፪ እናም እንዲህ ሆነ አዋጁ በእነርሱ መካከል በደረሰ ጊዜ እጅግ ፈርተው ነበር፤ አዎን፣ ንጉሱን ለማስቀየምም ፈርተው ነበር፤ እናም ደግሞ ህይወታችንን እናጣለን በማለት ስለፈሩም ከኔፋውያን ጋር መዋጋትን አልደፈሩም።
2 And it came to pass that when the proclamation had gone forth among them they were exceedingly afraid; yea, they feared to displease the king, and they also feared to go to battle against the Nephites lest they should lose their lives.