፲፯ እናም እንዲህ ሆነ ቴአንኩም በሙሌቅ ከተማ ላይ ጥቃት ለማድረስ ተዘጋጀ፣ እናም በላማናውያን ላይ ከወታደሮቹ ጋር ለመዝመት ዝግጅት አደረገ፤ ነገር ግን በምሽጋቸው በነበሩበት ጊዜ እነርሱን ማሸነፍ የማይቻል መሆኑን ተመልክቶ ነበር፤ ስለዚህ ለወታደሮቹ ተጨማሪ ኃይልን ያገኝ ዘንድ የሞሮኒን መምጣት ለመጠበቅ ዕቅዱን ተወና፣ ወደለጋስ ከተማ በድጋሚ ተመለሰ።
17 And it came to pass that Teancum made preparations to make an attack upon the city of Mulek, and march forth with his army against the Lamanites; but he saw that it was impossible that he could overpower them while they were in their fortifications; therefore he abandoned his designs and returned again to the city Bountiful, to wait for the coming of Moroni, that he might receive strength to his army.