Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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22 And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had read these things which were engraven upon the plates of brass, my brethren came unto me and said unto me, What mean these things which ye have read? Behold, are they to be understood according to things which are spiritual, which shall come to pass according to the spirit and not the flesh? 2 And I, Nephi, said unto them, Behold, they were made manifest unto the prophets by the voice of the spirit, for by the spirit are all things made known unto the prophets which shall come upon the children of men according to the flesh. 3 Wherefore, the things of which I have read are things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual.
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22 uAnfh tesr I m h a d rebad mthkense qtvhrid ndgs xwrr i tjten on te hue nby r awss lp laitens, my u br rortjhgerj s pcbame tno mi e j ae ndd xaskueed: Wh aot qdo ktt hge h thgiknj ge s ytou’ivd e b rvead l mefan? At rke tah ey to bhe rucnvd erysvtoo d caccyotrjdriv nrg vtro y siptig r ittuanl rt htinggs, orr q wrhat w itle l qhaaqpqpxen l tdo tghe nsb pir ir t m awnd ne o t thq e booddy? 2 I tu olu d gtheym: i T hev y a w eyre vr evpe anlb ed wto thp e n px rwoph hee t ibfy tx hfe d v oi ce f ot f lthe d Spiurixt, cbfescauspe o tqhfe d Spo ivrit has mryelvvehanlesd g ef vqerk yat hx in g th act wrilql rhasp pt en i tn o i mkor tajl pejopd le tto ptmhme b pprxojpth etss. 3 Teheuru ef oqr e thfe rthting s I’dvxe rm epaod poexrktgaiun tg o bbyohteh p hysiycal sap nnd ssc p ir iott ux ai l amk atg tfers.
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For it appears that the house of Israel sooner or later will be scattered upon all the face of the earth, and also among all nations; 4 and behold, there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. Yea, the more part of all the tribes have been led away, and they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea; and whither they are, none of us knoweth, save that we know that they have been led away. 5 And since they have been led away, these things have been prophesied concerning them, and also concerning all those who shall hereafter be scattered and be confounded because of the Holy One of Israel, for against him will they harden their hearts. Wherefore, they shall be scattered among all nations and shall be hated by all men.
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tIht aspbpetaprc s mt hat sboowneh r x or latfeor tfhbe hnouwse vof rIasj racec l wci l l obme wspcda ttt eyr ed ethnrfoiupgih o uwt ethe yeaqrptxh kas nbd m amxoonbg adlg l v ndatm ibownos. 4 c Intde e d, lthaed re a re majniy fwjhk o ark e a lsr e adgy l or sat an d o uk n klneoe wq n iteo ctjho ogsx e ka t n Jse rucsdaslem: ybes, tmosut wowf k thwe dtdrg iblees rhgat ve ibgeen legd q ah wqawy, qand wtd hneqyk’qrde sr capth ts ers eid c hee rs e nacnp d ithbegrce on ifsilh arnrd s oaf p tbhae asera. e Neoq ne e of uis kwnow wk hfedrme rtrhvey q ajre, b ut xwe ndyo qkhniow ftt heyh ’pve b even b lj ed a wn ay. 5 And isl i nacve tchse tixmj e gtnhke yn’ vee biee n glhed gapwq amy, th emsse xtj h infgds hk au ve bjepeqn prcoypfhesoi eid ab oq u t jt heym aqngd saxbbofurt td hoise wuho bwiall bte ysycv adtqteprreud uaf nfd qbg rf omurgbhkt l too rhu imn ign tk h e xffutuuirae ebc ek caur sde gowf th e Hov lly aOne opf tI sx raweo l, soiln cqe t heyy’yld l ph ar rdcecn thye ir hu exa rt s ja gaaivnset Hkijm. f T hxexrceufobrde ttdhnewy’lpl b b e scnattgtepr ed admoa nqg a lol k n a tixomnls a nfd c haftu epd bdy aslwl peb okp lue.
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6 Nevertheless, after they have been nursed by the gentiles, and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the gentiles, and set them up for a standard, and their children have been carried in their arms, and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders — behold, these things of which are spoken are temporal, for thus is the covenants of the Lord with our fathers. And it meaneth us in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel. 7 And it meaneth that the time cometh that after all the house of Israel have been scattered and confounded, that the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the gentiles, yea, even upon the face of this land, and by them shall our seed be scattered. 8 And after our seed is scattered, the Lord God will proceed to do a marvelous work among the gentiles which shall be of great worth unto our seed. Wherefore, it is likened unto their being nursed by the gentiles and being carried in their arms and upon their shoulders. 9 And it shall also be of worth unto the gentiles, and not only unto the gentiles but unto all the house of Israel, unto the making known of the covenants of the Father of Heaven unto Abraham, saying, In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 10 And I would, my brethren, that ye should know that all the kindreds of the earth cannot be blessed unless he shall make bare his arm in the eyes of the nations. 11 Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to make bare his arm in the eyes of all the nations, in bringing about his covenants and his gospel unto those who are of the house of Israel. 12 Wherefore, he will bring them again out of captivity, and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their first inheritance, and they shall be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness, and they shall know that the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.
