11 "Now this Melchizedek was a king over the Land of Salem; And his people had waxed strong in iniquity and abominations, yea, they had all gone astray - they were full of all manner of wickedness;
12 But Melchizedek, having exercised mighty faith and received the office of the high priesthood according to the holy order of God, did preach repentance unto his people,
13 And behold, they did repent; And Melchizedek did establish peace in the land in his days,
14 Therefore, he was called the prince of peace, For he was the king of Salem and he did reign under his father.
15 "Now there were many before him and also there were many afterward, but none were greater, Therefore, of him they have more particularly made mention;
16 Now I need not rehearse the matter; What I have said may suffice;
17 Behold, the scriptures are before you; If ye will wrest them, it shall be to your own destruction."
18 And now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words unto them, he stretched forth his hand unto them and cried with a mighty voice, saying: "Now is the time to repent! for the day of salvation draweth nigh.
19 "Yea, and the voice of the Lord, by the mouth of angels, doth declare it unto all nations, Yea, doth declare it, that they may have glad tidings of great joy.
20 "Yea, and He doth sound these glad tidings among all His people, yea, even to them that are scattered abroad upon the face of the earth; Wherefore, they have come unto us
21 and they are made known unto us in plain terms that we may understand, that we cannot err, And this because of our being wanderers in a strange land;