3 Nephi 2

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3 Nephi 2:1 [LDS 3:1]
[And now] [it came to pass] [that in the sixteenth] year [from the coming] [of Christ,] Lachoneus, [the governor] [of the land,] received [an epistle] [from the leader] [and the governor] [of this] [band of robbers;]

3 Nephi 2:2 [LDS 3:2]
[And these] [are the words] which [were written,] saying, Lachoneus, [most noble] [and chief governor] [of the land,] behold [I write] [this epistle] [unto you,] [and do give] [unto you] exceeding great praise [because of your firmness,] [and also] [the firmness] [of your people,] [in maintaining] [that which] [ye suppose] [to be] [your right] [and liberty;]

3 Nephi 2:3 [LDS 3:2]
Yea, [ye do stand] well, [as if] [ye were supported] [by the hand] [of a God] [in the defense] [of your liberty,] [and your property,] [and your country,] [or that which] [ye do call so.]

3 Nephi 2:4 [LDS 3:3] [Note]
[[And it seemeth [a pity unto ]]] [most noble] Lachoneus, [that ye should be] [so foolish] [and vain] [as to suppose] that [ye can stand] against [so <many> <brave> men,] [who are] [at my command,] who do now [at this time] stand [in their arms,] [and do await,] [with <great> anxiety,] for [the word,] [Go down] upon [the Nephites] [and destroy them.]

3 Nephi 2:5 [LDS 3:4]
[And I,] knowing [of their <unconquerable> spirit,] [having proved them] [in the field] [of battle,] [and knowing] [of their <everlasting> hatred] [towards you,] [because of the <many> wrongs] which [ye have done] [unto them,] [therefore if] [they should come down] [against you,] [they would visit you] [with utter destruction;]

3 Nephi 2:6 [LDS 3:5]
Therefore [I have written] [this epistle,] sealing it [with mine own hand,] feeling [for your welfare,] [because of your firmness] [in that which] [ye believe] [to be right,] [and your <noble> spirit] [in the field] [of battle;]

3 Nephi 2:7 [LDS 3:6]
Therefore [I write] [unto you] desiring [that ye would yield up] unto this [my people,] [your cities,] [your lands,] [and your possessions,] [rather than that they should visit you] with [the sword,] [and that destruction] [should come] [upon you;]

3 Nephi 2:8 [LDS 3:7]
[Or in <other> words,] [yield yourselves up] [unto us,] [and unite] [with us,] [and become acquainted] [with our <secret> works,] [and become] [our brethren,] [that ye may be] [like unto us;] not [our slaves,] [but our brethren,] [and partners] [of all] [our substance.]

3 Nephi 2:9 [LDS 3:8]
[And behold,] [I swear] [unto you,] If ye [will do] this, [with an oath,] [ye shall <not> be destroyed;] [but if] ye [will <not> do] this, [I swear] [unto you,] [with an oath,] [that on the morrow] month, [I will command] that [my armies] [shall come down] [against you,]

3 Nephi 2:10 [LDS 3:8]
[And they shall <not> stay] [their hand,] [and shall spare] not, [but shall slay you,] [and shall let fall] [the sword] [upon you,] [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] until [ye shall become extinct.]

3 Nephi 2:11 [LDS 3:9]
[And behold,] [I am] Giddianhi; [and I am] [the governor] [of this] [the <secret> society] [of Gadianton;] [which society,] [and the works thereof,] [I know] [to be good;] [and they are] [of <ancient> date,] [and they have been handed down] [unto us.]

3 Nephi 2:12 [LDS 3:10]
[And I write] this epistle [unto you,] Lachoneus, [and I hope] [that ye will deliver up] [your lands,] [and your possessions,] without [the shedding] [of blood,] that this [my people] [may recover] [their rights] [and government] who have [dissented away] [from you,] [because of your wickedness] [in retaining] [from them] [their rights] [of government;] [and except] ye do this, [I will avenge] [their wrongs.] [I am] Giddianhi.

