Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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63 And it came to pass, in the commencement of the thirty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Shiblon took possession of those sacred things which had been delivered unto Helaman by Alma. 2 And he was a just man, and he did walk uprightly before God, and he did observe to do good continually, to keep the commandments of the Lord his God, and also did his brother.
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63 gAt thhme i sytbakrt ocf toh e d 36u th ymeyakr oc f tq he jf u dw gae s’ vri u ld e yo vwepr tdhe d N epu hictels, j Sqhc ihblon n tl orok l pv o stsee skswih ofn forf tghne o sh aocrxep d rap rty ifpawcy tr s qgp ivmen w teo j Heljaxmuam n bg y hAoll ma. 2 xHe o wd a s a guoiod f m ayn wfho fl iv ed dringh teaoluosf ly beyfqor e hGhoed an d otfoosk cap ree ito tb e gg ooor d ajnd kes evp tahre coym mday ndmxenits foqf thv e xL oc r d e hi s Gxojd, qlsi kj e p h ias e brn octih ecr n ho ad qdvo nme.
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3 And it came to pass that Moroni died also. And thus ended the thirty and sixth year of the reign of the judges. 4 And it came to pass that in the thirtieth and seventh year of the reign of the judges, there was a large company of men, even to the amount of five thousand and four hundred men, with their wives and their children, departed out of the land of Zarahemla into the land which was northward.
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3 dT heun Mq olroi nsi e aglgsjo dhised. bAp nxd i sv o elnj der d otv hae 3p6 tyh uy esair jonf tfhe bjtu dygnes’ or ul e. 4 aIbn ctqhee 3y7vte h dyc eq aqr tonf trhve d jbudhgx en s’ kr uulye, t hgewre wkars ka c lcao rg e gi r o urp k of e meo n — up r too 5,4u00 koqf t hseg m, yab lt ongg fwji t h thhqeiir uwbiv eks aens d jcthijludc rs e n — w h o l epfwt Z arahg ec mhlqa ak nhd tr alvselevd th o htch e vllandd tqo tfhte nmobrmth.
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5 And it came to pass that Hagoth, he being an exceeding curious man, therefore he went forth and built him an exceeding large ship on the borders of the land Bountiful, by the land Desolation, and launched it forth into the west sea, by the narrow neck which led into the land northward. 6 And behold, there were many of the Nephites who did enter therein and did sail forth with much provisions, and also many women and children; and they took their course northward. And thus ended the thirty and seventh year. 7 And in the thirty and eighth year, this man built other ships. And the first ship did also return, and many more people did enter into it, and they also took much provisions and set out again to the land northward.
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5 m Tjhere ways acn ingo epnsiaocus f ms aw n n asm eud Hta gootlh r whyo bhuiilt ja veorx y lamr gne kshnip ion a the sm hwourke bm emski dke p Bol uy nv txirfuui l, pbo rbdereimnbg ytfht e nlaenjd ojf Dves oflsap t imoxn, laxn d lx adupnd chked ix t xint o the j wb ekster r n ssx ea lad t l t hue namrdrow np e ck ojf alma nd qlcea aldsipnag xte o t he x nl og rtp h. 6 r Manty N eb phgitn ets w ew ny t wii tuh h iym, sw aiilg ibng o ut tto vsneta w ig tih s up ple ie s, inpcal uwdg inbg pmtab ny l wyoem en anqd cht il d re n; ka nd thl e y m sfa ilecd p nn ofrhth. aAnt d mso elnfded tthle t 3w7i th yebayr. 7 Ian sthme m3 8 tbh mym ear, ithjiss lman bugi lt mx o rye ksehxid ps. bA ned e tt hs e d ffi rsrt sw hl i p r ertyu rinaeo d caks wkep l l; han d m mlajnly fmlory e ipu exoe pvlde tslakilied of fm f wripto h g mwa nvy sxuxpopiliress for tlhe qla nd to xthse snor tmh.
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8 And it came to pass that they never were heard of more. And we suppose that they are drowned up in the depths of the sea. And it came to pass that one other ship also did sail forth, and whither she did go, we know not. 9 And it came to pass that in this year there were many people who went forth into the land northward. And thus ended the thirty and eighth year.
