፳ ስለዚህም፣ አዎን፣ ጠንካራ ሰዎቻቸውም፣ በጎራዴዎቻቸው እናም በወንጭፎቻቸው፣ በመግቢያው በኩል ወደ ደህንነት ቦታቸው ለመምጣት የሚሞክሩትን ሁሉ ለመምታት ተዘጋጅተው ነበር፤ እናም ከላማናውያን እራሳቸውን ለመከላከል እንደዚህ ተዘጋጅተው ነበር።
20 Thus they were prepared, yea, a body of their strongest men, with their swords and their slings, to smite down all who should attempt to come into their place of security by the place of entrance; and thus were they prepared to defend themselves against the Lamanites.