3 Nephi 2:13 [LDS 3:11]
[And now] [it came to pass] [when Lachoneus] received this epistle, [he was <exceedingly> astonished,] [because of the boldness] [of Giddianhi,] [in demanding] [the possession] [of the land] [of the Nephites,]

3 Nephi 2:14 [LDS 3:11]
[And also] [of threatening] [the people] [and avenging] [the wrongs] [of those that had received] no wrong, save [it were they had wronged themselves,] [by dissenting away] unto those wicked [and abominable] robbers.

3 Nephi 2:15 [LDS 3:12]
Now behold, this Lachoneus, [the governor,] was [a <just> man,] [and could] not be frightened [by the demands] [and the threatenings] [of a robber;]

3 Nephi 2:16 [LDS 3:12] [Note]
Therefore [he did <not> hearken] [to the epistle] [of Giddianhi,] [the governor] [of the robbers,] [but he did cause] [that his people] [should cry] unto [the Lord] [for strength] [against the time] [that the robbers] [should come down] [against them;]

3 Nephi 2:17 [LDS 3:13]
Yea, [he sent] [a proclamation] among all [the people] [that they should gather together] [their women,] [and their children,] [their flocks] [and their herds,] [and all] [their substance,] save [it were their land,] unto one place.

3 Nephi 2:18 [LDS 3:14]
[And he caused that fortifications] [should be built] [round about them,] [and the strength thereof] [should be <exceeding> great.]

3 Nephi 2:19 [LDS 3:14]
[And he caused that there should be] armies, [both of the Nephites] [and of the Lamanites,] [or of all them] who [were numbered] among [the Nephites,] [should be placed] [as guards] [round about,] [to watch them,] [and to guard them] [from the robbers,] day [and night;]

3 Nephi 2:20 [LDS 3:15]
Yea, [he said] [unto them,] [As the Lord] liveth, except [ye repent] [of all] [your iniquities,] [and cry] unto [the Lord,] [that they could] [in no wise] [be delivered out] [of the hands] [of those] Gadianton robbers.

3 Nephi 2:21 [LDS 3:16]
[And so great] [and marvelous] [were the words] [and prophecies] [of Lachoneus,] [that they did cause] fear [to come] upon all [the people,] [and they did exert themselves] [in their might,] [to do] [according to the words] [of] [Lachoneus.

3 Nephi 2:22 [LDS 3:17]
[And it came to pass] [that Lachoneus] [did appoint] [chief captains] [over all] [the armies] [of the Nephites,] [to command them] [at the time] [that the robbers] [should come down out] [of the wilderness] [against them.]

3 Nephi 2:23 [LDS 3:18]
[Now the chiefest among] all [the chief captains,] [and the <great> commander] [of all] [the armies] [of the Nephites,] [was appointed,] [and his name] [was Gidgiddoni.]

3 Nephi 2:24 [LDS 3:19]
[Now it was] [the custom] among all [the Nephites,] [to appoint] for [their chief captains,] save [it were in their times] [of wickedness,] [some one] [that had the spirit] [of revelation,] [and also] prophecy; [therefore this Gidgiddoni] [was a <great> <prophet> among them,] [and also] was [the <chief> judge.]

3 Nephi 2:25 [LDS 3:20]
[Now the people] said unto Gidgiddoni, Pray unto [the Lord,] [and let us go up] upon [the mountains,] [and into the wilderness,] [that we may fall] upon [the robbers] [and destroy them,] [in their own lands.]

