፳፬ እናም እንዲህ ሆነ የጌታ ቃል ወደ አልማ መጣና፣ ደካማ በሆነው ክፍል ህዝብን ለማጥቃት ይጀምሩ ዘንድ የላማናውያን ሠራዊት ወደ ማንቲ ምድር ለመምጣት በምድረበዳው በኩል እየተመሙ እንዳለ ለሞሮኒ መልዕክተኞች አልማ አስታወቀ።
24 And it came to pass that the word of the Lord came unto Alma, and ormed the messengers of Moroni, that the armies of the Lamanites were marching round about in the wilderness, that they might come over into the land of Manti, that they might commence an attack upon the weaker part of the people.