The servant is he who will free the prisoners. These prisoners are both physical and spiritual. Spiritual in that they are turned from their God, and physical in that they are physically removed from their homeland. Once again, Nephi would see his people as these distant "prisoners" awaiting a redeemer to have them remove themselves from their darkness. The darkness again refers to both the spiritual state, and the hidden and distant nature of the dispersed people. The ultimate reward of these people is to again be in the glory of the presence of the Lord, in favored places.