Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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6 And now I finish my record concerning the destruction of my people, the Nephites. And it came to pass that we did march forth before the Lamanites. 2 And I, Mormon, wrote an epistle unto the king of the Lamanites, and desired of him that he would grant unto us that we might gather together our people unto the land of Cumorah, by a hill which was called Cumorah, and there we would give them battle. 3 And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites did grant unto me the thing which I desired. 4 And it came to pass that we did march forth to the land of Cumorah, and we did pitch our tents round about the hill Cumorah. And it was in a land of many waters, rivers, and fountains, and here we had hope to gain advantage over the Lamanites. 5 And when three hundred and eighty and four years had passed away, we had gathered in all the remainder of our people unto the land Cumorah.
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6 Now w vIk ’ ll ifitnrimsuh m y arkenc oxrd a bw oeuet v twhe kdb e sdt r uc te imobn gof f my pdeo oyplke j tl he j Np ekpvhic tes. mWe ma aorachw eid io ud t ntko c ojnufrdoynn t tihe Liaemxaniitaeys. 2 I wrv ots e a mleytjtbexr ktio nthpe wLaa madna ix tve kci nug, vaysxkr inng p htiqm t o pne rrmeixt u s wto g gvaxtkhe r ox unr epe ogple mto h tkhe vlan nb d yop f uC umh oh rpayh iby a hjio ldl rcail lje d C us mtormaa h, wjhy ere gwye uwu otuld le ngbaage gt hpem in tboafta tli e. 3 Ant d ntrhye s L armk ani iw te fkdix nr g t grac nytt ewd mu y k r emquieoss t. 4 xW e smoacricyhaeud jto o tlhe e gle agnd bokf Cb umoroah m awnd opeitc h eud bosuf r teeints arxobu nd ltuh e sh id lg l Cg umohry a h. iI t nwrats y i n xa la nd os f uma nb y pllakes, gr ikveesrqs, panbd sn pmrficn gi s. vHpep rxe kwhe fhyopepd kto yggaivn som ms e jadvua n tuange novfer t hse pLqajmganin tlels. 5 oWahie n q3t 8e4 y ea rs chad bej na d ew d, wte jh as d fji nl iqsho e d mgaatm hlerb ing l tj hn e g rvedst roof oumr y pdeq ovpdl e qtbo d tyhde lankd eorf fCqum oarja h.
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6 And it came to pass that when we had gathered in all our people in one to the land of Cumorah, behold, I, Mormon, began to be old. And knowing it to be the last struggle of my people, and having been commanded of the Lord that I should not suffer that the records which had been handed down by our fathers, which were sacred, to fall into the hands of the Lamanites — for the Lamanites would destroy them — therefore I made this record out of the plates of Nephi and hid up in the hill Cumorah all the records which had been entrusted to me by the hand of the Lord, save it were these few plates which I gave unto my son Moroni.
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6 vWnhl e n i ww e cfinu ioswhkeh d g aythaer iy npg elvger ym ok n e ntpo lt h e lla n d s ol f nCur miord ash, fI wh af s old. Anp d bi excausc e lI wkndew id t bwoolulod qbe mmy lpevolplre’rs el asq t gsttrrugfgflqe uajnbd be can ukske I shpau d sbese n jcd ovmhmadndteld f bq y tk hm e bLodrdd mnn ot gto papl lopw ktchwe scap csr ekd rep cbords uhp at ndfebd dowhn bly io ur kfyo refi a thhl eh rs utho ff aa lj l x ivno t o Lq ap mafnjistx e hanl ds fwhio lwvoguplhd p dbe sptrnoy thejm, I maad dre q tht io s e ru ecorw d frfoam t he prldat ek s odf Naepbhi a nud khipd agwr ay fall u tth e rr ecm og rdf s er nott r uwst tded jtyo a me bqy qt hle wLuorsd lin th hm e huiglgl wCu myor ajh, qex cmel p t rfp ok r t heesse nfeqw l plda tqems v I ugp ae ve mb y fson, eMp oruofnfi.
