AlmaChapter25

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But they took their armies and went over into the borders of the land of Zarahemla, and fell upon the people who were in the land of Ammonihah, and destroyed them.

And after that, they had many battles with the Nephites, in the which they were driven and slain.

And among the Lamanites who were slain were almost all the seed of Amulon and his brethren, who were the priests of Noah, and they were slain by the hands of the Nephites;

And the remainder, having fled into the east wilderness, and having usurped the power and authority over the Lamanites, caused that many of the Lamanites should perish by fire because of their belief—

For many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions, began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to believe in the Lord, and that he gave great power unto the Nephites; and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness.

And it came to pass that those rulers who were the remnant of the children of Amulon caused that they should be put to death, yea, all those that believed in these things.

Now this martyrdom caused that many of their brethren should be stirred up to anger; and there began to be contention in the wilderness; and the Lamanites began to hunt the seed of Amulon and his brethren and began to slay them; and they fled into the east wilderness.

For he said unto them: What ye shall do unto me shall be a type of things to come.

And now Abinadi was the first that suffered death by fire because of his belief in God; now this is what he meant, that many should suffer death by fire, according as he had suffered.

And he said unto the priests of Noah that their seed should cause many to be put to death, in the like manner as he was, and that they should be scattered abroad and slain, even as a sheep having no shepherd is driven and slain by wild beasts; and now behold, these words were verified, for they were driven by the Lamanites, and they were hunted, and they were smitten.

And they did also bury their weapons of war, according as their brethren had, and they began to be a righteous people; and they did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe to keep his commandments and his statutes.

Now they did not suppose that salvation came by the law of Moses; but the law of Moses did serve to strengthen their faith in Christ; and thus they did retain a hope through faith, unto eternal salvation, relying upon the spirit of prophecy, which spake of those things to come.

And now behold, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and Himni, and their brethren did rejoice exceedingly, for the success which they had had among the Lamanites, seeing that the Lord had granted unto them according to their prayers, and that he had also verified his word unto them in every particular.

The Lamanites were angrier still because they had killed their own brothers, so they swore revenge on the Nephites, and they didn't try to kill the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi again at that time. Instead they marched their armies over into the borders of the land of Zarahemla, attacked the people who were living in the land of Ammonihah, and destroyed them. After that they fought many battles with the Nephites, and in them they were driven back and killed.

Among the Lamanites who were killed were almost all the descendants of Amulon and his brothers, who had been the priests of Noah, and it was the Nephites who killed them. The rest of them had fled into the eastern wilderness, and after seizing power and authority over the Lamanites, they had many of the Lamanites burned to death for what they believed. Many of them, after suffering so much loss and so many hardships, began remembering the words Aaron and his brothers had preached to them in their own land. So they stopped believing the traditions of their fathers and believed in the Lord, and that he had given the Nephites great power. That is how many of them were converted out in the wilderness. So those rulers, who were what was left of Amulon's descendants, had them put to death, all who believed these things. Now this martyrdom made many of their brothers furious, and conflict broke out in the wilderness. The Lamanites began hunting down the descendants of Amulon and his brothers and killing them, and they fled into the eastern wilderness.

And to this day the Lamanites hunt them. That is how Abinadi's words came true, the words he spoke about the descendants of the priests who had him burned to death. He had said to them, "What you shall do to me shall be a type of things to come." Now Abinadi was the first to be put to death by fire for his belief in God, and this is what he meant: many others would be burned to death just as he was. He told the priests of Noah that their descendants would have many people put to death, the same way he was, and that they themselves would be scattered and killed, like a sheep with no shepherd that is driven off and killed by wild animals. And these words came true because the Lamanites drove them, hunted them, and struck them down.

When the Lamanites saw that they couldn't overpower the Nephites, they went back to their own land, and many of them came over to live in the lands of Ishmael and Nephi and joined the people of God, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi. They buried their weapons of war too, just as their brothers had, and they became a righteous people. They walked in the ways of the Lord and were careful to keep his commandments and statutes.

They kept the law of Moses because it was still necessary to keep it, since it hadn't all been fulfilled yet. Even so, they looked forward to the coming of Christ, seeing the law as a type of his coming and believing they must keep those outward performances until the time he would be revealed to them. Now they didn't think that salvation came by the law of Moses, but the law did strengthen their faith in Christ. So through faith they held on to a hope of eternal salvation, relying on the spirit of prophecy, which spoke of the things that were to come.

Now Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Himni, and their brothers rejoiced greatly over the success they'd had among the Lamanites, because they saw that the Lord had granted them what they had prayed for and also proved his word true to them in every detail.

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The Lamanites were angrier still because they had killed their own brothers, so they swore revenge on the Nephites, and they didn't try to kill the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi again at that time.

But they took their armies and went over into the borders of the land of Zarahemla, and fell upon the people who were in the land of Ammonihah, and destroyed them.

Instead they marched their armies over into the borders of the land of Zarahemla, attacked the people who were living in the land of Ammonihah, and destroyed them.

