፳፯ አዎን፣ እጅግ ተቆጥቶ ነበር፣ እናም እግዚአብሔርንና፣ ደግሞ ሞሮኒን ሀረገመ፣ ደሙንም እጠጣለሁ ብሎ ለመሃላ ፈፅሞ ነበር፤ እናም ይህም የሆነው ለህዝቡ ደህንነት ሲል ሞሮኒ የእግዚአብሔርን ትዕዛዛት በመጠበቁ ነበር።
27 Yea, he was exceedingly wroth, and he did curse God, and also Moroni, swearing with an oath that he would drink his blood; and this because Moroni had kept the commandments of God in preparing for the safety of his people.