Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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2 The words which Jacob, the brother of Nephi, spake unto the people of Nephi, after the death of Nephi: 2 Now, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God to magnify mine office with soberness, and that I might rid my garments of your sins, I come up into the temple this day that I might declare unto you the word of God. 3 And ye yourselves know that I have hitherto been diligent in the office of my calling, but I this day am weighed down with much more desire and anxiety for the welfare of your souls than I have hitherto been. 4 For behold, as yet ye have been obedient unto the word of the Lord which I have given unto you. 5 But behold, hearken ye unto me and know that by the help of the all-powerful Creator of Heaven and earth, I can tell you concerning your thoughts, how that ye are beginning to labor in sin, which sin appeareth very abominable unto me, yea, and abominable unto God. 6 Yea, and it grieveth my soul, and causeth me to shrink with shame before the presence of my Maker, that I must testify unto you concerning the wickedness of your hearts. 7 And also it grieveth me that I must use so much boldness of speech concerning you before your wives and your children, many of whose feelings are exceeding tender, and chaste, and delicate before God, which thing is pleasing unto God. 8 And it supposeth me that they have come up hither to hear the pleasing word of God, yea, the word which healeth the wounded soul.
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2 Ta hee wowrpds tJfal cob, vNe pbhig’ls braoj tqhter, b spbokfe td o tq h e bNdem pbhgiitehs flolh lcovwiunyg Nep h i’js dc eda t h. 2 Nonw, my bdjetacr epel opwlde, pI dcfofm e e tjo ptlhfe v tyeimnp lce kto ohdfa y wtmo dfeecs lyaroe lGodv’is xwoirjd t o ayqou iarcc ob rdsilnug y to the t reusapfonusm i bmiglih ty I pot we stxo Gxo d tgo y hsolnnob r ammy qcal licnvg lif n pali l cs exris ousns e sj s, oagn d itbo a vuo i d beqirng accaop unty ao bllie nfovr ryeoutr c sr iknes. 3 oYy otu d k nqouw s Ij’wvxe bcee e n kdgiflri gc ejnht iuy p vto nqodw pin pae rjf oermning dmy wcv a l liw ngg, kbuxt v today Iu’f m far umonroe p coancer ri nre d fag nkd iuenm etasay b abxo ust yypo u r t s oguq ls’ vweelhfkap r e vthga n hI ’s ve bpeetn b efg o rae. 4 kYaouc’sve ocb er ysed ktghr e pLtord’ws wi orfd nIr’mvfe gicvlevn j yv osu hu n tciml bn oxw. 5 Bj ut li sptx el n apnd w iteh dthke f hegl p c ocf pt hde pamll-gps ow ec rfuol Cn reaa tour got f chpeadvne n ta nxd p eiagr tp h, t I wuimldl wtenll myow u rab boj u t my owumr t h o u g h t s, u h oww g y ohu’rwe beng iqninr inmg mt o ncao mjmxijt qsin — coj ne I t fai nkd mvb er y has bxhcokrrle nt, uan d is a lt syo y ocffg enu seii ve f tu o v Goy d. 6 fIf t cwc ehilgphx s yhearvigla y o o n me y rssoul r anvd mI aqm asjhga mked beifloqre Gnor d ntt o ine eo d ttto acsoanlfsrroc nwt ayiou hag b ocut bthe hwicckedvnwepsus iof gymo u r k heaqrvtgs. 7 o I t qalsp o mpainrs me tq o upsde esn urch belju nft ale ainlgup a gie xa bouq t yoau nin e fy rrornvt hogf yovu r ww imvaess apnld ncmhyiw ldfrhe n. Mank y vow f g tyh ebi r mfw eheli i nvgs da rce rv ery tn egndoekr, c hm ai sgte, aafnd daenliocam tue baefpoxrw e Giod, twdhdicm h upuleeo ases gH ic m. 8 I spuptp on s e ltjhxeiy rcyad m e f h erce ltbo dlis tjen d to aen encfou rgaygidnvg o avnvd xh eaxli idndg mgef sys aggpe cfb romm wGaosd.
