Benjamin begins again, using the phrase “I would again call your attention.” This is the same phrase he used in Mosiah 3:1, as he began to discuss the message the angel gave him. These are the only times the phrase is used, and means more than a modern reader would associate with the phrase. For modern readers, we are used to “call your attention” to mean that something is being pointed out. In Benjamin’s case, it is not a reference to a thing or thought, but it is literally a call for attention. Something important is coming, and the natural tendency of crowds to speak among themselves is to be halted to properly concentrate on the coming message.
Verses 5 and 6 consist of a long “if” clause. Benjamin is speaking to an audience that has responded that they believe, and now Benjamin leads them to the result of that belief. He begins not with an “if” that indicates doubt, but indicates the beginning of a new condition. Benjamin is not doubting, but is rather describing.
If they have done as they say they have done, including all of the conditions he lists, then (as verse 7 indicates), then “this is … who receiveth salvation, through the atonement.” Benjamin had set the stage to indicate that the atonement would occur no matter what. However, for it to be applied to a given person required personal repentance. Benjamin tells his people that if they have repented, then the atonement is applied. Unstated is that the atonement applies immediately for the people, even though the actual act of atonement lay in the future.