1& it came to pass that thus passed away the ninety & fifth year also & the people began to forget those signs & wonders which they had heard & began to be less & less astonished at a sign or a wonder from Heaven in somuch that they began to be hard in their hearts & blind in their minds & began to dis believe all which they had heard & seen
1And it came to pass that thus passed away the ninety and fifth year also, and the people began to forget those signs and wonders which they had heard, and began to be less and less astonished at a sign or a wonder from heaven, insomuch that they began to be hard in their hearts, and blind in their minds, and began to disbelieve all which they had heard and seen—
2imagioning up some vain thing in their hearts that it was wrought by men & by the power of the Devil to lead away & deceive the hea rts of the people & thus did Satan get possession of the hearts of the people again insomuch that he did blind their eyes & lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a foo lish & a vain thing
2Imagining up some vain thing in their hearts, that it was wrought by men and by the power of the devil, to lead away and deceive the hearts of the people; and thus did Satan get possession of the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind their eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a foolish and a vain thing.
3& it came to pass that the people began to wax strong in wickedness & abominations & they did not believe that there should be any more signs or wonders given & Satan did go about leading away the hearts of the people tempting them & causing them that they sh ould do great wickedness in the land
3And it came to pass that the people began to wax strong in wickedness and abominations; and they did not believe that there should be any more signs or wonders given; and Satan did go about, leading away the hearts of the people, tempting them and causing them that they should do great wickedness in the land.
4& thus did pass away the ninety & sixth year & also the ninety & seventh year & also the ninety & eighth year & also the ninety & ninth year
4And thus did pass away the ninety and sixth year; and also the ninety and seventh year; and also the ninety and eighth year; and also the ninety and ninth year;
5& also an hundred years had passed away since the days of Mosiah which was King over the people of the Nephites
5And also an hundred years had passed away since the days of Mosiah, who was king over the people of the Nephites.
6& six hundred & nine years had passed aw ay since Lehi left Jerusalem
6And six hundred and nine years had passed away since Lehi left Jerusalem.
7& nine years had passed away from the time which the sign was given which was spoken of by the prophets that Christ should come into the world
7And nine years had passed away from the time when the sign was given, which was spoken of by the prophets, that Christ should come into the world.
8now the Nephites began to reckon their time from this period which the sign was given or from the coming of Christ therefore nine years h◊ d passed away &
8Now the Nephites began to reckon their time from this period when the sign was given, or from the coming of Christ; therefore, nine years had passed away.
9Nephi which was the father of Nephi which had the charge of the records did not return to the land of Zarahemla & could no where be found in all the land
9And Nephi, who was the father of Nephi, who had the charge of the records, did not return to the land of Zarahemla, and could nowhere be found in all the land.
10& it came to pass that the people did still remain in wickedness notwithstanding the much preaching & prop hesying which was sent among them & thus passed away the tenth year also & the eleventh year also passed away in iniquity
10And it came to pass that the people did still remain in wickedness, notwithstanding the much preaching and prophesying which was sent among them; and thus passed away the tenth year also; and the eleventh year also passed away in iniquity.
11& it came to pass in the thirteenth year there began to be wars & contentions throughout all the land & the Gadianton robb ers had become so numerous & did slay so many of the people & did lay waste so many cities & did spread so much death & carnage throughout the land that it became ex pediant that all the people both the Nephites & the Lamanites should take up arms ag ainst them
11And it came to pass in the thirteenth year there began to be wars and contentions throughout all the land; for the Gadianton robbers had become so numerous, and did slay so many of the people, and did lay waste so many cities, and did spread so much death and carnage throughout the land, that it became expedient that all the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, should take up arms against them.
12therefore all the Lamanites which had become converted unto the Lord did unite with their brethren the Nephites & were compelled for the safety of their liv es & their women & their children to take up arms against those Gadianton robbers yea & also to maintain their rights & their privileges of their church & of their worship & their freedom & their liberty
12Therefore, all the Lamanites who had become converted unto the Lord did unite with their brethren, the Nephites, and were compelled, for the safety of their lives and their women and their children, to take up arms against those Gadianton robbers, yea, and also to maintain their rights, and the privileges of their church and of their worship, and their freedom and their liberty.
13& it came to pass that before this thirteenth year had passed away the Nephites were threatened with utter destruction because of this war which had beco me exceding
13And it came to pass that before this thirteenth year had passed away the Nephites were threatened with utter destruction because of this war, which had become exceedingly sore.
14soar & it came to pass that those Lamanites which had united with the Nephites were numbered among the Nephites
14And it came to pass that those Lamanites who had united with the Nephites were numbered among the Nephites;
15& their curse was taken from them & their skin became white like unto the Nephites
15And their curse was taken from them, and their skin became white like unto the Nephites;
16& their Young men & their Daughters became exceding fair & they were nu mbered among the Nephites & were called Nephites & thus ended the thirteenth year
16And their young men and their daughters became exceedingly fair, and they were numbered among the Nephites, and were called Nephites. And thus ended the thirteenth year.
17& it came to pass in the Commencement of the fourteenth year the war between the robbers & the people of Nephi did continue & did become exceding soar nevertheless the people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers insomuch that they did drive them back out of their lands into the moun tains & into their secret places
17And it came to pass in the commencement of the fourteenth year, the war between the robbers and the people of Nephi did continue and did become exceedingly sore; nevertheless, the people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch that they did drive them back out of their lands into the mountains and into their secret places.
18& thus ended the fourteenth year & in the fifteenth year they did come forth again against the people of Nephi & because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi & their many contentions & dissensions the Gadianton robbers did gain many adva ntages over them
18And thus ended the fourteenth year. And in the fifteenth year they did come forth against the people of Nephi; and because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many contentions and dissensions, the Gadianton robbers did gain many advantages over them.
19& thus ended the fifteenth year & thus were the people in a state of many afflictions & the sword of destruction did hang over them insomuch that they were about to be smitten down by it & this because of their iniquity—— Chapter——
19And thus ended the fifteenth year, and thus were the people in a state of many afflictions; and the sword of destruction did hang over them, insomuch that they were about to be smitten down by it, and this because of their iniquity.