HelamanChapter15
And now, my beloved brethren, behold, I declare unto you that except ye shall repent your houses shall be left unto you desolate.
Yea, except ye repent, your women shall have great cause to mourn in the day that they shall give suck; for ye shall attempt to flee and there shall be no place for refuge; yea, and wo unto them which are with child, for they shall be heavy and cannot flee; therefore, they shall be trodden down and shall be left to perish.
Yea, wo unto this people who are called the people of Nephi except they shall repent, when they shall see all these signs and wonders which shall be showed unto them; for behold, they have been a chosen people of the Lord; yea, the people of Nephi hath he loved, and also hath he chastened them; yea, in the days of their iniquities hath he chastened them because he loveth them.
But behold my brethren, the Lamanites hath he hated because their deeds have been evil continually, and this because of the iniquity of the tradition of their fathers. But behold, salvation hath come unto them through the preaching of the Nephites; and for this intent hath the Lord prolonged their days.
And I would that ye should behold that the more part of them are in the path of their duty, and they do walk circumspectly before God, and they do observe to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments according to the law of Moses.
Yea, I say unto you, that the more part of them are doing this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they may bring the remainder of their brethren to the knowledge of the truth; therefore there are many who do add to their numbers daily.
And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed it, that as many of them as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know of the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them—
Therefore, as many as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been made free.
And ye know also that they have buried their weapons of war, and they fear to take them up lest by any means they should sin; yea, ye can see that they fear to sin—for behold they will suffer themselves that they be trodden down and slain by their enemies, and will not lift their swords against them, and this because of their faith in Christ.
And now, because of their steadfastness when they do believe in that thing which they do believe, for because of their firmness when they are once enlightened, behold, the Lord shall bless them and prolong their days, notwithstanding their iniquity—
Yea, even if they should dwindle in unbelief the Lord shall prolong their days, until the time shall come which hath been spoken of by our fathers, and also by the prophet Zenos, and many other prophets, concerning the restoration of our brethren, the Lamanites, again to the knowledge of the truth—
Yea, I say unto you, that in the latter times the promises of the Lord have been extended to our brethren, the Lamanites; and notwithstanding the many afflictions which they shall have, and notwithstanding they shall be driven to and fro upon the face of the earth, and be hunted, and shall be smitten and scattered abroad, having no place for refuge, the Lord shall be merciful unto them.
And this is according to the prophecy, that they shall again be brought to the true knowledge, which is knowledge of their Redeemer, and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among his sheep.
Therefore I say unto you, it shall be better for them than for you except ye repent.
For behold, had the mighty works been shown unto them which have been shown unto you, yea, unto them who have dwindled in unbelief because of the traditions of their fathers, ye can see of yourselves that they never would again have dwindled in unbelief.
Therefore, saith the Lord: I will not utterly destroy them, but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return again unto me, saith the Lord.
And now behold, saith the Lord, concerning the people of the Nephites: If they will not repent, and observe to do my will, I will utterly destroy them, saith the Lord, because of their unbelief notwithstanding the many mighty works which I have done among them; and as surely as the Lord liveth shall these things be, saith the Lord.
And now, my beloved brothers, I declare to you that unless you repent, your homes will be left deserted. Yes, unless you repent, your wives will have great reason to mourn on the day when they nurse their children; for you will try to flee, and there will be no place of refuge. And woe to those who are pregnant, for they will be heavy and cannot flee; so they will be trampled down and left to perish.
Yes, woe to this people, called the people of Nephi, unless they repent when they see all these signs and wonders that will be shown to them. For they have been a chosen people of the Lord; yes, he has loved the people of Nephi, and he has also disciplined them; yes, in the days of their sins, he has disciplined them because he loves them.
But my brothers, he has hated the Lamanites because their deeds have been continually evil, and this because of the wickedness of the tradition of their fathers. But salvation has come to them through the preaching of the Nephites, and for this purpose the Lord has lengthened their lives.
And most of them are in the path of their duty; they walk carefully before God and keep his commandments, statutes, and judgments according to the law of Moses. I say to you, most of them are doing this, and they are striving with tireless diligence to bring the rest of their people to the knowledge of the truth; so there are many added to their numbers daily.
And you know for yourselves, for you have witnessed it: all of them who are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, are led to believe the holy scriptures — the prophecies of the holy prophets that are written. Those scriptures lead them to faith in the Lord and to repentance, and that faith and repentance brings a change of heart to them. So all who have come to this, you know for yourselves, are firm and steadfast in the faith and the thing by which they have been made free.
