12. And whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good, is of me; for good cometh of none, save it be of me. I am the same that leadeth men to all good; he that will not believe my words, will not believe me, that I am; and he that will not believe me, will not believe the Father who sent me. For behold, I am "the Father, I am the light, and the life, and the truth of the world. 13. Come unto me, O ye Gentiles, and I will shew unto you the greater things, the knowledge which is hid up because of unbelief. 14. Come unto me, O ye house of Israel, and it shall be made manifest unto you how great things the Father hath laid up for you, from the foundation of the world; and it hath not come unto you, because of unbelief. 15. Behold, when ye shall rend that vail of unbelief which doth cause you to remain in your awful state of wickedness and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the 'great and marvellous things which have been hid up from the "foundation of the world from you: yea, when ye shall call upon the Father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the "covenant which he made unto your fathers, O house of Israel; 16. And then shall my revelations which I have caused to be written by my servant "John, be unfolded in the eyes of all the people. Remember, when ye see these things, ye shall know that the time is at hand that they shall be made manifest in very deed; 17. Therefore when ye shall receive this record, ye may know that the work of the Father has commenced upon all the face of the land. 18. Therefore, repent all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me, and believe in my gospel, and be baptized in my name; for he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not, shall be damned; and signs shall follow them that believe in my name. 19. And blessed is he that is found faithful unto my name, at the last day, for he shall be lifted up to dwell in the kingdom prepared for him 20from the foundation of the world. And behold it is I that hath spoken it. Amen. CHAPTER 5. 1. AND now I, Moroni, have written the words which were commanded me, according to my memory; and I have o, Moro. 7: 5-22. п. Nep. 25. q, see c, Mos. 15. 14: 18-28. e, III. Nep. 29. 10: 6, 7. P, ver. 10. III. Nep. 28: 34, 35. 8, see k. v, see j, . Nep. 15. t, see i w, I. Nep. z, see r, see m, Mos. 16. u, see d, Mos. 4. , . Nep. 21: 1-11, 26-29. y, see u, II. Nep. 9. See 2f, Mor. 8. 2 a, see p, Mos. 23. 2b, see d, Mos. 4. told "you the things which I have 'sealed up; therefore touch them not, in order that 'ye may translate; for that thing is forbidden you, except by and by it shall be wisdom in God.. 2. And behold, ye may be privileged that ye may shew the plates unto those who shall assist to bring forth this work; 3. And unto three shall they be shewn by the power of God; wherefore they shall know of a surety that these things are true. 4. And in the mouth of three witnesses shall these things be established; and the testimony of three, and this work, in the which shall be shewn forth the power of God, and also his word, "of which the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost beareth record; and all this shall stand as a testimony against the world at the last day. 5. And if it so be that they repent and come unto the Father in the name of Jesus, they shall be received into the kingdom of God. 6. And now, if I have no authority for these things, judge ye, for ye shall know that I have authority when ye shall see me, and we shall stand before God at the last day. Amen. CHAPTER 6. 1. AND now I, Moroni, proceed to give the record of Jared and his brother. 2. For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared "the stones which the brother of Jared had carried up into the mount, the brother of Jared came down out of the mount, and he did put forth the stones into the vessels which were prepared, one in each end thereof; and behold, they did give light unto the vessels thereof. 3. And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great waters in darkness. 4. And it came to pass that when they had prepared all manner of food, that thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their flocks and herds, and whatsoever beast, or animal, or fowl that they should carry with them. And it came to pass that when they had done all these things, they got aboard of their vessels or barges, a, Joseph Smith, Junr. b, see e, Ether 4. c, Joseph Smith, Junr. d, see the testimony of eight witnesses, following the title-page. See d, II. Nep. 11. e, ver. 4. See c, 11. Nep. 11. f, see e. g, see t, I. Nep. 13. See e, III. Nep. 29. See 2ƒ, Mor. 8. h, ш. Nep. 11: 32-36. II. Nep. 33. i, see g, a, see d, Ether 3. b, Ether 3: 1. c, see d, Ether 3. d, see b, Ether 2. and set forth into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God. 5. And it came to pass that the Lord God caused that there should a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land; and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind. 6. And it came to pass that they were many times buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon them, and also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind. 7. And it came to pass that when they were buried in the deep, there was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being tight like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore when they were encompassed about by many waters, they did cry unto the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters. 8. And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land, while they were upon the waters; and thus they were driven forth before the wind; 9. And they did sing praises unto the Lord; yea, the brother of Jared did sing praises unto the Lord, and he did thank and praise the Lord all the day long; and when the night came, they did not cease to praise the Lord. 10. And thus they were driven forth; and no monster of the sea could break them, neither whale that could mar them; and they did have light continually, whether it was above the water or under the water. 