Alma 52:30 30 Now Lehi was not desirous to overtake
them till they should
meet Moroni and his army.
Alma 52:31 31 And it came to pass that before the Lamanites had retreated far they were surrounded by the Nephites, by the men of Moroni on one hand, and the men of Lehi on the other, all of whom were fresh and full of strength; but the Lamanites were wearied because of their long march.
Alma 52:32 32 And Moroni commanded his men that
they should fall upon them
until they had given up their weapons of war.
Alma 52:33 33 And it came to pass that Jacob, being
their leader, being
also a Zoramite, and having an unconquerable spirit,
he led the
Lamanites forth to battle with exceeding fury against
Moroni.
Alma 52:34 34 Moroni being in their course of march,
therefore Jacob was
determined to slay them and cut his way through to
the city of
Mulek. But behold, Moroni and his men were more
powerful;
therefore they did not give way before the Lamanites.
Alma 52:35 35 And it came to pass that they fought
on both hands with
exceeding fury; and there were many slain on both
sides; yea, and
Moroni was wounded and Jacob was killed.
Alma 52:36 36 And Lehi pressed upon their rear with
such fury with his
strong men, that the Lamanites in the rear delivered
up their
weapons of war; and the remainder of them, being much
confused,
knew not whither to go or to strike.
Alma 52:37 37 Now Moroni seeing their confusion,
he said unto them: If ye
will bring forth your weapons of war and deliver them
up, behold
we will forbear shedding your blood.
Alma 52:38 38 And it came to pass that when the
Lamanites had heard these
words, their chief captains, all those who were not
slain, came
forth and threw down their weapons of war at the feet
of Moroni,
and also commanded their men that they should do the
same.
Alma 52:39 39 But behold, there were many that would
not; and those who
would not deliver up their swords were taken and bound,
and their
weapons of war were taken from them, and they were
compelled to
march with their brethren forth into the land Bountiful.
Alma 52:40 40 And now the number of prisoners who
were taken exceeded more
than the number of those who had been slain, yea,
more than those
who had been slain on both sides.
Alma 53
Chapter 53
Alma 53:1 1 And it came to pass that they did set guards over the prisoners of the Lamanites, and did compel them to go forth and bury their dead, yea, and also the dead of the Nephites who were slain; and Moroni placed men over them to guard them while they should perform their labors.
Alma 53:2 2 And Moroni went to the city of Mulek with Lehi, and took command of the city and gave it unto Lehi. Now behold, this Lehi was a man who had been with Moroni in the more part of all his battles; and he was a man like unto Moroni, and they rejoiced in each other’s safety; yea, they were beloved by each other, and also beloved by all the people of Nephi.