And after that, they had many battles with the Nephites, in the which they were driven and slain.

After that they fought many battles with the Nephites, and in them they were driven back and killed.

And among the Lamanites who were slain were almost all the seed of Amulon and his brethren, who were the priests of Noah, and they were slain by the hands of the Nephites;

Among the Lamanites who were killed were almost all the descendants of Amulon and his brothers, who had been the priests of Noah, and it was the Nephites who killed them.

The rest of them had fled into the eastern wilderness, and after seizing power and authority over the Lamanites, they had many of the Lamanites burned to death for what they believed.

Many of them, after suffering so much loss and so many hardships, began remembering the words Aaron and his brothers had preached to them in their own land. So they stopped believing the traditions of their fathers and believed in the Lord, and that he had given the Nephites great power. That is how many of them were converted out in the wilderness.

And it came to pass that those rulers who were the remnant of the children of Amulon caused that they should be put to death, yea, all those that believed in these things.

So those rulers, who were what was left of Amulon's descendants, had them put to death, all who believed these things.

Now this martyrdom made many of their brothers furious, and conflict broke out in the wilderness. The Lamanites began hunting down the descendants of Amulon and his brothers and killing them, and they fled into the eastern wilderness.

And to this day the Lamanites hunt them. That is how Abinadi's words came true, the words he spoke about the descendants of the priests who had him burned to death.

For he said unto them: What ye shall do unto me shall be a type of things to come.

He had said to them, "What you shall do to me shall be a type of things to come."

And now Abinadi was the first that suffered death by fire because of his belief in God; now this is what he meant, that many should suffer death by fire, according as he had suffered.

Now Abinadi was the first to be put to death by fire for his belief in God, and this is what he meant: many others would be burned to death just as he was.

He told the priests of Noah that their descendants would have many people put to death, the same way he was, and that they themselves would be scattered and killed, like a sheep with no shepherd that is driven off and killed by wild animals. And these words came true because the Lamanites drove them, hunted them, and struck them down.

They buried their weapons of war too, just as their brothers had, and they became a righteous people. They walked in the ways of the Lord and were careful to keep his commandments and statutes.

Now they didn't think that salvation came by the law of Moses, but the law did strengthen their faith in Christ. So through faith they held on to a hope of eternal salvation, relying on the spirit of prophecy, which spoke of the things that were to come.

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And behold, now it came to pass that those Lamanites were more angry because they had slain their brethren; therefore they swore vengeance upon the Nephites; and they did no more attempt to slay the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi at that time. But they took their armies and went over into the borders of the land of Zarahemla, and fell upon the people who were in the land of Ammonihah, and destroyed them. And after that, they had many battles with the Nephites, in the which they were driven and slain.

And among the Lamanites who were slain were almost all the seed of Amulon and his brethren, who were the priests of Noah, and they were slain by the hands of the Nephites; And the remainder, having fled into the east wilderness, and having usurped the power and authority over the Lamanites, caused that many of the Lamanites should perish by fire because of their belief— For many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions, began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to believe in the Lord, and that he gave great power unto the Nephites; and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness. And it came to pass that those rulers who were the remnant of the children of Amulon caused that they should be put to death, yea, all those that believed in these things. Now this martyrdom caused that many of their brethren should be stirred up to anger; and there began to be contention in the wilderness; and the Lamanites began to hunt the seed of Amulon and his brethren and began to slay them; and they fled into the east wilderness.

And behold they are hunted at this day by the Lamanites. Thus the words of Abinadi were brought to pass, which he said concerning the seed of the priests who caused that he should suffer death by fire. For he said unto them: What ye shall do unto me shall be a type of things to come. And now Abinadi was the first that suffered death by fire because of his belief in God; now this is what he meant, that many should suffer death by fire, according as he had suffered. And he said unto the priests of Noah that their seed should cause many to be put to death, in the like manner as he was, and that they should be scattered abroad and slain, even as a sheep having no shepherd is driven and slain by wild beasts; and now behold, these words were verified, for they were driven by the Lamanites, and they were hunted, and they were smitten.

And it came to pass that when the Lamanites saw that they could not overpower the Nephites they returned again to their own land; and many of them came over to dwell in the land of Ishmael and the land of Nephi, and did join themselves to the people of God, who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi. And they did also bury their weapons of war, according as their brethren had, and they began to be a righteous people; and they did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe to keep his commandments and his statutes.

Yea, and they did keep the law of Moses; for it was expedient that they should keep the law of Moses as yet, for it was not all fulfilled. But notwithstanding the law of Moses, they did look forward to the coming of Christ, considering that the law of Moses was a type of his coming, and believing that they must keep those outward performances until the time that he should be revealed unto them. Now they did not suppose that salvation came by the law of Moses; but the law of Moses did serve to strengthen their faith in Christ; and thus they did retain a hope through faith, unto eternal salvation, relying upon the spirit of prophecy, which spake of those things to come.