31.  And  they  cried  unto  us,  saying,  Behold,  the  armies  of
the  Lamanites  are  marching  towards  the  *'city  of  Cumeni ;
and  behold,  they  will  fall  ui>on  them,  yea,  and  will  destroy
our  people.
s2.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  our  prisoners  did  hear  their
cries,  which  caused  them  to  take  courage  ;  and  they  did  rise
up  in  rebellion  against  us.
33.  And  it  came  to  pass  because  of  their  rebellion,  we  did
cause  that  our  swords  should  come  upon  them.  And  it  came
to  ^ass  that  they  did  in  a  body  run  upon  our  swords,  in  the
wmch,  the  greater  number  of  them  were  slain;  and  the
remainder  of  them  broke  through  and  fled  from  us.
34.  And  behold,  when  they  had  fled,  and  we  coidd  not
overtake  them,  we  took  our  march  with  speed  towards
the  *^city  of  Cumeni  :  and  behold,  we  did  arrive  in  time  that
we  might  assist  our  brethren  in  preserving  the  city.
35.  And  behold,  we  are  again  delivered  out  of  the  hands
of  our  enemies.  And  blessed  is  the  name  of  our  Grod ;  for
behold,  it  is  he  that  has  delivered  us ;  yea>  that  has  done  this
great  thing  for  us.
36.  Now  it  came  to  pass  that  when  I,  Helaman,  had  heard
these  words  of  Gid,  I  was  filled  with  exceeding  joy,  because
of  the  goodness  of  God  in  preserving  us,  that  we  might  not
all  perish  ;  yea,  and  I  trust  that  the  souls  of  them  wno  have
been  slain,  have  entered  into  the  rest  of  their  Grod.
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