18:23 And the king answered him, and said: Yea, I will believe all thy words. And thus he was caught with guile.
18:24 And Ammon began to speak unto him with boldness, and said unto him: Believest thou that there is a God?
18:25 And he answered, and said unto him: I do not know what that meaneth.
18:26 And then Ammon said: Believest thou that there is a Great Spirit?
18:27 And he said, Yea.
18:28 And Ammon said: This is God. And Ammon said unto him again: Believest thou that this Great Spirit, who is God, created all things which are in heaven and in the earth?
18:29 And he said: Yea, I believe that he created all things which are in the earth; but I do not know the heavens.
18:30 And Ammon said unto him: The heavens is a place where God dwells and all his holy angels.
18:31 And king Lamoni said: Is it above the earth?
18:32 And Ammon said: Yea, and he looketh down upon all the children of men; and he knows all the thoughts and intents of the heart; for by his hand were they all created from the beginning.