Alma 27:7 7 And Ammon said:  I will go and inquire of the Lord, and if he
say unto us, go down unto our brethren, will ye go?

Alma 27:8 8 And the king said unto him:  Yea, if the Lord saith unto us go,
we will go down unto our brethren, and we will be their slaves
until we repair unto them the many murders and sins which we have
committed against them.

Alma 27:9 9 But Ammon said unto him:  It is against the law of our
brethren, which was established by my father, that there should
be any slaves among them; therefore let us go down and rely upon
the mercies of our brethren.

Alma 27:10 10 But the king said unto him:  Inquire of the Lord, and if he
saith unto us go, we will go; otherwise we will perish in the
land.

Alma 27:11 11 And it came to pass that Ammon went and inquired of the Lord,
and the Lord said unto him: 

Alma 27:12 12 Get this people out of this land, that they perish not; for
Satan has great hold on the hearts of the Amalekites, who do stir
up the Lamanites to anger against their brethren to slay them;
therefore get thee out of this land; and blessed are this people
in this generation, for I will preserve them.

Alma 27:13 13 And now it came to pass that Ammon went and told the king all
the words which the Lord had said unto him.

Alma 27:14 14 And they gathered together all their people, yea, all the people of the Lord, and did gather together all their flocks and herds, and departed out of the land, and came into the wilderness which divided the land of Nephi from the land of Zarahemla, and came over near the borders of the land.

Alma 27:15 15 And it came to pass that Ammon said unto them:  Behold, I and my brethren will go forth into the land of Zarahemla, and ye shall remain here until we return; and we will try the hearts of our brethren, whether they will that ye shall come into their land.

Alma 27:16 16 And it came to pass that as Ammon was going forth into the
land, that he and his brethren met Alma, over in the place of
which has been spoken; and behold, this was a joyful meeting.

Alma 27:17 17 Now the joy of Ammon was so great even that he was full; yea,
he was swallowed up in the joy of his God, even to the exhausting
of his strength; and he fell again to the earth.

Alma 27:18 18 Now was not this exceeding joy?  Behold, this is joy which
none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of
happiness.

Alma 27:19 19 Now the joy of Alma in meeting his brethren was truly great,
and also the joy of Aaron, of Omner, and Himni; but behold their
joy was not that to exceed their strength.

Alma 27:20 20 And now it came to pass that Alma conducted his brethren back
to the land of Zarahemla; even to his own house.  And they went
and told the chief judge all the things that had happened unto
them in the land of Nephi, among their brethren, the Lamanites.