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The preaching of the word destroys the craft of the Zoramites—They expel the converts, who then join the people of Ammon in Jershon—Alma sorrows because of the wickedness of the people. About 74 B.C.
Now
it
came
to
pass
that
after
Amulek
had
made
an
end
of
these
words,
they
withdrew
themselves
from
the
multitude
and
came
over
into
the
land
of
a
Jershon.
2 Yea,
and
the
rest
of
the
brethren,
after
they
had
preached
the
word
unto
the
a
Zoramites,
also
came
over
into
the
land
of
Jershon.
3 And
it
came
to
pass
that
after
the
more
popular
part
of
the
Zoramites
had
consulted
together
concerning
the
words
which
had
been
preached
unto
them,
they
were
angry
because
of
the
word,
for
it
did
destroy
their
a
craft;
therefore
they
would
not
hearken
unto
the
words.
4 And
they
sent
and
gathered
together
throughout
all
the
land
all
the
people,
and
consulted
with
them
concerning
the
words
which
had
been
spoken.
5 Now
their
rulers
and
their
priests
and
their
teachers
did
not
let
the
people
know
concerning
their
desires;
therefore
they
found
out
privily
the
minds
of
all
the
people.
6 And
it
came
to
pass
that
after
they
had
found
out
the
minds
of
all
the
people,
those
who
were
in
favor
of
the
words
which
had
been
spoken
by
Alma
and
his
brethren
were
cast
out
of
the
land;
and
they
were
a
many;
and
they
came
over
also
into
the
land
of
Jershon.
7 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Alma
and
his
brethren
did
minister
unto
them.
8 Now
the
people
of
the
Zoramites
were
angry
with
the
a
people
of
Ammon
who
were
in
Jershon,
and
the
b
chief
ruler
of
the
Zoramites,
being
a
very
wicked
man,
sent
over
unto
the
people
of
Ammon
desiring
them
that
they
should
cast
out
of
their
land
all
those
who
came
over
from
them
into
their
land.
9 And
he
breathed
out
many
threatenings
against
them.
And
now
the
people
of
Ammon
did
not
fear
their
words;
therefore
they
did
not
cast
them
out,
but
they
did
receive
all
the
poor
of
the
Zoramites
that
came
over
unto
them;
and
they
did
a
nourish
them,
and
did
clothe
them,
and
did
give
unto
them
lands
for
their
inheritance;
and
they
did
administer
unto
them
according
to
their
wants.
10 Now
this
did
a
stir
up
the
Zoramites
to
b
anger
against
the
people
of
Ammon,
and
they
began
to
mix
with
the
Lamanites
and
to
stir
them
up
also
to
anger
against
them.
11 And
thus
the
Zoramites
and
the
Lamanites
began
to
make
preparations
for
war
against
the
people
of
Ammon,
and
also
against
the
Nephites.
12 And
thus
ended
the
seventeenth
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges
over
the
people
of
Nephi.
13 And
the
people
of
Ammon
departed
out
of
the
land
of
Jershon,
and
came
over
into
the
land
of
Melek,
and
gave
place
in
the
land
of
Jershon
for
the
armies
of
the
Nephites,
that
they
might
contend
with
the
armies
of
the
Lamanites
and
the
armies
of
the
Zoramites;
and
thus
commenced
a
war
betwixt
the
Lamanites
and
the
Nephites,
in
the
eighteenth
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges;
and
an
a
account
shall
be
given
of
their
wars
hereafter.
14 And
Alma,
and
Ammon,
and
their
brethren,
and
also
the
a
two
sons
of
Alma
returned
to
the
land
of
Zarahemla,
after
having
been
instruments
in
the
hands
of
God
of
bringing
b
many
of
the
c
Zoramites
to
repentance;
and
as
many
as
were
brought
to
repentance
were
driven
out
of
their
land;
but
they
have
lands
for
their
inheritance
in
the
land
of
Jershon,
and
they
have
taken
up
arms
to
defend
themselves,
and
their
wives,
and
children,
and
their
lands.
15 Now
Alma,
being
a
grieved
for
the
iniquity
of
his
people,
yea
for
the
wars,
and
the
bloodsheds,
and
the
contentions
which
were
among
them;
and
having
been
to
declare
the
word,
or
sent
to
declare
the
word,
among
all
the
people
in
every
city;
and
seeing
that
the
hearts
of
the
people
began
to
wax
hard,
and
that
they
began
to
be
b
offended
because
of
the
strictness
of
the
word,
his
heart
was
exceedingly
sorrowful.
16 Therefore,
he
caused
that
his
sons
should
be
gathered
together,
that
he
might
give
unto
them
every
one
his
a
charge,
separately,
concerning
the
things
pertaining
unto
righteousness.
And
we
have
an
account
of
his
commandments,
which
he
gave
unto
them
according
to
his
own
record.
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