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2 Nephi 1
Lehi prophesies of a land of liberty—His seed will be scattered and smitten if they reject the Holy One of Israel—He exhorts his sons to put on the armor of righteousness. About 588–570 B.C.
And
now
it
came
to
pass
that
after
I,
Nephi,
had
made
an
end
of
teaching
my
brethren,
our
a
father,
Lehi,
also
spake
many
things
unto
them,
and
rehearsed
unto
them,
how
great
things
the
Lord
had
done
for
them
in
bringing
them
out
of
the
land
of
Jerusalem.
2 And
he
spake
unto
them
concerning
their
a
rebellions
upon
the
waters,
and
the
mercies
of
God
in
sparing
their
lives,
that
they
were
not
swallowed
up
in
the
sea.
3 And
he
also
spake
unto
them
concerning
the
land
of
promise,
which
they
had
obtained—how
a
merciful
the
Lord
had
been
in
b
warning
us
that
we
should
flee
out
of
the
land
of
Jerusalem.
4 For,
behold,
said
he,
I
have
a
seen
a
b
vision,
in
which
I
know
that
c
Jerusalem
is
d
destroyed;
and
had
we
remained
in
Jerusalem
we
should
also
have
e
perished.
5 But,
said
he,
notwithstanding
our
afflictions,
we
have
obtained
a
a
land
of
promise,
a
land
which
is
b
choice
above
all
other
lands;
a
land
which
the
Lord
God
hath
c
covenanted
with
me
should
be
a
land
for
the
inheritance
of
my
seed.
Yea,
the
Lord
hath
d
covenanted
this
land
unto
me,
and
to
my
children
forever,
and
also
all
those
who
should
be
e
led
out
of
other
countries
by
the
hand
of
the
Lord.
6 Wherefore,
I,
Lehi,
prophesy
according
to
the
workings
of
the
Spirit
which
is
in
me,
that
there
shall
a
none
come
into
this
land
save
they
shall
be
brought
by
the
hand
of
the
Lord.
7 Wherefore,
this
a
land
is
consecrated
unto
him
whom
he
shall
bring.
And
if
it
so
be
that
they
shall
serve
him
according
to
the
commandments
which
he
hath
given,
it
shall
be
a
land
of
b
liberty
unto
them;
wherefore,
they
shall
never
be
brought
down
into
captivity;
if
so,
it
shall
be
because
of
iniquity;
for
if
iniquity
shall
abound
c
cursed
shall
be
the
land
for
their
sakes,
but
unto
the
righteous
it
shall
be
blessed
forever.
8 And
behold,
it
is
wisdom
that
this
land
should
be
a
kept
as
yet
from
the
knowledge
of
other
b
nations;
for
behold,
many
nations
would
overrun
the
land,
that
there
would
be
no
place
for
an
inheritance.
9 Wherefore,
I,
Lehi,
have
obtained
a
a
promise,
that
b
inasmuch
as
those
whom
the
Lord
God
shall
bring
out
of
the
land
of
Jerusalem
shall
keep
his
commandments,
they
shall
c
prosper
upon
the
face
of
this
land;
and
they
shall
be
kept
from
all
other
nations,
that
they
may
possess
this
land
unto
themselves.
And
if
it
so
be
that
they
shall
d
keep
his
commandments
they
shall
be
blessed
upon
the
face
of
this
land,
and
there
shall
be
none
to
molest
them,
nor
to
take
away
the
land
of
their
e
inheritance;
and
they
shall
dwell
safely
forever.
10 But
behold,
when
the
time
cometh
that
they
shall
dwindle
in
a
unbelief,
after
they
have
received
so
great
blessings
from
the
hand
of
the
Lord—having
a
knowledge
of
the
creation
of
the
earth,
and
all
men,
knowing
the
great
and
marvelous
works
of
the
Lord
from
the
creation
of
the
world;
having
power
given
them
to
do
all
things
by
faith;
having
all
the
commandments
from
the
beginning,
and
having
been
brought
by
his
infinite
goodness
into
this
precious
land
of
promise—behold,
I
say,
if
the
day
shall
come
that
they
will
reject
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
the
true
b
Messiah,
their
Redeemer
and
their
God,
behold,
the
judgments
of
him
that
is
c
just
shall
rest
upon
them.
11 Yea,
he
will
bring
a
other
nations
unto
them,
and
he
will
give
unto
them
power,
and
he
will
take
away
from
them
the
lands
of
their
possessions,
and
he
will
cause
them
to
be
b
scattered
and
smitten.
12 Yea,
as
one
generation
passeth
to
another
there
shall
be
a
bloodsheds,
and
great
visitations
among
them;
wherefore,
my
sons,
I
would
that
ye
would
remember;
yea,
I
would
that
ye
would
hearken
unto
my
words.
13 O
that
ye
would
awake;
awake
from
a
deep
a
sleep,
yea,
even
from
the
sleep
of
b
hell,
and
shake
off
the
awful
c
chains
by
which
ye
are
bound,
which
are
the
chains
which
bind
the
children
of
men,
that
they
are
carried
away
captive
down
to
the
eternal
d
gulf
of
misery
and
woe.
14 Awake!
and
arise
from
the
dust,
and
hear
the
words
of
a
trembling
a
parent,
whose
limbs
ye
must
soon
lay
down
in
the
cold
and
silent
b
grave,
from
whence
no
traveler
can
c
return;
a
few
more
d
days
and
I
go
the
e
way
of
all
the
earth.