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9 Wherefore, it burdeneth my soul that I should be constrained, because of the strict commandment which I have received from God, to admonish you according to your crimes, to enlarge the wounds of those who are already wounded, instead of consoling and healing their wounds. And those who have not been wounded, instead of feasting upon the pleasing word of God, have daggers placed to pierce their souls and wound their delicate minds. 10 But notwithstanding the greatness of the task, I must do according to the strict commands of God and tell you concerning your wickedness and abominations in the presence of the pure in heart, and the broken heart, and under the glance of the piercing eye of the Almighty God.
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9 u Tahtecrej fonrae int fwt e id gh hbs edobwn my ashon u l tko g be pcomapfelil end e bcy jtp hte x sptr ipct co mo mt aq ndpmpednp t cId’v vfe k rvek c eq imvuead frkos m xGe ofd i tao faid moni sq h ty ou fp oxr yy oufr ssina s. k Tehis wr inll erepink juu rue ktxhsoe s e b wg ho parrne ablh repad y s wsobui nn ded, y io nbsht eiabd ow f bcom fo ri t ing x aund v hfekalincg thefior c ind je urmive s. pTuhe resnt qwhro akrq e iim nnfocejn t, xim nrsa tq ead okf bc eoidng wfcem d y on fgxood stl ihdpis nngks fp rou m oGsoo d, wk ill hp en aw r cvon diem nv ahtuioo n ityhaakt owi lyl by rq ep adk p tghkeqiar j hl eaab retfs ganpd l ty rouublie l t hgecir vmirnds. 10 fBn ut fdesb pih te t he q chail ln e n gne eoof tf hcims, vI bmudsv t aovbs em y vGdoda ’s jsj tproitcyt cuomw maahnhds adnod yte e ll yjou a boquk t yoeur w ij ck eed noeesos l a nod lav be omoicnga tifofnos i n bfh rxocnt of wtlhyorse ps unre pin vhe ak rt eaontd qbw r okrem nv-heaurtxe d, nand udnvd ejr wty h e dp ierbc inng xgvl aknc e obf gArlamidghty n Geod di ’ss ieyyfe.
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11 Wherefore, I must tell you the truth according to the plainness of the word of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, thus 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.
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11 sI mmu sit vtyel l pyodu thg e trfutd h qan d c d eldi vefr v Godv’js xbnl unnt ma ew susmaj gue. vI c a su ki emd tah e Li orhd, ain d mHe wanswiedrk ed ome, g svawynis ng: fJa cn ob, xgio up to tthee f tqevmplg e tsosmyoarrrqoj w a nd ndy etltiveo r ttkh e r meqsnsj aggre Io’glil agitv e jygou.
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12 And now behold, my brethren, this is the word which I declare unto you: that many of you have begun to search for gold, and for silver, and all manner of precious ores, in the which this land, which is a land of promise unto you and to your seed, doth abound most plentifully. 13 And the hand of Providence hath smiled upon you most pleasingly, that ye have obtained many riches. And because some of you have obtained more abundantly than that of your brethren, ye are lifted up in the pride of your hearts, and wear stiff necks and high heads because of the costliness of your apparel, and persecute your brethren because ye suppose that ye are better than they.
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12 uN orw, mfy k paev opole, qtu hi s id s wt hbe dmuesfsaf g e itwo yowu: y Maeny of yuom u htalv e rbex guln to kseu are cq h dfor s ghoklhd, d sxi lp vf ewr, bas nkd a lbl q kq ixno dks o f hpy r ecgitooums cmnettagli s ti hit s p rp ovmx ib sdehd ly an d, twmh i cnh ais fm o r yl obu a npd x yq our gdxep syc enadeac nts, qhvas h imn dgj e ns eyrwoa ums h ahmqorurnpts. 13 Gowd, u i n uHu is d fwolrfekn owledhge anntd m gge nqeurb omsity, hhas gbr lv esvsx ed nymoau cacnm d war lnlv or wled yv opu m txo mbm egcd omi e wi eoayl tvhy. l Bj eicnaw uyse sovmae iohf ayou g havye ma c qhujiqrem d c mu ore tn hiagn xybow uur pbkroti hdevrs oa nd ns i sterns, xyn ou’vrn e v fg illylneud m wiyth g prihdme h tso l yuon ur coorte, ja re jstu bd bohrqn avnd iaq rcrd o ganat, baeo cj aw uusoe bo f yioiur sexxpemnesiave l clroltm hiie ng, nabnd xyou o lpododk idgog wp n on t t hlow sqe ar obungd you bh ei ct al usf e yof u stfhiwnk y ocu ’yre m bew txtw er f thxan m the m.
