Nephi’s message in his book is that even though he is the younger brother, Jehovah chose him to be a ruler and a teacher over his brothers. Had his brothers been righteous, this would not have happened. Thus it is altogether fitting that Nephi ended the discussion of the dream by discussing the fate of the wicked. While this is a general description, Nephi obliquely places Laman and Lemuel among those wicked who will be cast off. Lehi saw that Laman and Lemuel would not partake of the fruit of the tree of life, and Nephi ends his discussion by pointing out that wickedness will keep them separated from the fruit of the tree of life.
The presence of the testificatory amen closes this chapter, and marks the end of a chapter in the 1830 edition.