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Helaman 13
Samuel the Lamanite prophesies the destruction of the Nephites unless they repent—They and their riches are cursed—They reject and stone the prophets, are encircled about by demons, and seek for happiness in doing iniquity. About 6 B.C.
And
now
it
came
to
pass
in
the
eighty
and
sixth
year,
the
Nephites
did
still
remain
in
wickedness,
yea,
in
great
wickedness,
while
the
a
Lamanites
did
observe
strictly
to
keep
the
commandments
of
God,
according
to
the
law
of
Moses.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
in
this
year
there
was
one
a
Samuel,
a
b
Lamanite,
came
into
the
land
of
Zarahemla,
and
began
to
preach
unto
the
people.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
did
preach,
many
days,
repentance
unto
the
people,
and
they
did
c
cast
him
out,
and
he
was
about
to
d
return
to
his
own
land.
3 But
behold,
the
a
voice
of
the
Lord
came
unto
him,
that
he
should
return
again,
and
prophesy
unto
the
people
whatsoever
things
should
come
into
his
b
heart.
4 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
would
not
suffer
that
he
should
enter
into
the
city;
therefore
he
went
and
got
upon
the
a
wall
thereof,
and
stretched
forth
his
hand
and
cried
with
a
loud
voice,
and
b
prophesied
unto
the
people
whatsoever
things
the
Lord
put
into
his
heart.
5 And
he
said
unto
them:
Behold,
I,
Samuel,
a
Lamanite,
do
speak
the
words
of
the
Lord
which
he
doth
put
into
my
heart;
and
behold
he
hath
put
it
into
my
heart
to
say
unto
this
people
that
the
a
sword
of
justice
hangeth
over
this
people;
and
four
hundred
years
pass
not
away
save
the
sword
of
justice
falleth
upon
this
people.
6 Yea,
heavy
a
destruction
awaiteth
this
people,
and
it
surely
cometh
unto
this
people,
and
nothing
can
save
this
people
save
it
be
repentance
and
faith
on
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who
surely
shall
come
into
the
world,
and
shall
suffer
many
things
and
shall
be
slain
for
his
people.
7 And
behold,
an
a
angel
of
the
Lord
hath
declared
it
unto
me,
and
he
did
bring
b
glad
tidings
to
my
soul.
And
behold,
I
was
sent
unto
you
to
declare
it
unto
you
also,
that
ye
might
have
glad
tidings;
but
behold
ye
would
c
not
receive
me.
8 Therefore,
thus
saith
the
Lord:
Because
of
the
hardness
of
the
hearts
of
the
people
of
the
Nephites,
except
they
repent
I
will
take
away
my
word
from
them,
and
I
will
a
withdraw
my
Spirit
from
them,
and
I
will
suffer
them
no
longer,
and
I
will
turn
the
hearts
of
their
brethren
against
them.
9 And
a
four
hundred
years
shall
not
pass
away
before
I
will
cause
that
they
shall
be
smitten;
yea,
I
will
visit
them
with
the
sword
and
with
famine
and
with
pestilence.
10 Yea,
I
will
visit
them
in
my
fierce
anger,
and
there
shall
be
those
of
the
a
fourth
generation
who
shall
live,
of
your
enemies,
to
behold
your
utter
destruction;
and
this
shall
surely
come
except
ye
repent,
saith
the
Lord;
and
those
of
the
fourth
generation
shall
visit
your
destruction.
11 But
if
ye
will
repent
and
a
return
unto
the
Lord
your
God
I
will
turn
away
mine
anger,
saith
the
Lord;
yea,
thus
saith
the
Lord,
blessed
are
they
who
will
repent
and
turn
unto
me,
but
wo
unto
him
that
repenteth
not.
12 Yea,
a
wo
unto
this
great
city
of
Zarahemla;
for
behold,
it
is
because
of
those
who
are
righteous
that
it
is
saved;
yea,
wo
unto
this
great
city,
for
I
perceive,
saith
the
Lord,
that
there
are
many,
yea,
even
the
more
part
of
this
great
city,
that
will
harden
their
hearts
against
me,
saith
the
Lord.
13 But
blessed
are
they
who
will
repent,
for
them
will
I
spare.
But
behold,
if
it
were
not
for
the
righteous
who
are
in
this
great
city,
behold,
I
would
cause
that
a
fire
should
come
down
out
of
heaven
and
b
destroy
it.