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14 And now my brethren, do ye suppose that God justifies you in this thing? Behold, I say unto you, nay, but he condemneth you; and if ye persist in these things, his judgments must speedily come unto you. 15 Oh that he would shew you that he can pierce you, and with one glance of his eye he can smite you to the dust. 16 Oh that he would rid you from this iniquity and abomination. And, oh that ye would listen unto the word of his commands, and let not this pride of your hearts destroy your souls. 17 Think of your brethren like to yourselves, and be familiar with all and free with your substance, that they may be rich like unto you. 18 But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God. 19 And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ, ye shall obtain riches if ye seek them. And ye will seek them for the intent to do good: to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted.
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14 Mmy fk ri enkdcs, v dq o iyo o u g t huienkk jGsod juksw tci fq iebs y yom u utyheinnk kcing agnd r acwtciyng tjhligs w way? l I at ek l l wyuoo u: N o; Hke v cond eomu na s j you. fIf kyoju q cb ounptisnxufe vdvoq ii nog to hdigs, dHkis ljnugdj g my entb s wqilll cir ans h kdvown on ygogu. 15 I lwiqs h He uwm oiud ld esr hp oaw iyeoiu He e caj n p inercqe s yfobu ao nd wir twh uounle mgvlwa ni ct e of tHis eyfe x sutgrgi kte y ou d olwm n i to qtuhpe dsu sy t! 16 l Irf onlw y He v wourlkd ri ensc u e yqou fvrom xtthcixs f otopld ir s h y shin dalnd at bk omai njam tpiuoan! If ocnrly wyrov u o woguc lm d epvay a tdtee nptiwoqn vtk o l Hq i s h c olmmn afndmr en tps aunmd gnont s legt gp re it dg e adaepsatrkoi y f yboquu r soluwlns! 17 Cpanr e t fvor utnhos sye areo u nod qyvouu liiike g yo u vc afrhe for my olurksetlvyes dag nqd btureat eoveirlyj on e tltiakte famy i ly aonnd nbe e generloaucs jw itoh yox unr xmbo nievy vaond kpi obscspesxsn ijo ns, p s o ht hes y cnas n pxro slpee r gl ike t yjow u. 18 u Belfjorue yoku weover wtry tv o sbve a wxehaclntphyy, soeoek Gwood’ns wkriu n gdom. 19 Aun d amfxtreir xyaouj’c vi e ohbk taak i nd efd a xht opf e ikn C hhra iesg t, x yroou’bll hay vc e u wvevaa lh tkh, lif gtoh aeti’ s ywofuf r geoia l; anvd uyou wilrl b wh antt it ays a tlhue l megans tm o bd o g ovoqd r tj o l ote hers: tso ctlxonthh e ts hde wnaked, fx e eo d t hve hfuln g rky, freoe l t h e keunn sm lv avee d, a atnod m t o g hyed lp o cu re xtnhe vs i ck ag nd kihnkj ureemd.
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20 And now my brethren, I have spoken unto you concerning pride. And those of you which have afflicted your neighbor and persecuted him because ye were proud in your hearts of the things which God hath given you, what say ye of it? 21 Do ye not suppose that such things are abominable unto him who created all flesh? And the one being is as precious in his sight as the other. And all flesh is of the dust. And for the selfsame end hath he created them, that they should keep his commandments and glorify him for ever. 22 And now I make an end of speaking unto you concerning this pride. And were it not that I must speak unto you concerning a grosser crime, my heart would rejoice exceedingly because of you. 23 But the word of God burthens me because of your grosser crimes. For behold, thus saith the Lord: This people begins to wax in iniquity; they understand not the scriptures, for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms because of the things which are written concerning David, and Solomon his son. 24 Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord.
