፳፩ እንግዲህ ላማናውያን ወደእኛ እንዲመጡ ፈልገን ነበር፤ ምክንያቱም በጠንካራው ምሽጋቸው ጥቃት ለማድረግ አልፈለግንም ነበርና።
21 Now we were desirous that the Lamanites should come upon us; for we were not desirous to make an attack upon them in their strongholds.