Omni 1:12
1830 Edition
Behold, I am Amaleki, the son of Abinadom. Behold, I will speak unto you somewhat concerning Mosiah, which was made king over the land of Zarahemla: for behold, he being warned of the Lord that he should flee out of the land of Nephi, and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord, should also depart out of the land with him, into the wilderness.
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Simple English
I am Amaleki, the son of Abinadom. I will tell you about Mosiah, who became king over the land of Zarahemla. The Lord warned him that he should leave the land of Nephi. Everyone who would listen to the Lord’s voice should also leave the land with him and go into the wilderness.
Paraphrase
I’m Amaleki, son of Abinadom. Let me tell you about Mosiah, who became king over the land of Zarahemla. The Lord warned him to flee from the land of Nephi. Everyone who would listen to God’s voice left with him into the wilderness.
Notes
In Jacob 1:11, we are told, "Wherefore, the people were desirous to retain in remembrance his [Nephi's] name. And whoso should reign in his stead, were called by the people Second Nephi, Third Nephi, and so forth according to the reigns of the kings; and thus they were called by the people, let them be of whatever name they would" (Jacob 1:11).
LDS writer J. N. Washburn asks, "Was Mosiah one of these kings? If so, why was he not called Nephi X or Nephi XI or whatever he would happen to be?... Where, we must ask again, does Mosiah fit into all this? It appears almost certain that he had been a king in the land of Nephi. Why, then, was he not called Nephi?" -Washburn, Authorship, pp. 24, 27.
In Jacob 1:15 there is mention of a "second king." This is the last reference to any king for hundreds of years in the timeline until King Mosiah is mentioned in Omni 1:12.