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Show 178 BOOK GF MOSIAN, Boox ‘might understand all the words which he spake. And it catae called een to pass that after he had done all this, that king Limhi dismnis. sed the multitude, and caused that they should return, every one unto his own house. And it came to pass that he caused that the plates which contained the record of his people, from the time that they left the land of Zarahemla, should be brought before Ammon, that he might read them. Now, as soon as Ammon had read the record, the king inquired of him to know if he could in terpret languages. And Ammon told him that he could not. us out of bondage; And whosoever is commanded to look And behold, the king of the people which is in the land 6f Zarahemla, is the man that is commanded, to do these things, and which hath this high gift from God. And the king saith, That a scer is greater than a prophet. And Ammon saith, That a seer is a revelator, and a prophet also; and a gift which is greater, can no man have, excepthe should possess the power of God, which no man can; yeta man may have great power given him from God. But a=. seer can know-of..things whichhas past, and also of things f . whi¢hlis) to come ; and by them shall all things be revea fed, C4 orrathér, sliall secret things be made manifest, and hidden and they by them, which otherwise could not be known. ‘hus God hath provided a means that man, rough faith, might work mighty mira 8; therefore, he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings, And now, when Ammon had made an end of speaking these waters; having discovered.a land which was covered witb bones of men, and of beasts, &c., and was also covered with ruins of buildings of every kind; having discovered a land which had been peopled with a people, which were as nume- . howe of Israel. things eee have four plates, which pure gold. twenty- With engravings ; and they are ol purpose of unfolding all such mysteries And behold, also, they have brought breast-plafes nen. which are large; and they are of brass, and of copper, an are pertectly sound. And again: They have brought swords and there is no one in the land that is able to interpret the language or the engravings that are on the plates. Therefore, I said unto thee, Canst thou translate? And Which THE hath been destroy: | RECORD OF We ZENIFF. 4n account of his people, Srom the time they left the land of @ahemla, until the time that they were delivered out of the hands of the Lamanites. j ed ; and | am desirous to know the eause of their destruction _Now Ammon saith unto him, I can assuredly tell thee, 0 king, of a man that can translate the records: for he hat# Wacrewith that he can look, and translate all records that are Of aneient date; and it Sia gift from God. And the things 2° ‘hn to the children of CHAPTER vi = Uy, 1X For, perhaps they will give usa know! edge of a remnant of the people which have been destroy trom whenee these records came ; or, perhaps they will givé us a knowledge of this very\people . O how marvellous are the works of the Lord, and how are devoured by the beasts of the forest. Say unto thee again, Knowest thou of any one that can tran late? for I am desirous that these records should be translated into Our language. Yp long doth he suffer with his people; yea, and how blind and » Penetrable are the understandings of the children of men: or they will not seek wisdom, neither do they desire that she should rule over them. Yea, they are as a wild flock, which eeth from the shepherd, and scattereth, and are driven, and. the lilts thereof hath perished, and the blades thereof were cankered with rust; o ‘words, the king rejoiced exceedingly, and gave thanks to God, saying, Doubtless, a great mystery is-eontaitiéd within these eo Plates; and these interpreters Avas doubtless prepared for the’ » And for a testimony that . said is true, they have brought are fille the same is called seer, things shall come to light, and things.whi ch,js shall not be made known by them; and also, things shall be known, made known ‘were lost in the wilderness, for the space of many days, yet they were diligent, and found not the land of Zarahemla, but returned to this Jand, having travelled ina land among many . nue and no man can look in them, except he and he should perish. in WEE tions of my people, I caused that forty and three of my people should take a journey into the wilderness, that thereby they might find the land of Zarahemla; that we might appeal to deliver 178 becommanded, Test‘he should look for that_he had noteught, And the king saith unto him, I being grieved for the alllic- unto our brethren of MOSTAR, I ZENIwr, haying been taught in all the language of the Benites, and having had a kn owledge of the land of Nephi, » x F : f* . ad Eile, i Fi & s ; € i é 6 . . % £ i as BREE _— oF tek ord = "=p tet bt |