፵፭ ይሁን እንጂ፣ ኔፋውያን የተነሳሱት በተሻለ ምክንያት ነበር፣ ምክንያቱም እነርሱ ሀየሚዋጉት ለንግስናም ሆነ ለስልጣን ሳይሆን፣ ለሀገራቸውና ለለነፃነታቸው፣ ለሚስቶቻቸውና ለልጆቻቸው እናም ላሉዋቸው ነገሮች ሁሉ፣ አዎን ለሚያመልኩበት ስርዓትና ለቤተክርስቲያናቸው ነበር።
45 Nevertheless, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause; for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power; but they were fighting for their homes, and their liberties, their wives, and their children, and their all; yea, for their rites of worship, and their church;