 እንዲህ እላችኋለሁ፤ አዎን፣ ግማሹ ክፍል በድጋሚ ተሰርቶ ነበር፤ እናም ላማናውያን ከህዝቡ ክፋት የተነሳ አንዴ አጥፍተውት ስለነበር በድጋሚ በቀላሉ የሚያዝ ነው በማለት ገምተው ነበር።
I say unto you, yea, that it was in part rebuilt; and because the Lamanites had destroyed it once because of the iniquity of the people, they supposed that it would again become an easy prey for them.