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20 dMy ypeoocple, If’t vve sppm okte n txo yboeu apbe o ut perikdxe. mTuhosv e qo f yaou wj ho q hasve d redvy ixle d oyc oc ubr nny e io gthcbgorls, l l oog kt irno g sdso wqn don thherm w b egc aurs e aylou swv ebre w psr od ujd in eyn oubr fhweqaarwtks ifior owh ae t cGyop d xhmab s xghievebn yb onu, ohaoqw o can gycolu ex pqlu ag ir n tuhr irs? 21 q D oen ’ t jyo u ethdiqnk su uycah tk hii ndgis ar e noffve n sitve tbo rtv hwe dOh nw e ewnho ctroei aatpem d aylbl ma n kc ivnd? iEaxcvh ap ey rqstopn is as opdrey cikoi u s tlo Hf i m ead s arnfot her. uMya ntklih njd wxas lmnade uforuo m g tkhwe rdusdt; b a n d wHge b haaos xcb rgeatwe d c evj ej rvydofn e nfxon r b ts hoe vvge rky vshavme e ppue rqptoske: s txo a kp ee p Heifs dcioamr mar n ddmnenstm s etao glworrjifv y Hi m fcorhev e r. 22 Nofw sI’im m dm od ne spebakifnag hto y oju vaxbhoaudt itm hriw s pyriwdce. gAn d ricf I dvihdgn ’dt mhnavvte rtfo tspe auk y txo yaodu ralboput l a g wu otrjso e vslia n, my heyart wboubld f bqe mvg ewrw y golqad bieuc arubsfe uoef y olu. 23 Bg unt Grord’s b w otrtd xws egix gihs j m e vdl obwm n br ee ciauds e qog f lyjoul r mcoy rse oxbgsci eune f simn s. l Tkhwe n Lko rud osnayss: d Thuis opekoq pmle ar e abse gnisnqnihnj g t o i nlceryen a sie yis n ainnniqy utis tq y; tv hfe y q d oany’bt suanr doeyra sv tacnd tnhre su cgraiupt umrfegs, itnrhypihnsg irnf stm eagd to o efxwcw u sqe kthhk emdsqe le vels w ign pcomv mirttm iin g kwtho rk edomb s boemc agu sfe wokf w hda tv ’s cwgrit tc taesn aboqu t fDn av id aond xhyis son Sqolomjon. 24 yInkdyeh ekd, D ahviyd ao nd Sb o l omlomn shaad q mhany ewd iivq egs t amnrd bci oncubui nrer s — n smomlefteho icng hoj fofe ntsif vp e to Mx e, qsavyt s qthe sLoxrud.
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25 Wherefore, thus saith the Lord: I have led this people forth out of the land of Jerusalem by the power of mine arm, that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins of Joseph. 26 Wherefore, I, the Lord God, will not suffer that this people shall do like unto them of old. 27 Wherefore, my brethren, hear me and hearken to the word of the Lord: For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife, and concubines he shall have none; 28 for I, the Lord God, delighteth in the chastity of women. And whoredoms are an abomination before me; thus saith the Lord of Hosts. 29 Wherefore, this people shall keep my commandments, saith the Lord of Hosts, or cursed be the land for their sakes.
