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account of the Nephites. Their wars and contentions, and their
dissensions. And also the prophecies of many holy prophets, before the
coming of Christ, according to the records of Helaman, who was the son
of Helaman, and also according to the records of his sons, even down to
the coming of Christ. And also many of the Lamanites are converted. An
account of their conversion. An account of the righteousness of the
Lamanites, and the wickedness and abominations of the Nephites,
according to the record of Helaman and his sons, even down to the coming
of Christ, which is called the book of Helaman.
- [14]
But behold, a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, yea,
the account of the Lamanites and of the Nephites, and their wars, and
contentions, and dissensions, and their preaching, and their prophecies,
and their shipping and their building of ships, and their building of
temples, and of synagogues and their sanctuaries, and their
righteousness, and their wickedness, and their murders, and their
robbings, and their plundering, and all manner of abominations and whoredoms, cannot be contained in this work.
- [11]
Now this great loss of the Nephites, and the great slaughter which
was among them, would not have happened had it not been for their
wickedness and their abomination which was among them; yea, and it was among those also who professed to belong to the church of God.
- [24] And whosoever of those who belonged to their band should reveal unto the world of their wickedness and their abominations,
should be tried, not according to the laws of their country, but
according to the laws of their wickedness, which had been given by
Gadianton and Kishkumen.
- [28] And also it is that same
being who put it into the hearts of the people to build a tower
sufficiently high that they might get to heaven. And it was that same
being who led on the people who came from that tower into this land; who
spread the works of darkness and abominations over all the face of the land, until he dragged the people down to an entire destruction, and to an everlasting hell.
- [34] And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, and grow in wickedness and abominations,
while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the knowledge of their
God; yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and commandments, and to
walk in truth and uprightness before him.
- [25] Yea, wo be unto you because of that great abomination which has come among you; and ye have united yourselves unto it, yea, to that secret band which was established by Gadianton!
- [27] Yea, wo be unto you because of your wickedness and abominations!
- [23]
Behold ye say that I have agreed with a man that he should murder
Seezoram, our chief judge. But behold, I say unto you, that this is
because I have testified unto you that ye might know concerning this
thing; yea, even for a witness unto you, that I did know of the
wickedness and abominations which are among you.
- [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 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 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.
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