Alma 35
1 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
Jershon.
2 Yea, and the rest of the brethren, after they had preached the word unto
the 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 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 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 people of Ammon
who were in Jershon, and the 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 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 stir up the Zoramites to 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 account shall be given of their wars hereafter.
14 And Alma, and Ammon, and their brethren, and also the two sons of
Alma returned to the land of Zarahemla, after having been instruments in the
hands of God of bringing many of the 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 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 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 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.
