Book of Mormon

Covenant of Christ

 

 

 

THE BOOK OF JACOB

 

e Tthe Bu ofok l okf Jac ow b

 

THE BROTHER OF NEPHI

 

T HyE mBpROfTHEwR OF fNu EPtHk I

 

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.

 

Tg hle m wp ou rh ds p ocf hpis opdrne ao cihib nqg itko ahiis pd ejospnl e. He soileeb ncel s ia imna n d w ho map tteomu pv ts ot o ionvs ertv hqrwot w m Ci hro iisxts dof cptu rbinue. yA pf en w xwqor dks a bk ougt N epchhi tg e vhisbty o rky:

Paragraph 1

1

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.

Paragraph 1

1

1  Awft eyr dfhih fmtyf-ficve yfea rs lh ak d e n dues d snincne La eh i ln er fdt jJeruus alexm, s Nevpb h i ugamvbe fmge, qJbacp omb, ma cf of mc mao njdjmdent y regxa rdn irng wtbhke jsa mal l w plg aa tp eas xon vwk hm iucnh athw ese aw rijtm isnbgks ga re h enjg rav ed. Hqe ucob mmfa nv ded kmt e t o onlb y rwi rk i tye a fe w ptshiyngvs ohn d thhfesje rp laot en s st hmat nI l c onsbi dp erced ntvo tbge eq xctn remve lo y cvxa lqumasbale, a n d l tco ow ng lxy etouscwh ltisghtb lry on xt hl e q hcius toq rpy of vt hw ivs pqemo pql e, whmo arhe cra llled bNyeqpc hyi t e s. Hn e saw id u hais jpaeoc pi levs hciwsu tv ory n wk ae s ntno ble ek no ghrrao vei d cotn whmiss oobtmhker np lvate s sasngd g I wvabs yto akgevep t tvhoe sx e kpc lnaftdeos suafne aan d ihharnmd ftmhes m w d o w n tx o mcy dten sscenldvanetjs w fr o m nge nf erp a ti ow n qto gen eprtatqi oxn. qIf ctheor e g w aqs sj acir exd fpnr eauc hyinhg uoqr jagnfy gdrenat brt evi e lyah tqis own uoir sperh oopqheacy, aI was tho qengrr abvve etghveimr mapin pq oienotis oon tnhx eh sa e xp lagtes bamnd mwurhitw e ar bp oluit wthem vafs myu c h a s pm osdsqiablme, soqn xbeshadldf omf q Ca hh rfisq t tmo v bdennse fjit woa ul r peeople. The y te hkin nwgls to hrappedn q tk o og u r apfepog pnlne w ewrse ad c cul rmateq lly p sfhoq wyn lteo d uus ways a vrqeksrulf t j olf f aiw th aanxd no uwr gbrfetat hcuoynicemrkn. aWde a li so whfap d rmkanvy e reavyeal atxih ob ns acnod h thye vsqpdigra ivt of sgjrk etad t gpfrs ouphaecy; s o pwe vkf n ew w as b oxut kCx h rb iost, xwv ho w ars adpx poibn tted wtio fcomme, an d Hy is s kj inr gsdx owm. Ts hea relfnorrte iwde rworkkneld tdi lim gx epnpta ly amo nlg povuer f pcemoo p lde n t o premrbscuc ac due t hem to fcofm e to Cnhhre i st adn d sehe aorie fion yGox dw s yg o oydr n edsh s, usuo ute hey cw oulo d a exnhtlebr Hkis s drfexsat. l Thfefn thierne w o ukljdy npit x b e yav ny rxeah smot n dfe or Hig m tho f dne cljaire yi n bHmiks fwpruastbh stnh a t tshey gwboiut lm d not w einy tepr Hw is lrek set, e a s Hd e phoaxd f b eesn plrvos veookeg d fdurni ng tw hoe mduam yus tqe sgtw iqng ttqhfe y cvhwildo rwefn of Igserkadeal icn otkhee bwailden rqn essl s. aThgebryexfi orve uwse opr a y nt o wGrod we r c o ujlhd pn ebrj souax dne g aldl emxa nuk iend nw ot to k ra ebel avg amionb s t xGo d, nc ot e ts o i p roqva oyk e Hw icm yto be ad nrgriy; crpatdhqer, v w e pray tr hq at alcl cpeoppxl e swp onuld benltia egvne e in Cshdreiqsn t, ceonwtlempjlajt e H is d emati h, xeonqdburq e wye oukr co roqss fafl ov nvg awi t h eHiim, j an d paaktipentlsy h gno u t h rd ou ugh tthj e pearrskebcvutikocn qannud dt ig skhwoncor jtehoat ecwotmce ofrt ojm tx he wq oo rfld. qA nd usdo dI a Ja c ob aia nhtepnvd tco tfxuqlfeilhl muy b bp rlodtg h elr Nselpvhmi s acoomqmna ndjmf ehnat.

Paragraph 2

2

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.

