፩ እናም እንዲህ ሆነ አማሊቅያ ግዛቱን እንዳገኘ የላማናውያንን የልብ ስሜት በኔፊ ህዝብ ላይ እንዲነሳሱ ቀሰቀሰ፤ አዎን፣ ሰዎች ኔፋውያንን በመቃወም ከሰገነታቸው ላይ በመሆን ለላማናውያን እንዲናገሩ ሾማቸው።
1 AND now it came to pass that, as soon as Amalickiah had obtained the kingdom he began to inspire the hearts of the Lamanites against the people of Nephi; yea, he did appoint men to speak unto the Lamanites from their towers, against the Nephites.