 Futsi ngemnyaka wemashumi lasihlanu nesikhombisa behla kutawukulwa nemaNefi, futsi bawucala umsebenti wekubulala; yebo, kangangekutsi ngemnyaka wemashumi lasihlanu nesiphohlongo wekubusa kwebehluleli baphumelela kutfola live laseZarahemla kutsi libe ngelabo; yebo, kanjalo nawo onkhe emave, nelive lebelisedvutane nelive iNala.

6 Futsi emaNefi nemabutfo aMoroniha achutjwa ayiswa eveni leNala;

7 Futsi lapho baticinisa tincaba ngalokumelene nemaLamani, kusuka elwandle lolusenshonalanga, kute kuyofika emphumalanga; lobekuluhambo lwelusuku kumNefi, emnceleni lapho bebacinise khona babeka emabutfo abo kutsi avikele live labo lelisenyakatfo.

8 Futsi ngaleyondlela lawo mahlubuka emaNefi, ngelusito lwemabutfo lamaningi emaLamani, bese atfole konkhe lokukwemaNefi lobekuseveni lelingaseningizimu. Futsi konkhe loko kwenteka eminyakeni yemashumi lasihlanu nesiphohlongo kanye nemfica yekubusa kwebehluleli.

9 Futsi kwenteka ngemnyaka wemashumi lasitfupha wekubusa kwebehluleli, Moroniha waphumelela nemabutfo akhe ekutfoleni tincenye letiningi telive; yebo, bawabuyisa emadolobha lamaningi lebesekawele etandleni temaLamani.

10 Futsi kwenteka ngemnyaka wemashumi lasitfupha nakunye wekubusa kwebehluleli baphumelela ekutfoleni nencenye yako konkhe lobekungekwabo.

11 Manje loku kulahlekelwa lokukhulu kangaka kwemaNefi, kanye nekubulawa lokukhulu lokwabasemkhatsini wabo, kwakungenawenteka kube bekungasiko ngenca yebubi babo kanye netinengiso tabo lebetisemkhatsini wabo; yebo, futsi etikwaloko bekukhona nasemkhatsini walabo; labebatibita ngekutsi babelibandla laNkulunkulu.

12 Futsi bekungenca yekutikhukhumeta kwetinhlitiyo tabo, ngenca yemcebo wabo lomkhulu, yebo, kwakungenca yekucindzetela kwabo labamphofu, bagodla kudla kwalabalambile, bagodla tingubo talabangcunu, futsi bashaya bomnakabo labatitfobile esihlatsini, benta inhlekisa ngaloko lokungcwele, baphika moya wekuphrofetha kanye newekwembulelwa, babulala, baphanga, bacamba emanga, baphinga, bakhula emibangweni lemikhulu, futsi bahlubuka baya eveni laNefi, emkhatsini wemaLamani—

13 Futsi ngenca yalobubi babo lobukhulu, kanye nekutichayisa kwabo ngemandla abo, bashiywa emandleni abo; ngako-ke abatange baphumelele, kodvwa bahlushwa baphindze bashaywa, bachutjwa phambi kwemaLamani, bate balahlekelwa cishe ngiwo onkhe emave abo.

14 Kodvwa buka, Moroniha washumayela tintfo letiningi kubantfu ngenca yebubi babo, kanjalo naNefi kanye naLehi, labebangemadvodzana aHilamani, bashumayela letiningi tintfo kubantfu, yebo, futsi baphrofetha letiningi tintfo kubo mayelana nebubi babo, kanye naloko lobekutawenteka kubo uma bebangaphendvuki etonweni tabo.

15 Futsi kwenteka kutsi baphendvuka, futsi njengoba bebaphendvuka bacala kuphumelela.

16 Ngoba ngesikhatsi Moroniha sekabona kutsi bese baphendvuka watinikela ekutseni abahole indzawo ngendzawo, nelidolobha ngelidolobha, bate bayitfole incenye yemphahla yabo kanye nencenye yemave abo onkhe.

17 Futsi waphela kanjalo-ke umnyaka wemashumi lasitfupha nakunye wekubusa kwebehluleli.

18 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngemnyaka wemashumi lasitfupha nakubili wekubusa kwebehluleli, Moroniha bekangeke asakwati kutfola lobekukwabo kumaLamani.

19 Ngako-ke baliyekela lisu labo lekutfola emave abo labesekasele, ngoba bekasemaningi kakhulu emaLamani kangangekutsi kwaba lukhuni kumaNefi kutsi atfole lamanye emandla etikwawo; ngako-ke Moroniha wabeka onkhe emabutfo akhe kutsi agcine leto tincenye labekatitsetse.

20 Futsi kwenteka kutsi, ngenca yebukhulu besibalo semaLamani emaNefi aba nekwesaba lokukhulu, hleze ehlulwe, bese agcotjwagcotjwa phansi, abulawe futsi abhujiswe.

21 Yebo, acala atikhumbula tiphrofetho ta-Alima, kanjalo nemavi aMosiya; futsi abona kutsi bekabantfu lababonhlokolukhuni, nekutsi bekayitsatsa njengentfo lelite imiyaleto yaNkulunkulu;

22 Futsi nekutsi besekayishintjile aphindze ayinyatsela ngaphansi kwetinyawo tawo imitsetfo yaMosiya, noma loko iNkhosi lebeyimyalete ngako kutsi akunike bantfu; futsi abone kutsi imitsetfo yawo beseyonakele, futsi nekutsi besekabantfu lababi, kangangekutsi besekamabi njengemaLamani.

23 Futsi ngenca yebubi bawo libandla beselicale kuncipha; acala kungakholelwa kumoya wekuphrofetha kanye nakumoya wekwembulelwa; futsi tehlulelo taNkulunkulu besetibabuke njo ebusweni.

24 Futsi abona kutsi besekanebutsakatsaka, njengabomnakabo, emaLamani, nekutsi Moya weNkhosi awutange usabalondvolota; yebo, besekakhweshile kubo ngoba Moya weNkhosi akahlali emathempelini langcolile—

25 Ngako-ke iNkhosi yayekela kubalondvolota ngemandla ayo lamangalisako futsi langenakulinganiswa, ngoba besekawele esimeni sekungakholwa kanye nasebubini lobukhulu; futsi abona kutsi emaLamani besekamaningi kakhulu kunawo, futsi ngaphandle kwekutsi anamatsele eNkhosini Nkulunkulu wawo kufanele afe ngendlela lengenakuvimbeleka.

26 Ngoba buka, abona kutsi emandla emaLamani bekamakhulu njengemandla awo, ngisho indvodza ngendvodza. Futsi ngaleyondlela awela kuleso siphambeko lesikhulu; yebo, ngaleyondlela aba butsakatsaka, ngenca yesiphambeko sawo, esikhatsini nje seminyaka lemincane.