3 Nephi 2:26 [LDS 3:21]
[But Gidgiddoni] saith [unto them,] [The Lord] forbid; for if [we should go up] [against them,] [the Lord] [would deliver us] [into their hands;]

3 Nephi 2:27 [LDS 3:21]
Therefore [we will prepare ourselves] [in the center] [of our lands,] [[and we will gather all [our armies] together,]] [and we will <not> go] [against them,] [but we will wait] till [they shall come] [against us;]

3 Nephi 2:28 [LDS 3:21]
Therefore [as the Lord] liveth, if we do this, [he will deliver them] [into our hands.]

3 Nephi 2:29 [LDS 3:22]
[And it came to pass] [in the seventeenth] year, [in the latter end] [of the year,] [the proclamation] [of Lachoneus] [had gone forth] [throughout all] [the face] [of the land,]

3 Nephi 2:30 [LDS 3:22]
[And they had taken] [their horses,] [and their chariots,] [and their cattle,] [and all] [their flocks,] [and their herds,] [and their grain,] [and all] [their substance,]

3 Nephi 2:31 [LDS 3:22]
[And did march forth] [by thousands;] [and by tens] [of thousands,] until [they had all] [gone forth] [to the place] which [had been appointed,] [that they should gather themselves together,] [to defend themselves] against [their enemies.]

3 Nephi 2:32 [LDS 3:23]
[And the land] which [was appointed] [was the land] [of Zarahemla] [and the land] [which was] between [the land] [of Zarahemla] [and the land] Bountiful; yea, [to the line] [which was] between [the land] Bountiful [and the land] Desolation;

3 Nephi 2:33 [LDS 3:24]
[And there were] [a <great> <many> <thousand> people] who [were called] Nephites, who [did gather themselves together] [in this land.]

3 Nephi 2:34 [LDS 3:24]
[Now Lachoneus] [did cause] [that they should gather themselves together] [in the land] southward, [because of the <great> curse] which [was upon] [the land] northward; [and they did fortify themselves] against [their enemies;]

3 Nephi 2:35 [LDS 3:24]
[And they did dwell] [in <one> land,] [and in <one> body,] [and they did fear] [the words] which [had been spoken] [by Lachoneus,] [insomuch that they did repent] [of all] [their sins;]

3 Nephi 2:36 [LDS 3:24] [Note]
[And they did put up] [their prayers] unto [the Lord] [their God,] [that he would deliver them] [in the time] that [their enemies] [should come down] [against them] [to battle.]

3 Nephi 2:37 [LDS 3:26]
[And they were <exceeding> sorrowful] because [of their enemy.]

3 Nephi 2:38 [LDS 3:26] [Note]
[And Gidgiddoni] [did cause that they should make] weapons [of war,] [of every kind,] [that they should be strong] [with armor,] [and with shields,] [and with bucklers,] [after the manner] [of his instructions.]

3 Nephi 2:39 [LDS 4:1]
[And it came to pass] [that in the latter end] [of the eighteenth] year, those armies [of robbers] [had prepared] [for battle,] [and began] [to come down,] [and to sally forth] [from the hills,] [and out of the mountains,] [and the wilderness,] [and their strongholds,] [and their secret places,]

3 Nephi 2:40 [LDS 4:1]
[And began] [to take possession] [of the lands] [both which] [was in the land] south, [and which] [was in the land] north, [and began] [to take possession] [of all] [the lands] which [had been deserted] [by the Nephites,] [and the cities] which [had been left] desolate.

3 Nephi 2:41 [LDS 4:2]
[But behold] [there were] no wild beasts nor game [in those] lands which [had been deserted] by [the Nephites,] [and there was] no game for [the robbers] save [it were in the wilderness.]

3 Nephi 2:42 [LDS 4:3]
[And the robbers] could not exist save [it were] [in the wilderness,] for [the want] [of food;] [for the Nephites] [had left] [their lands] desolate, [and had gathered] [their flocks,] [and their herds] [and all] [their substance,] [and they were in <one> body;]

3 Nephi 2:43 [LDS 4:4] [Note]
[Therefore there was] no chance [for the robbers] [to plunder] [and to obtain] food, save [it were to come up] [in <open> battle] [against the Nephites;]

3 Nephi 2:44 [LDS 4:4]
[And the Nephites] [being in <one> body,] [and having so great] [a number,] [and having reserved] [for themselves] provisions, [and horses,] [and cattle,] [and flocks] [of every] kind, [that they might subsist] [for the space] [of seven] years,

3 Nephi 2:45 [LDS 4:4]
[In the which] time [they did hope] [to destroy] [the robbers] [from off] [the face] [of the land.] [And thus] [the eighteenth] year [did pass away.]

