፲፪ ሞሮኒ በየቀኑ በቁጥር ከሚጨምሩት ሠራዊቶቹ ጋር፣ ስራው ለእነርሱ የጥበቃ ማረጋገጫ በመሆኑ፣ ላማናውያንን ከራሳቸው ምድር በምድራቸውም ባሉት ሀብቶቻቸው ላይ ስልጣን እንዳይኖራቸው ጉልበታቸውን፣ እናም ስልጣናቸውን ለማጥፋት ፈለገ።
50:12 Thus Moroni, with his armies, which did increase daily because of the assurance of protection which his works did bring forth unto them, did seek to cut off the strength and the power of the Lamanites from off the lands of their possessions, that they should have no power upon the lands of their possession.