And you also know that they have buried their weapons of war, and they fear to take them up for fear that they might sin in any way. You see that they fear to sin, for they will let themselves be trampled down and killed by their enemies and will not lift their swords against them, and this because of their faith in Christ.
And now, because of their steadfastness when they believe in that thing which they believe, and because of their firmness once they are enlightened, the Lord will bless them and lengthen their lives, despite their sin. Yes, even if they fade away in unbelief, the Lord will lengthen their lives, until the time comes that has been spoken of by our fathers, the prophet Zenos, and many other prophets, concerning the restoration of our brothers, the Lamanites, again to the knowledge of the truth.
I say to you, in the latter times, the promises of the Lord have been extended to our brothers, the Lamanites. And in spite of the many afflictions they will have, and in spite of being driven back and forth across the face of the earth, hunted, struck down, and scattered, with no place of refuge, the Lord will be merciful to them. And this is according to the prophecy, that they will again be brought to the true knowledge, which is the knowledge of their Redeemer and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among his sheep.
So I say to you, it will be better for them than for you unless you repent. For if the mighty works that have been shown to you had been shown to them, to those who have faded away in unbelief because of the traditions of their fathers, you see for yourselves that they would never again have faded away in unbelief.
And so, says the Lord: I will not utterly destroy them, but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return to me again, says the Lord. And now, says the Lord, concerning the people of the Nephites: If they will not repent and do my will, I will utterly destroy them, says the Lord, because of their unbelief, in spite of the many mighty works I have done among them. And as surely as the Lord lives, these things shall be, says the Lord.
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And now, my beloved brethren, behold, I declare unto you that except ye shall repent your houses shall be left unto you desolate.
And now, my beloved brothers, I declare to you that unless you repent, your homes will be left deserted.
Yea, except ye repent, your women shall have great cause to mourn in the day that they shall give suck; for ye shall attempt to flee and there shall be no place for refuge; yea, and wo unto them which are with child, for they shall be heavy and cannot flee; therefore, they shall be trodden down and shall be left to perish.
Yes, unless you repent, your wives will have great reason to mourn on the day when they nurse their children; for you will try to flee, and there will be no place of refuge. And woe to those who are pregnant, for they will be heavy and cannot flee; so they will be trampled down and left to perish.
Yea, wo unto this people who are called the people of Nephi except they shall repent, when they shall see all these signs and wonders which shall be showed unto them; for behold, they have been a chosen people of the Lord; yea, the people of Nephi hath he loved, and also hath he chastened them; yea, in the days of their iniquities hath he chastened them because he loveth them.
Yes, woe to this people, called the people of Nephi, unless they repent when they see all these signs and wonders that will be shown to them. For they have been a chosen people of the Lord; yes, he has loved the people of Nephi, and he has also disciplined them; yes, in the days of their sins, he has disciplined them because he loves them.
But behold my brethren, the Lamanites hath he hated because their deeds have been evil continually, and this because of the iniquity of the tradition of their fathers. But behold, salvation hath come unto them through the preaching of the Nephites; and for this intent hath the Lord prolonged their days.
But my brothers, he has hated the Lamanites because their deeds have been continually evil, and this because of the wickedness of the tradition of their fathers. But salvation has come to them through the preaching of the Nephites, and for this purpose the Lord has lengthened their lives.
And I would that ye should behold that the more part of them are in the path of their duty, and they do walk circumspectly before God, and they do observe to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments according to the law of Moses.
And most of them are in the path of their duty; they walk carefully before God and keep his commandments, statutes, and judgments according to the law of Moses.
Yea, I say unto you, that the more part of them are doing this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they may bring the remainder of their brethren to the knowledge of the truth; therefore there are many who do add to their numbers daily.
I say to you, most of them are doing this, and they are striving with tireless diligence to bring the rest of their people to the knowledge of the truth; so there are many added to their numbers daily.
And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed it, that as many of them as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know of the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them—
And you know for yourselves, for you have witnessed it: all of them who are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, are led to believe the holy scriptures — the prophecies of the holy prophets that are written. Those scriptures lead them to faith in the Lord and to repentance, and that faith and repentance brings a change of heart to them.
Therefore, as many as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been made free.
So all who have come to this, you know for yourselves, are firm and steadfast in the faith and the thing by which they have been made free.
And ye know also that they have buried their weapons of war, and they fear to take them up lest by any means they should sin; yea, ye can see that they fear to sin—for behold they will suffer themselves that they be trodden down and slain by their enemies, and will not lift their swords against them, and this because of their faith in Christ.