3 Nephi 2:46 [LDS 4:5]
[And it came to pass] [that in the nineteenth] year, Giddianhi found that [it was expedient] that [he should go up] [to battle] [against the Nephites,] for [there was] no way [that they could subsist,] [save it were] [to plunder,] [and rob,] [and murder.]

3 Nephi 2:47 [LDS 4:6]
[And they durst not] [spread themselves] upon [the face] [of the land,] [insomuch that they could raise] grain, lest [the Nephites] [should come] [upon them] [and slay them;]

3 Nephi 2:48 [LDS 4:6]
[Therefore Giddianhi] [gave commandment] unto [his armies,] [that in this year] [they should go up] [to battle] [against the Nephites.]

3 Nephi 2:49 [LDS 4:7]
[And it came to pass] [that they did come up] [to battle;] [and it was] [in the sixth] month; [and behold,] great [and terrible] [was the day] that [they did come up] [to battle;]

3 Nephi 2:50 [LDS 4:7]
[And they were girded about] [after the manner] [of robbers;] [and they had] [a lamb-skin] [about their loins,] [and they were dyed] [in blood;] [and their heads] [were shorn;] [and they had head-plates] [upon them;]

3 Nephi 2:51 [LDS 4:7]
[And great] [and terrible] was [the appearance] [of the armies] [of Giddianhi,] [because of their armor,] [and because of their being dyed] [in blood.]

3 Nephi 2:52 [LDS 4:8]
[And it came to pass] [that the armies] [of the Nephites,] [when they saw] [the appearance] [of the army] [of Giddianhi,] [had all] fallen [to the earth,] [and did lift] [their cries] to [the Lord] [their God,] [that he would spare them,] [and deliver them] [out of the hands] [of their enemies.]

3 Nephi 2:53 [LDS 4:9]
[And it came to pass] [that when the armies] [of Giddianhi] saw this, [they began] [to shout] [with a <loud> voice,] [because of their joy;] for [they had supposed] [that the Nephites] [had fallen] [with fear,] [because of the terror] [of their armies;]

3 Nephi 2:54 [LDS 4:10]
[But in <this> thing] [they were disappointed,] [for the Nephites] [did <not> fear them,] [but they did fear] [their God,] [and did supplicate him] [for protection;]

3 Nephi 2:55 [LDS 4:10]
[Therefore when the armies] [of Giddianhi] [did rush] [upon them,] [they were prepared] [to meet them;] yea, [in the strength] [of the Lord] [they did receive them;] [and the battle] commenced [in this] [the <sixth> month;]

3 Nephi 2:56 [LDS 4:11]
[And great] [and terrible] [was the battle thereof;] yea, great [and terrible] [was the slaughter thereof,] [insomuch that there never] [was known] [so great] [a slaughter] among all [the people] [of Lehi] since [he left] Jerusalem.

3 Nephi 2:57 [LDS 4:12]
[And notwithstanding] [the threatenings] [and the oaths] which Giddianhi [had made,] behold, [the Nephites] [did beat them,] [insomuch that they did fall back] [from before them.]

3 Nephi 2:58 [LDS 4:13]
[And it came to pass] [that Gidgiddoni] commanded [that his armies] [should pursue them] [as far as] [the borders] [of the wilderness,] [and that they should <not> spare] any [that should fall] [into their hands] [by the way;]

3 Nephi 2:59 [LDS 4:13]
[And thus] [they did pursue them,] [and did slay them,] [to the borders] [of the wilderness,] [even until] [they had fulfilled] [the commandment] [of Gidgiddoni.]