14 But
behold,
it
is
for
the
righteous'
sake
that
it
is
spared.
But
behold,
the
time
cometh,
saith
the
Lord,
that
when
ye
shall
cast
out
the
righteous
from
among
you,
then
shall
ye
be
a
ripe
for
destruction;
yea,
wo
be
unto
this
great
city,
because
of
the
wickedness
and
abominations
which
are
in
her.
15 Yea,
and
wo
be
unto
the
city
of
Gideon,
for
the
wickedness
and
abominations
which
are
in
her.
16 Yea,
and
wo
be
unto
all
the
cities
which
are
in
the
land
round
about,
which
are
possessed
by
the
Nephites,
because
of
the
wickedness
and
abominations
which
are
in
them.
17 And
behold,
a
a
curse
shall
come
upon
the
land,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts,
because
of
the
people's
sake
who
are
upon
the
land,
yea,
because
of
their
wickedness
and
their
abominations.
18 And
it
shall
come
to
pass,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts,
yea,
our
great
and
true
God,
that
whoso
shall
a
hide
up
treasures
in
the
earth
shall
find
them
again
no
more,
because
of
the
great
curse
of
the
land,
save
he
be
a
righteous
man
and
shall
hide
it
up
unto
the
Lord.
19 For
I
will,
saith
the
Lord,
that
they
shall
hide
up
their
a
treasures
unto
me;
and
cursed
be
they
who
hide
not
up
their
treasures
unto
me;
for
none
hideth
up
their
treasures
unto
me
save
it
be
the
righteous;
and
he
that
hideth
not
up
his
treasures
unto
me,
cursed
is
he,
and
also
the
treasure,
and
none
shall
redeem
it
because
of
the
curse
of
the
land.
20 And
the
day
shall
come
that
they
shall
hide
up
their
treasures,
because
they
have
set
their
hearts
upon
riches;
and
because
they
have
set
their
hearts
upon
their
riches,
and
will
hide
up
their
treasures
when
they
shall
flee
before
their
enemies;
because
they
will
not
hide
them
up
unto
me,
cursed
be
they
and
also
their
treasures;
and
in
that
day
shall
they
be
smitten,
saith
the
Lord.
21 Behold
ye,
the
people
of
this
great
city,
and
hearken
unto
my
words;
yea,
hearken
unto
the
words
which
the
Lord
saith;
for
behold,
he
saith
that
ye
are
a
cursed
because
of
your
riches,
and
also
are
your
riches
cursed
because
ye
have
set
your
hearts
upon
them,
and
have
not
b
hearkened
unto
the
words
of
him
who
gave
them
unto
you.
22 Ye
do
not
remember
the
Lord
your
God
in
the
things
with
which
he
hath
blessed
you,
but
ye
do
always
remember
your
a
riches,
not
to
thank
the
Lord
your
God
for
them;
yea,
your
hearts
are
not
drawn
out
unto
the
Lord,
but
they
do
swell
with
great
pride,
unto
b
boasting,
and
unto
great
c
swelling,
d
envyings,
strifes,
malice,
persecutions,
and
murders,
and
all
manner
of
iniquities.
23 For
this
cause
hath
the
Lord
God
caused
that
a
curse
should
come
upon
the
land,
and
also
upon
your
riches,
and
this
because
of
your
iniquities.
24 Yea,
wo
unto
this
people,
because
of
this
time
which
has
arrived,
that
ye
do
a
cast
out
the
prophets,
and
do
mock
them,
and
cast
stones
at
them,
and
do
slay
them,
and
do
all
manner
of
iniquity
unto
them,
even
as
they
did
of
old
time.
25 And
now
when
ye
talk,
ye
say:
If
our
days
had
been
in
the
days
of
our
a
fathers
of
old,
we
would
not
have
b
slain
the
prophets;
we
would
not
have
stoned
them,
and
cast
them
out.
26 Behold
ye
are
worse
than
they;
for
as
the
Lord
liveth,
if
a
a
prophet
come
among
you
and
declareth
unto
you
the
word
of
the
Lord,
which
testifieth
of
your
b
sins
and
iniquities,
ye
are
c
angry
with
him,
and
cast
him
out
and
seek
all
manner
of
ways
to
destroy
him;
yea,
you
will
say
that
he
is
a
d
false
e
prophet,
and
that
he
is
a
sinner,
and
of
the
devil,
because
he
f
testifieth
that
your
deeds
are
evil.
