4 Nephi THE BOOK OF NEPHI WHO IS THE SON OF NEPHI ONE OF THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST

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1 ní féi sì sh 4 Nephi 6Lúc M <S RP \ ye s y wèi mén tú zi s o zò 9Ú Ö ë <Sº 1, AÛ t N», A t _ N» 6L ò h 0 ¹ D úc 0 Ö Ï c 9 Ö j ý I 6L Ö _ ý V H gen jù lù dì san shí sì xi rén mín gò qù shì dì san shí w gò qù ye s mén tú men y s o y o zho wéi dì fang z cng y ge l jiào hì zhenzhèng h g ai míng shò s o y o lái dào zì do fèng ye s do jie shò shènglíng, Am t - h 0 º <Sº É ü º ý xá ; Ö K - - Ö Ï º ý d l c 0 ø dì san shí liù zhong 2 zhè qán dì do g xìn fen zheng biàn lùn zh m i y ge rén mín rén zh zhong méi y o rén do b c gongzhèng xiang dài Ö K - q «@ K Ö Ì _ ê1 { ý / ê1 ý / ) iü «4, A t _ N» g Í s 5 6L L I' Gp å Ö»R Å º Q; { ÛP L p P ~ P }0 & ( º^ Rs L.. G_ Ö d^ I 6L z L ûu G_ 3fù zh zhonggòngxi ang s o y o zh wù yú pín shù fú yú do shì tianshàng en cì dì san shí q zì yó s o y qè do shì méi y o zì yó fen xi ang zh gò qù gó nèi réng xù y o píng ye s mén tú men xíng zhì yù bìng rén xia z kàn jiàn jiù hó lóng z t ngdào xíng zh ongzh ong míng w i dà jé bù xíng rèn s zh qí yì shì gong sh b o zi xíng z o bìng rén lèi chú fei fèng zhong n ye s THE BOOK OF NEPHI WHO IS THE SON OF NEPHI ONE OF THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST An accont of the peop of Nephi, according to his record. 1 And it came to pass that the thirty and forth year passed away, and also the thirty and fth, and behold the discips of Jess had formed a chrch of Christ in all the lands rond abot. And as many as did come nto them, and did trly repent of their sins, were baptized in the name of Jess; and they did also receive the Holy Ghost. 2 And it came to pass in the thirty and sixth year, the peop were all converted nto the Lord, pon all the face of the land, both Nephites and Lamanites, and there were no contentions and disptions among them, and every man did al jstly one with another. 3 And they had all things common among them; therefore there were not rich and poor, bond and free, bt they were all ma free, and parkers of the heavenly gift. 4 And it came to pass that the thirty and seventh year passed away also, and there still contined to be peace in the land. 5 And there were great and marvelos works wroght by the discips of Jess, insomch that they did heal the sick, and raise the ad, and case the lame to walk, and the blind to receive their sight, and the af to hear; and all manner of miracs did they work among the children of men; and in nothing did they work miracs save it were in the name of Jess. 757

2 , Ak t 1 # N», A] t ÛA t ÛA t _ # N» ô 0 ÛA] t _ N», A t A t _ # N» ô 0 A] t _ N» dì san shí ba jiù zhè yàng gò qù 6sì shí y sì shí èr zhè yàng gò qù dào sì shí ji gò qù dì san shí ji yì zhí dì w shí y w shí èr zhè yàng gò qù yì zhí dào w shí ji gò qù ; º ( 0 A Ö Ö ( Î «ì 0 ¹ Í úé Î 8 ó ô UÉ ' Î Ö _ Í úë w 9 F 1 Î ò 4 A ò G w ãÿ Î /!