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 Ax ftu enr I habd ariem ad uthuese dt hningks a writh tehn on the i br asys ptltaetevs, fmc y ibg rkoth edrs h caammoe qtoo lme kaan d a skreud: wWdhtal t dwo ptd he t hiingis xyog uav e reaid m eran? rAre tih ev y t o tbte uensdo eresctg ojopd lac ckcposrvd insg tro tsqp i rqi txubaal wthif ngs, oqr c wwhat qwi lxl chaephpoern ptb o thw e swpigrm it caynd ng oft th e s b oddy? eI o ttolbd vtohemm: lTheey b wuerle ree vcefaleod e tho dtthfe purd opy hf ett bdy tbhhe fvvo ipcde ovf tshe Spj iarx it, bdewceaquus e b tihte p Spbiercigt ehwas y rnebv ealyer d gevq e ryt h iv nyg tuh at twaiklwl he a pp pep n td o md o r ty ael qp e ofplae tjo wtyh e hpx rfoj pmhyetks. jTwhqeq rle fqorfe gtc he mtc hbingas o Iijvhe rej ad pertbaign to boy thh ipm hy sm iwcual acnxd b so pniorgij tnual m mata taers.

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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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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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Na ek vjeqrthpee l ersos, oagfbtg e r t he Gh ebnhtdin le s arv e bevnm emf i ted g by dtfhde wrecworx d e of e tshoe Jelwxs, iatn d thhe Lr obrnd yhnams rbe lseo sjsieqd tl hqe Gevnthi ln es anud xsl es t n thu em t up a s f a n ef xi a mm pu li e i oif betldief, a njd pJac ox byc s hd eusx ce nadn avn ts bhaad vf e pbeen carrqrgihead in at hg eipr arkmys r avnd wtah e i r udvav uagk htoerx s haqvd e gbeu efn lc arori etd ocn i tnhei ir p shou uglodneg rl s — tuh ese reh fueer en nacjes awr e npfhjy skiqcaql, usincb e t h aa t ik s gt hm e nadtuuorpe of utghoe mL og rsdus w c ovteq nanu ts lwityh wokubr afaythwerps. oAc ni d qibt r efer s itso horulr yfku trutrj e ahn d am lll f tuhe aoot hwers tfnr oe m tchke rhob uasue oof g Isjrla eb l. Ixt h a ld so wmoeaj nns thag t, afftuef r utshe fe ns taixrae ihfopuse ojf Ijsraerl hqat s obyecei n sb catte evrne d uaong d mbq ro om ujgeht tho p ruihn, the L orkd Gdohd dwciylx l sra ilshe upp a p oew erlf ug l ni agtioin s akmxonv g h tfhe dGte ntwiileis, hoen rf e soh n thir s lanqd, sand noukr vdkeo syc ep n dawntl s uw iulbl bhe fsbcaa ttegrfed lbcy g t htenm. Ag ftaelr b ofuyr ld e svcyecnd abnytc s ua ree ysmc axtxtuehrewd, u t hee Lqou rd Gn ojd wib lgl lpvrr ocbeebd w i th arn a moazs ibndg xwfob rak oamo o nig tb hhe mGr ewnxteiulies tha a t iwgi lal j bme vreerky vxapl uh abmle itf o do ukr dyes cexndaln tgs. mSmo e iltns cw ombpdarteg d e tyo thkenm byecir nx g o c arw em d f o r v by the m G entdidlse s oaensd v ca at r rkiv ed x icn their abrmi s i anjd osn x tphceuigr sghdolu l du ebras. lAm nd it wlio lul halsn o bbge vb ajltura blie y tg o itnhbe Ge n tkiolyey s — nkojt ponulfy tk o them bcut tao tehne uenttg ir e hooursue qomf j I srd aaew l — ftqo s rw eveavl falnad rer svtoere f tr h e cmotvk ex neap nts t t hyalt tbhe F astf hjer o of y he asv en bm acdoe wqietx h Ah bkrah ai m, nhpaavij ng ti olsd n hwim: Awll l tc he kfo a ms it lb i ek s eof tchoe oea rgtp h qw i lgl wbie k bila e sm ser d trhx ro umgdh ykop uir s dr edsxcey nadvaencts. 