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Mosiah 9
Zeniff leads a group from Zarahemla to possess the land of Lehi-Nephi—The Lamanite king permits them to inherit the land—There is war between the Lamanites and Zeniff's people. About 200–187 B.C.
a
I,
b
Zeniff,
having
been
taught
in
all
the
language
of
the
Nephites,
and
having
had
a
knowledge
of
the
land
of
c
Nephi,
or
of
the
land
of
our
fathers'
first
inheritance,
and
having
been
sent
as
a
spy
among
the
Lamanites
that
I
might
spy
out
their
forces,
that
our
army
might
come
upon
them
and
destroy
them—but
when
I
saw
that
which
was
good
among
them
I
was
desirous
that
they
should
not
be
destroyed.
2 Therefore,
I
contended
with
my
brethren
in
the
wilderness,
for
I
would
that
our
ruler
should
make
a
treaty
with
them;
but
he
being
an
austere
and
a
blood-thirsty
man
commanded
that
I
should
be
slain;
but
I
was
rescued
by
the
shedding
of
much
blood;
for
father
fought
against
father,
and
brother
against
brother,
until
the
greater
number
of
our
army
was
destroyed
in
the
wilderness;
and
we
returned,
those
of
us
that
were
spared,
to
the
land
of
Zarahemla,
to
relate
that
tale
to
their
wives
and
their
children.
3 And
yet,
I
being
a
over-zealous
to
inherit
the
land
of
our
fathers,
collected
as
many
as
were
desirous
to
go
up
to
possess
the
land,
and
started
again
on
our
b
journey
into
the
wilderness
to
go
up
to
the
land;
but
we
were
smitten
with
famine
and
sore
afflictions;
for
we
were
slow
to
remember
the
Lord
our
God.
4 Nevertheless,
after
many
days'
wandering
in
the
wilderness
we
pitched
our
tents
in
the
place
where
our
brethren
were
slain,
which
was
near
to
the
land
of
our
fathers.
5 And
it
came
to
pass
that
I
went
again
with
four
of
my
men
into
the
city,
in
unto
the
king,
that
I
might
know
of
the
disposition
of
the
king,
and
that
I
might
know
if
I
might
go
in
with
my
people
and
possess
the
land
in
peace.
6 And
I
went
in
unto
the
king,
and
he
covenanted
with
me
that
I
might
possess
the
a
land
of
Lehi-Nephi,
and
the
land
of
Shilom.
7 And
he
also
commanded
that
his
people
should
depart
out
of
the
land,
and
I
and
my
people
went
into
the
land
that
we
might
possess
it.
8 And
we
began
to
build
buildings,
and
to
repair
the
walls
of
the
city,
yea,
even
the
walls
of
the
city
of
Lehi-Nephi,
and
the
city
of
Shilom.
9 And
we
began
to
till
the
ground,
yea,
even
with
all
manner
of
a
seeds,
with
seeds
of
corn,
and
of
wheat,
and
of
barley,
and
with
neas,
and
with
sheum,
and
with
seeds
of
all
manner
of
fruits;
and
we
did
begin
to
multiply
and
prosper
in
the
land.
10 Now
it
was
the
cunning
and
the
craftiness
of
king
a
Laman,
to
b
bring
my
people
into
bondage,
that
he
yielded
up
the
land
that
we
might
possess
it.
11 Therefore
it
came
to
pass,
that
after
we
had
dwelt
in
the
land
for
the
space
of
twelve
years
that
king
Laman
began
to
grow
uneasy,
lest
by
any
means
my
people
should
a
wax
strong
in
the
land,
and
that
they
could
not
overpower
them
and
bring
them
into
bondage.
12 Now
they
were
a
a
lazy
and
an
b
idolatrous
people;
therefore
they
were
desirous
to
bring
us
into
bondage,
that
they
might
glut
themselves
with
the
labors
of
our
hands;
yea,
that
they
might
feast
themselves
upon
the
flocks
of
our
fields.
13 Therefore
it
came
to
pass
that
king
Laman
began
to
stir
up
his
people
that
they
should
contend
with
my
people;
therefore
there
began
to
be
wars
and
contentions
in
the
land.
14 For,
in
the
thirteenth
year
of
my
reign
in
the
land
of
Nephi,
away
on
the
south
of
the
land
of
a
Shilom,
when
my
people
were
watering
and
b
feeding
their
flocks,
and
tilling
their
lands,
a
numerous
host
of
Lamanites
came
upon
them
and
began
to
slay
them,
and
to
take
off
their
flocks,
and
the
corn
of
their
fields.
15 Yea,
and
it
came
to
pass
that
they
fled,
all
that
were
not
overtaken,
even
into
the
city
of
Nephi,
and
did
call
upon
me
for
protection.
16 And
it
came
to
pass
that
I
did
arm
them
with
bows,
and
with
arrows,
with
swords,
and
with
cimeters,
and
with
clubs,
and
with
slings,
and
with
all
manner
of
weapons
which
we
could
invent,
and
I
and
my
people
did
go
forth
against
the
Lamanites
to
battle.
17 Yea,
in
the
a
strength
of
the
Lord
did
we
go
forth
to
battle
against
the
Lamanites;
for
I
and
my
people
did
cry
mightily
to
the
Lord
that
he
would
b
deliver
us
out
of
the
hands
of
our
enemies,
for
we
were
awakened
to
a
remembrance
of
the
deliverance
of
our
fathers.
18 And
God
did
a
hear
our
cries
and
did
answer
our
prayers;
and
we
did
go
forth
in
his
might;
yea,
we
did
go
forth
against
the
Lamanites,
and
in
one
day
and
a
night
we
did
slay
three
thousand
and
forty-three;
we
did
slay
them
even
until
we
had
driven
them
out
of
our
land.
19 And
I,
myself,
with
mine
own
hands,
did
help
to
bury
their
dead.
And
behold,
to
our
great
sorrow
and
lamentation,
two
hundred
and
seventy-nine
of
our
brethren
were
slain.
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