Õ Í ú 10 <S º ò 7 Û w A ^ 8 Å º ^ 8 ï Ï 11 Ö 7ZsÁ & g ; \ 1 É 1 ] zh qè zhè dì 7gè cng shì jí dù bèi h dì fangchóng x n jiàn zhù chái léi h an la cng shì dà cng chóng x n jiàn lì dàn y o do cng shì lái fán róng dài tì y cn mò wèi zhì s o y sh liú y sheng q zhè xie cng shì shì wú f a chóngjiàn rén mín y qiángshèng fei cháng xùn sù cng wéi y ge qi fán zhí fei cháng m i lì k ài dé mín zú jià nánhn n bìng àn zhào zh dì do yìng méngshò s o zò zhù fú Ö g W i Õ ZÕ L { g W ; Ö ^ Ï } L ß ±J & 8 8 ZÆ ( w ±J F} ; q bù zhào zhe mó x l f a 12 xíng shì yí shì qè zhào zhe cóng zh sn l méng dé jiè mìng xíng shì jù jí y q bù dàn n shí zò f a d ao gào bìngchángcháng d ao gào língt ng zh hà 0 º - ý - ( 6L - { L W 'G_ 13 s o y o dì fang s o y o rén mínzhongdo méi y o fen zheng 758 ye s mén tú zhong qè xíng zhe dà 6 And ths did the thirty and eighth year pass away, and also the thirty and ninth, and forty and rst, and the forty and second, yea, even ntil forty and nine years had passed away, and also the fty and rst, and the fty and second; yea, and even ntil fty and nine years had passed away. 7 And the Lord did prosper them exceedingly in the land; yea, insomch that they did bild cities again where there had been cities brned. 8 Yea, even that great city Zarahemla did they case to be bilt again. 9 Bt there were many cities which had been snk, and waters came p in the stead thereof; therefore these cities cold not be renewed. 10 And now, behold, it came to pass that the peop of Nephi did wax strong, and did mltiply exceedingly fast, and became an exceedingly fair and lightsome peop. 11 And they were married, and given in mar- riage, and were bssed according to the mltit of the promises which the Lord had ma nto them. 12 And they did not walk any more after the performances and ordinances of the law of Moses; bt they did walk after the commandments which they had received from their Lord and their God, contining in fasting and prayer, and in meeting together oft both to pray and to hear the word of the Lord. 13 And it came to pass that there was no contention among all the peop, in all the land; bt there were mighty miracs wroght among the discips of Jess.

3 , A t N», A t _ N» K ô0, A] t N» ó ~ t _ N» x Ö d M Å w Y å ý ò 0 ^» % «Ë ÿ Ö 1 ã º _» dì q shí y 14 gò qù gò qù gài yán zh y b ai gò qù chú do y dào sn àn lì rén jie tì qù shì dì q shí èr zhí dào dì q shí ji gò qù mén tú men y wài bèi qi ye s san wèi bì x cháng liú lè yán qù s o tiaoan y o bié mén tú hái y o do y dài 0 - ຠ^ O( º à - 16 Ì ¾ Ë 7 Õ ë º _ ûu # r Å! ^ ª K º - Ô ô x º zhè dì méi y o fen zheng y n wèi sn 15 x n zhong méi y o cai yín làn méi y o q ng yà méi y o h angyán shì yàng sè qíng rén mín zhong zhù rén mín méi y o sao dòng méi y o mó sha wú yí ài méi y o méi y o rèn s o y o sn q n sh ochàng zào bù hì y o b zhè gèng xìng fú rén mín ÜÊ G K É ü º _ ûu ¼ ¼ º Ö G / t Ô / úc Rs ^ 18 Ö / ¼ J ຠ; ( Z Å - ] Ö ó Ö A ô0 ~ A t N» úc w, ã ò N» ( h 0 ý - 19 <S ë M Ö / ( <S G» Ö RP iø ÿ Ö» Ö _ ë( <S G b 20 Ö ë kaû t 0 Í W s W èý º ÌÛ Y É ü º 1 àd 0 È Ë É ü º méi y o dào zéi 17 méi y o méi y o xiongsh o rèn sn me sn me rén zh ng t shì n shì do me y o fú zò fán róng q zh shì y ge sngó cngshò zh a y qiè shì qing zhong zhù fú méng fú méi y o y n wèi zh zhí dào y b ai y shí gò qù cóng dì y dài s o y j ng gò qù zhè qán dì do méi y o fen zheng shì ài mó s xi zhè zì hò piàn shàng jie tì lù qù shì xià qù wèi zi xi piàn shàngmian zh y o xi y xi ao bù fen ba shí sì zhè dì réngy o zhe píng rén mín bèi pàn míngcheng y n c zhè dì jiào hì cngshò yò kai sh y o 14 And it came to pass