Mosiah 7:21

1830 Edition

And ye all are witnesses this day, that Zeniff, who was made king over this people, he being over zealous to inherit the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom, and the land round about;

Changes

And ye all are witnesses this day, that Zeniff, who was made king over this people, he being over -zealous to inherit the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom,; and the land round about;—

Simple English

“You all know that Zeniff was made king over this people. He wanted too much to get the land of his fathers back. So King Laman tricked him with his sneaky ways. King Laman made a deal with King Zeniff. He gave him the city of Lehi-Nephi, the city of Shilom, and the land around them.”

Paraphrase

“You all know what happened. Zeniff became king over this people. He was so eager to reclaim our ancestral land that King Laman tricked him. Laman made a treaty with Zeniff and handed over the city of Lehi-Nephi, the city of Shilom, and the surrounding territory.”