never ending torment, as has been spoken by the angel, that we may not drink out of the cup of the wrath of God.

6. And now, these are the words which king Benjamin desired of them; and therefore he said unto them, Ye have spoken the words that I desired; and the covenant which ye have made is a righteous covenant.

7. And now, because of the covenant which ye have made, ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him, and have become his sons and his daughters.

8. And under this head, ye are made free, and there is no other head whereby ye can be made free. There is no dother name given whereby salvation cometh; therefore, I would that ye should take upon you the name of Christ, all you that have entered into the covenant with God, that ye should be obedient unto the end of your lives.

9. And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this, shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of Christ.

10. And now it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall not take upon them the name of Christ, must be called by some other name; therefore, he findeth himself on the left hand of God.

11. And I would that ye should remember also, that this is the name that I said I should give unto you that never should be blotted out, except it be through transgression; therefore, take heed that ye do not transgress, that the name be not blotted out of your hearts.

12. I say unto you, I would that ye should remember to retain the name written always in your hearts, that ye are not found on the left hand of God, but that ye hear and know the voice by which ye shall be called, and also, the name by which he shall call you;

13. For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?

14. And again: Doth a man take an ass which belongeth to his neighbour, and keep him? I say unto you, Nay; he will not even suffer that he shall feed among his flocks, but will drive him away, and cast him out. I say unto you, that even so shall it be among you, if ye know not the name by which ye are called.

15. Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and a, see m, Jacob 6.

11: 6. 25: 20. 34:9. 38: 9.

b, Mos. 3: 2, 3. 4: 1.

c, Mos. 27: 24-27. Alma 5: 14, 49. 22: 15. 36: 23, 26. 38: 6. d, I. Nep. 10: 6. II. Nep. 2: 8. 31: 21. Mos. 4: 8. 13: 28. 15: 19. 16: 4. e, vers. 9-14. Mos. 26: 18, 24. Alma 5: 38. Mor. 8: 38. f, see e. g, Mos. 1: 11, 12. see e.

Nep. 27: 5-9. i, ver. 10.

j,

Alma 21: 9.

34: 38. III.

h, see e.

immovable, always abounding in good works, that Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to heaven, that ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life, through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of him, who 'created all things, in heaven and in earth, who is God above all. Amen.

CHAPTER 6.

1. AND now king, Benjamin, thought it was expedient, after having finished speaking to the people, that he should take the names of all those who had entered into a covenant with God, to keep his commandments.

2. And it came to pass that there was not one soul, except it were little children, but what had entered into the covenant, and had taken upon them the "name of Christ.

3. And again: It came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of all these things, and had 'consecrated his son Mosiah, to be a ruler and a king over his people, and had given him all the charges, concerning the kingdom, and also had appointed priests to teach the people, that thereby they might hear and know the commandments of God, and to stir them up in remembrance of the oath which they had made, he dismissed the multitude, and they returned, every one according to their families, to their own houses.

4. And Mosiah began to reign in his father's stead. And he began to reign in the thirtieth year of his age, making in the whole, about four hundred and seventy-six years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem.

5. And king Benjamin lived three years and he died. 6. And it came to pass that king Mosiah did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe his judgments, and his statutes, and did keep his commandments in all things whatsoever he commanded him.

7. And king Mosiah did cause his people that they should till the earth. And he also, himself, did till the earth, that thereby he might not become burthensome to his people, that he might do according to that which his father had done in all things. And there was no contention among all his people for the space of three years.

k, Mos. 3: 5, 17, 18, 21. 7, Mos. 3: S. 9: 15. Mor. 9:17. Ether 3: 14-16. 4:7.

a, see e, Mos. 5.

4:2.

Alma 11: 39. III. Nep.

b, see i, Mos. 1. c, see o, II. Nep. 5. Mos. 18:18,
21. 26: 7. 27: 1, 5, 22. 29: 42.
6:1, 8. 8:11, 23. 13:1-20.
29: 13. 30: 20-23, 29, 31.

5:3.

24, 28. 21: 33. 23: 16, 17. 25: 19,
Alma 1 : 3, 26. 4: 7, 16, 18, 20.
16: 5, 18. 18: 34. 23: 4, 16.
46:38. 49:30.

24: 7.

III. Nep. 6: 21, 22, 27.

Nep. 1: 14.

d, vers. 1, 2.

Moro. 2: 1-3.
Mos. 5:5-7.

15:13.

43: 2.

11: 21, 22. 12: 1. 18: 36, 37. IV.
7: 2. 8: 1, 2, 28.
f, I. Nep. 1: 4. 2: 4.

3 ch. 4 ch. 6: 1, 7.
e, Mos. 1: 10, 15.

CHAPTER 7.

1. AND now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had continual peace, for the space of three years, he was desirous to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of "Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of LehiNephi; for his people had heard nothing from them, from the time they left the land of "Zarahemla; therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.

2. And it came to pass that king Mosiah granted that sixteen of their strong men might go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi, to inquire concerning their brethren.

3. And it came to pass that on the morrow they started to go up, having with them one Ammon, he being a strong and mighty man, and a "descendant of Zarahemla; and he was also their leader.

4. And now, they knew not the course they should travel in the wilderness, to go up to the land of LehiNephi; therefore they wandered many days in the wilderness, even forty days did they wander.

5. And when they had wandered forty days they came to a hill, which is north of the land of Shilom, and there they pitched their tents.

