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Jacob 1
Jacob and Joseph seek to persuade men to believe in Christ and keep His commandments—Nephi dies—Wickedness prevails among the Nephites. About 544–421 B.C.
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
a
commandment
concerning
the
b
small
plates,
upon
which
these
things
are
engraven.
2 And
he
gave
me,
Jacob,
a
commandment
that
I
should
a
write
upon
b
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
a
other
plates,
and
that
I
should
b
preserve
these
plates
and
hand
them
down
unto
my
seed,
from
generation
to
generation.
4 And
if
there
were
preaching
which
was
a
sacred,
or
revelation
which
was
great,
or
prophesying,
that
I
should
engraven
the
b
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
a
happen
unto
them.
6 And
we
also
had
many
revelations,
and
the
spirit
of
much
prophecy;
wherefore,
we
knew
of
a
Christ
and
his
kingdom,
which
should
come.
7 Wherefore
we
labored
diligently
among
our
people,
that
we
might
persuade
them
to
a
come
unto
Christ,
and
partake
of
the
goodness
of
God,
that
they
might
enter
into
his
b
rest,
lest
by
any
means
he
should
swear
in
his
wrath
they
should
not
c
enter
in,
as
in
the
d
provocation
in
the
days
of
temptation
while
the
children
of
Israel
were
in
the
e
wilderness.
8 Wherefore,
we
would
to
God
that
we
could
persuade
all
men
a
not
to
rebel
against
God,
to
b
provoke
him
to
anger,
but
that
all
men
would
believe
in
Christ,
and
view
his
death,
and
suffer
his
c
cross
and
bear
the
shame
of
the
world;
wherefore,
I,
Jacob,
take
it
upon
me
to
fulfil
the
commandment
of
my
brother
Nephi.
9 Now
Nephi
began
to
be
old,
and
he
saw
that
he
must
soon
a
die;
wherefore,
he
b
anointed
a
man
to
be
a
king
and
a
ruler
over
his
people
now,
according
to
the
reigns
of
the
c
kings.
10 The
people
having
loved
Nephi
exceedingly,
he
having
been
a
great
protector
for
them,
having
wielded
the
a
sword
of
Laban
in
their
defence,
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,
third
Nephi,
and
so
forth,
according
to
the
reigns
of
the
kings;
and
thus
they
were
called
by
the
people,
let
them
be
of
whatever
name
they
would.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Nephi
died.
13 Now
the
people
which
were
not
a
Lamanites
were
Nephites;
nevertheless,
they
were
called
Nephites,
Jacobites,
Josephites,
b
Zoramites,
Lamanites,
Lemuelites,
and
Ishmaelites.
14 But
I,
Jacob,
shall
not
hereafter
distinguish
a
them
by
these
names,
but
I
shall
b
call
them
Lamanites
that
seek
to
destroy
the
people
of
Nephi,
and
those
who
are
friendly
to
Nephi
I
shall
call
c
Nephites,
or
the
d
people
of
Nephi,
according
to
the
reigns
of
the
kings.
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
a
wives
and
b
concubines,
and
also
Solomon,
his
son.
16 Yea,
and
they
also
began
to
search
much
a
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
a
temple,
having
first
obtained
mine
b
errand
from
the
Lord.
18 For
I,
Jacob,
and
my
brother
Joseph
had
been
a
consecrated
priests
and
b
teachers
of
this
people,
by
the
hand
of
Nephi.
19 And
we
did
a
magnify
our
office
unto
the
Lord,
taking
upon
us
the
b
responsibility,
answering
the
sins
of
the
people
upon
our
own
heads
if
we
did
not
c
teach
them
the
word
of
God
with
all
diligence;
wherefore,
by
laboring
with
our
might
their
d
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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