3 Nephi 2:60 [LDS 4:14]
[And it came to pass] [that Giddianhi,] who [had stood] [and fought] [with boldness,] [was pursued] [as he fled;] [and being weary] [because of his <much> fighting,] [he was overtaken] [and slain.] [And thus] [was the end] [of Giddianhi,] [the robber.]

3 Nephi 2:61 [LDS 4:15]
[And it came to pass] [that the armies] [of the Nephites] [did return again] [to their place] [of security.]

3 Nephi 2:62 [LDS 4:15] [Note]
[And it came to pass] [that this nineteenth] year [did pass away,] [and the robbers] [did <not> come] again [to battle;] neither [did they come] [in the twentieth] year;

3 Nephi 2:63 [LDS 4:16]
[And in the twenty] [and first] year [they did <not> come up] [to battle,] [but they came up] [on all] sides [to lay siege] [round about] [the people] [of Nephi;]

3 Nephi 2:64 [LDS 4:16]
For [they did suppose] [that if] [they should cut off] [the people] [of Nephi] [from their lands,] [and should hem them in] [on every] side, [and if] [they should cut them off] [from all] [their <outward> privileges,] [that they could cause them to yield themselves up] [according to their wishes.]

3 Nephi 2:65 [LDS 4:17]
[Now they had appointed] [unto themselves] another leader, [whose name] [was Zemnarihah;] [therefore it was Zemnarihah] [that did cause that] this siege [should take place.]

3 Nephi 2:66 [LDS 4:18]
[But behold] this [was an advantage] [to the Nephites;] for [it was impossible] [for the robbers] [to lay siege] sufficiently long [to have <any> effect] upon [the Nephites,] [because of their <much> provision] which [they had laid up] [in store,] [and because of the scantiness] [of provisions] among [the robbers;]

3 Nephi 2:67 [LDS 4:19]
For behold [they had nothing] save [it were meat] [for their subsistence,] which meat [they did obtain] [in the wilderness.]

3 Nephi 2:68 [LDS 4:20]
[And it came to pass] [that the <wild> game] [became scarce] [in the wilderness,] [insomuch that the robbers] [were about to perish] [with hunger.]

3 Nephi 2:69 [LDS 4:21]
[And the Nephites] [were <continually> marching out] [by day] [and by night,] [and falling] upon [their armies,] [and cutting them off] [by thousands] [and by tens] [of thousands.]

3 Nephi 2:70 [LDS 4:22]
[And thus] [it became] [the desire] [of the people] [of Zemnarihah,] [to withdraw] [from their design,] [because of the <great> destruction] which came [upon them] [by night] [and by day.]

3 Nephi 2:71 [LDS 4:23]
[And it came to pass] [that Zemnarihah] [did give command] unto [his people,] [that they should withdraw themselves] [from the siege,] [and march] into [the furthermost parts] [of the land,] northward.

3 Nephi 2:72 [LDS 4:24]
[And now,] Gidgiddoni, [being aware] [of their design,] [and knowing] [of their weakness] [because of the want] [of food,] [and the <great> slaughter] which [had been made] [among them,] therefore [he did send out] [his armies] [in the <night> time,] [and did cut off] [the way] [of their retreat,] [and did place] [his armies] [in the way] [of their retreat;]

3 Nephi 2:73 [LDS 4:25]
[And this] [did they do] [in the <night> time,] [and got on their march] beyond [the robbers,] [so that] [on the morrow,] [when the robbers] began [their march,] [they were met] [by the armies] [of the Nephites,] [both in their front] [and in their rear.]

3 Nephi 2:74 [LDS 4:26]
[And the robbers] [who were] [on the south,] [were <also> cut off] [in their places] [of retreat.] [And all] these things [were done] [by command] [of Gidgiddoni.]

