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Alma 48:7–10

Samantala, si Moroni, nalalaman na si Amalikeo ay maaaring nakipaganib puwersa sa mga Lamanita, ay pinagtibay ang lupain ng mga Nephita ng mga muog, pader, at pampang ng lupa, lahat sa pag-asang maipagtatanggol ang mga layunin ng mga Kristiyano.

Now it came to pass that while Amalickiah had thus been obtaining power by fraud and deceit, Moroni, on the other hand, had been preparing the minds of the people to be faithful unto the Lord their God.

Yea, he had been strengthening the armies of the Nephites, and erecting small forts, or places of resort; throwing up banks of earth round about to enclose his armies, and also building walls of stone to encircle them about, round about their cities and the borders of their lands; yea, all round about the land.

And in their weakest fortifications he did place the greater number of men; and thus he did fortify and strengthen the land which was possessed by the Nephites. And thus he was preparing to support their liberty, their lands, their wives, and their children, and their peace, and that they might live unto the Lord their God, and that they might maintain that which was called by their enemies the cause of Christians.

Alma 48:11–13

Si Moroni, pinalalakas ng kanyang paniniwala at pananampalataya kay Cristo, ay nagsikap na ipagtanggol ang kanyang mga kaloob-ng-Diyos na mga karapatan sa kaligtasan, kapakanan, at kalayaan.

And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man; he was a man of a perfect understanding; yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage and slavery;

Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God, for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people; a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people.

Yea, and he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he had sworn with an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his country, and his religion, even to the loss of his blood.

Alma 48:14–16

Ang mga patakaran sa digmaan ng mga Nephita ay ang dumipensa at magpatigil ng digmaan lamang—tinitiyak nito ang patuloy na pagpapala at direksiyon mula sa Diyos.

Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their enemies, even to the shedding of blood if it were necessary; yea, and they were also taught never to give an offense, yea, and never to raise the sword except it were against an enemy, except it were to preserve their lives.

And this was their faith, that by so doing God would prosper them in the land, or in other words, if they were faithful in keeping the commandments of God that he would prosper them in the land; yea, warn them to flee, or to prepare for war, according to their danger;

And also, that God would make it known unto them whither they should go to defend themselves against their enemies, and by so doing, the Lord would deliver them; and this was the faith of Moroni, and his heart did glory in it; not in the shedding of blood but in doing good, in preserving his people, yea, in keeping the commandments of God, yea, and resisting iniquity.

Alma 48:17–18

Ang katangian ni Moroni ay katulad ng kay Alma, ang anak na lalaki ni Alma, at mga anak na lalaki ni Mosias: kung ang bawat tao ay katulad ni Moroni, mawawalan ng kapangyarihan ang diyablo.

Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.

Behold, he was a man like unto Ammon, the son of Mosiah, yea, and even the other sons of Mosiah, yea, and also Alma and his sons, for they were all men of God.

Alma 48:19–20

Habang si Moroni ay patuloy na gumagawa ng paghahandang pang-dipensa, si Helaman at kanyang mga kapatid ay pinalakas ang mga tao sa espirituwal sa loob ng simbahan.

Now behold, Helaman and his brethren were no less serviceable unto the people than was Moroni; for they did preach the word of God, and they did baptize unto repentance all men whosoever would hearken unto their words.

And thus they went forth, and the people did humble themselves because of their words, insomuch that they were highly favored of the Lord, and thus they were free from wars and contentions among themselves, yea, even for the space of four years.

Alma 48:21–23

Ang mga Nephita ay nagalinlangang magsagawa ng mga paghahanda para sa magiging isang napakahaba at kakilakilabot na digmaan.

But, as I have said, in the latter end of the nineteenth year, yea, notwithstanding their peace amongst themselves, they were compelled reluctantly to contend with their brethren, the Lamanites. Yea, and in fine, their wars never did cease for the space of many years with the Lamanites, notwithstanding their much reluctance.

Now, they were sorry to take up arms against the Lamanites, because they did not delight in the shedding of blood; yea, and this was not all—they were sorry to be the means of sending so many of their brethren out of this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God.

Alma 48:24–25

Sa kabila ng kanilang mga pangamba, ang mga Nephita ay hindi mabibigyang katwiran ang pagpapabaya sa kanilang pamilya at mga mahal sa buhay na mahulog na biktima sa kabaksikan ng mga Lamanita.

Nevertheless, they could not suffer to lay down their lives, that their wives and their children should be massacred by the barbarous cruelty of those who were once their brethren, yea, and had dissented from their church, and had left them and had gone to destroy them by joining the Lamanites.

Yea, they could not bear that their brethren should rejoice over the blood of the Nephites, so long as there were any who should keep the commandments of God, for the promise of the Lord was, if they should keep his commandments they should prosper in the land.