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Show BOOK the land of Zarahemla, and OF BOOK NEPHI. could no where be red an epistle from the leaders and the Governor of this band dren, to take up arms against those Gadianton robbers; yc, of ther hb. church, and of their worship, and their freedom, and their hid year thirteenth this before that pass erty. And it came to utter despassed away, the Nephites were threatened with excecdilg me beco had truction, because of this war, which hee which s nite sore. And it came to pass that those Lama exceeding le spirit, having proved utter destruction ; eb sa feiss eng were written, them in the field of bat- therefore Lhave_ wrote this visit you with the sword, come upon you; orin and that other words, de- yield ptt Sup unto us, and unite with us, and become acquainRe Our secret works, and become our brethr é y be like us = not our slaves, but our brethren isis og unto us; mera oe and | sof all our the mountains, and into their secret places. And in ¥ they. if oF the the fourteenth year. And in the fifteenth; year oe oe and i Nepi of le forth again against the peop rmany oo wickedness of the people of Nephi, and thei ] Te Oot substance. And behold, I swear unto you Will do this, with an oath, ye shall ? not be destroyed; but : Will not do this, I Swear unto you, amor erow month, : I will command tha with an oath, that on s ion oe you, and they shall not t my armies nd ‘sh Oh yon ut shall slay you, and shasta thelde fs : all a lly let aefal] bal -jo.cven until ye shall become extinct. And Sihshh: of GQastiamhi, and | am the Gov ernor of this the seeret societ4y “anton; which soc ma did_gain MAN) aot4, and dissensions, the Gadianton robbersfifte enth year Le the d ende thus And tages over them. of use of { heir iniqu™ about to be smitten down by it, and this beca which aling it with mine own hand, feeling for your wel- sean ntage of o ie att the people of Nephi did gain some advaout of their lan oll back them drive did insomuch that they cot Sean words teh ea of your firmness in that which ye believe to be. beck: your noble spirit in the field of battle ; therefore I reople caste desiring that ye would yield up unto this my t ie ae cities, your lands, and your possessions, rather sore; Aerts 0 the os of their everlasting hatred towards you, bea many wrongs which ye have doné unto them. ee they should come down against you, they would me ihe peopl s ; an + they W were the people in a state of many affliction t™. that much inso them, over hang did ion destruct . cade “i i < ah And it came to pass in the commencement of thee oes did continue, and_did become were aying: Lachonecus, most noble and Chief Governor of the nd: behold I write this epistle unto you, and do give unto you exceeding great praise because of your firmness, and ulso the firmness of your people, in maintaining that which ye suppose to be your right and liberty; yea, ye do stand well, as if j¢ were supported by the hand of a God, in the defence of Jour liberty, and your property, and your country, or that which ye do call so. And it seemeth a pity unto me, most loble Lachoneus, that ye should be so foolish and vain as to ‘uppose that ye can stand against so many brave men, which . ony “age - now at this time stand in their ie che ith great anxiety, for the word, Go down ae ep ites ane destroy them, — And I knowing of their — were ee daughters became exceeding fair, and they . And thus ites among the Nephites, and were called Neph teenth ded the thirteenth year. and of robbers; and these i ni na Nepulttss united with the Nephites, were numbered among the became skin their and them, from and their curse was taken and men g and their youn white like unto the Nephites; the robbers 3 somingof Christ, Lachoneus, the Governor of the land; recei- year also; and the eleventh year also passed away in iniquity. And it came to pass in the thirteenth year, there began to be wars-and contentions throughout all the land: for the Gadianton robbers had become so numerous, and did slay so many of the people, and did lay waste so many cities, and did_ spread so much death and carnage throughout the land, that it became La expedient that all the people, both the Nephites and the the all therefore ; them against arms up take mahites, should did Lord, the unto converted become had Lamanites which compelled unite with their brethren, the Nephites, and were their chile | and n for the Safety of their lives, and their wome year, the war between 84 Anp. now it came to pass that in the sixteenth year from the and thus passed away the tenth their prueses A CHAPTER te.(“e found in all And it came to pass that the people did_still remain im wickedness, notwithstanding the much preaching and prophesying and also to maintain their rights, and NEPHI. ry the land. which was sent among them; OF e ° . ° iety, and the works thereof; | know |
