The ending of this story shows the contrast between those who remained unbelieving in Ammonihah and those who were converted and fled Ammonihah, as well as those converted in the land of Sidom. The righteous pray “that they might be delivered from Satan, and from death, and from destruction,” the very things that the next chapter will demonstrate happening to those who remained in Ammonihah and remained believing after the Order of the Nehors.
This ends the chapter from the 1830 edition. The ending is probably triggered by the statement that it was the end of the tenth year of the reign of the judges. When Mormon had no other more important reason to end a chapter, he often looked to a period of five years. See also the comments on Alma 1:1 and 3:25–27 for more information on the use of five-year periods.