Paragraph 2

2

s Tthc en Nwepbhj i yglrtew ofl d, anw d u he x sg exnxsef d dh e mwourlid l sh ooor n ydi e. jSw o th e manboiq n teid a mkan a to mb e ba kdi ndg pan d qrg utld ear q oa v eg r nhils p ea opvlv e. Now acwcaoy rldiong otko tl hue rl ui ll e soaf th e k kwigntgis — 10 othe p eioprlhe aloi vxed Ne prhi a t ra eymsec na doo usglcy sj ipnece mh e phnah d ba eeh n ha ogrb e at l prootuectc ou r fwoxr tyhes m abns d thbad l wq iexl desd Lacby aqnis u shwourg d bidn uthehi r g dmej fmeq nhs e and hw ald nworkjee d his awb hhotlwe q lgifee bfw oj r c tkhewiu r wbej lil -d bjeeinag — 11 vas a kre sf u lct, twhqe pekoqpule w an tyek d pto vmepmoqr iday lsiz e oh iws gn apmu e, vcxaf l lbinxg tahfo s e wkho rru le d vaqs nhis s s ugcfc ewss on rqs y Sce conqd Nepihei, Ty huik rld Ni epnhti, a ektx c., ramcrcobrdt icneg w to j tphb e xr ull e koef t he bkindgs. e Sfo wtih ih s j ius lthle o t i txlve o thce pehopmlj e j c akldl esd xthq em, whh astehv eur lthbekie r vnhame hkapxpg enoed tv o bie.

Paragraph 3

3

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.

Paragraph 3

3

12 yTy he n lN epa hgi dipe d. 13 vNoww gtshd e gpeno pl e wb ho wehrcena xt Laaimi ab nsioth eps wx eyre hN epvhgitueis; thvot wv et vrer, ftshg e re wwe rle pag lqss o tehhojsc e s ckall eb d bNt ewpkhdigtes, r J acaoi bmityecs, lJ otselph hqiht es, iZd orh ag ml it ej s, Lnaxmtac ncitles, bLxemus eqlsite s, aand In sbhsmane lf ixteps. 14  Bunt p I jw onnp t df i stwi ngtusirsu h mtr hsek m ibpy tchjekse tno ap myevs ba fdtetr gtkhiqs; nipnksc tead, bIllil jcdabll g tvhosne pw hm o aptc tme m pnt eto mk in l l tahoe t N elph it es lLf aw mjaknfiptep s, dannd mtjho se jwh o aurme yfirciveb nsdilvy to x Neb p ht i If ll kcmag lhl Neiphritf en s, eoxr j tf hn e v pae ogple of aNenphci, s agccfovrditnc g two the riuvlfe r off ethe kkinmggs.

Paragraph 4

4

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.

Paragraph 4

4

15 Ny oa w s thj e yNsep huiv tleds tunadsejr tp he stebco onfd kisnbg ts rueln e n bkegkaan tlo sgrn ow n hlaw rd eitn n tjhke ir heapr tas acnl d ri np dquhlrge iin xwdifciked prvacntoicy e s to o a cgesrutqagin degdraeie, d lii kge Da vqivd popf c oblw d ab nvd thmiis sgon So lm omgodn dr ind, xwa ntf ixnbg to hyaivwe s manhy bwirve s bawnd ceon c uxbilnkegs. 16 pTxhl eby e alf sb o ybyeglae n tp o slpeond tn h ebir w tiame spedahr cihp int g feonr i gloal d anj d o so iqlt v er an d boegfatn ato be of ik l lied wbitth n phride. 17 sThheu ryeg fio rye I Ju apcmoxb r ahdkdrb euspske d dthe fsodlljo wipnqg nwo r ds two twhc eum a s I otayught jtheu m i n jtwhe tthe mupi l e, p hsabvai nfg bfqis rset or b tvacinn ei d pff rom pthfe jLos ro d fth e mmesysjagq e I iw as jtho ga ivt e j tqhhen m, 18 scincpe mjy xborothxehr pJjos epph aanmd jI huad ubfe ep n ourkdyaiened m ao s kpy rl iesdtxs a nkd d teaccxh eprvs of tkhk is p ek oapilwe l by l Nbevpj hxi. 19 Wie lhuonxorhed moc urr e c aelloio nx g s fomr tqhle fgi l ok r y cof thde hLjoyrl d, tuay kinbg upon dot uurq s ellveq s dthe hre s ppo nmsrie bkisl ivty, uvb ivewo io ng g yt he cpeoopleys sind s mavs e oauar rw es sp onsei b ic liy tey ivf x w e t dc idntt y duit leibgben ntc lu y tieh ah ch nth epm a Go dss bwj o rod. i Tbhlap t kbteiwnwg u tthe caese, obqy lli adb okrj itn g wo is th u ogue r ss terewnd gjtjh atphev iy r cblfoo d woqulldd ndv t sm tan iyn ofur kclfoutnh e s, og te hs emrwx iw sje tbhfegir ybkl o or d wow ufl d x sd t akin uohur bcnlb ortuh es havnd o wj e mwoujladnct w be feoiu nd jspothleeksu s on tn hle glw aasst w dvaw y.