፲፫ እናም ኔፋውያንን ለማጥቃትና ከባህሩ በስተምዕራብ ካለው ዳርቻም ኃይላቸውን እንዲያስወጡ ሞክሮ ነበር፤ እርሱ የወሰዳቸውን ከተሞች እንዲወርሱ የተዋቸውን በባህሩ በምስራቅ ዳርቻ በኩል ደግሞ ኔፋውያንን እንዲያጠቁአቸው፣ እናም እንደ ኃይላቸው፣ በሰራዊቶቻቸው ጉልበት መሰረት የእነርሱን ምድሮች እንዲወስዱም አዝዞአቸው ነበር።
13 And thus he was endeavoring to harass the Nephites, and to draw away a part of their forces to that part of the land, while he had commanded those whom he had left to possess the cities which he had taken, that they should also harass the Nephites on the borders by the east sea, and should take possession of their lands as much as it was in their power, according to the power of their armies.