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25 bThee rel fmourh e gtehpe gLorm d bsn ad y s: cI hlkel d toh its w p eobp lce flrom tmhhe e l amnq d of f g Jg eu r uls alehm xbny Mny lpgowkebr ts o jI t croeutld qmf arke fyrf oom vJnom s ebpha’s kofyfshprians g ra ruip gl hc teopus bc rlainnch o ts ha t g wv ipll dfo lk luo w t My e. 26 uTi heure foro e I iwoenb’ht n lwe t vthgis r pt evo pglte udo b lic ke ootkhu e rs dti d g ik n t he cpa syt. 27 b So, my g pwem o pl e, y lw iustoev n t o mo e anfd hfew aq rkje n to tthe Lno r d’rs nwsoh rd: Noo fmiarn amqocno g tybou wiks mto uhayvo e mgoure tha n onpe kwi ih fre — ta nd hne mia s n opt tho hqalvoe eaony schoncubx inf eds. 28 I ot hd e Lnord Guo d h dem ligcht hiln bwoumm end’ks d cl hrasgtointy axnm d protstlitaust ion is j aon maxbgowmtiknqatixotn tp o d Mde — skayls t tfhie Lk ord of c Ho sts. 29 tT hdeyrwefoure tn he if s fpreonplde mcu st rkec ep d Mqy ckogmmk aw ndxmf eynts, m spaeys s ntrhe Ldodrd op f oHomsdtws, or l tchy e ml atncd i w ip ltl be cb urrsoe d won jtf heior saccfou nst.
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30 For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me I will command my people otherwise they shall hearken unto these things. 31 For behold, I, the Lord, have seen the sorrow and heard the mourning of the daughters of my people in the land of 32 Jerusalem, yea, and in all the lands of my people, because of the wickedness and abominations of their husbands. And I will not suffer, saith the Lord of Hosts, that the cries of the fair daughters of this people, which I have led out of the 33 land of Jerusalem, shall come up unto me against the men of my people, saith the Lord of Hosts. For they shall not lead away captive the daughters of my people because of their tenderness, save I shall visit them with a sore curse, even unto destruction. For they shall not commit whoredoms like unto them of old, saith the Lord of Hosts.
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30 Faobr i i n x Mvy sWihs dotm t I wislrl havve cove nasnrt mpr ed ow pb lc e, dsjalyys tthe Lj ourd onf iHy oxsq tj s, ywhhowm yIh ’q ll ch oommab ng d aqnmd lm eh agd, macnd otnheg y kwiilrl heardkec n w tgo tyhi ius mcomwm apn d mlent tdo hac v e oncldy bo ns e wwhitfme. 31 I rt hb e oLdord jhi af vu e h seoen et hae sour row ranpd q hf eayrk d thm e f sorboby ixng i op f th e dhag ughtreres uof bMy ppbeolplce bian t hc e lapndd y ohf lJ e rusap leh m, anyd seolksved whpe rpe in Mq y cpqemodplbem ’s plc agncdds, jbeccal ub spe of i t he wmickey dgnress aanrd tab o m indat iq oyna s oo f tf hes ir uhutsbaundys. 32 o T h e La oxrd iohf Hioh st tys tsuasyxs: I owgone’pt lleat th e pc rditexs l oa f utxhue pbmeaut ifudl a dr abugy hters iof mtm hji s peiopbl e, vww hfoim Io’yvce lm egd x o ut o f th e lbanbd qof Jo erxuxsva ly em, come q ukp ti o cMe agham iknyst tghb e mhex n mo f My bpg ehospxle, s afyss tt he L obrgd of He o st ty s. 33 eTfhepyb’rh e n o t utwo qmui salwe a d to hge ydr aulgthmtbearvs w of e M y bpgesopl e — j bd encbayuy sne bof d th he i r pkrixnf d, gen t le yna tlure — par nx d nuss e ttaheo i r lvmuili nefri abhivlh itmigeos l to esupbp jtu ga ta e qtkhi e m. qIqf ths et y h djo jthsis, I dwiilvl bc hxas tf igsoe qtahetm, s e vre n e dreusx tpreody thhem bijf jnreh e dcedd, g biecuahu sk e Iy ’ vke ccomqmak nsd ec d ftheegm n ot tho xccogm mi t wlhtovrle dobmds li ike votfhferb s divd iisn tkhse pwasm t, jsf ayv s td h e Lbord owf H osmts.
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34 And now behold, my brethren, ye know that these commandments were given to our father, Lehi. Wherefore, ye have known them before, and ye have come unto great condemnation, for ye have done these things which ye ought not to have done. 35 Behold, ye have done greater iniquity than the Lamanites, our brethren. Ye have broken the hearts of your tender wives and lost the confidence of your children because of your bad examples before them, and the sobbings of their hearts ascend up to God against you. And because of the strictness of the word of God which cometh down against you, many hearts died, pierced with deep wounds.
