Alma 25
1 And behold, now it came to pass that those Lamanites were more angry
because they had slain their brethren; therefore they swore vengeance upon
the Nephites; and they did no more attempt to slay the people of
Anti-Nephi-Lehi at that time.
2 But they took their armies and went over into the borders of the land of
Zarahemla, and fell upon the people who were in the land of Ammonihah,
and destroyed them.
3 And after that, they had many battles with the Nephites, in the which they
were driven and slain.
4 And among the Lamanites who were slain were almost all the seed of
Amulon and his brethren, who were the priests of Noah, and they were slain
by the hands of the Nephites;
5 And the remainder, having fled into the east wilderness, and having
usurped the power and authority over the Lamanites, caused that many of the
Lamanites should perish by fire because of their belief —
6 For many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions,
began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his
brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to
disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to believe in the Lord, and that
he gave great power unto the Nephites; and thus there were many of them
converted in the wilderness.
7 And it came to pass that those rulers who were the remnant of the children
of Amulon caused that they should be put to death, yea, all those that
believed in these things.
8 Now this martyrdom caused that many of their brethren should be stirred
up to anger; and there began to be contention in the wilderness; and the
Lamanites began to hunt the seed of Amulon and his brethren and began to
slay them; and they fled into the east wilderness.
9 And behold they are hunted at this day by the Lamanites. Thus the words
of Abinadi were brought to pass, which he said concerning the seed of the
priests who caused that he should suffer death by fire.
10 For he said unto them: What ye shall do unto me shall be a type of things
to come.
11 And now Abinadi was the first that suffered death by fire because of his
belief in God; now this is what he meant, that many should suffer death by
fire, according as he had suffered.
12 And he said unto the priests of Noah that their seed should cause many to
be put to death, in the like manner as he was, and that they should be
scattered abroad and slain, even as a sheep having no shepherd is driven and
slain by wild beasts; and now behold, these words were verified, for they
were driven by the Lamanites, and they were hunted, and they were smitten.
13 And it came to pass that when the Lamanites saw that they could not
overpower the Nephites they returned again to their own land; and many of
them came over to dwell in the land of Ishmael and the land of Nephi, and
did join themselves to the people of God, who were the people of
Anti-Nephi-Lehi.
14 And they did also bury their weapons of war, according as their brethren
had, and they began to be a righteous people; and they did walk in the ways
of the Lord, and did observe to keep his commandments and his statutes.
15 Yea, and they did keep the law of Moses; for it was expedient that they
should keep the law of Moses as yet, for it was not all fulfilled. But
notwithstanding the law of Moses, they did look forward to the coming of
Christ, considering that the law of Moses was a type of his coming, and
believing that they must keep those outward performances until the time that
he should be revealed unto them.
16 Now they did not suppose that salvation came by the law of Moses; but
the law of Moses did serve to strengthen their faith in Christ; and thus they
did retain a hope through faith, unto eternal salvation, relying upon the spirit
of prophecy, which spake of those things to come.
17 And now behold, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and Himni, and their
brethren did rejoice exceedingly, for the success which they had had among
the Lamanites, seeing that the Lord had granted unto them according to their
prayers, and that he had also verified his word unto them in every particular.