፲ እናም ደግሞ ሞሮኒ ያለበትን ምድር በመከላከል ታማኝ እንዲሆን በመፈለጉና፣ በዚያች ምድር ላማናውያንን በሁሉም አጋጣሚ በስልጣኑ እስካለ ድረስ ለማጥቃትና፣ በተገኘው ሥልት ወይንም በሌላ መንገድ ከእጃቸው የወጡትን ከተሞች ዳግም ለመያዝ እድልን እንዲፈልግ፣ እናም ደግሞ በላማናውያን እጅ ያልወደቁትን በዙሪያው ያሉትን ከተሞች ምሽግ እንዲጠናክር ፈልጎት ነበር።
10 And Moroni also sent unto him, desiring him that he would be faithful in maintaining that quarter of the land, and that he would seek every opportunity to scourge the Lamanites in that quarter, as much as was in his power, that perhaps he might take again by stratagem or some other way those cities which had been taken out of their hands; and that he also would fortify and strengthen the cities round about, which had not fallen into the hands of the Lamanites.