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Show BOOK OF 427% HELAMAN, OF BOOK HELAMAN, And it came to pass thai f joyed with him in the promised land; then were his ing for an everlasting destruction, of the reign of the Judges § wple easy to be entreated, firm to keep the commandments thus ended the sixty and eighth year (God, and slow to be led to do iniquity; and they were over the people of Nephi. wick to hearken unto the words of the Lord; yea, if my days wild have been in them days, then would my soul have had iyinthe rightéousness of my brethren. But behold, I am msigned that these are my days, and that my soul shall be I, R PTE CHA FCF @_» er he ied with sorrow, because of this the wickedness of my breth- THE PROPHECY OF NEPHI, HELAMAN. whway which led to the chief market, which was in the cit y pestilence ; they repent and turn unto Lamanite, prophesies unto the Nephites. him. Samuel, a eee and ninth year ‘ Benotp, now it came to pass in the sixty a the reign of the J udges over the people of the Nephites, of pogalons Nephi, the son of Helaman, returned to the land among re forth been from the land northward: for he had did preach " people which was in the land northward, andmany things hesy prop did and word of God unto them, — all his words, insomuch them; and they did reject te unto again ned retur but them, could not stay among such awilly <1 ty; and seeing the people in a st ite of sucha bd his nativi nudgemel : ca : : ness, : and those Gadianton robbers fillingR. the juds D Jand; wicked wd ad seats ; having usurped the power and authority of te in not and God, laying aside the commandments of aright before him; doing no justice unto the children or " FighteousDe condemning the righteous because of their ea of unpunished, go wicked the ting the guilty and money; and moreover, to be held in office at ie ‘hat the gov ei ther ernment, to rule and do according to their might get gain and glory of the world ; and moreo a kill, am * sty ba mote cos nonin’ adultery, and steal, might in — ne great this do aceording to their own wills. Now come upon the Nephites, in the space of not ae So awithin ma when Nephi saw it, his heart was swollen wit . his breast; and he did exclaim in the agony W days the in days, my that I could have had Nephi first came out of the land of Jetusalem, uilo the garden gate which led by the higway. And it came to pass that there was certain men passing by inl saw Nephi as he was pouring out his soul unto God nae ie father od soil the! eee ao oP Sri ’ : WN hi great he multitudes os le hich K came to ae . ne ¥ Ich bial a ba . para “tell you of an the peor gether in mu iquities mourning ree they had titudes that they for the wicked- ae apie afnes HONE RAnd ad gathered together. gs mouth and said unto them, 2b oat a a ny tower, that I might pour ea, because I have got up-\ ; gn Ey i ee wis my God, be“St of the exceeding so hoe e Vv Ol my heart, which is becaus pres “sane Man a ee My to fo Dur gout nent in Saige yourselves together, and do marvel: ye have great need to marvel; ee ‘arve] the And because of my mourning and Macnee ave gathered yea Own to everlasting misery and* endless wo? Loy “ae ye ! why will yedie? ee God. Why "Tura ye; turn-ye. hath he forsaken ken iithin, ma hardened your hewts; twroked " voice. theting wl you? © unIt is yea, ye will not of the good shepherd ;yea,.ye have ® anger against you. And behold, instead of "forth that. except ye will repent, behold he shall seaitor D ho M he h ; ye are given away, that the Devil hath got so your hearts; yea, how could ye have given’ ne of him who art seeking to hurl away ear: shall become meat for dogs and wild hes ee you have forgotten your God jn the — ». you 2 } qo te OG oy Deal Hath delivered Sedof men; recyea, you?and tl But behold. ot, Ihit 18.10 get gain, to > Yea; anc that ye might get gold and silver , their wickedness, Gud smiteth the people of Nephi wih rhle of his anger, to their utter destruction, except they repent 7 w God threatens the people of Nephi, that he will visit then i Zarahemla; therefore, Nephi had bowed himself upon hetower which was in his garden, which tower was also near . OF . SON ' © Dee aaNrn2 of a THE m, And behold, now it came to pass that it was upon a wet, which was in the garden of Nephi, which was by the CRO OF — |