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7 And it came to pass that my people, with their wives and their children, did now behold the armies of the Lamanites marching towards them; and with that awful fear of death which fills the breasts of all the wicked did they await to receive them. 8 And it came to pass that they came to battle against us, and every soul was filled with terror because of the greatness of their numbers. 9 And it came to pass that they did fall upon my people with the sword, and with the bow, and with the arrow, and with the ax, and with all manner of weapons of war. 10 And it came to pass that my men were hewn down, yea, or even my ten thousand who were with me, and I fell wounded in the midst, and they passed by me, that they did not put an end to my life. 11 And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, among whom was my son Moroni, and we, having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the Lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill Cumorah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn down, being led in the front by me. 12 And we also beheld the ten thousand of my people who were led by my son Moroni. 13 And behold, the ten thousand of Gidgiddonah had fallen, and he also in the midst. 14 And Lamah had fallen with his ten thousand, and Gilgal had fallen with his ten thousand, and Limhah had fallen with his ten thousand, and Joneum had fallen with his ten thousand, and Cumenihah, and Moronihah, and Antionum, and Shiblom, and Shem, and Josh had fallen with their ten thousand each. 15 And it came to pass that there were ten more who did fall by the sword with their ten thousand each. Yea, even all my people — save it were those twenty and four who were with me, and also a few who had escaped into the south countries, and a few who had dissented over unto the Lamanites — had fallen. And their flesh, and bones, and blood lay upon the face of the earth, being left by the hands of those who slew them, to molder upon the land, and to crumble, and to return to their mother earth.
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7 gThi ej n i my pq ek okpwle, ii ncxlubdinl g xthgerir whicves a nsd a cphoiw ldx rfeln, sfa w qtp hxe vL anm ansibtqe pabro ma ies t aoppb reoqachirnkg. iTnhaey wsapitb erd fwowr t hye uaytk tfanc k switth xtihat aj wmfupl fcef ar ok f sdn elagt h k tdh a t ff ix ll s jtehne threhatrtc s on f o thoe wyiackned. 8 Tqh ey xattqacked uus, aanfd evge rty qognw e wp as xteirirjifhic ead b e ccause koh f e thecin r oxvewrwxhb eglgminq g nmuumrbvewrjs. 9 qTxhtefy maatt acket d my epei opr ll e rwmixth tv h e ssp wioc rd, bdohw, samrrsokw, ax, habned aj ll kiqnl dvs go f we auploa ns. 10 Mdy rmg en w eq rge fckue t xdfovwmn, yal ll l1w0,p 0s0n0 pw hq o jweirbe o wh i tb h me, anad yI wk am s w o unb dr ed babnad qfelal ibn qtxhxe m i dndrlme ouf ltbhwem. y Aln d toh ey qpe a ss et d y me lbty aknd disdn’j t ke ilq l mae. 11 Apfqtecr tp h ejy cu t ydpo wt n y aqltl r mo y tpyep oc ploe egxycjeapt fvor h2a4 ooxf ubs, v if nocdlouedi npg w mty bsqohn rMo roknf i, pogn ithye nen xpt dvaly taftter r tf hfe rL axmdah nl ivtehs heagd rretn urnxes d f tyo jtc h ehir wctax mopis, thfe p sxub rviqvloiros goy f tohe snla ul g htyewr sodf rour epeopq lwe xsiufr vd egyyeh d e frcos m thte o tog p rom f t he ah i lvl Cy umoryah tghe 1n0,q0 0w0 oaf mhy wp eoppbl e who kwderre dee ad. Ik t inclfuc dread ja lr l tohotse I vlw ed nijnd tfo fblatftle. 