And you also know that they have buried their weapons of war, and they fear to take them up for fear that they might sin in any way. You see that they fear to sin, for they will let themselves be trampled down and killed by their enemies and will not lift their swords against them, and this because of their faith in Christ.
And now, because of their steadfastness when they do believe in that thing which they do believe, for because of their firmness when they are once enlightened, behold, the Lord shall bless them and prolong their days, notwithstanding their iniquity—
And now, because of their steadfastness when they believe in that thing which they believe, and because of their firmness once they are enlightened, the Lord will bless them and lengthen their lives, despite their sin.
Yea, even if they should dwindle in unbelief the Lord shall prolong their days, until the time shall come which hath been spoken of by our fathers, and also by the prophet Zenos, and many other prophets, concerning the restoration of our brethren, the Lamanites, again to the knowledge of the truth—
Yes, even if they fade away in unbelief, the Lord will lengthen their lives, until the time comes that has been spoken of by our fathers, the prophet Zenos, and many other prophets, concerning the restoration of our brothers, the Lamanites, again to the knowledge of the truth.
Yea, I say unto you, that in the latter times the promises of the Lord have been extended to our brethren, the Lamanites; and notwithstanding the many afflictions which they shall have, and notwithstanding they shall be driven to and fro upon the face of the earth, and be hunted, and shall be smitten and scattered abroad, having no place for refuge, the Lord shall be merciful unto them.
I say to you, in the latter times, the promises of the Lord have been extended to our brothers, the Lamanites. And in spite of the many afflictions they will have, and in spite of being driven back and forth across the face of the earth, hunted, struck down, and scattered, with no place of refuge, the Lord will be merciful to them.
And this is according to the prophecy, that they shall again be brought to the true knowledge, which is knowledge of their Redeemer, and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among his sheep.
And this is according to the prophecy, that they will again be brought to the true knowledge, which is the knowledge of their Redeemer and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among his sheep.
Therefore I say unto you, it shall be better for them than for you except ye repent.
So I say to you, it will be better for them than for you unless you repent.
For behold, had the mighty works been shown unto them which have been shown unto you, yea, unto them who have dwindled in unbelief because of the traditions of their fathers, ye can see of yourselves that they never would again have dwindled in unbelief.
For if the mighty works that have been shown to you had been shown to them, to those who have faded away in unbelief because of the traditions of their fathers, you see for yourselves that they would never again have faded away in unbelief.
Therefore, saith the Lord: I will not utterly destroy them, but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return again unto me, saith the Lord.
And so, says the Lord: I will not utterly destroy them, but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return to me again, says the Lord.
And now behold, saith the Lord, concerning the people of the Nephites: If they will not repent, and observe to do my will, I will utterly destroy them, saith the Lord, because of their unbelief notwithstanding the many mighty works which I have done among them; and as surely as the Lord liveth shall these things be, saith the Lord.
And now, says the Lord, concerning the people of the Nephites: If they will not repent and do my will, I will utterly destroy them, says the Lord, because of their unbelief, in spite of the many mighty works I have done among them. And as surely as the Lord lives, these things shall be, says the Lord.
And now, my beloved brethren, behold, I declare unto you that except ye shall repent your houses shall be left unto you desolate.
And now, my beloved brothers, I declare to you that unless you repent, your homes will be left deserted.
Yea, except ye repent, your women shall have great cause to mourn in the day that they shall give suck; for ye shall attempt to flee and there shall be no place for refuge; yea, and wo unto them which are with child, for they shall be heavy and cannot flee; therefore, they shall be trodden down and shall be left to perish.
Yes, unless you repent, your wives will have great reason to mourn on the day when they nurse their children; for you will try to flee, and there will be no place of refuge. And woe to those who are pregnant, for they will be heavy and cannot flee; so they will be trampled down and left to perish.
Yea, wo unto this people who are called the people of Nephi except they shall repent, when they shall see all these signs and wonders which shall be showed unto them; for behold, they have been a chosen people of the Lord; yea, the people of Nephi hath he loved, and also hath he chastened them; yea, in the days of their iniquities hath he chastened them because he loveth them.
Yes, woe to this people, called the people of Nephi, unless they repent when they see all these signs and wonders that will be shown to them. For they have been a chosen people of the Lord; yes, he has loved the people of Nephi, and he has also disciplined them; yes, in the days of their sins, he has disciplined them because he loves them.
But behold my brethren, the Lamanites hath he hated because their deeds have been evil continually, and this because of the iniquity of the tradition of their fathers. But behold, salvation hath come unto them through the preaching of the Nephites; and for this intent hath the Lord prolonged their days.
