፲፭ ነገር ግን እነሆ፣ በመሣፍንቱ ሀያ ሰባተኛ ዓመት የንግስ ዘመን ቴአንኩም በሞሮኒ ትዕዛዝ፣ መርኒም የምድሪቱን ደቡብ፣ እና ምዕራብ ዳርቻዎች ለመጠበቅ ወታደሮችን በአቋቋመው፣ እናም ቴአንኩም ከህዝቡ ጋር የተቀማውን ከተሞች በድጋሚ ለማስመለስ ዘመቻውን ወደለጋስ ምድር አድርጎ ነበር፤
15 But behold, it came to pass in the twenty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, that Teancum, by the command of Moroni--who had established armies to protect the south and the west borders of the land, and had begun his march towards the land Bountiful, that he might assist Teancum with his men in retaking the cities which they had lost--