፭ እናም እንግዲህ፣ ቴአንኩም ላማናውያን የወሰዷቸውን ከተሞችና የያዟቸውን ቦታዎች ለመቆጣጠር ቆራጥ ውሳኔ አድርገው እንደነበር ተመለከተ፤ እናም ደግሞ ቴአንኩም በቁጥር እጅግ ብዙ መሆናቸውን በተመለከተ ጊዜ ላማናውያንን በምሽጋቸው ውስጥ እንዳሉ ለማጥቃት መሞከሩ አስፈላጊ አለመሆኑን አሰበ።
5 And now, Teancum saw that the Lamanites were determined to maintain those cities which they had taken, and those parts of the land which they had obtained possession of; and also seeing the enormity of their number, Teancum thought it was not expedient that he should attempt to attack them in their forts.