27 But
behold,
if
a
man
shall
come
among
you
and
shall
say:
Do
this,
and
there
is
no
iniquity;
do
that
and
ye
shall
not
suffer;
yea,
he
will
say:
a
Walk
after
the
pride
of
your
own
hearts;
yea,
walk
after
the
pride
of
your
eyes,
and
do
whatsoever
your
heart
desireth—and
if
a
man
shall
come
among
you
and
say
this,
ye
will
receive
him,
and
say
that
he
is
a
b
prophet.
28 Yea,
ye
will
lift
him
up,
and
ye
will
give
unto
him
of
your
substance;
ye
will
give
unto
him
of
your
gold,
and
of
your
silver,
and
ye
will
clothe
him
with
costly
apparel;
and
because
he
speaketh
a
flattering
words
unto
you,
and
he
saith
that
all
is
well,
then
ye
will
not
find
fault
with
him.
29 O
ye
wicked
and
ye
perverse
generation;
ye
hardened
and
ye
a
stiffnecked
people,
how
long
will
ye
suppose
that
the
Lord
will
suffer
you?
Yea,
how
long
will
ye
suffer
yourselves
to
be
led
by
b
foolish
and
c
blind
guides?
Yea,
how
long
will
ye
d
choose
darkness
rather
than
e
light?
30 Yea,
behold,
the
anger
of
the
Lord
is
already
kindled
against
you;
behold,
he
hath
cursed
the
land
because
of
your
iniquity.
31 And
behold,
the
time
cometh
that
he
curseth
your
riches,
that
they
become
a
slippery,
that
ye
cannot
hold
them;
and
in
the
days
of
your
poverty
ye
cannot
retain
them.
32 And
in
the
days
of
your
poverty
ye
shall
cry
unto
the
Lord;
and
in
vain
shall
ye
cry,
for
your
desolation
is
already
come
upon
you,
and
your
destruction
is
made
sure;
and
then
shall
ye
weep
and
howl
in
that
day,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts.
And
then
shall
ye
lament,
and
say:
33 O
a
that
I
had
repented,
and
had
not
killed
the
prophets,
and
b
stoned
them,
and
cast
them
out.
Yea,
in
that
day
ye
shall
say:
O
that
we
had
remembered
the
Lord
our
God
in
the
day
that
he
gave
us
our
riches,
and
then
they
would
not
have
become
slippery
that
we
should
lose
them;
for
behold,
our
riches
are
gone
from
us.
34 Behold,
we
lay
a
tool
here
and
on
the
morrow
it
is
gone;
and
behold,
our
swords
are
taken
from
us
in
the
day
we
have
sought
them
for
battle.
35 Yea,
we
have
hid
up
our
a
treasures
and
they
have
slipped
away
from
us,
because
of
the
curse
of
the
land.
36 O
that
we
had
repented
in
the
day
that
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
unto
us;
for
behold
the
land
is
cursed,
and
all
things
are
become
slippery,
and
we
cannot
hold
them.
37 Behold,
we
are
surrounded
by
a
demons,
yea,
we
are
encircled
about
by
the
angels
of
him
who
hath
sought
to
destroy
our
souls.
Behold,
our
iniquities
are
great.
O
Lord,
canst
thou
not
turn
away
thine
anger
from
us?
And
this
shall
be
your
language
in
those
days.
38 But
behold,
your
a
days
of
probation
are
past;
ye
have
b
procrastinated
the
day
of
your
salvation
until
it
is
everlastingly
too
late,
and
your
destruction
is
made
sure;
yea,
for
ye
have
sought
all
the
days
of
your
lives
for
that
which
ye
could
not
obtain;
and
ye
have
sought
for
c
happiness
in
doing
iniquity,
which
thing
is
d
contrary
to
the
nature
of
that
righteousness
which
is
in
our
great
and
Eternal
Head.
39 O
ye
people
of
the
land,
that
ye
would
hear
my
words!
And
I
pray
that
the
anger
of
the
Lord
be
turned
away
from
you,
and
that
ye
would
repent
and
be
saved.
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