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Show OF BOOK £324 Sve; old, Nephi began to be wherefore, he anointed Now ‘\ Reok JA@OB. and that saw he must he soe responsibility which: of the kings~ Jf , over his people now. according to the reigns having been: he y, dingl excee WThe people having loved Nephi -} } % ¥ * the sword of Laba great protector for them. having wielded am weighed down with the office of my calling; but I this day of your souls, } more desire and anxiety for the welfare For behold, as yet, ye have been ¢han | have hitherto been. for ther *» their defence. and having laboured in all his days in re retain to us desiro welfare; wherefore, the people were stead his in reign should And whoso 'membrance his sare. &C, iwere called by tl ie people Second Nephi, Third Nep! 1. I call. were they thus ; and kings -according to the réigns of the ld. wou they name ver whate \ed by the people, let them be of And it came fo pass that Nephi died. were not Lamanites, ealled Nephites, Now ople ws) Us which I have given unto obedient unto the word of the Lord, know that by the But behold, hearken ye unto me, and you. ven and Earth, | can help of the All-powertul Creatorof Hea ye are beginning to tell vou concermng your thoughts, how that sin appeareth very abominable unto me, labor in ‘erm Yea, it grieveth my soul and yea, and dbomaffable unto God. iff s wink with shame before the presence of my cause hpi nicht testify unto you concerning the wickedMake L r thet must use ness Off your hearts ; and also, it grieveth me that 1 wives so muchiboldness of speech, concerning you, before your whieh ; were Nephites ; nevert Josephites, Jacobites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites. But Zora I, Jacob, ter distinguish them by these names, but I sh They that seek to destroy the people"@l manites. they which are friendly to Nephi, I shall call Ne people of Nephi, according to the reigns of the kings. now it came to pass that the ivs JAGOB. according to the Joved brethren, I, Jacob, y mine office with soberness, and Lam underto God, to mi wnif ol your sills, | come up into the ents that I might rid my ggarments declare unto you the word ot God; temp le this day, that | might hitherto been diligent 1m and ye yourselves know, that 1 have | to be a king and a rule a man OF ? and your children, many ol whose exceeding ten- feelings are eT, ‘and chaste, and delicate betore God, which der Mae people of Nephi, ur thing is plea- come up Sing unto God; and it supposeth me that they have hither to hear the pleasing word of God, yea, the word which healeth the wounded soul. And t bir fe _ the reign of the second king, began to grow hard in é ) hearts, and indulge thexiaalial somewhat in wicked practic .@ co and wives many ing desir Id, such as like unto David of Wherefore, it burdeneth my soul, that should be constrained > begat ye o als y the ; son and his on, , yea : cubines, and also Solom because of the strict commandment which I have received from » lifted: be to il} beg and silver, and gold to search much ef, God, #0 admonish you, according to your crimes, to enlarge m the the o unt gave Jacob, 1, ore, wheref somewhat in pride; e wounds»of those which are already wounded, instead of in (th obta tly firs having , temple the in them words as I taught F consoling and healing their wounds ; and those which have not and my brothe § Jacob, I, For Lord. the from mine errand the pleasing word of Me een ,woundedy instead of feasting upon souls, this of rs teache and , priests d crate conse and wound their been their Joseph, had God/have daggers placed to pierce ollle| our fy gni -ma ¢ lid we And ess of the task, Nephi. greatn of the hand nding the people, by delicate minds. But, notwithsta nc answer ty, sibili respon the us upon God, and tell nds of taking comma Lord, unto the { must do according to the strict did! rot we if heads, own our n ns, in the preesupo natio peopl abomi and dness the ning wicke of your NOUsconcer the sins by ore, wheref ; nce dilige all with God under the of n and heart, word broke the the and heart, in pure them the of © sence teach e i An | \ . ’ « n Oll laboring with our mights, their blood might not com e Upo »{ garments ; otherwise, their blood would come upon our § last day: ments, and we would not be found spotle ss at the lance of the piercing eye of the Almighty God. Wherefore, f fy I must tell you the truth, according to the plain- ness of the word of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, oe came the word unto me, saying, Jacob, get thou up into the.temple on the morrow, and declare the word which I shall give thee, unto this people. VA Oh = R TE et now behold, my brethren, this is the word which I dej AP CH ye | to search for fe ° id, unto you, that many of you have began nto ¥ ke spa hi, Nep b o- BOO and for silver, and all manner of precious ores, in the Tun words which Jacob, the brott ier of | my. w, No : Nephi, after the death of Nephi aT Rs Peery _ i | |; - } ae the people of ae a ; m! ag . or a x Ry 4 Ty vi * : . . i Hh te ly ay t a oh ; b } 1 be | | § |