But my brothers, he has hated the Lamanites because their deeds have been continually evil, and this because of the wickedness of the tradition of their fathers. But salvation has come to them through the preaching of the Nephites, and for this purpose the Lord has lengthened their lives.
And I would that ye should behold that the more part of them are in the path of their duty, and they do walk circumspectly before God, and they do observe to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments according to the law of Moses.
And most of them are in the path of their duty; they walk carefully before God and keep his commandments, statutes, and judgments according to the law of Moses.
Yea, I say unto you, that the more part of them are doing this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they may bring the remainder of their brethren to the knowledge of the truth; therefore there are many who do add to their numbers daily.
I say to you, most of them are doing this, and they are striving with tireless diligence to bring the rest of their people to the knowledge of the truth; so there are many added to their numbers daily.
And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed it, that as many of them as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know of the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them—
And you know for yourselves, for you have witnessed it: all of them who are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, are led to believe the holy scriptures — the prophecies of the holy prophets that are written. Those scriptures lead them to faith in the Lord and to repentance, and that faith and repentance brings a change of heart to them.
Therefore, as many as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been made free.
So all who have come to this, you know for yourselves, are firm and steadfast in the faith and the thing by which they have been made free.
And ye know also that they have buried their weapons of war, and they fear to take them up lest by any means they should sin; yea, ye can see that they fear to sin—for behold they will suffer themselves that they be trodden down and slain by their enemies, and will not lift their swords against them, and this because of their faith in Christ.
And you also know that they have buried their weapons of war, and they fear to take them up for fear that they might sin in any way. You see that they fear to sin, for they will let themselves be trampled down and killed by their enemies and will not lift their swords against them, and this because of their faith in Christ.
And now, because of their steadfastness when they do believe in that thing which they do believe, for because of their firmness when they are once enlightened, behold, the Lord shall bless them and prolong their days, notwithstanding their iniquity—
And now, because of their steadfastness when they believe in that thing which they believe, and because of their firmness once they are enlightened, the Lord will bless them and lengthen their lives, despite their sin.
Yea, even if they should dwindle in unbelief the Lord shall prolong their days, until the time shall come which hath been spoken of by our fathers, and also by the prophet Zenos, and many other prophets, concerning the restoration of our brethren, the Lamanites, again to the knowledge of the truth—
Yes, even if they fade away in unbelief, the Lord will lengthen their lives, until the time comes that has been spoken of by our fathers, the prophet Zenos, and many other prophets, concerning the restoration of our brothers, the Lamanites, again to the knowledge of the truth.
Yea, I say unto you, that in the latter times the promises of the Lord have been extended to our brethren, the Lamanites; and notwithstanding the many afflictions which they shall have, and notwithstanding they shall be driven to and fro upon the face of the earth, and be hunted, and shall be smitten and scattered abroad, having no place for refuge, the Lord shall be merciful unto them.
I say to you, in the latter times, the promises of the Lord have been extended to our brothers, the Lamanites. And in spite of the many afflictions they will have, and in spite of being driven back and forth across the face of the earth, hunted, struck down, and scattered, with no place of refuge, the Lord will be merciful to them.
And this is according to the prophecy, that they shall again be brought to the true knowledge, which is knowledge of their Redeemer, and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among his sheep.
And this is according to the prophecy, that they will again be brought to the true knowledge, which is the knowledge of their Redeemer and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among his sheep.
Therefore I say unto you, it shall be better for them than for you except ye repent.
So I say to you, it will be better for them than for you unless you repent.
For behold, had the mighty works been shown unto them which have been shown unto you, yea, unto them who have dwindled in unbelief because of the traditions of their fathers, ye can see of yourselves that they never would again have dwindled in unbelief.
For if the mighty works that have been shown to you had been shown to them, to those who have faded away in unbelief because of the traditions of their fathers, you see for yourselves that they would never again have faded away in unbelief.
Therefore, saith the Lord: I will not utterly destroy them, but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return again unto me, saith the Lord.
And so, says the Lord: I will not utterly destroy them, but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return to me again, says the Lord.
And now behold, saith the Lord, concerning the people of the Nephites: If they will not repent, and observe to do my will, I will utterly destroy them, saith the Lord, because of their unbelief notwithstanding the many mighty works which I have done among them; and as surely as the Lord liveth shall these things be, saith the Lord.
And now, says the Lord, concerning the people of the Nephites: If they will not repent and do my will, I will utterly destroy them, says the Lord, because of their unbelief, in spite of the many mighty works I have done among them. And as surely as the Lord lives, these things shall be, says the Lord.