And I exceedingly fear and tremble because of you, lest he shall suffer again; for behold, ye have ^aaccused^• him that he sought power and ^bauthority^• over you; but I know that he hath not sought for power nor authority over you, but he hath sought the glory of God, and your own eternal welfare.

 Yet, my brethren, I have not done these things that I might ^aboast, neither do I tell these things that thereby I might accuse you; but I tell you these things that ye may know that I can answer a clear ^bconscience before God this day.

 And they began to question him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to ^aaccuse^• him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did ^bwithstand^• them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words.

 And there was one among them whose name was Zeezrom. Now he was the foremost to ^aaccuse^• Amulek and Alma, he being one of the most expert among them, having much business to do among the people.

 And he did rise up in great ^aswelling^• words before Alma, and did revile against the ^bpriests^• and teachers, accusing them of leading away the people after the silly traditions of their fathers, for the sake of glutting on the labors of the people.

 Nevertheless, they caused that Nephi should be taken and bound and brought before the multitude, and they began to question him in divers ways that they might cross him, that they might accuse him to death—