6. And Ammon took three of his brethren, and their names were Amaleki, Helem, and Hem, and they went down into the land of Nephi;

7. And behold, they met the king of the people, who was in the land of Nephi, and in the land of Shilom; and they were surrounded by the king's guard, and were taken, and were bound, and were committed to prison.

8. And it came to pass when they had been in prison two days, they were again brought before the king, and their bands were loosed; and they stood before the king, and were permitted, or rather commanded that they should answer the questions which he should ask them.

9. And he said unto them, "Behold, I am Limhi, the son of Noah, who was the son of Zeniff, who came up out of the land of Zarahemla to inherit this land, which was the land of their fathers, who was made a king by the voice of the people.

10. And now, I desire to know the cause whereby ye were so bold as to come near the walls of the city, when I, myself, was with my guards, without the gate?

11. And now, for this cause have I suffered that ye should be preserved, that I might inquire of you, or else I

a, see b, II. Nep. 5. b, see h, Omni 1. c, see b, II. Nep. 5. 1:14. e, see b, II. Nep. 5. f, vers. 7, 16, 21. Mos. 9: 6, 8, 14. 11:12, 13. 22: 8, 11. 24: 1. Alma 23: 12. g, see b, 11. Nep. 5. 11:1. 19:16. i, see h, Omni 1. j, Mos. 19: 26. k, Mos. 21:

d, Omni

10: 8. h, Mos.

23, 24.

should have caused that my guards should have 'put you to death. Ye are permitted to speak.

12. And now, when Ammon saw that he was permitted to speak, he went forth and "bowed himself before the king; and rising again he said, O king, I am very thankful before God this day, that I am yet alive, and am permitted to speak; and I will endeavour to speak with boldness;

13. For I am assured that if ye had known me, ye would not have suffered that I should have wore these bands. For I am Ammon, and am a "descendant of Zarahemla, and have come up out of the land of Zarahemla, to inquire concerning our brethren, whom "Zeniff brought up out of that land.

14. And now, it came to pass that after Limhi had heard the words of Ammon, he was exceeding glad, and said, Now, I know of a surety that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla are yet alive. And now, I will rejoice; and on the morrow, I will cause that my people shall rejoice also.

15. For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites, and rare taxed with a tax which is grievous to be borne. And now, behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bondage, or out of the hands of the Lamanites, and we will be their slaves; for it is better that we be slaves to the Nephites, than to pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites.

16. And now, king Limhi commanded his guards that they should no more bind Ammon, nor his brethren, but caused that they should go to the hill which was north of Shilom, and bring their brethren into the city, that thereby they might eat, and drink, and rest themselves from the labours of their journey; for they had suffered many things; they had suffered hunger, thirst, and fatigue.

17. And now, it came to pass on the morrow, that king Limhi sent a proclamation among all his people, that thereby they might gather themselves together to the "temple, to hear the words which he should speak unto them.

18. And it came to pass that when they had gathered themselves together, that he spake unto them in this wise, saying, O ye, my people, lift up your heads and be comforted; for behold, the time is at hand, or is not far distant, when we shall no longer be in subjection to our enemies, notwithstanding our many strugglings, which have been in vain; yet I trust there remaineth an effectual struggle to be made.

19. Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put your trust in God, in that God who was the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob; and also, that God who brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, and caused that they should walk through the Red Sea on dry n, Omni 1: 14. o, see h, r, ver. 22. Mos. 19: 15.

7, Mos. 21: 23.
p, Mos. 9: 1.

Omní 1.

8, ver. 5.

t, ver. 4.

m, Alma 47:* 22, 23.

q, Mos. 21: 25, 26. u, see h, II. Nep. 5.

M

ground, and fed them with manna, that they might not perish in the wilderness; and many more things did he do for them.

20. And again: That same God has brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, and has kept and preserved his people, even until now. And behold, it is because of our iniquities and abominations that has brought us into bondage.

21. And ye all are witnesses this day, that "Zeniff, who was made king over this people, he being "over-zealous to inherit the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom; and the land round about;

22. And all this he did, for the sole purpose of bringing this people into subjection or into bondage. And behold, we at this time do pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks and our herds; and even one half of all we have or possess, the king of the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.

23. And now, is not this grievous to be borne? And is not this, our affliction, great? Now behold, how great reason we have to mourn.

24. Yea, I say unto you, great are the reasons which we have to mourn; for behold, how many of our brethren have been slain, and their blood has been spilt in vain, and all because of iniquity.

25. For if this people had not fallen into transgression, the Lord would not have suffered that this great evil should come upon them. But behold, they would not hearken unto his words; but there arose contentions among them, even so much that they did shed blood among themselves.

26. And a 2 prophet of the Lord have they slain; yea, a chosen man of God, who told them of their wickedness and abominations, and prophesied of many things which are to come, yea, even the coming of Christ.

27. And because he said unto them, That Christ 20was the God, the Father of all things, and said that he should take upon him the image of man, and it should be the image after which man was created in the beginning; or in other words, he said that man was created after the image of God, and that God should come down among the children of men,

v, Mos. 9: 1.

w, Mos. 9: 3.

2, see r. 2a, Mos. 17: 12-20.

2, see b, II. Nep. 5. y, see f. 26, 1. Nep. 19: 7, 10. II. Nep. 2: 14, 15 10: 3. 25: 12. 26: 12. Mos. 3: 5, 8., 15: 1-5. 16: 15. 27: 30, 31. Alma 11: 38, 39. III. Nep. 9: 15. 11: 14. Mor. 3: 21. 9: 11, 12. Ether 4:7. 2c, Alma 18: 34.

Ether 3: 15, 16.