that the seventy and rst year passed away, and also the seventy and second year, yea, and in ne, till the seventy and ninth year had passed away; yea, even an hndred years had passed away, and the discips of Jess, whom he had chosen, had all gone to the paradise of God, save it were the three who shold rry; and there were other discips ordained in their stead; and also many of that generation had passed away. 15 And it came to pass that there was no contention in the land, becase of the love of God which did dwell in the hearts of the peop. 16 And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tmlts, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor mrrs, nor any manner of lasciviosness; and srely there cold not be a happier peop among all the peop who had been created by the hand of God. 17 There were no robbers, nor mrrers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of ites; bt they were in one, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God. 18 And how bssed were they! For the Lord did bss them in all their doings; yea, even they were bssed and prospered ntil an hndred and ten years had passed away; and the rst generation from Christ had passed away, and there was no contention in all the land. 19 And it came to pass that Nephi, he that kept this last record, (and he kept it pon the plates of Nephi) died, and his son Amos kept it in his stead; and he kept it pon the plates of Nephi also. 20 And he kept it eighty and for years, and there was still peace in the land, save it were a small part of the peop who had revolted from the chrch and ken pon them the name of Lamanites; therefore there began to be Lamanites again in the land. 759

4 iø _» / úc M ~]AÛ t Ö RP iø ÿ Ö ë Ö _ ë( <S G _ ë( <S ø Ï b 1/ è ø ài mó s 21 y b ai ji shí qù shì sì xi lù xi sh shì zi xi l miàn jiàngsheng hò ài mó s jie tì piàn shàng jiù shì zhè lù y bù sh i ~ t ò N», ã d èý _ ý ò N» 23 i ` ås º ò A åó Ö ò M H ¼ 0 h 0 b Ö ò º ^ 8 Ì 1¼ Ö ` úc A 24 (, ~ö t Ö K - Ë º ( U² - êøê' w W c i4.. ¾ Í à. } q 25 B w Ö iá " ( Ö K - q q «26 Ö Ë Ö Ë º Ö êñ úë Y rö )Ê & Ë & úc c Y 27 i ~ A t N» 0 ò 1 Y / ò 1 ê 1 X úc Y 6 Ö { & Ö ó 'èý ó Ö.. ªá & ^ V K i f þ à M 1 b f º 22 wài li ang b ai y gò qù dì èr dài chú jí xi ao bù fen do y gò qù w o mó mén y j ng fán zhí qán dì miàn zhè y o xie rén áng gì y zhì fei cháng dì èr b ai líng y y f rén mín yú zhè dì fù y o yó yú fán róng zh zhong kai sh jiao ào zhong zì gao zì dà zh dao zhè y biàn bù y cng wéi kào x wàng n men yào rú chan zhe pèi dài zh ongzh ong j ngm i zhen zh shì shàng gè zh ong m i h ao dong xi cóng shí q wù p n cái ch an bù zh zhonggòng y o gòngxi ang kai sh hà fen mén zì j f o rèn jiàn lì jie jí lái hò q jiào hì lì yì wèi bìng kai sh zhenzhèng jiào hì li ang b ai y shí gò q jiào hì shì jiào hì rán dà bù fen bìng jiang snshèng zh g i y kai sh y hò zhè dì y o do qè f o rèn y o do zì cheng rèn shi y jie shò zh ongzh ong wù g i y céng y n fú y n bù pèi chèng n zh rén. Y A ë 1¼ já _ 1¼ Ê W Ö Ã F Ï 29 æ Y / & úc Ö ë³ úc c Y 1¼ Q ø á úc Ö Ö 1¼ L ( Ö K - 1 G_ zhè zh ongjiào hì fán zhí dé h nkài 28 yó yú j n zha zhe x n hái y o lìng y ge jiào hì pò hài zh zhong 760 shì f o rèn zhenzhèng jiào hì xiang xìn yó yú zì è q ng shì do sa dàn yó yú ho3 zh lì liang qian bei yó yú xíng 21 And it came to pass that Amos died also, (and it was an hndred and ninety and for years from the coming of Christ) and his son Amos kept the record in his stead; and he also kept it pon the plates of Nephi; and it was also written in the book of Nephi, which is this book. 22 And it came to pass that two hndred years had passed away; and the second generation had all passed away save it were a few. 23 And now I, Mormon, wold that ye shold know that the peop had mltiplied, insomch that they were spread pon all the face of the land, and that they had become exceedingly rich, becase of their prosperity in Christ. 24 And now, in this two hndred and rst year there began to be among them those who were lifted p in pri, sch as the wearing of costly apparel, and all manner of ne pearls, and of the ne things of the world. 25 And from that time forth they did have their goods and their sbsnce no more common among them. 26 And they began to be divid into classes; and they began to bild p chrches nto themselves to get gain, and began to ny the tre chrch of Christ. 27 And it came to pass that when two hndred and ten years had passed away there were many chrches in the land; yea, there were many chrches which professed to know the Christ, and yet they did ny the more parts of his gospel, insomch that they did receive all manner of wickedness, and did administer that which was sacred nto him to whom it had been forbidn becase of nworthiness. 28 And this chrch did mltiply exceedingly becase of iniqity, and becase of the power of San who did get hold pon their hearts. 29 And again, there was another chrch which nied the Christ; and they did persecte the tre chrch of Christ, becase of their hmility and their belief in Christ; and they did spise them becase of the many miracs which were wroght among them.

5 àd Ö Y ( Ö Ï 6L L Ö Ü 2 ãd F/ ÉW ( Ö Ï b ^ q Ï ãd  i J Ö 0 U» ( Ö K - L 'G_ 31 Ö6 d G_ º / l W Ö Ã & º³ Ö c Ï 6ï 6*º g úc q º³ Ö # 32 Ö Ö 2 k - Ö ë! ³ 0 p ú 33 Ö È Ö 2 Î x Ö { Î x J2 1 Ï i J2 # Ö ` K - pú Þ 34 d º / l W Ö Ã àº Ö Â 1 1 mø G H 6 ú 1 Y & Z.. Å Ö ÆS 6L º F 6L º ò Sº Ö 1 # t t ( á ªá - p = ô0 i ~ A t N» 35 ( t - 1/ (, ~ A t - º -! '  36 t w ëz <Sº Ï Ö / c á ð úc Ö K É ü 1 Å º _º X º y n c 30 ye s dì xie dò liú mén tú men xíng sh qán lì jian yù l b a gan n dàn shì jiè zhe l miàn sn hà lì liang qù sh jian yù liè cng li angbàn zh zhongxíng dà s rán rú c j n g an y o zhè rén mín hái shì yìng zhe x n zhèngxiàng ye lù sa l ng tú mó sha hài b a z o yí qiè bìng tú sha hài yó tài rén y zhào hà yí yàng di n h o lú zhong háo wú s n hài ch lai yò b a qè yó xì dào gè chù di n shò shò men yó xì yí yàng k dòngzhong jiù xiàng xi ao hái xi aoyáng cóng zh zhong z o ch lái méi y o shò y di anshang j n g an rú c y n wèi xì dài l ng rén mín hái shì yìng zhe yó do jiàn zào shì qing s men do jiào hì o d a ye s rén mín y bù d a rén x n ji a xian zh men s o bìng zòzh ongzh ong bù yì rén mín dàn ye s jiù zhè yàng y y bù xìn zhongshai lò zhí dào li ang b ai san shí gò qù zhè zhong y zhong rén mín zhong y o zhè y x ng q jiù shì y cì dì èr b ai san shí y dà fen liè y ge jiào zò rén mín zú shì zhenzhèng xìn y ang s o cheng y a gè rén zh zh zhong y o ye sè rén s léi rén àd c á ð úc c Ü úc w Y M 6L _ (g «1 º <Sº Å º _º X º y n c zhenzhèng 37 zhenzhèng chóng bài san wèi ye s y a gè rén xìn y ang zh men mén tú nèi ye sè rén s léi rén zh men yào cháng liú shì shàng bèi cheng wéi rén 30 Therefore they did exercise power and a- thority over the discips of Jess who did rry with them, and they did cast them into prison; bt by the power of the word of God, which was in them, the prisons were rent in twain, and they went forth doing mighty miracs among them. 31 Neverthess, and notwithsnding all these miracs, the peop did harn their hearts, and did seek to kill them, even as the Jews at Jersam soght to kill Jess, according to his word. 32 And they did cast them into frnaces of re, and they came forth receiving no harm. 33 And they also cast them into ns of wild beasts, and they did play with the wild beasts even as a child with a lamb; and they did come forth from among them, receiving no harm. 34 Neverthess, the peop did harn their hearts, for they were d by many priests and false prophets to bild p many chrches, and to do all manner of iniqity. And they did smite pon the peop of Jess; bt the peop of Jess did not smite again. And ths they did dwind in nbelief and wickedness, from year to year, even ntil two hndred and thirty years had passed away. 35 And now it came to pass in this year, yea, in the two hndred and thirty and rst year, there was a great division among the peop. 36 And it came to pass that in this year there arose a peop who were cald the Nephites, and they were tre believers in Christ; and among them there were those who were cald by the Lamanites Jacobites, and Josephites, and Zoramites; 37 Therefore the tre believers in Christ, and the tre worshipers of Christ, (among whom were the three discips of Jess who shold rry) were cald Nephites, and Jacobites, and Josephites, and Zoramites. 761

6 ÒU ó º «ëz É ü º s>º I º Ö & ^ ( á p = {/ E 0 ÌÛ úc ó Ö Y Ö Rs ø á 1 Ï Ö V H # 1 p = xie jù jé 38 léi m r rén shai lò fú y n rén men bèi jiào zò yè x méi rén qè shì gù yì jiàod ao bèi pàn n z xian yí yàng bìng fei bù xìnzhong bù yào xiang xìn fú y n jiù xiàng cóng zì ch jiù shai lò / 1¼ Ö V H ªá L 1 Ï ( B # Ö «Y h ^ Rs 1 Ï É ü º «Y h <S Pk # shì yó yú 39 jiù xiàng zì ch shí n z xianmen yí yàng zengxíng bèi jiàod ao zenghèn sn jiù xiàng cóng zì ch bèi jiàod ao zenghèn z sn yí yàng ~ÛAÛ t N» º Å b 1/ # Ô ªá èý º 88 7 ' w ºx ¹ b Ô ^ º ' èr b ai sì shí sì gò qù 40 zhè yàng b jiào rén mín qíngxing jiù shì bù fen rén mín jiànjiàn qiáng dà rén shù fangmiàn biàncng b sn rén mín páng dà dé do Ö Í º Ö êñ ú Y & (.. Í q Ý þ Ö Y ~ A t 1 # N» ~ma t _ # N» 42 ªá èý º È Ë 9Ë ' f ØÆ P> 43 «1 º <Sº º _ 1¼ Ö ' Ì Ë ( Ö Ã - ê' w º Ï Ö D Éüº # ê 44 B w Ë º º j 45 ~ t N» <Sº É ü º ò º d # 0 ^ 8 ªá réng xù wèi 41 yòngzh ongzh ong gì zhòng mén zì j jiàn zào jiào hì dong xi zhang shì èr b ai w shí jiù zhè yàng gò qù bìng jiào hì èr b ai liù shí zhè yàng gò qù bù fen rén mín yò kai sh shù lì mì mì xan shì bèi cheng wéi cái fù jié shè rén rén mín yó yú kai sh x n zhong zì dà xiàng dì xiong cóng zhè shí q gan dà an dn yí yàng jí dà cng wéi zì fù mén tú men kai sh wèi shì rén zì yoshang san b ai gò q hò b c yí yàng rén fei cháng y cng wéi ' f Ü* ò ö 0 h 0 b d 6L ò c º Ö Ï ' Ï Ñ & ZW.. _ ) gan dà an dn dào f i 46 chú rén ye s mén tú men wài zh cáng zh ongzh ongmó lì 762 y mànyán dào zhè qán dì miànshàng jiao yì y méi y o y ge zhèng yì dà liàng j n yín bìng zò zhe 38 And it came to pass that they who re- jected the gospel were cald Lamanites, and Lemelites, and Ishmaelites; and they did not dwind in nbelief, bt they did wilflly rebel against the gospel of Christ; and they did teach their children that they shold not believe, even as their fathers, from the beginning, did dwind. 39 And it was becase of the wickedness and abomination of their fathers, even as it was in the beginning. And they were ght to hate the children of God, even as the Lamanites were ght to hate the children of Nephi from the beginning. 40 And it came to pass that two hndred and forty and for years had passed away, and ths were the a airs of the peop. And the more wicked part of the peop did wax strong, and became exceedingly more nmeros than were the peop of God. 41 And they did still contine to bild p chrches nto themselves, and adorn them with all manner of precios things. And ths did two hndred and fty years pass away, and also two hndred and sixty years. 42 And it came to pass that the wicked part of the peop began again to bild p the secret oaths and combinations of Gadianton. 43 And also the peop who were cald the peop of Nephi began to be prod in their hearts, becase of their exceeding riches, and become vain like nto their brethren, the Lamanites. 44 And from this time the discips began to sorrow for the sins of the world. 45 And it came to pass that when three hn- dred years had passed away, both the peop of Nephi and the Lamanites had become exceedingly wicked one like nto another. 46 And it came to pass that the robbers of Gadianton did spread over all the face of the land; and there were none that were righteos save it were the discips of Jess. And gold and silver did they lay p in store in abndance, and did tra c in all manner of tra c.

7 47 s an ~ b ai líng ö w t gò zh ong - ài i mó ø s» qù shì Ö t a Ý b aog an lù N» q Œ hò rén Ö t a º mín réng Í Y liú ( xié xi ong D dì ~ ài» má lóng ji e tì ª á è K zh ÿ 48 s an ~ b ai Œ èr A shí t N gò» q Œ hò ~ ài» má lóng shò shèng V líng H qiáng 7 6 zhì ± y n cáng Ï xi e sn ^ shèng V s o y o y dài ã y dài ã chán ³ xià lái ô zhí 0 dào ú j c d jiàng Mè lín Œ hò s an ~ b ai Œ èr A shí t sn ^ shèng V lù 49 Ö t a ji ang zhè xie lù º wèi ; zh ± y n cáng Ï w q lai å y biàn àn zhào g yù yán Œ ; zh yìng É1 x chán ³ f g i Å y a gè ji a Ï zú yí zô yì ~ ài» má lóng lù 1 jiù d c P jié _ shù 47 And it came to pass that after three hndred and ve years had passed away, (and the peop did still remain in wickedness) Amos died; and his brother, Ammaron, did keep the record in his stead. 48 And it came to pass that when three hndred and twenty years had passed away, Ammaron, being constrained by the Holy Ghost, did hi p the records which were sacredyea, even all the sacred records which had been hand down from generation to generation, which were sacreven ntil the three hndred and twentieth year from the coming of Christ. 49 And he did hi them p nto the Lord that they might come again nto the remnant of the hose of Jacob according to the prophecies and the promises of the Lord. And ths is the end of the record of Ammaron. 763