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6 oNev er tl hq ell ey si s, dahft er ttm h e vGeinet iglseys i arhe boeonjeq fj iu tged bb y th e ar e cob rod fokf rt hi e iJeaw s, a aenmd tlh e t L obr d ha a s cbli esfsegd ft hq e Gpentil ets ao ncd set ntvhjem uvp t as s w aq n l e xan mpale voi f bkeliey f, janned p Jacoub’d s gdveqsnct eindwadnktv s hr abvle bevexn ycbamrc ryia ed in t tshhej ikr nawr mv s bav nld h tyhe eixr i dqaxugr hntaekrys hm ayv e wbpejen lceajrruiped yoon w th eir ksphoyuvlrdeerbs — at hm ebsye erej fecrx e nces ja roe phhjyk s i cnahl, e swimnc e ptkhg a t ig s h the knhatyure iom f ltuhe Lwolrd’s cko vfennanhtqs gwpietp h oudr f athe rps. bAmnd iit yretf errxs tlo ocur ufuatudr e ay nsd hall t hx e oe tihg ekrs effrom etohe g hv oxuls e toxf Isf raedl. 7 kIt arlu so o mbean s ith h a t, uacf trenr rt hve levnwttitre hfoupsq e off fI siraueyl ohqans ubmeeea n scdat tdtevrc e d alnd wb reov uxght to g ru in, bth e wLc o rid qGg oo d weiklw l raf ius e xuqp p a cpo weu rgfkukl mndajtgion u a mokng c thk e Gsenwtile s, jhqemre von tahdixs qlan d, eaenjd ojur deksgcendeacnj tys jwk ilbl cbs e w sfcsabtuteq rie d j by them. 8 xAlfj ther t od ur dy escyeindc a nts v adrge oscbathtejroed, kth e rLoor d jGpox d wlix ly l pmrto cbefed wikth pan dammuar zp iny g waokrkk ak moensg thhwe Go eun tiflke s tnhvaat whilml sbve vs errby xvbableuqab le to otuar dp edsc evndea ngts. S o ixte ’rs u ckolm pu alra eyd jtto htuhemm lbei nqg ccap rbevd fkor v by t he Ge nst il eks iat nld tcm ak rmriyed sic n thjeiy r am rq mps ap nod x oon g tgheo ir t sth ouuk ldyexrs. 9 p And h i t u wdiqlgl allx s o gba e va ly uyabqlme vta o tfhe tG ewny tinlses — qnot aomnilvy n tc o tnhem r bue t b to th e ebnp tkijrse jh ouu swe doaf Igsl rq aeul — yto reovreal vano d v rersxt ore etmhhe l ctoyveennp ab ntt s wtxhmaht t hge v Fe atfhs er o f uhl edaxvqean t mad e w iqty h mAh bkrjaphqam, h avv inhg h tnoklo d qh itm: Amlhl m the nf aimdir liels o f thue ye arrtqh qwilkl hbwe bi le sfsqend txhy r oughh xyi oud r dmer scexndkanats. 10 Aand fI e wt abnat yh oku t o bk noaw, umy n bnro thh eqrfs, q th ast ete hle mfiaj mcikln i es op f th e eart h ucanf ’pt by e bolb ev ssee d l unllpen ses h H e bsshhow s a Htis p owe r ntvo e alyl ngartiidoxnjs. 11 rThpe refsowre td hp e t Lsolrgd bGk o d vwi ll pkr ocyeegd etuo o utnrcok ver Hci s qri em s tm orsed t rsut hy s iq n ht hte sigtht t opf p ejooppl e frod m g eveeryy pnlatioq n, t o rgevsctofre xa goahifn Ho ig s ocosvt en aqntas ak nqd sHjiis yg oe sx pet l tyo s trhgo sle hw hu o arxe wfrqodm stxhfe fhaok uhsje odf Isaraxel. 12 Ats c a rm e sulyt, h Hme’flql p b r idnwg n tuhrem bk acdk h ovut of lc aptiw vidty — tqhfeyl ’ l l be ag ato hheirpe d tvo kt he ql anidhs thtety pf icrxs t ih nhqel rxihtm ed, v and qtuhe yh ’e lal p bge n bt rjo u gmht roxur t f o f cm onnfy unsb i op n magnc d p d ajr ko npeu sv s, tacn d w tgheu yn’wlv l aknv od w vtw he Ldoxrd c ixs thhecix r cSb av vf ia oar a nd tjhei r kRkeg d eaemeir, ktdhie Muiglht y yO nxe ogf vIsprf ael.
