፳፫ ነገር ግን እንዲህ ሆነ፣ ወደ ምድረበዳው ወዲያው እንደሄዱ ሞሮኒ የጦር ሰፈራቸውን እንዲመለከቱ በምድረበዳው ሰላዮችን ላከ፤ እናም ሞሮኒ ደግሞ የአልማን ትንቢት በማወቁ፣ የኔፋውያን ወታደሮች እራሳቸውን ከላማናውያን ለመከላከል ሀወዴት መሄድ እንዳለባቸው ጌታን ለመጠየቅ በመፈለጉ ወደ አልማ ሰዎችን ላከ።
Alma 20:26 But it came to pass as soon as they had departed into the wilderness, Moroni sent spies into the wilderness to watch their camp, And Moroni, also knowing of the prophecies of Alma, sent certain men unto him, desiring him that he should inquire of the Lord whither the armies of the Nephites should go to defend themselves against the Lamanites.