፳፫ እንግዲህ በደም መፋሰሱ ደስተኞች ባለመሆናቸው በላማናውያን ላይ ጦርነት በማስነሳታቸው ሀአዝነው ነበር፤ አዎን፣ እናም ይህ ብቻም አልነበረም - ብዙ ወንድሞቻቸውንም ከዚህ ዓለም ወደ ዘለአለማዊው ዓለም ከአምላካቸው ጋር ለመገናኘት ሳይዘጋጁ እንዲላኩ መንስኤ በመሆናቸው አዝነው ነበር።
23 Now, they were sorry to take up arms against the Lamanites, because they did not delight in the shedding of blood; yea, and this was not all--they were sorry to be the means of sending so many of their brethren out of this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God.