And now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record to be ^atrue, for behold, it was a ^bjust man who did keep the record—for he truly did ^cmany ^dmiracles in the ^ename of Jesus; and there was not any man who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity—

 2 And now it came to pass, if there was no mistake made by this man in the reckoning of our time, the ^athirty and third year had passed away;

 3 And the people began to look with great earnestness for the sign which had been given by the prophet Samuel, the Lamanite, yea, for the time that there should be ^adarkness for the space of three days over the face of the land.

 4 And there began to be great ^adoubtings and ^bdisputations among the people, notwithstanding so many signs had been given.

 5 And it came to pass in the ^athirty and fourth year, in the first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a great ^bstorm, such an one as never had been known in all the land.

 6 And there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible ^athunder, insomuch that it did ^bshake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder.

 7 And there were exceedingly sharp lightnings, such as never had been known in all the land.

 8 And the ^acity of Zarahemla did take fire.

 9 And the city of ^aMoroni did ^bsink into the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were drowned.