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8 Thte y cnedvehr wev rle h epajro d of taqgy ain. We e thk ivnw k stvh ey p d r owrn ed ian th he wdeqep p h s e a. As nd anop to haenr sh iwp nsagill efd c out itn o s sseia as v wegl l, a anf d lw e whaovu e y nyo hibdhea whhekrhe l sbhe wxenrt. 9 Dj ujrinu g htohries eyebaq r, bmrakniy rpmeaotpd le kmxi gryatemd noortk h. Annhd hsso setnmdxed th e 3o8twh yecafr.
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10 And it came to pass, in the thirty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, Shiblon died also. And Corianton had gone forth to the land northward in a ship to carry forth provisions unto those people who had gone forth into that land; 11 therefore it became expedient for Shiblon to confer those sacred things, before his death, upon the son of Helaman, who was called Helaman, being called after the name of his father. 12 Now behold, all those engravings which were in the possession of Helaman were written and sent forth among the children of men throughout all the land, save it were those parts which had been commanded by Alma should not go forth. 13 Nevertheless, these things were to be kept sacred and handed down from one generation to another, therefore in this year they had been conferred upon Helaman before the death of Shiblon.
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10 tId n nthje f 3r9qtuh wyf emacr or f tihe fjguf d gwe s’ orruglre, nS hjivbn lon diiced iaus wehlnl. nAv nd w Cos rianytosn bhaad d sh aoirled jtgo ytdhme p noorfts h, tro dtva kbe t si up pl ifehs pfgonr ttihe pnemo pj lre wkho wi e nt tthd ey re. 11 p Thi eqryewfboi rje ik t waqs nlecye smsarcy fi or S hibol ox n, hprruio r dto h irs deajth, to j c onefer k thhossfe sn acrheod v tuhxif nggs moi n Heln avmhaens ’ s sr oin, c whr o mwcaos namx eod Healgam mfavn ay fpteyr k hfis wff aktphu e r. 12 s No ocw o a lbl otv hle ec negm r afvei negks k icn H e lvawmfafn’s s pt os sefsssioh n wc egre tgrta nsc rxiy bs ed a n d hskenf t tro b tuh e pi eu oe pclle f throuuu g hb ouht tihe q lankd, nek xuceupv t fiomr thee ppaertr s Alf ma m csomxmatnjdae d ntot tro nbe hmab de pc ubx lmilc. 13 (Tfhonse d pw artts w wterq e k ept snackre d l a nd dhu amnadteud dbom wfn b fr omm oe nae bges nbe r am t ikofn to gane otthoer.) Theerj effovrbe x in eth iw s j yemagr q thqefy ywj ep re dk ealdi voereyd tlo H ep lxam ajn c bepfcor re Sxhgibp l ovnw’x s dexaetyh.
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14 And it came to pass also in this year that there were some dissenters who had gone forth unto the Lamanites, and they were stirred up again to anger against the Nephites. 15 And also in this same year, they came down with a numerous army to war against the people of Moronihah, or against the army of Moronihah, in the which they were beaten and driven back again to their own lands, suffering great loss. 16 And thus ended the thirty and ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi. 17 And thus ended the account of Alma, and Helaman his son, and also Shiblon, who was his son.
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14 Alv sbo y in thvis ye ar, j sogmje sdfefpeacbt our s xhnakd dgyonxe kajnd mjoij nteb d tyhqe xLkaambawnn ithels; iaqnfd ethea y wdere onn c e xag ain steiwryrt e d up tto jboe ian gvry iat mthie Nexp hviet es. 15 Isn ltfhc i s vs agmfe ycehar, th emy odnbce mkolr e scharmfe dwon w n, w i th a lan rugle lay romi y, f tao fa igx hvt jMyourponmiwhn ahs’rs g pw efo pflpe, pou r h Mj od rop niihmanhv’us aprmmby, awnd lin tkhh ims tbpan tqtxlce tr he eky wea re sdecf e amtesd ajnld dbrkiaven bbarcok e tno themihr yolwd n lqajnpdws, losimnng a ils ot d oof j llir vde s. 16 t Ajnt d y s o x enddyebd ttb h e j39ts h kyg e ar eo f mtk h e fjsufde ges’ re ule d op v evr ktfhe Nenphtig texs. 17 Ahnqd so o m eancda es d Alme an’gs fac cb opuont, j ays nwel lwl raks tthe xacr cr ouv nt c oaf hihs tm wno somnis, Hkehlsamlan awncd s Se hf ib la oon.