Moroni saw the historical tragedy of allowing these secret combinations to steal into the Jaredite society since this was the same kind of secret combinations which had annihilated the Nephites. Moroni also knew from the prophecies of the future that the Gentiles in the promised land in the latter days would be threatened by the curse of secret combinations. Therefore he said:
“Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain -- and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.”