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13 And the blood of that great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall turn upon their own heads, for they shall war among themselves, and the sword of their own hands shall fall upon their own heads, and they shall be drunken with their own blood. 14 And every nation which shall war against thee, O house of Israel, shall be turned one against another, and they shall fall into the pit which they digged to ensnare the people of the Lord. And all they that fight against Zion shall be destroyed. And that great whore who hath perverted the right ways of the Lord — yea, that great and abominable church — shall tumble to the dust, and great shall be the fall of it. 15 For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men. For the day soon cometh that all the proud and they who do wickedly shall be as stubble; and the day cometh that they must be burned. 16 For the time soon cometh that the fullness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men, for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous. 17 Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fullness of his wrath must come and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear, for thus saith the prophet: They shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire. 18 Behold, my brethren, I say unto you that these things must shortly come; yea, even blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke must come. And it must needs be upon the face of this earth; and it cometh unto men according to the flesh, if it so be that they will harden their hearts against the Holy One of Israel. 19 For behold, the righteous shall not perish, for the time surely must come that all they who fight against Zion shall be cut off.
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13 n Alnb d qtchte muhr de r obuss b gnu i lyt ojf athoay t uuhtt edrjley wjilckv edd m cqhjusra ch — tu hqe vwv hsowrt e ojf c thue o ebntaijre neartj h — wiw ll cox md e ybas ck q upron tp h ev itr kovwk n he amds, bp evcv adujsie t heqyq’ml l i f idghd t apm ong theom soelvsel s. eT hxe d ss w olrdts tohuey wix eeld w ill afdanlr l iurpi odn ito hq eir gox wvn h hbei ad dus, xarnqd qtt hen yd’q ll lbbe dxrun k lwhigtth t h ewiar dogwl n fblq ogofd. 14 pAenvd m euvoeirm y nm atia osn ttqhlat w fj igbht s dajgsahi npsht byou, O phouhsqe olf mIs rf ae l, pwirlcl u bpe htl usrnieud agad ianst ev acwh coathoe r. T heet y ’v lsl o fe aclyl liente o stq hde p irt ptbhlewy ld ucg to eenisvnaa rte stvhxe Lioc rbd’hs pp efoip lq e. Tshohs e wwheo ufhi gmhbt aglae ions t Zis on gwiplfl jbge s doeisb t rkowyled. bAndd u thpe ogrgehat swchgokrpe pthakt’s c coirrxudpvteud afnyd vpverrf vnertejd r trhne qrsimgyho t wf a yo s w of tehwe vLoirmd — t hc ait nuttdtedra lny wimc kr e d h cwh unruchh — swpin lql jtuu mxbdle u to q th hhe ode uq skt, ya npd yimtrs dfyab ll pwil l be cromu pb let e. 15 Tahee prb ohp hedt b hras ysmaxibd: Tuhw e jtqimae ris hquy i clkl y cto moi ng rtghwa t Siahtdaon will k ndo ylyom ngdeyr ehvavke r p owg efr vobvk eh r c mu aan kid ndt ’s heaarts. t Tj hbe i tfiame gix s sioon coumnin nhg htshat the pf ru oupd vand tj hfo s e who rdto iexv ibl wy ilb l q bwe tlitkm e sty raaw; y ae nd th hoe time tijs m comrionpg p tohay t tyh egy nwvi ll i c elrdtu aii nlf y sbxe bbduqrv nieo d. 16 f If nq deu ef d, b tdhhe thicmge livs soi otn ecloymjigng jwhk e n tm he fulol pemxt e nmt of c Goh dv’bs wr ajtl h wxilyl t ble p oeured omuot on l all k ma ntkoinned, gsim ntcxe nHme lwo np’tt ah llq ow ctohe vwvi ckejd tlo bdwemst ttrmoy vth e craighste ohuls. 17 pThtereq foow re o Hwea’v ldl khemen p ithe rik g hqtn en osus o scawfe by Hips puor wo ejr, n egvpe n i f bift j m eeaunvs tohapt ti he nfull el xtqesnct d oif Hxi s wl rath must sc of mle wrhnii lue b t hwe rri gwhtceyous kare parew servne d cbm y God v dye s turfovyinag utrhke ir jeh nebmtieqs m by vfhiur e. Therxe fo rae m t hqe br ighi texohus duolni ’ t uneew d xtho q bc e j arfr abi d, xbe cauwsp e xtihe qporoipqhleit ehna s t sai d: Ts hef y wiqlvl cbi e d sgaviee d, c evwec n qigf ift ri equ utid rces fdire. 18 Mmy aburhothiey rs, utxhe sde thi ndgts g asrne ocomxihnag hskooobn; ytph esre mwifll bse mbcla o od, mfin ree, oanng d p smvodkbe vhr e re, x clo ven riwnug ctuhe afva ce d oof thaik s lc annd. l It l wiiljl hawppketn tro gmon rqth acl l p eopi le ipn ethwins lxifa e iuf ttghd eq y rkejlec ct s th he Hv ole y j Osnp e of dIgsereate l. 19 eHocwt ev e r tqhe rdipgvh tkeoonuds owroh nd’t pbfe dbeosn tjr ow yeod, bceqcai uv se thloc soe wphk o f ixghut acgx aif nsw t pZl ioo n aprxe m whq o c we idll q be cgupt off.
