those who were converted were desirous to have name: Anti-Nephi-Lehies
8 Now, these are athey who were converted unto the Lord:
9 The people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael;
10 And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of aMiddoni;
11 And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the city of Nephi;
12 And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of aShilom, and who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the city of Lemuel, and in the city of Shimnilom.
13 And these are the names of the cities of the Lamanites which were aconverted unto the Lord; and these are they that laid down the weapons of their rebellion, yea, all their weapons of war; and they were all Lamanites.
14 And the Amalekites were not aconverted, save only one; neither were any of the bAmulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities.
15 Therefore, we have named all the cities of the Lamanites in which they did repent and come to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted.
16 And now it came to pass that the king and those who were converted were desirous that they might have a name, that thereby they might be distinguished from their brethren; therefore the king consulted with Aaron and many of their priests, concerning the name that they should take upon them, that they might be distinguished.
17 And it came to pass that they called their names aAnti-Nephi-Lehies; and they were called by this name and were no more called bLamanites.
18 And they began to be a very aindustrious people; yea, and they were friendly with the Nephites; therefore, they did bopen a correspondence with them, and the ccurse of God did no more follow them.
11 And it came to pass that whosoever would not believe in the atradition
of the Lamanites, but believed those records which were brought out of
the land of Jerusalem, and also in the tradition of their fathers, which
were correct, who believed in the commandments of God and kept them,
were bcalled the Nephites, or the people of Nephi, from that time forth—
12 And it is they who have kept the records which are atrue of their people, and also of the people of the Lamanites.
13 Now we will return again to the Amlicites, for they also had a amark set upon them; yea, they set the mark upon themselves, yea, even a mark of red upon their foreheads.
14 Thus
the word of God is fulfilled, for these are the words which he said to
Nephi: Behold, the Lamanites have I cursed, and I will set a mark on
them that they and their seed may be aseparated from thee and thy seed, from this time henceforth and forever, except they repent of their wickedness and bturn to me that I may have mercy upon them.
15 And again: I will set a mark upon him that mingleth his seed with thy brethren, that they may be cursed also.
16 And again: I will set a mark upon him that fighteth against thee and thy seed.
17 And
again, I say he that departeth from thee shall no more be called thy
seed; and I will bless thee, and whomsoever shall be called thy seed,
henceforth and forever; and these were the promises of the Lord unto
Nephi and to his seed.
18 Now
the Amlicites knew not that they were fulfilling the words of God when
they began to mark themselves in their foreheads; nevertheless they had
come out in open arebellion against God; therefore it was expedient that the curse should fall upon them.
19 Now I would that ye should see that they brought upon themselves the acurse; and even so doth every man that is cursed bring upon himself his own condemnation.
20 Now
it came to pass that not many days after the battle which was fought in
the land of Zarahemla, by the Lamanites and the Amlicites, that there
was another army of the Lamanites came in upon the people of Nephi, in
the asame place where the first army met the Amlicites.
21 And it came to pass that there was an army sent to drive them out of their land.
22 Now Alma himself being afflicted with a awound did not go up to battle at this time against the Lamanites;
23 But
he sent up a numerous army against them; and they went up and slew many
of the Lamanites, and drove the remainder of them out of the borders of
their land.
24 And then they returned again and began to establish peace in the land, being troubled no more for a time with their enemies.
25 Now
all these things were done, yea, all these wars and contentions were
commenced and ended in the fifth year of the reign of the judges.
26 And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their arewards
according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were
bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the
spirit which they listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad
one.
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