The Book of Mormon

Ether 9:1

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And now I, Moroni, proceed with my record. Therefore behold, it came to pass that because of the secret combinations of Akish and his friends, behold they did overthrow the kingdom of Omer;

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And now I, Moroni, proceed with my record. Therefore, behold, it came to pass that because of the secret combinations of Akish and his friends, behold, they did overthrow the kingdom of Omer;.

Simple English

I, Moroni, will continue with my record. Akish and his friends had secret plans. They took over Omer’s kingdom.

Paraphrase

Now I, Moroni, continue the record. Because of the secret plots Akish and his allies had hatched, they overthrew King Omer’s kingdom.