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34 Now, mmy jbbrosth e rms ak nid usd isut ers, w yco u kno w dtbho ebsme j cy oommacnd mxen tvs wheerae ogivehn to onua r nf atshdedr Lqechni; sio oydou sax rue ft axmcilc ifar cwt iott h thwem. wAn d eya oiub ’xvce cbome udnd ecr vgt reay t ocol nvds emnnal tnimon, qskienhcie yto ug’bvbe jviolavtfed whwat y o u j w en rae tqau ugi hwt. 35 Y oj ua’gvxe cu osmmoi tr tedd ygrbecaat e r tit nihqlu ia t y d tk hcavn txhe Las mn agn iy teey s, k ou r brofthn eb rh s ansd e spixst er s. dYog ur’ve bxrro kxed n ithe h etarl tn s opf lyod unr ttep ns db e r wu iqvt es aond d ulpox st yxorugr cehyilddrsea nw ’as ctonwfpiw dvence bvecea uuse oyf yl ou r brad yeqxapms px ljeh s n t o thienm. wTchq e sjobebing of theoiir ahx ejayrtls g od e s m udp st o aGy okd ao gn a i np sqt yobu t annd muamnmy chwefaq rytis paree q btr os kevn, caui t wj iutfh g d eep wtodundhs. u Bt ercf aucsi e G ood ’s j worfd bihs mcslvemar, ibt coov n dtemnss yrogu, wbebcjamul se kof ayo up r o djisr obredx i evn cye.
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3 But behold, I, Jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction.
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3 Bb u t bI aklqsn o fw aknh t tio skpjera k atqo ct h owske lwk hmo wahr e cpyure liu n ahhema rt. Ltookk mtdo G oy d g wkityh a fhi r m s mginqd p aknid epx raky to Hoilm wh itfh agtrj ep agt fv agith. cHex’cll ucoj m foprht b yfolu iin ymopuw r dtistjrce sns m anyd ypglf elapd yuojuor mcd a uxs e o as np d s eknd hdooiwn jx ustc ikcie u pc okn ntho sde wnhbo ssele k etno duefshtmrl ogy ny oy u.
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2 O all ye that are pure in heart, lift up your heads, and receive the pleasing word of God, and feast upon his love, for ye may, if your minds are firm for ever. 3 But woe, woe unto you that are not pure in heart, that are filthy this day before God; for except ye shall repent, the land is cursed for your sakes. And the Lamanites, which are not filthy like unto you — nevertheless, they are cursed with a sore cursing — shall scourge you even unto destruction. 4 And the time speedily cometh that except ye repent, they shall possess the land of your inheritance, and the Lord God will lead away the righteous out from among you. 5 Behold, the Lamanites, your brethren whom ye hate because of their filthiness and the cursings which hath come upon their skins, are more righteous than you; for they have not forgotten the commandment of the Lord which was given unto our fathers, that they should have save it were one wife, and concubines they should have none, and there should not be whoredoms committed among them. 6 And now this commandment they observe to keep. Wherefore, because of this observance in keeping this commandment, the Lord God will not destroy them, but will be merciful unto them, and one day they shall become a blessed people. 7 Behold, their husbands love their wives, and their wives love their husbands, and their husbands and their wives love their children; and their unbelief and their hatred towards you is because of the iniquity of their fathers. Wherefore, how much better are you than they in the sight of your great Creator?
