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Behold, I am Amaleki, the son of Abinadom.

Behold, I will speak unto you somewhat concerning Mosiah,

who was made king over the land of Zarahemla;

for behold, he being warned of the Lord

that he should flee out of the land of Nephi,

and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord

should also depart out of the land with him, into the wilderness —

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And it came to pass that he did according as the Lord had commanded him.

And they departed out of the land into the wilderness,

as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord;

and they were led by many preachings and prophesyings.

And they were admonished continually by the word of God;

and they were led by the power of his arm, through the wilderness

until they came down into the land which is called the land of Zarahemla.

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And they discovered a people, who were called the people of Zarahemla.

Now, there was great rejoicing among the people of Zarahemla;

and also Zarahemla did rejoice exceedingly,

because the Lord had sent the people of Mosiah

with the plates of brass which contained the record of the Jews.

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Behold, it came to pass that Mosiah discovered

that the people of Zarahemla came out from Jerusalem at the time

that Zedekiah, king of Judah, was carried away captive into Babylon.

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And they journeyed in the wilderness,

and were brought by the hand of the Lord across the great waters,

into the land where Mosiah discovered them;

and they had dwelt there from that time forth.

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And at the time that Mosiah discovered them,

they had become exceedingly numerous.

Nevertheless, they had had many wars and serious contentions,

and had fallen by the sword from time to time;

and their language had become corrupted;

and they had brought no records with them;

and they denied the being of their Creator;

and Mosiah, nor the people of Mosiah, could understand them.

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But it came to pass that Mosiah caused that they should be taught in his language.

And it came to pass that after they were taught in the language of Mosiah,

Zarahemla gave a genealogy of his fathers, according to his memory;

and they are written, but not in these plates.

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And it came to pass that the people of Zarahemla, and of Mosiah, did unite together;

and Mosiah was appointed to be their king.

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And it came to pass in the days of Mosiah,

there was a large stone brought unto him with engravings on it;

and he did interpret the engravings by the gift and power of God.

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And they gave an account of one Coriantumr, and the slain of his people.

And Coriantumr was discovered by the people of Zarahemla;

and he dwelt with them for the space of nine moons.

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It also spake a few words concerning his fathers.

And his first parents came out from the tower,

at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people;

and the severity of the Lord fell upon them

according to his judgments, which are just;

and their bones lay scattered in the land northward.