፲፩ እናም በዚህ ሁኔታ ላማናውያን ከሚደገፉበት ቢቆረጡም፣ እነርሱ ከተማዋን ለማስቀረት ቆርጠው ነበር፤ ስለዚህ እነዚህን ስንቆች ወስደን ወደ ይሁዳ፣ እናም እስረኞቻችን በዛራሔምላ መላካችን አስፈላጊ ነበር።
11 And notwithstanding the Lamanites being cut off from their support after this manner, they were still determined to maintain the city; therefore it became expedient that we should take those provisions and send them to Judea, and our prisoners to the land of Zarahemla.