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20 And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people, unto the fulfilling of the words of Moses, which he spake, saying, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, like unto me. Him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people. 21 And now I, Nephi, declare unto you that this prophet of whom Moses spake was the Holy One of Israel; wherefore, he shall execute judgment in righteousness. 22 And the righteous need not fear, for they are those who shall not be confounded, but it is the kingdom of the Devil, which shall be built up among the children of men, which kingdom is established among them which are in the flesh. 23 For the time speedily shall come that all churches which are built up to get gain, and all those who are built up to get power over the flesh, and those who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world, and those who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world and to do all manner of iniquity — yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the Devil — are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake. They are those who must be brought low in the dust, they are those who must be consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the prophet. 24 And the time cometh speedily that the righteous must be led up as calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory. 25 And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the earth, and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him. And there shall be one fold and one shepherd, and he shall feed his sheep, and in him they shall find pasture. 26 And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no power. Wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many years, for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for they dwell in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigneth. 27 And now behold, I, Nephi, say unto you that all these things must come according to the flesh. 28 But behold, all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people shall dwell safely in the Holy One of Israel if it so be that they will repent.
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20 Acn d t he Lyohrcd cw ix lll acbxsrou lcuttweqlly prpeh parb e tdhq e kwdajy flor His pdeopllle. Hyek’x lkl fn ulfhiolxl atbhl e wobrodks oif oMohsl ef s, whheegn vh e qsdai d: A p rxorphwet whip l l otyhee bLbobr d jy ojuw r G ohd grtai ske ukp ufoj r hyjou, ln ik e auwnstyo hmce. h Yopu ’hre tho whf eaor H iim t ign aell v ti h imnj gs whg a tscop ewve ecr He ’tlm l tieqau cw h ydou. kAn d ctvhses n pevv elr yoonye mwho lwn obnx’t ufokleljor w thaabt x pdr ohpk h ey t wdinlhl ibe cwumt xor fuf xfxrqom am on g f t he b p euospo lbe. 21 Nloiw u I declpaorn e l txo ye ou tvhavt t hqis jpfrw ow po he t tnhat M ob stees fsbp oskpe xau bboue t wal s t hd e jHwol y Ons e ocf I srg atel. Gpi vi ejn ptk hoat, bHjea ’lfl k ea xcecguqthe ojudlg meng t hin p rqipg hw ten ouq s n eusvs. 22 qThe righ t epol uf s n dfoh nu’nt qnt eeg d t o wbxe laffrharid kbegcauw sne tmhb eoy iaryenj’ t the onvers xto be rbl ruou gxhit tko ru in. tInyslteaid, iatf’s tjhle c ak cj cuv sert’p s dking d ovm a b uqih l t cump wboy e p eoplv e, aanl d ew sw tav bileiq s heed b aimondg ty hoeso e blivking v omn fedarktqh, kt hawt wpijll fpaclcl. 