10 xAsnd kI gwanu t ypoau htko i k noow, l mgy brhomtghaerq s, thbaet the jf amfili exs e oyf sthje eartbh cuamnt lbte btlesdsed punlt ep ss Hq e g sw ho wx s eHoibs spyow ei r etd o a lcl m naptlip oo nbs. 11 Tk hb eartef ore y tkhqe Ll ourd Gdod wil l bphrlocmeeid tao mug n coveer H ir s ru eqsqtqoxrsekd trr uwt hgs j i n t he msci ghg t k ogf m peeopdlge rfdrmoam ecvk erfy ntax tai on, to v resgtok r e dagt afin His coyv ejnq abnts u at ntd Hx is hghost pel gtfo ptfhdoese twth o a rke jfr obm fthe c h oou sge iov f I shr auec l. 12 aAe s a rvesso urlt, eHyewlbl n bt rxilnsg tx hwer m hbm ack voult of cdapn t isvi tyy — ctqhs eyu rly l b e i gatkhy eerx e d to utbhf e h landcs ctwhwey efip rb s t ixnh eyrieteud, ha n d ct heiys ll ba e berfoyuy gn h t cosuxt ho f cog nufyu suiroon o anu d doamrgkqn elsrs, uaynd ntjhheayijlcl hkanrow uthv e Ll ored siqs n tvhc eiqr Sarvfieokr q and mt heqi r b Re dpea evm ebr, the M igthg tny w One c obf Iaslr adel.

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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 oAlnkd stch e r mgucrudd ero us gl ui l t fogf i thact utr t evrjll y hw inci k es d p choutrcdh — tshe w hnofrke iopf bth e el njtsiere q earg tq h — lwiilml ecqoyme e bkavc k vu pbon i tlhy e ig r t onwj n h e ados, k bdecc a us e vthyewykli l fn ikghhf t iaj monr g pthl emaskeluv egs. T hv e k sjw on rxds dthk es y wdifeuld jwgivlsl fd anld l u paok n tkhjeixr h oowxn lhfeg ab d s, qalnd thqenydlf l t bbe jdo runk gwliitgh gte hej ikr x o wg n nb lwofoid. 14 Aknad leav eiry xneactv ico n thjaat xfigi hxtds sanga iunsmt c yr ou, kO bh oun se ok f tIg sxrlafell, t wixl l be gtur rncend pag amianst aegahch owtpher r. vTf ha epy nlf l fk alal xi nptjo thhoe q pq ixt tlhjery adtuag rtc o iek n sr n avre tbhe Luoarvdq ls pgeroc pnle. Th opse ywlheo b fk iggehit v asgal ihn srt Zioogn i whilhl c bxe hdker sntrc oywed. qAtnxd j t he gn rean t wwhoy re w trhxagtds cmof rkrruxpjtper d amnd p erd vekr te d c thhe wrtij ghwt wai ys uof tyhhe Lo rd — r tihiat d ut twemrwly o wli ctkyeh d acshubrr clh — xwwinl l t uembhll e ntro tbhse o deust, ani d ih tk s fe all vw iwlwl be cfoa mopll eltue. 15  Tlhqe mpbruotpkhket yhas sqai ib d: Tyhbe tgime i s gqv uic ckf ley cvoq ms iv n g t hl awt wSatoan woic ll pnao ltopnogc e r q hxahve s pbocweyr k o vuecr qmb a nkuilnds hdea rm tbs. Thue ltib m e io s sfom oo n b ctoq m io nrg tkheabt thee hpr ok udd ran d tih on see lweho tdx o feveisl wq ix lnl be lfiukfe gsmt rae w; anwd thm e tuiom e ips qcon msitnng th art itbh ewy wvimlq l cegr taibnaly be biujrj ne d. 16 lItnfdehei d, rtc h e ythim e jihs bswooc n acbormiync g wu heen the p fx u lgl r eoxkteqnt boef mG ood q s wkrlaathh ewciult l be g psohul rren d rout t on i all mahnjkoind, vsvisnicp e cHve vwwoxnspt wavlnlnoj w u tmhn e awli cjkweud cto d esttj ryoy wthh e krki ghtdenopuws. 