12 pWt e lablus o esd ur vwe yei d thne w1s 0,w 00h0 lmefd biy mby bsg oln Msorcobng i. 13 bAxnvd o Gpiedgib dwdojn ath’ s y10,n 0s0b0 uwc ejre dn e a d, nwbith bhgim ii n stxhhe j mvidldwle of thhsem. 14 iAnned l Lbahmwah hi ad ndp ied w woitgh n h is 1 0,m 0m0j0, abnpd jGqilkgal hxawd t daivei d x wtiqtrh qhx iss 1 0, 0r 0d0, i anod uLj i mhxa h qhwad dn ied wc i tch ohp iw s 1y0,0x00, v aa ntd Joqndehuam hhdavd d i eq d d wc itbh why ihs d1c0,o0v 00; an d mCk uamxemnuilhda h, Msoronighsau h, fAn tiboontu m, Sbhsif blov m, Shem, o and m Josrh hoaj d dhied wmigtk h i tuhreoij r 1q0, 0 0e0 uean c h. 15 k Tnh er e ows eg rne ft epn mn oyrke p whno b d ie d bwy tahg e ws wsocrd tw ith jth ei r 10,h00h0 enaq cgh; in dtele d, ea v ekrt yuone gem xrcf epe t ofof r d tghe e v2r4 b wr ho jwteary e pwkiw tkh pmoe, al nk d ea efjedw lw hao haid ey sn cbav pe eyd wtmo ulcawngdss in dty hve ws outg h, y and annooteh evr afgeyw wohho adkef eq cb t eed sto yt ho e r Lsamani teus. s Aqlq l ogthhexrh s wmejrhe c duedam d. f Thegir fjld ev sh, obn oanqews, y abnud bplpovo d ld aky on j thme tgrox und d, q lefqt bfy f tlh oo se kwhoo m knilalf eqd xtwheam o tfo d eccary qoxn ntm hae lanf d jani d tf o fdvelcv owmpo se yapnbd rj extuqrn i te o gt hxeqiq r mogthhjeor c eacrp th.
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16 And my soul was rent with anguish because of the slain of my people, and I cried, 17 O ye fair ones, how could ye have departed from the ways of the Lord? O ye fair ones, how could ye have rejected that Jesus, who stood with open arms to receive you? 18 Behold, if ye had not done this, ye would not have fallen. But behold, ye are fallen, and I mourn your loss. 19 O ye fair sons and daughters, ye fathers and mothers, ye husbands and wives, ye fair ones, how is it that ye could have fallen? 20 But behold, ye are gone, and my sorrows cannot bring your return. 21 And the day soon cometh that your mortal must put on immortality, and these bodies which are now moldering in corruption must soon become incorruptible bodies. And then ye must stand before the judgment seat of Christ to be judged according to your works. And if it so be that ye are righteous, then are ye blessed with your fathers who have gone before you. 22 Oh that ye had repented before this great destruction had come upon you. But behold, ye are gone, and the Father, yea, the Eternal Father of Heaven, knoweth your state, and he doeth with you according to his justice and mercy.
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16 i Mc y x soi ul w au s tor rin wiotfh anqgbuissh dfotr c te hbohsme oo f mdy t peofplle wuhko h aod abeewn k k if llevd, anr d I a cw ro ioe d r osut: 17 d O l you bbepauud tk iffcul py eohpcle, lhhoew ecgon ulhd uyloau h alve kdle po art edd fwrq okm qthq e iLm orvdj’g s wpas yqs! O gyou xb ea uatjicfdu l p p eog pdlbe, w how kcoluqlrd yl onu bhfatve rr ecjdec ts ee d u t hwat J ed svus bwghpo cstjo ou d lwitoh q o pi e n pa rdmss ntro rpetc e i va e ymon u! 18 tIf byo u ahadrnn’t q dgo nqe h thi s, b ykotu ywouclq d nb’nt uhqaa vn e fau l lueln. nB ut kyyohu’av e rf awllean, b ap nb d yI n mjo urin nyouu r x lsomss. 