15 But
behold,
the
Lord
hath
a
redeemed
my
soul
from
hell;
I
have
beheld
his
b
glory,
and
I
am
encircled
about
eternally
in
the
c
arms
of
his
d
love.
16 And
I
desire
that
ye
should
remember
to
observe
the
a
statutes
and
the
judgments
of
the
Lord;
behold,
this
hath
been
the
anxiety
of
my
soul
from
the
beginning.
17 My
heart
hath
been
weighed
down
with
sorrow
from
time
to
time,
for
I
have
feared,
lest
for
the
hardness
of
your
hearts
the
Lord
your
God
should
come
out
in
the
fulness
of
his
a
wrath
upon
you,
that
ye
be
b
cut
off
and
destroyed
forever;
18 Or,
that
a
a
cursing
should
come
upon
you
for
the
space
of
b
many
generations;
and
ye
are
visited
by
sword,
and
by
famine,
and
are
hated,
and
are
led
according
to
the
will
and
captivity
of
the
c
devil.
19 O
my
sons,
that
these
things
might
not
come
upon
you,
but
that
ye
might
be
a
choice
and
a
a
favored
people
of
the
Lord.
But
behold,
his
will
be
done;
for
his
b
ways
are
righteousness
forever.
20 And
he
hath
said
that:
a
Inasmuch
as
ye
shall
keep
my
b
commandments
ye
shall
c
prosper
in
the
land;
but
inasmuch
as
ye
will
not
keep
my
commandments
ye
shall
be
cut
off
from
my
presence.
21 And
now
that
my
soul
might
have
joy
in
you,
and
that
my
heart
might
leave
this
world
with
gladness
because
of
you,
that
I
might
not
be
brought
down
with
grief
and
sorrow
to
the
grave,
arise
from
the
dust,
my
sons,
and
be
a
men,
and
be
determined
in
b
one
mind
and
in
one
heart,
united
in
all
things,
that
ye
may
not
come
down
into
captivity;
22 That
ye
may
not
be
a
cursed
with
a
sore
cursing;
and
also,
that
ye
may
not
incur
the
displeasure
of
a
b
just
God
upon
you,
unto
the
destruction,
yea,
the
eternal
destruction
of
both
soul
and
body.
23 Awake,
my
sons;
put
on
the
armor
of
a
righteousness.
Shake
off
the
b
chains
with
which
ye
are
bound,
and
come
forth
out
of
obscurity,
and
arise
from
the
dust.
24 Rebel
no
more
against
your
brother,
whose
views
have
been
a
glorious,
and
who
hath
kept
the
commandments
from
the
time
that
we
left
Jerusalem;
and
who
hath
been
an
instrument
in
the
hands
of
God,
in
bringing
us
forth
into
the
land
of
promise;
for
were
it
not
for
him,
we
must
have
perished
with
b
hunger
in
the
wilderness;
nevertheless,
ye
sought
to
c
take
away
his
life;
yea,
and
he
hath
suffered
much
sorrow
because
of
you.
25 And
I
exceedingly
fear
and
tremble
because
of
you,
lest
he
shall
suffer
again;
for
behold,
ye
have
a
accused
him
that
he
sought
power
and
b
authority
over
you;
but
I
know
that
he
hath
not
sought
for
power
nor
authority
over
you,
but
he
hath
sought
the
glory
of
God,
and
your
own
eternal
welfare.
26 And
ye
have
murmured
because
he
hath
been
plain
unto
you.
Ye
say
that
he
hath
used
a
sharpness;
ye
say
that
he
hath
been
angry
with
you;
but
behold,
his
b
sharpness
was
the
sharpness
of
the
power
of
the
word
of
God,
which
was
in
him;
and
that
which
ye
call
anger
was
the
truth,
according
to
that
which
is
in
God,
which
he
could
not
restrain,
manifesting
boldly
concerning
your
iniquities.
27 And
it
must
needs
be
that
the
a
power
of
God
must
be
with
him,
even
unto
his
commanding
you
that
ye
must
obey.
But
behold,
it
was
not
he,
but
it
was
the
b
Spirit
of
the
Lord
which
was
in
him,
which
c
opened
his
mouth
to
utterance
that
he
could
not
shut
it.
28 And
now
my
son,
Laman,
and
also
Lemuel
and
Sam,
and
also
my
sons
who
are
the
sons
of
Ishmael,
behold,
if
ye
will
hearken
unto
the
voice
of
Nephi
ye
shall
not
perish.
And
if
ye
will
hearken
unto
him
I
leave
unto
you
a
a
blessing,
yea,
even
my
first
blessing.
29 But
if
ye
will
not
hearken
unto
him
I
take
away
my
a
first
blessing,
yea,
even
my
blessing,
and
it
shall
rest
upon
him.
30 And
now,
Zoram,
I
speak
unto
you:
Behold,
thou
art
the
a
servant
of
Laban;
nevertheless,
thou
hast
been
brought
out
of
the
land
of
Jerusalem,
and
I
know
that
thou
art
a
true
b
friend
unto
my
son,
Nephi,
forever.
31 Wherefore,
because
thou
hast
been
faithful
thy
seed
shall
be
blessed
a
with
his
seed,
that
they
dwell
in
prosperity
long
upon
the
face
of
this
land;
and
nothing,
save
it
shall
be
iniquity
among
them,
shall
harm
or
disturb
their
prosperity
upon
the
face
of
this
land
forever.
32 Wherefore,
if
ye
shall
keep
the
commandments
of
the
Lord,
the
Lord
hath
consecrated
this
land
for
the
security
of
thy
seed
with
the
seed
of
my
son.
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