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Ammoron and Moroni negotiate for the exchange of prisoners—Moroni demands that the Lamanites withdraw and cease their murderous attacks—Ammoron demands that the Nephites lay down their arms and become subject to the Lamanites. About 63 B.C.
And
now
it
came
to
pass
in
the
commencement
of
the
twenty
and
ninth
year
of
the
judges,
that
a
Ammoron
sent
unto
Moroni
desiring
that
he
would
exchange
prisoners.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Moroni
felt
to
a
rejoice
exceedingly
at
this
request,
for
he
desired
the
provisions
which
were
imparted
for
the
support
of
the
Lamanite
prisoners
for
the
support
of
his
own
people;
and
he
also
desired
his
own
people
for
the
strengthening
of
his
army.
3 Now
the
Lamanites
had
taken
many
women
and
children,
and
there
was
not
a
woman
nor
a
child
among
all
the
prisoners
of
Moroni,
or
the
prisoners
whom
Moroni
had
taken;
therefore
Moroni
resolved
upon
a
stratagem
to
obtain
as
many
prisoners
of
the
Nephites
from
the
Lamanites
as
it
were
possible.
4 Therefore
he
wrote
an
epistle,
and
sent
it
by
the
servant
of
Ammoron,
the
same
who
had
brought
an
epistle
to
Moroni.
Now
these
are
the
words
which
he
wrote
unto
Ammoron,
saying:
5 Behold,
Ammoron,
I
have
written
unto
you
somewhat
concerning
this
war
which
ye
have
waged
against
my
people,
or
rather
which
thy
a
brother
hath
waged
against
them,
and
which
ye
are
still
determined
to
carry
on
after
his
death.
6 Behold,
I
would
tell
you
somewhat
concerning
the
a
justice
of
God,
and
the
sword
of
his
almighty
wrath,
which
doth
hang
over
you
except
ye
repent
and
withdraw
your
armies
into
your
own
lands,
or
the
land
of
your
possessions,
which
is
the
land
of
Nephi.
7 Yea,
I
would
tell
you
these
things
if
ye
were
capable
of
hearkening
unto
them;
yea,
I
would
tell
you
concerning
that
awful
a
hell
that
awaits
to
receive
such
b
murderers
as
thou
and
thy
brother
have
been,
except
ye
repent
and
withdraw
your
murderous
purposes,
and
return
with
your
armies
to
your
own
lands.
8 But
as
ye
have
once
rejected
these
things,
and
have
fought
against
the
people
of
the
Lord,
even
so
I
may
expect
you
will
do
it
again.
9 And
now
behold,
we
are
prepared
to
receive
you;
yea,
and
except
you
withdraw
your
purposes,
behold,
ye
will
pull
down
the
a
wrath
of
that
God
whom
you
have
rejected
upon
you,
even
to
your
utter
destruction.
10 But,
as
the
Lord
liveth,
our
armies
shall
come
upon
you
except
ye
withdraw,
and
ye
shall
soon
be
visited
with
a
death,
for
we
will
retain
our
cities
and
our
lands;
yea,
and
we
will
maintain
our
religion
and
the
cause
of
our
God.
11 But
behold,
it
supposeth
me
that
I
talk
to
you
concerning
these
things
in
vain;
or
it
supposeth
me
that
thou
art
a
a
child
of
hell;
therefore
I
will
close
my
epistle
by
telling
you
that
I
will
not
exchange
prisoners,
save
it
be
on
conditions
that
ye
will
deliver
up
a
man
and
his
wife
and
his
children,
for
one
prisoner;
if
this
be
the
case
that
ye
will
do
it,
I
will
exchange.
12 And
behold,
if
ye
do
not
this,
I
will
come
against
you
with
my
armies;
yea,
even
I
will
arm
my
women
and
my
children,
and
I
will
come
against
you,
and
I
will
follow
you
even
into
your
own
land,
which
is
the
land
of
a
our
first
inheritance;
yea,
and
it
shall
be
blood
for
blood,
yea,
life
for
life;
and
I
will
give
you
battle
even
until
you
are
destroyed
from
off
the
face
of
the
earth.
13 Behold,
I
am
in
my
anger,
and
also
my
people;
ye
have
sought
to
a
murder
us,
and
we
have
only
sought
to
defend
ourselves.
But
behold,
if
ye
seek
to
destroy
us
more
we
will
seek
to
destroy
you;
yea,
and
we
will
seek
our
land,
the
land
of
our
first
inheritance.
14 Now
I
close
my
epistle.
I
am
Moroni;
I
am
a
leader
of
the
people
of
the
Nephites.
15 Now
it
came
to
pass
that
Ammoron,
when
he
had
received
this
epistle,
was
angry;
and
he
wrote
another
epistle
unto
Moroni,
and
these
are
the
words
which
he
wrote,
saying:
16 I
am
Ammoron,
the
king
of
the
Lamanites;
I
am
the
brother
of
Amalickiah
whom
ye
have
a
murdered.
Behold,
I
will
avenge
his
blood
upon
you,
yea,
and
I
will
come
upon
you
with
my
armies
for
I
fear
not
your
threatenings.
17 For
behold,
your
fathers
did
wrong
their
brethren,
insomuch
that
they
did
rob
them
of
their
a
right
to
the
b
government
when
it
rightly
belonged
unto
them.
18 And
now
behold,
if
ye
will
lay
down
your
arms,
and
subject
yourselves
to
be
governed
by
those
to
whom
the
government
doth
rightly
belong,
then
will
I
cause
that
my
people
shall
lay
down
their
weapons
and
shall
be
at
war
no
more.
19 Behold,
ye
have
breathed
out
many
threatenings
against
me
and
my
people;
but
behold,
we
fear
not
your
threatenings.
20 Nevertheless,
I
will
grant
to
exchange
prisoners
according
to
your
request,
gladly,
that
I
may
preserve
my
food
for
my
men
of
war;
and
we
will
wage
a
war
which
shall
be
eternal,
either
to
the
subjecting
the
Nephites
to
our
authority
or
to
their
eternal
extinction.
21 And
as
concerning
that
God
whom
ye
say
we
have
rejected,
behold,
we
a
know
not
such
a
being;
neither
do
ye;
but
if
it
so
be
that
there
is
such
a
being,
we
know
not
but
that
he
hath
made
us
as
well
as
you.
22 And
if
it
so
be
that
there
is
a
devil
and
a
hell,
behold
will
he
not
send
you
there
to
dwell
with
my
brother
whom
ye
have
murdered,
whom
ye
have
hinted
that
he
hath
gone
to
such
a
place?
But
behold
these
things
matter
not.
23 I
am
Ammoron,
and
a
descendant
of
a
Zoram,
whom
your
fathers
pressed
and
brought
out
of
Jerusalem.
24 And
behold
now,
I
am
a
bold
Lamanite;
behold,
this
war
hath
been
waged
to
avenge
their
wrongs,
and
a
to
maintain
and
to
obtain
their
rights
to
the
government;
and
I
close
my
epistle
to
Moroni.
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