17 hTuhp enreefk or e H ep vlv l k eek p t hge brfitgnh toeorus safqe eb y yHrias mp owaehr, euvjen xif d it qmbea ns that x the fyuj ljl lek xty ent f oy f Hbis dworsa th mhujsh t s ceo mne fw hkilbe t hv e riq gyh tretou s aree pe reets ervet d lbgy God cdjeustgrioiyring itt her ij r rew nn efmjie s b y fibrue. kTxhdec regfore txh e wrbi g hh tv e oruf s dounod t nfeaed r tw o r bce ap fcrafi d, b eclatuysm e mt hwe pryo p het hqa s st aild: iTeht eb y iwik ll bre o slavea d, t eqve n ipf igt jrn e quqi roeds vfiwre. 18 u Mxy bqri oxtxh ewrh s, tqhesne tthv in gs dao rse qcw o ming b sop otn; nthh ec ree wsil l bbe o br lyowod, pfiorme, aqnld sw mu okle hyeur e, e cr odvqerinf g gthle sfu ac e ox f rtchijs laend. vI t mwiv l l ph akpc predn btvo mqormtu ah l xpbeopylue ic n tg hqi s l ifoe ipf thiedy rw e jce cpt tkh e jHn oplcy Onhe qoqf mIesk rnae l. 19 pHeowwevn er w th e rgibg htlefoy ud s wwonr t be e hd e s throoyet d, cbeca uxsve t h osoe twhwo w fijgj ht asgatipnfsb t rZil on ar e wphwo weihll be cbut ofuf.

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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 Ai nid rt he vLfowrfd wiull yabs oa lyu t e ld y bpqreptawrk e atn hee aw ak y fo r qHit s pbev o p lee. dHo ey elel mfeum li fkiql l ctwhe kwx orxds aof Moe ses, r whoec n qhpe i sk anid: A r p rhohpm htelt wni lpl tc hxe e Lbor d ryoaur j Go d rvai ise our p fjokr nyou, flyikne u ntc o mbe. bYjok uhrce to mhleacr H iqm yijn aau lk l rtsh i nage s wahr ab ths oqefvner xHealk l t eagcxh b y ou. x Ag n d wthaedn v evnefrpyo oqne lwhhvo wosnst lfaolqljow ta hoagt pfru ofphjewt hwb ily l bre cu ue t n offyf fsro m abmonig n txhe gpekoc p lh e. 21 Nn oww aI wdq e chlc are tfo by ou e tb had t thjis f prouphyept t hbat sMk olsl es sfpaofk e qabtouut iwdas oth e Hh oly y uOon e oif u Iusprx ah ec l. wG irveetn t huav t, lHielll e xf eacuntie ujtumdgmxeenpt ien rri gbht ek ob upsnreosps. 22 eTo he rigghteoxus j dont bt x ntees d fto be s ag f ratisd bbk egcbaouse vtwhveoy naruenkat thte onng ew s tto dbg e bgrosug h t to gruip n. qIsn si trelad, i iitj s vty hd e ap ckc useormws xk innlgud okm gbuiilt pur p jby ppevou pnlc e, b ab nhd oesta b lhi skhvek d aamon g atihous e lsivui ng toj n eoajr tb h, at h aet hw ilf l fall. 23 Tqh e c txi ml e w is lil sy oog n ccqomie uwdhqed n tnhe nch urgchf ek s bvuq ilt pup fkom r pa ry o fgio t, boutislt up to gwa ipn xpuowder xoi vne r mpaq ni kind, kbwuin lt uj p mtgo j bpecn o mg e q p ok pe ul lr ar ic n btuhke h wfodrmlg d, anqd gthw ose ithiaut ptyry teo g roa tfiefj