Mormon 1:18

And these Gaddianton robbers, which were among the Lamanites, did infest the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof began to hide up their treasures in the earth; and they became slippery, because the Lord had cursed the land, that they could not hold them, nor retain them again.

The Gadianton robbers were among the Lamanites. They spread across the land. People began to hide their treasures in the ground. But the treasures became slippery. The Lord had cursed the land. People could not hold onto their treasures or keep them.

The Gadianton robbers had spread among the Lamanites and terrorized the land. People tried to hide their treasures in the ground, but the treasures would slip away. The Lord had cursed the land so they couldn’t hold onto anything or get it back.