11. And thus they were driven forth, three hundred and forty and four days upon the water; 12. And they did land upon the shore of the promised land. And when they had set their feet upon the shores of the promised land, they bowed themselves down upon the face of the land, and did humble themselves before the Lord, and did shed tears of joy before the Lord, because of the multitude of his tender mercies over them. 13. And it came to pass that they went forth upon the face of the land, and began to till the earth. 14. And Jared had four sons; and they were called Jacom, and Gilgah, and Mahah, and Orihah. 15. And the brother of Jared also begat sons and daughters. 16. And the friends of Jared and his brother, were in number about twenty and two souls; and they also begat sons and daughters, before they came to the promised land; and therefore they began to be many. e, ver. 6. Ether 2: 24, 25. f, Ether 2: 17, 20. g, see d, Ether 3. h, on the Western coast, and probably South of the Gulf of California, and North of the land of Desolation, which was North of the Isthmus. i: 6. Alma 22: 29-34. Ether 17. And they were taught to walk humbly before the Lord; and they were also taught from on high. 18. And it came to pass that they began to spread upon the face of the land, and to multiply and to till the earth; and they did wax strong in the land. 19. And the brother of Jared began to be old, and saw that he must soon go down to the grave; wherefore he said unto Jared, let us gather together our people that we may number them, that we may know of them what they will 'desire of us before we go down to our graves. 20. And accordingly the people were gathered together. Now the number of the sons and the daughters of the brother of Jared were twenty and two souls; and the number of sons and daughters of Jared were twelve, he having four sons. 21. And it came to pass that they did number their people; and after that they had numbered them, they did desire of them the things which they would that they should do before they went down to their graves. 22. And it came to pass that the people desired of them that they should anoint one of their sons to be a king over them. 23. And now behold, this was grievous unto them. But the brother of Jared said unto them, surely this thing leadeth into captivity. 24. But Jared said unto his brother, Suffer them that they may have a king; and therefore he said unto them, Choose ye out from among our sons a king, even whom ye will. 25. And it came to pass that they chose even the firstborn of the brother of Jared; and his name was Pagag. And it came to pass that he refused and would not be their king. And the people would that his father should constrain him: but his father would not; and he commanded them that they should constrain no man to be their king. 26. And it came to pass that they chose all the brothers of Pagag, and they would not. 27. And it came to pass that neither would the sons of Jared, even all, save it were one; and "Orihah was anointed to be king over the people. 28. And he began to reign, and the people began to prosper; and they became exceeding rich. 29. And it came to pass "that Jared died, and his brother also. 30. And it came to pass that Orihah did walk humbly before the Lord, and did remember how great things the Lord had done for his father, and also taught his people how great things the Lord had done for their fathers. i, vers. 21, 22. 19, 21. n, ver. 19. j, Ether 1: 41. 1, Ether 7: 5. k, vers. A plurality of families. m, ver. 14, 30. Ether 1: 32. 7:1 CHAPTER 7. 1. AND it came to pass that Orihah did execute judgment upon the land in righteousness all his days, whose days were exceeding many. 2. And he begat sons and daughters; yea, he begat "thirty and one, among whom were twenty and three sons. 3. And it came to pass that he also begat 'Kib in his old age. And it came to pass that Kib reigned in his stead; and Kib begat "Corihor. 4. And when Corihor was thirty and two years old, he rebelled against his father, and went over and dwelt in the land of Nehor; and he begat sons and daughters; and they became exceeding fair; wherefore Corihor drew away many people after him. 5. And when he had gathered together an army, he came up unto the land of Moron where the king dwelt, and took him captive, which brought to pass the saying of the brother of Jared, that they would be brought into captivity. 6. Now the land of Moron where the king dwelt, was near the land which is called "Desolation by the Nephites. 7. And it came to pass that Kib dwelt in captivity, and his people under Corihor his son, until he became exceeding old; nevertheless Kib begat Shule in his old age, while he was yet in captivity. 8. And it came to pass that Shule was angry with his brother; and Shule waxed strong, and became mighty, as to the strength of a man; and he was also mighty in judg ment. 9. Wherefore he came to the hill Ephraim, and he did moulten out of the hill, and made swords out of steel for those whom he had drawn away with him; and after he had armed them with swords, he returned to the city Nehor and gave battle unto his brother Corihor, by which means he obtained the kingdom, and restored it unto his father Kib. 10. And now because of the thing which Shule had done, his father bestowed upon him the kingdom; therefore he began to reign in the stead of his father. 11. And it came to pass that he did execute judgment in righteousness; and he did spread his kingdom upon all the face of the land, for the people had become exceeding numerous. 12. And it came to pass that Shule also begat many sons and daughters. 13. And Corihor repented of the many evils which he had done; wherefore Shule gave him power in his kingdom. a, he was probably a polygamist. c, vers. 3-15. 6: 23. g, see e. b, vers. 3-10. Ether 1: 31, 32. d, ver. 9. e, vers. 6, 16, 17. Ether 14: 6, 11. f, Ether 2, ver. 4. |