48 Yea, all the travails of soul for their people, and also all the murmurings of the people to their king; And he explained it all unto them,
49 And he told them that these things had not ought to be, But that the burden should come upon all the people, that every man might bear his part.
50 And he also unfolded unto them all the disadvantages they labored under by having an unrighteous king to rule over them -
51 Yea, all his iniquities and abominations, And all the wars and contentions and bloodshed, And the stealing and the plundering, And the committing of whoredoms and all manner of iniquities which cannot be enumerated -
52 Telling them that these things ought not to be, that they were expressly repugnant to the commandments of God.
53 And now it came to pass after King Mosiah had sent these things forth among the people, they were convinced of the truth of his words;
54 Therefore, they relinquished their desires for a king and became exceedingly anxious that every man should have an equal chance throughout all the land,
55 Yea, and every man expressed a willingness to answer for his own sins.
56 Therefore, it came to pass that they assembled themselves together in bodies throughout the land to cast in their voices concerning who should be their judges, to judge them according to the law which had been given them.
57 And they were exceedingly rejoiced because of the liberty which had been granted unto them,
58 And they did wax strong in love toward Mosiah; Yea, they did esteem him more than any other man,