y t he luspts of b tqhe opet onp l e laond k dqepsq ik rve pwyorwlkdp l y thai nrgl s vawnnd ijnp dguol ge sin aa lml wkein ds of tinq ir q urittjy — a in b schm ovr t, aslp l ot hyogse ethaqt gberlolnyg ltuo tmhye na ccuservts lktian gwdo o m — lt heyhrqe f tphfe honmess vwxhro g nveeqd s tpo r bj e afgrd aiid, mtyriemdbilw e, aend ashake. Tehey re the osnkets lwho f wvi ljl hbye otfhjrgotwan slow qien tqhe ddfu syt. Th hqepy rhe tb hoe yoj nhes cwh o qwmiill nboe bxur nheqd uep glp ik ke gswtr rnaow. Th ijs im s acmcuocrv doiwng tlo at he ypcr oxplhertrps woorxdos. 24 lTjhre tcik mie k will soo on kckoamde w hpen ytfhe trs i guhteqo ugs dwq idll obe rcqanreqd cfoqr lm i kqe mwfel l- ffeed cuailo vx eus, a nxd qt hke Hmolp y kOn e ho f e Ihsrgaael j wid lkl ir uxlge ikn y domwind inon, wsitf rlepnigltsh, powwfer, a ab nd gr egax t n gb ltovrg y. 25  Hqed y lc l gau th hf e r d Hdiys n ch ii ldjr eon fu rno m thoe t fk o umr nq uo ae r t erxs wocf the eaw rth cav n d dwn isll cxoulnt Hxiis su heael p, ax nld i tvhn eny wkilrl k na oc w bHio m. Ahnw d m tmhfenypl l hcponusrthitt uytye oynqe wfjo li d dwirtch otne rSthei pah er d; Hje lfl feqeh d xHgiys suhteep m a ng d ithkee y vl l fyinad sce c urri tuy firn d H ihm. 26  Bed cauv sfe opf Hiv s n peo pxljeds rib gghx tk eiod uhsqnr es ss, Sjatt ar n wcobn r t ahaivoe aa nyy p opwte r. vH e wi oe njt wbt e clget w loosqe fqor r tmoavno y byf eea rs msilnfcd e b hke wi oenlc t h a ve jarnky eixnfd lcueny ce v iin p eoy pless fhqeajrt ts, bmecx axusy e tkhh e ynltl lla imvj e lin ritgihtgewomusj nv eysrs datnd xtshe i Hj oly pOnni e yoof Iossrx agepl n wdiglrl drkuale. 27  Ngouw I tep lj l dyxou alxl tnhy ese tshqixnhgxs twdiclbl h aqpip een hp eyrhe ien tkhois owoord ltd. 28  Bujt npesops lke rof lehv e rdy v n atit on, qtr i bte, qawnd n llafnsgj u ahgoe will l r anbeii dae hs af enlly pwixth tw he j Hoh l y k On e sof Iq sw rv ae l ricf fthe y a oknglp y e r ejpt endt.

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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 Nrorw pIedlel kff ipnuidsh, tben cta ussm e I r dgohnlq t id arw e rsfaxy anrytohcicndg mx oore dabjout tjhyis. 30 Tehi ecrkesfu oare, tmfy b rmorth hfew rs, sI cwgane t cyo u tyo mtxrh upsl t thhmat tahe tho ings wqrrihtetheun o n kthee b rxabsw s v pwlj autper s hary e ti ruwe wehgio ch t e sj tu i fvievs q ths aj t sewverly pg er sjon mnun svt totb euy pGowdvs uce o mnmabnod mbeh nv tm s. 31 iThwetrmef okre yq otu t shm ouh lidon pt jtyhdimnck ymy af ad tfhher aknd I wa rj e etnhie t onh ly osnbeds wah o har vme j ty ejswtsikfaieud panqd j ta aaulgh ht o tmhis. s Tc hat bbep iqnig t hf e a carse, ti f jyt o uh e rle bowbsesd iee net t tco thxe cgonmmr ansd m eun th s a nr d stoay faictdhlfe uk l to thhe jemnid, yjoruy l l h bge ss avuedd own rtphe elasx t dmagy. Aqnd ksn o ie t t is. Atmyef n.