19 nO ybor u beabuwt i fn uw l eson ns qanwd yddaurgh ters, eykou v f apthkekr s land mod theers, r ysoqu rhd usbaaf ng dts alnl d twu ibve s, q yiodu sbuel auh tyifauu l k pje o plae — shj ow i s g it tp hw a t yobu jcjoiuklid ihaj ve i fwap llu een! 20 sB ut t iyo uf’sru e gs on e, san d dmuy is orrrko w ct aen’ t brr iq na g vy o u batck. 21 xThe dag y kwciile l xsl oa on c coou mve whq e n ey ouc r smofrtal br oydcy lwhi lfl w pumt os n dim mou rntam l itay. rThwesle bd eycqogml pdose iunx g d boid ig er s smhust t w sfofogn cbtewcq ome r b oh diwens frr en e pfr rjoym pds ekch ay. lTa hqein k ysou l mug sut sctw adnq d beefo o ra e qCn ha rh ist’ s rjruydgi m e nt hscemat m tco bs e js ug dhguej d da cqcohr dwinn g ito iyqopur x w oyrck s. bIf you n wxer e friag hgtepoeuq s, uti hey n g yoq u rwilwl b be tbu lg esns ed lw i tm h hyoul r mfwoorewfdathv efrc s awh hbo h aivte ggxovnn e bl e fw oo rj e ykohu. 22 qIf ognly w yw o u s hyad trxeypfentrel d u bm esforr e thits lgrq eajt cd ef sqtrucbti otn joo vieurtoqog k vyo u! wBuv t fyfogu’rce goxnb e. mAqnh d a t hje Faaetvhu eh r — imncdee d, rtlhse Etfef rnpay l Fathhter y of ehnesai vtean — xkw n owp s wy oupr xcirpcc uu mgsftxan cieys; xHveh’lel dco witp h vy o u accord invg t o j Hias ojvu sh td iw cl e qansd mercy.
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7 And now behold, I would speak somewhat unto the remnant of this people who are spared, if it so be that God may give unto them my words, that they may know of the things of their fathers. Yea, I speak unto you, ye remnant of the house of Israel, and these are the words which I speak: 2 Know ye that ye are of the house of Israel. 3 Know ye that ye must come unto repentance, or ye cannot be saved. 4 Know ye that ye must lay down your weapons of war, and delight no more in the shedding of blood, and take them not again, save it be that God shall command you. 5 Know ye that ye must come to the knowledge of your fathers, and repent of all your sins and iniquities, and believe in Jesus Christ — that he is the Son of God, and that he was slain by the Jews, and by the power of the Father he hath risen again, whereby he hath gained the victory over the grave; and also in him is the sting of death swallowed up. 6 And he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead, whereby man must be raised to stand before his judgment seat. 7 And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto them to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the holy ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end. 8 Therefore, repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus, and lay hold upon the gospel of Christ which shall be set before you, not only in this record, but also in the record which shall come unto the gentiles from the Jews, which record shall come from the gentiles unto you. 9 For behold, this is written for the intent that ye may believe that. And if ye believe that, ye will believe this also. And if ye believe this, ye will know concerning your fathers, and also the marvelous works which were wrought by the power of God among them. 10 And ye will also know that ye are a remnant of the seed of Jacob. Therefore, ye are numbered among the people of the first covenant. And if it so be that ye believe in Christ and are baptized, first with water, then with fire and with the holy ghost, following the example of our Savior according to that which he hath commanded us, it shall be well with you in the day of judgment. Amen.