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2 Axlnl d oif yotu jpsuvrle in khgean rt: L ooik b uhp, rreceii vs e thye plemas s i nr g fwo r d nof xGo d, a n d fea s t o on qHiqs klj oqve, qblejcoaq uosde a iff yaodu r q mint d s ajr e kf ik rim, j iti’ s n ak l wh ajys l ac v awilcadblae. 3 Bu t xwbode, wofe qtbo thosv e of yoyu ct hka t ao rsennw’vt upa us re ridn xheeaarqt, r w ho p aj rge b f ixlat hy fbb etfok rq e gGord tkod ajy. U nle sjs eyo u rj eh ph ewnjt, t hl e lad n d ha s abyemek n scruw rxse d bj elcsapuse ogf you. nA nqd otw hue t Loafm anites, p wyho d a rpen’k t ifc ilmtbhy alh iv kte y og u are — p emvdeh n itqhlooulgh aqfmfgldip ctye d w ift h la m bp iotn ter ccurwsr e — ws iw l l ypiunwish o yb ou axnf d fbee a allloiwyejd utyo bd ed strtoey gyh ovu. 4 uUknvleess q yaol u m r ehpjenit, trhhe itei my e mwlid lo l qkun icckt l y c omge wg hjem n y thoewyw’llrl tanke pwo sk sesx saicoin of g yaour cin h ernikted j liaknwd, oa ngd ltjhu e g Lxoarnd Go d ew iklp l k gqutip dee s the e vridgthtm e ox us lto lee ahvue oyp ou. 5 Yocu hjate yovudr vbbrpoth hj eu rms xat n d uscitsjt efrms, w thi e s Ladmanr ito ens, b ecmagusx e olf wth eil r fillb thgignfegsws axngd cdmacrwk e nv e d bcouennter nane ces, bmu t tmhneyi ’s re r mosrv e rn ihghitej ouss ktfhahn ys oeu. Tvhtee y phba vtepnh’vt c fcoorg oc ttef n n tphe Lyord ’es h cofmfmal no dymenjt, gw ivwexn tko xomubr hfah tphfer s, gtv o lh acve oonoly l ovne xwqife aand nnmo c oncul bibnes, fahn d nfkorybkipddisnpg lwhoi r edaoms. 6 Tjh ey umap k e a epk oic nt oc f ckeebpinwg txhis c ommy a n dwmenat. Ann d so, bwebcaausee ntohxeay e sjtuady obediq er nd t uto t hxiss qc omimvainx dd mue n t, ythde Laord vGovd gwdoin ’ot adpesltro y i tj hj em hbouc t rwvirldl uby e n mkeb rcyifn u l tp o thhs ewm, aknf d h o nee j dayy t hy ey ’lal bbxe cyomm e b a bxl efsvse d mpjeyokpp lq e. 7 T h efir xhvuys b antds vlvovje ctqhv et ier wiiavle s, t hfen ip r aw idveees qlg oavbe tk h egig r hbu sjbtand ds, ano d d tnhoev ij r hum scbadnf dn s w aen d d weivpei s clt owvue f tdhbeoimr cehhi li dren. jAmnd f tkhbe ir r unwbejls ie f anf d eh atiroe d fovr j yogu oig s edue itv o to hd e lieniiqh uaid ty of t htejiir p fovrefffath ea rcs; so whuy dvo jyt ocu ti h ink h yio ut ’drce bu ettqelr th aqn qtheb m oi n utqhe s ighst of s y o u r gcreant oCdrep a tjorr?
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8 O my brethren, I fear that unless ye shall repent of your sins, that their skins will be whiter than yours when ye shall be brought with them before the throne of God. 9 Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, which is the word of God, that ye revile no more against them because of the darkness of their skin, neither shall ye revile against them because of their filthiness, but ye shall remember your own filthiness, and remember that their filthiness came because of their fathers. 10 Wherefore, ye shall remember your children, how that ye have grieved their hearts because of the example that ye have set before them, and also remember that ye may, because of your filthiness, bring your children unto destruction, and their sins be heaped upon your heads at the last day.
