፰ እናም ደግሞ ወደ እርሱ እጅ የገቡትን እስረኞችን በሙሉ እንዲጠብቁ ሞሮኒ መመሪያዎችን ላከ፤ ላማናውያን ብዙ እስረኞችን በመውሰዳቸው፣ ለወሰዱአቸው ማስለቀቂያ ይሆኑ ዘንድ የላማናውያን የሆኑትን እስረኞች እንዲጠብቁ ማድረግ ነበረበት።
8 And Moroni also sent orders unto him that he should retain all the prisoners who fell into his hands; for as the Lamanites had taken many prisoners, that he should retain all the prisoners of the Lamanites as a ransom for those whom the Lamanites had taken.