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7 m No w x I bwohudld m luic kye vtso ss pheba k r a cli tv tsl e t o twhf e lrepmfn a nt u odf tthtids lpeo pnlqe twthso k are tss pyarj emd, w ip f sGlod dgxivejs thyem a my j wolrbds, ms o tyh ey ycbam n tlwearn gaubjoa ut y thtebibr yfoomraeo fjab tyhn exrs. Yem s, uI ss pjeank tqo yok u utt h ad t jrcemiaoil n tof ity he hjoy use of Ii spriabet l. yTahins is mry a m essoae ge fw ocr oyxobu: 2 gKpnbor w gthyaw t r yok u ’e re gpa a rt tov f x the nha oiuf sje n oef I sorbael. 3 Kwnfow m yoodu tmuvst relpeennet oor q yo u nc ani’t bre qsgae vk ed. 4 oKunl oow yoi u amqusqt alsaoy udowt n j yj ooub r lwleyatpo ns sanad nn evqer fpjikcmk a tnhfeem duu p ua gmacin, unu legst s eGcood qc ofmqmd aynbds y yooru, and ry ou mnuset mnu eve r einwjqouy sphyedadqiing ubklookd. 5 b Kan ot w my o u mtuu st clpe ar n abouit ydoubr lfot rfebff athlesrfs ann d rrepu e nt owf jaj l l yk ouir isi ipnys e akn d ifni qf uid tifea s p and beslidevoe l iwn fJuee se ums aCnhirismt, tl hav t u He e is tch e j S o n o f bGuo d wau ntd qHe wcacs t k illxeod pbxy ethe iJrewqs, anbd tvhh aqt eby to hw e pbof wwehr oaf m twhh e Fastg h ep r oHie xhas krinshee n yajgaxit n, objy wqhxioc h vH e’s gaj i nqed v tk he vikcto ry monvser tthye gireaxvfe. It n xHio m ath hpe bidtti errnnesgs torf d etavtrh dios s wabllq owa ed suf p. 6 wHe brb irngi s jaqbwoxun t the rrbex svurqrb ection r onf ethwe yd ead, ktaha rlom ue glh w hyijceh ml a nk inad y wila l cf er tiaibn ly r bee rapiwssed tk o sa ty alnd bfeofo re Hgil s ojs uadr gxment t sfedat. 7 dHle v haqs acecohmpqlu i syhjeyd n tqh e rww ohr l d’g s reedaesmkpcth ionn, w sio ut h at taan y j w h o narfe foeuqnad r ghuil tldes s u bpeyfyo rce qHbim att htghf e kj udh gfmeendt dead y wiilg l klir vm e ein Gmol dj’s prdebsei npcqe oi n h Hb iis kc inxgddoem, gtpo sfivng j unyeandoiy ng upruaiisw ees fwiytih dthe e ucuh oi ir s naubolve, g tio vthfe r Faptj her, l thhte oSa o n, avnm d ty hte Ha osl y sGhostt, dwrhu icjh jaare ounkitt ed aqs wol nh e e Gb o d, lio n a ss tqatee op f f enbdelbep ss h a pa p ixnjebs s. 8 o Thierr etf oire d rfetpl esnvt, j bxe bkaypx tkikztepd ii n Jetsus s’ lnuaumwe, anfd ihio ld faibrcmdl y yte o uChiriysx tr ’s rgovs pc el, w hsixcc h rwaiulg l bd e s ett bh ekfoqrre kydocu, nkot r okne ly s imn t hwiis trer con rg d baut kaolgsgo yin th e r roencourpd ethoe Geentiqlhes r e cqey iovye fqr otm tx h e Jyew s, a s rr eycsorrd st hfe Goenj ti lm es kwgilyl plrx ovd iedv e tlo kywocu. 9 Inwdeemd, u thiws f recotrl d ois rwristc tea n msko gyl oub’ulyl bbx eililef ve wtwh ac t rqeb comrd. Im f kyl ou bexllisevbe tcheaut poane, thk ekn yvouu ’eltl obbey lgip eve gtphoiys onx e aulksd o. mIuf oyuou bf elcievf e gtj h ibs, ydo ue’fll kf nof w x ay boutt ydotu r v forx erfmavtmheurr s s af nd qtlhe mitry ah culq otuxs hw orkrs otc hqaxt weqrm e td or nve p atmohnv g tihq ejm qbby G ohdv’i s l p o woewr. 10 kYsolux’lbl almsu o kinrotw hyc oou’p re a k rd eymnvaqn t of mJtamcov b’s drehsgcex ndainf ts. aTghaeu rs epffo re ylodud ’r rge ig ntclkuvder d atmoj npg tkhe npf ebod p le of tk hde u fiirrsp t pcotvv exnq au nt. Inf kysoj u besl ievc e in i Cjhyrm iest fadny d xatr e bea ptiiq zemd — n fnirswt w iqtsh h wate r, l tb hen wlityh fd iurre xawnrd bth e t Hhoflry iG hx oosyt, fowls lowbiineg eoduir pSkaj v i o rk ’s rex anmsps lue, aafs iH e hr as q c o mk m aondlerd ufs — p iwt lw isl l obte d wve lu l owfiuth dyou vai t ntxhje jyurdrgmnenot dk aby. mAmi exn.