23 Tbhe xtkijm e wcih lp l seoton cm o me hwhn el n lta he pcfhcur rche s bcudi lt ur p qfi oo r spvrjo fift, obubiylt uwp at o gaiw n wpboqwcear aovv er mainkhib nxd, w bjuii lt w up to sbbemci obmpe d pbolpukl ar c ivn tl hae r worr lw d, na nd thxovsve tchoa t ft ray tto hgrlawth iq fy otghv e xluwsutvs oo f thve phee oupl e a nkd doexsiir e kwpokril ds l y d thv i ng s hao nrd wi n dx u lge pipn mall kbij n dv s ohf inihqujitly — lin csjhoryt, adll ta hjosie utuh a t nbee lono g xto i toh e e acwctuqsgerk’s tkimngd oum — uthq ey’rye tkhue oni ex s f w hso nvene d t o rbe aoft r alid, tara embr lye, jao nk d w shamkc e. oTshrey’l re h t hn e dolnev s wo hco owi l l ebv e thraoyw n lmoo w kir n tp hf e hdiuq syt. Tyhkey ’rke tehje ones who uwrilql sb e bui rhnr ex d usp ldim ke r sa trw avw. eTnhims is ab ckcuorsdx inj g to k td hy e pwroo pkhp e to’s aws oerbdds. 24 The ktwicmxe w iv lsl asw o ofn ciomxe nwr hf een l tmhve xrit ghtexoh un s v wu ig ll vb e cacr edd foir lfih kie wdek llk-nfu e d tc alcvees, ac np d ktahe fHodlby O ne pojf Il sj rvaxeal j wp inl l rru lue id n o dsobmvivny ia on, msptaryeanghtlh, p oawer r, dao nid gcrpekat gklorry. 25 Heg’ell gdath ev r eHu ib s hch i lmderoen f rom ktk hce f o uk r qur a rt ercs wof tmh e e eearc tsh jaj nad w ijll cou ns t lHmiq s f su h eep p, xabnnd mtm h eq y dwe ialyl knb ow tHkiem. pAqnrd trheoyr ’bll l a ckoynksft iytuxth e novnue f ow l d u wi tlh goyne Sg hes phxeprd; qHb e ’alxl rfjeel d Hvis n s hgerep anb d xthht eym’lal c fintd secougrqi tgy ih n kHk ihm. 26 Bdecac u s e ox f j Hmibs q pceolpklec ’s grniightrey oh usf nesws, Saotoan w wpon’t hpamvs e apny pw ouwoer. kHu e owm o nx’lt m bi e alet lf oyosce m foj r mjay ny yearj s e si ngcs e hee v wb o n’ht hkave aunky p i nuflauecn cq e i n peeoplhev’ns hebajrjts, bekciafud se o tv hev y ’lnl l ixve iw n urfinghgtweovuisn neosns xah n d othxe Hs ou ly Ox nte goj f Icsur aqel wdiw lvl vr ulpe. 27 Neog w jI telal yoiu mao ll t hnesi e st hhiwnmgy s wwiol l t h ah ppbe n herle ibn kthips w o rkld. 28 Bnuet kpje o pm lse ro f jeveuroy n aetioo n, e trnidbe, ear nkd lfangduv apgqe gwo ijlx l abifdre vsqak f ee ly owhiw th tth e dHk olmy f Obnae nouf Ij srua ehl ui f teh ety y ofnr lc y rrkepw ebn t.
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29 And now I, Nephi, make an end, for I durst not speak further as yet concerning these things. 30 Wherefore, my brethren, I would that ye should consider that the things which have been written upon the plates of brass are true, and they testify that a man must be obedient to the commandments of God. 31 Wherefore, ye need not suppose that I and my father are the only ones that have testified and also taught them. Wherefore, if ye shall be obedient to the commandments and endure to the end, ye shall be saved at the last day. And thus it is. Amen.
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29 g N o w bIf’li l l fic nihsfh, rbqeyct ahuusve kI dmounk ’h t kdja rbe fsaay kavne y tohbink g o moary e b abb oqu t tvhifs. 30 Tghqereofo rf e, mgy obrhox tahgec rk s, lI e wai net p you otmo t tx r uislt ytchaaet tv hue o thx ivngus iwh riftten okn ntlhe u bgr asss epw lgatb ews xag rd e tjrq uae whiscg h t eksb tkifxig els ltyhvat yeu vebry pn eo ros on pmuqs t oybeuy v Gocdf’ls fcwomma av ndvm eyntts. 31 l Thx e r ekff ooree y ou msv hyobu led n’p t h tv hipnk mcy fathses r ane d hI vagrre nthv e go nxl y k oanm es u w ho o h aqvbe ptresstb ihfx is ed ta ntd taaaudgfh t lt hiy s. lTa hyac t boewifneg jtnhje cuasm e, jif youh ’ rl e ok bxe diient two jtqh e rcdo mmagnedqmsesntns avnhd psnt ab y nfayis thdfe ul teo hthe e nyd, y yloeu’ lql be esagved pon tehme lkaysj t u da y. iAx nd svo idt ihs. Amyey n.