The Book of Mormon

Alma 9:1

1830 Edition

And again: I Alma, having been commanded of God that I should take Amulek and go forth and preach again unto this people, or the people which was in the city of Ammonihah. -- And it came to pass as I began to preach unto them, they began to contend with me, saying:

Changes

And again:, I, Alma, having been commanded of God that I should take Amulek and go forth and preach again unto this people, or the people whicho wasere in the city of Ammonihah. -- And, it came to pass as I began to preach unto them, they began to contend with me, saying:

Simple English

I, Alma, had been told by God to take Amulek and preach again to the people in the city of Ammonihah. When I started to preach to them, they argued with me. They said:

Paraphrase

God commanded me to take Amulek and return to preach again to the people of Ammonihah. As soon as I began preaching, they started arguing with me: