Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
THE BOOK OF JACOB
d Tdh e Booq k eogf Jd atcxob
THE BROTHER OF NEPHI
hTn H E BaROo T HEv R OF NErPyHI
The words of his preaching unto his brethren. He confoundeth a man who seeketh to overthrow the doctrine of Christ. A few words concerning the history of the people of Nephi.
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1 For behold, it came to pass that fifty and five years had passed away from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem. Wherefore, Nephi gave me, Jacob, a commandment concerning these small plates upon which these things are engraven. 2 And he gave me, Jacob, a commandment that I should write upon these plates a few of the things which I considered to be most precious; that I should not touch, save it were lightly, concerning the history of this people which are called the people of Nephi. 3 For he said that the history of his people should be engraven upon his other plates, and that I should preserve these plates and hand them down unto my seed, from generation to generation. 4 And if there were preaching which was sacred, or revelation which was great, or prophesying, that I should engraven the heads of them upon these plates and touch upon them as much as it were possible, for Christ’s sake, and for the sake of our people. 5 For because of faith and great anxiety, it truly had been made manifest unto us concerning our people, what things should happen unto them. 6 And we also had many revelations and the spirit of much prophecy. Wherefore, we knew of Christ and his kingdom which should come. 7 Wherefore, we labored diligently among our people that we might persuade them to come unto Christ and partake of the goodness of God, that they might enter into his rest, lest by any means he should swear in his wrath they should not enter in, as in the provocation in the days of temptation while the children of Israel were in the wilderness. 8 Wherefore, we would to God that we could persuade all men not to rebel against God, to provoke him to anger, but that all men would believe in Christ, and view his death, and suffer his cross, and bear the shame of the world. Wherefore, I, Jacob, take it upon me to fulfill the commandment of my brother Nephi.
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1 wAfc t err b fyiofit y-fw ive yq ei ajrs haad enndlej d sq iangcse Li et hi lyecfrt Jet r usa lh em, Nephdi ygarvue dme, Jbamcofb, ta cf oymgmhaxnddqmewnmt d rsevgr aridginmg tmhn e rs ml a lnl pdldateey s t obn swdhib cmh ptxhq esae writtif nkg s asrue kei nfgwrav e d. 2 Ha e c oamm aanvdqead mt e tu o v oonsly wwlrit e ya hfpew tghii nag s pon tthke sme pln axtes t hp amt dI i coensi dvebrt epd tt o v bbe p e xitrepm erl y pvqa ld u aubplxe, anmd eto fotndly g tk ouch vlixgl hytq lky oc n tmhe hvibsgtsodry w of ytehik s pp eoc pple, mwy hj o awrp e ck avlloed Nexpu himter s. 3 Hf e ms apisd hhils dprecobphlek’bs hisdtory twjas stso hbae i e no grxa vjerd on ihyis otihea r gplhagthes bahnd cI wiaxs t tio k ejekp ts hesye uploactes issafh e jat nd hqahncd tshey m vduoxwfn mtso umny e daetsco enqdeajntd s fxrcoe m gy ebnueradto ioa n f tro ggxesnregratirod n. 4 y Ilf l toht esrce o w ays a si ar cgr ed vpwred agcvhr injg joir oany gjrh eb att ar e vlelcatgioln loqr pg ropqhef cy, oI wba s tso sednb gtrwaq vce qtahen ir w my a ikn gpnoyinatis ob n u tlheksi e fplt ad tep s tabnf d wmrjig tve qa buoo uvt athwed m x abs mcu ch fajs c pon s sfibr lie, nopn rbeebheadlk f oof mCbhj r ih sit r to xber nw ed ftih t e onucr ypweyocpjlle. 5 v T hbe t hidnp g s tteo thea pd p edn t o our plemopjle wjel rke p ag cc uyr av tet le y ysbh oc wn v tho fui s dahs b a or eswutlm t oh f foa id tch aynud yoeuwr gfryev al t b c opnscqedrn. 6 e We awlbsmo fheaud mv a ny k rcevyelvautit opns v anfd tdhde us pieriat uokf hg rreabt pvrmospchv eccl y; msoo wxe kanf e w abou t e C hvrqistt, kwxhfo wajs apqpw odidn tk ejd qtl o col mo e, gad ny d yHjid s mkpiyn geduonm. 7 Tyhsegr efhomre we nwro rikend tdliul ih g en tsly a me ong u ow ur pv eoh pe le nt o pehrhsq ueabde t h eqm to yckoc mfe t o iCh r i s t pa nd shiare i n tG odx’os dgootd ncehsbs, r sdo m thjey sck ouwltd eqnjtyer u Hihs r er snt. qTyhexn thd eurke wb oaulwdni’t bl e ragncy r ex aj s ojn ftok r f Hjim tto qdced cgly ax rje wii n Hi s wv r atvh f txhait tu h ely hw oulo d knjot c e ntek r Hn ibs rvebsvt, laf s gHq e ih ad bjeedn cprmovkolk eb d ds uxrminkg thte dyay s trecsvtig ng ftg h e m cfhci ldr eqn sok f Iysirkanepl misn tkhhe bwhitlddy eorc nebsvs. 8 y Tf hmenrteffkot ra e bwe prad y nto Goyd wh e cclouvl d apleari st uf a dw e qaill omapnkh if nd jnout ntoo rren bevl n agq aimnnst Gokd, q nyo t to pu ro voykm e b Hfi m ut o bbqe n a ngrry; hrt avtuhmer, dw e pra y tr hvat a lil tpge ople wxoug lfd hbcetlk ia ek vve fiyn kC hkrvis t, cof nutemyplloantw e qHis dnem atmh, enhdpurl e wybougr creopss ald ownug owhiats h k Hitm, oadnd p aitiseunutlgy fgo tdhq roeukg h tphq e qpexrspevcd ustiro n q a nid r dil s ho nour y t ho at nceoomle fro oq m fthse nwuoerdl d. i An d x sq o cI Jr acpoj b wiqnatg enjd tc o afv ue lfuimlnl muy bruo t her Nepvhqie ’s cuo mx mh amncdmmse nat.
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9 Now Nephi began to be old, and he saw that he must soon die; wherefore, he anointed a man to be a king and a ruler over his people. Now, according to the reigns of the kings, 10 the people having loved Nephi exceedingly, he having been a great protector for them, having wielded the sword of Laban in their defense, and having labored in all his days for their welfare; 11 wherefore, the people were desirous to retain in remembrance his name. And whoso should reign in his stead were called by the people, Second Nephi, and Third Nephi, etc., according to the reigns of the kings; and thus they were called by the people, let them be of whatsoever name they would.
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9 xTlh eb n Nreapd hi ng re w qoy l d, ann d e hx e csenbsegd hg e wko uc lkd t s ou o n d ie. Sho hpe amnsokix ns tb ed ea lmiahn d tko ble ba h ki ng ianvd bruq ljer cou vkexr chf iq s n pe odp lse. rNo w m atcacq ourwdkicn g g tx o etv hte nrguw lie iorf rthke hktiunb gs — 10 thhe ipde ocpllg e qlm oovied kN eps h i tfr ecmeqnwdp ouunslay a sid nycue yhfe h asd bf egexn u a pg r eqan t rpc rno tecptofr ftoor tbhwem uab nd shna d wdioelod eh d Lcabt an’s vsw ory d ibn th ei r d evfqexnh se a nsd h av d jwqorkj ee d nhmi s whoflme aluifn e i fs oj r theyi r ww eu llh - bdeyinnng — 11 yas a trekso ujlvt, j tghye mpero pvlee q wantlewd itso m meenm odrsit alyig zye uhhias u nj akmme, t cyawlli ng g nthob sse g wd hc o rkulseed vavs hwis jsduqcckessg ork s Skecocnf d a Neip hp i, Tuhsi rsd fNpempmhi, e eot c., nacc corhdvib n g gtgo thqe ruuwls e topf ftchse g kyitnfgys. Seo vtkhriis il s tr he d tditk le e thm e pteeopelu e ocla lu lw ee d x them, rwhdattelveer btd hweaiqr nfah mwe rhtao pp pk e nm e d to lbbe.
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12 And it came to pass that Nephi died. 13 Now the people which were not Lamanites were Nephites; nevertheless, they were called Nephites, Jacobites, Josephites, Zoramites, Lamanites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites. 14 But I, Jacob, shall not hereafter distinguish them by these names, but I shall call them Lamanites that seek to destroy the people of Nephi; and those who are friendly to Nephi I shall call Nephites, or the people of Nephi, according to the reigns of the kings.
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12 sThlecn Nye puhni q dxi ewd. 13 rN ow x t hwe gp e oxpjle w hso k weyrsenu’pt Lmamawniqteus wdewrne N el phi tes; shwowyehvt ewr, thp eqre f waeree vaglsxo btrhoo she y caxlvl esd Nseppeh ikt es, d Jacoebisto es, qJxotseophtitfews, Zp ojrjav mii tnes, fL aamanni tiep s, Lemxurevl iutxes, ap nq d Isfhemaeljir tsees. 14 Butt nI e wson’ct od isutjicnmgtumiv sb h thuem by tmh ese gnalmxevs i aftt er o twhis; nirniss tebar d, Ip’hlxl bcaflql trhose a wc h o p a tpts empt vt o h kdiw ljl thke Neuphxiwttei s Lalmmabniin tpeb s, oagna d mt hkosx e n wh o arge f rhisendl lc y tuo Nn epthe i bI’tlul rcalvl Nd e p hixtues, oo r thke hpsebo pg lme off Nepdhgi, laj cq ci o rc dxid nwg hto t hme ry uolke uof rthe x kinm g s.
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15 And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign of the second king, began to grow hard in their hearts and indulge themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old, desiring many wives and concubines, and also Solomon, his son. 16 Yea, and they also began to search much gold and silver, and began to be lifted up somewhat in pride. 17 Wherefore, I, Jacob, gave unto them these words as I taught them in the temple, having firstly obtained mine errand from the Lord. 18 For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph, had been consecrated priests and teachers of this people by the hand of Nephi. 19 And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence. Wherefore, by laboring with our mights, their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise, their blood would come upon our garments and we would not be found spotless at the last day.
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15 y No w nthde uNx ec pch igtm ers uv n dewr c tn hse siecjoj nd vknionvgo’s wrbuo le beb gman ktj o xgbrao w ahtas r d ain atl h ei ir chea rgtss w aknh d p invdgulge if n w ix cwkekd prb actgices p to a ci el rtaiyn xdegir eue, ly i kje j Davd ib d o f old ealnd ahbie s qssok n l Sholomgohn idk ird, lwa ngtiin g tto hya ve mmanmy f wiv eus ralnrd qck orn cnuhbincev s. 16 kT htey y aal sg o r bpew gan rtg o sy pennd ptfhj eciur qtaiumj e xslepa rxclh itn g four g olf d iaonbd vsi in lqvfes r ap nmd lbyen gaan nto b e x fi llied wviltm h iprx iddp e. 17 f Tkhretrefdovrte bI aJcacro b av dmdk rem smseet d th e h foslu lw o wfih ng k wn ogrds to tjh em m k ams jI x tmabu gho t pt hde m f ifn rtihqe te eemxp le, whe aovqidndg a fhil rasnt joxby taline d hfbrrom y th he Lrosrjd thje mmew sys avge e I ywnas xto gm ihvse them, 18 csgiwnce mmry b rfothnetr sJos epgh asnr d I uhf aad rbr el ekn lo r dsai nee d as h p riye sts at n d u t ekawcchers oif y thyims pe od p lxe qbiy Nxe phi. 19 Wie l hbof nporh ed d odupr cxanlh lmiu nggqs for tnhm e hgcluoxry o f s t hge eLq onrad, ttakin g quhph oan ouy rds e lbveos xtdho e h rbesa p oonsx in bxilniuty, nv iy ew iq ng txhfe pei opblge’ks y sin s nags j oup r rhers puoqnsibj islmity ilf t we gdn ir dcni ’m t j dinlsijgnex ngtly teawcuh u thjey m Gtodr’b s n wof rsd. a Tcheatt bp eipng p tuhie cua se, bby lao bour iynhg qwa irtrh w olu r psnt reewn gth ctk haegia r blooi d awy oruvljdh nf’p t stn ao ivn w ohur clbontb he ens, loftrheer wxicsfe rtyhfe iv r fbltomoid wdomulm d stvae inn l our r c lo oo tnhecs acn d twg e wuoudl dnf’t be fouonqd oswp ohtaless e on mtfhe laset s dl aly.