50 "And it came to pass that again when the light of the morning came, we saw the Lamanites upon us, And we did flee before them;
51 But it came to pass that they did not pursue us far before they halted; And it was in the morning of the third day on the seventh month.
52 "And now whether they were overtaken by Antipus, we knew not; But I said unto my men: 'Behold, we know not but they have halted for the purpose that we should come against them, that they might catch us in their snare; Therefore, what say ye, my sons? Will ye go against them to battle?'
53 "And now I say unto you, my beloved brother Moroni, that never had I seen so great courage, nay, not amongst all the Nephites;
54 For as I had ever called them my sons - for they were all of them very young - even so they said unto me: ' Father, behold, our God is with us and He will not suffer that we shall fall, Then let us go forth;
55 We would not slay our brethren if they would let us alone; Therefore, let us go lest they should overpower the army of Antipus.'
56 "Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; And they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; Yea, they had been taught by their mothers that if they did not doubt, that God would deliver them;
57 And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying: 'We do not doubt our mothers knew.'
58 "And it came to pass that I did return with my two thousand against these Lamanites which had pursued us.
59 "And now behold, the armies of Antipus had overtaken them and a terrible battle had commenced;
60 The army of Antipus, being weary because of their long march in so short a space of time, were about to fall into the hands of the Lamanites; And had I not returned with my two thousand, they would have obtained their purpose,