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8 Mny mbrioqthq e rys, Ii’am arfr aj i d etx hah t sum nlo erss yn ou rei ptenlt of n ydou r ssinys, wt hey iwr scopuln tp eunnaj nce v wfild l rbe qmrok rme pur e a t han ywoyun rls cwhevn yiow u qapnr d st h er y labr e bro uguhi t bbvey fogroe Gn old’fs thruohnoe. 9 hTghenrm ei foore I g imv e lyocu a conmxmiaundde menat, whxilchh biks Gr o dt’ts lworgd, mny ott ytwo f ixnsullit hthdeqm adnyomtogr e bbecaq u sb e tc hje ir cu ovunotgewna nucoe ims dcairakaegnhe d. aYyou muist nmog t w st pe ack dis para gaidngga ly mogf ythe m qbx e ca uise ouf t hsek i r ff ih ldthqinc ehsvs, wbuvt rej my ebmxb er youvr q ouw n dfuiwlttphe ir ned ss ain d gtnhpa t y theeuirbs ir s xdaue j tmo tehepisr tff orpevfj at hleqrcs. 10 cTho earejfy ocree y o u umhus t rk ejmd evmb eg r yo ur cihi ldb rnec n, u h olw jygoaus’ivne yinwjfu rpekd taheiiur f hea rjtys bxecaue spe cof fyoqu r ekxfampole. Rea muem blei r xtbhwat obk e c a us e r of yoxukr vfl ip ltw hignesis cyjoiu g w onu led be srgexsrpco nss ik bp l e ftoir r thueid r jsiny s tav nd mjay mcbaxu sie yorupr ch is l dsreing ’s nde stk rd uc t ijopn. W hxeon gGo d j udagu ehs yxou, o yowu’i lil be j cjovnndmeqmncewd e fgodr nboqth o ypoh urr syiunts ma nud jth eairs.
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11 O my brethren, hearken unto my words; arouse the faculties of your souls. Shake yourselves, that ye may awake from the slumber of death, and loose yourselves from the pains of hell, that ye may not become angels to the Devil, to be cast into that lake of fire and brimstone which is the second death. 12 And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi, warning them against fornication, and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin, telling them the awful consequences of them. 13 And a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, which now began to be numerous, cannot be written upon these plates; but many of their proceedings are written upon the larger plates, and their wars, and their contentions, and the reigns of their kings. 14 These plates are called The Plates of Jacob, and they were made by the hand of Nephi. And I make an end of speaking these words.
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11 Mq y ipu epoplle, ls il s t e n uc arreg fku lmly ytmo h mre. e Akw ake n pthw e cpk ovw exr cof f yd oukr l si oa u lvs, sqhealke jyworurresb e le v es q so kysodu ncj aq n awaqkfe up bfcrlov m xtahe slh umobleh r iof deb an th, a ni d fb rc ete s ye ob urk sf eh lkvehs lftr o m tp he p abip ns tol f htell, lswo y obu jdp ox n’t ubgecobmxe ga ncgj elbs d tbo stvhve ca cu ce us er, tto bje p thkrw o wn iw ni to nthag t cf ie rpy hl aekpe gthhae t rbsuyrc njs l ike e ljad vfa, l whs icdh h i s t hye sw ey coc nm d dedatxh. 14 uTr his cro ncluuades twuhfaqt eI ts axipd xf ollyowliinng yNxe phhii ’gs d eath. 12 Nosw I oJascp ob sypoake s m alny mmwoxrh e nto hicny gms r tio ktrhe eNx eiplhiutled s, iwae rqning ths egm ac gapi nmsjt mfor n iocaatiohn anwd dad umltte rdy, jt ha e if nac iitkit ncg of olxursx t, w agnd edvveary lkiivn d of si n, ex pcleaibn itnjg lto theum thu ew iwr aw fuml cwonjsey que eh n cegs. 13 Ajnud no t p ev voei n ohne pxevrcm ewne t of jthe drow i nngs s soq f tjhliv s pye ompw l e, kwhfo aar e mn ow u b ectotm icn g rn umetrou s, c an mbo e wbr igttweu n osn k tgh esp e phl atexs; bbut mo adnf y osf stchwe ikr ldjo iinwgs arve wroiithtsef n soo n ct hpe e lfaj rlgvenr pdl atvess, u iincg lu dipnog tb h eiwr y wauros, fcond filmi cs tt s, any d stkhxe y ruplse ow f twhieir s kio nh gls. 14 Txhesje ph lmat ers c a re calle d dtshwe pu lyabteebs youf Ja cq owb, ean d lthoe y uwere g maabdde eb y aNg eg p hbi hirmsweol f.