፴፩ ስለዚህ ሞሮኒ በአንድ ላይ የሰበሰባቸውንና፣ ያስታጠቃቸውን፣ እናም ሰላምን ለመጠበቅ ቃል እንዲገቡ ያደረጋቸውን ወታደሮች መውሰድ አስፈላጊ ነው በማለት አሰበ፤ እናም እንዲህ ሆነ ወታደሮቹን ወሰደ፣ እናም በምድረበዳው ውስጥ የአማሊቅያን መንገድ ለመስበር ድንኳናቸውን በመያዝ ወደ ምድረበዳው ተንቀሳቀሱ።
31 Therefore Moroni thought it was expedient that he should take his armies, who had gathered themselves together, and armed themselves, and entered into a covenant to keep the peace--and it came to pass that he took his army and marched out with his tents into the wilderness, to cut off the course of Amalickiah in the wilderness.