፲፮ እንግዲህ አልማ የኔፋውያን ሀዋና ዳኛ እናም የህዝቡ አስተዳዳሪ በመሆኑ፣ ከህዝቡ ጋር አዎን ከሻምበሎቹ ጋር፣ እናም ከበላይ ሻምበሎቹ ጋር አዎን ከወታደሮቹ ፊት በመሆን ከአምሊኪውያን ጋር ለመዋጋት ሄደ።
16 Now Alma, he being the chief judge, and the governor of the people of Nephi, therefore he went up with his people, yea, with his captains, and chief captains, yea, at the head of his armies, against the Amlicites to battle;