3 Nephi 2:75 [LDS 4:27]
[And there were] many thousands who [did yield themselves up] prisoners [unto the Nephites;] [and the remainder] [of them] [were slain;] [and their leader,] Zemnarihah, [was taken,] [and hanged] upon [a tree,] [yea,{incorrect punctuation} even] upon [the top thereof,] until [he was dead.]

3 Nephi 2:76 [LDS 4:28]
[And when they had hanged him] until [he was dead,] [they did fell] [the tree] [to the earth,] [and did cry] [with a <loud> voice,] saying, [May the Lord] preserve [his people] [in righteousness] [and in holiness] [of heart,] [that they may cause to be felled] [to the earth] all [who shall seek] [to slay them] [because] [of power] [and <secret> combinations,] [even as <this> man] [hath been felled] [to the earth.]

3 Nephi 2:77 [LDS 4:30]
[And they did rejoice] [and cry] again [with <one> voice,] saying, [May the God] [of Abraham,] [and the God] [of Isaac,] [and the God] [of Jacob,] protect [this people] [in righteousness,] [so long] [as they shall call] [on the name] [of their God] [for protection.]

3 Nephi 2:78 [LDS 4:31]
[And it came to pass] [that they did break forth,] all [as one,] [in singing] [and praising] [their God,] for [the great thing] which [he had done] [for them,] [in preserving them] [from falling] [into the hands] [of their enemies;]

3 Nephi 2:79 [LDS 4:32]
Yea, [they did cry,] Hosanna to [the Most High] God; [and they did cry,] Blessed [by the name] [of the Lord] God Almighty, [the Most <High> God.]

3 Nephi 2:80 [LDS 4:33]
[And their hearts] [were swollen] [with joy,] [unto the gushing out] [of <many> tears,] [because] [of the <great> goodness] [of God] [in delivering them out] [of the hands] [of their enemies;]

3 Nephi 2:81 [LDS 4:33]
[And they knew] [it was] [because of their repentance] [and their humility] that [they had been delivered] [from an <everlasting> destruction.]

3 Nephi 2:82 [LDS 5:1]
[And now] behold [there was] not a <living> <soul> <among> all [the people] [of the Nephites,] who [did doubt] [in the least] [the words] [of all] [the <holy> prophets] who [had spoken;]

3 Nephi 2:83 [LDS 5:2]
For [they knew] that [it must needs be] that [they must be fulfilled;] [and they knew] that [it must be expedient] [that Christ] [had come,] [because of the <many> signs] which [had been given,] [according to the words] [of the prophets,]

3 Nephi 2:84 [LDS 5:2]
[And because of the things] which [had come to pass] already, [they knew] that [it must needs be] [that all things] [should come to pass] [according to that which] [had been spoken;]

3 Nephi 2:85 [LDS 5:3]
Therefore [they did forsake] all [their sins] [and their abominations,] [and their whoredoms,] [and did serve] God [with all] diligence day [and night.]

3 Nephi 2:86 [LDS 5:4]
[And now] [it came to pass] [that when they had taken] all [the robbers] prisoners, [insomuch that none] [did escape] who [were <not> slain,] [they did cast] [their prisoners] [into prison,] [and did cause the word] [of God] [to be preached] [unto them;]

3 Nephi 2:87 [LDS 5:4]
[And as many as] [would repent] [of their sins] [and enter] [into a covenant] [that they would murder] no more, [were set] [at liberty;]

3 Nephi 2:88 [LDS 5:5]
[But as many as] [there were who] [did <not> enter] [into a covenant,] [and who] [did <still> continue] [to have those <secret> murders] [in their hearts;] yea; [as many as] [were found] [breathing out] threatenings [against their brethren,] [were condemned] [and punished] [according to the law.]

3 Nephi 2:89 [LDS 5:6]
[And thus] [they did put] [an end] [to all] those wicked, [and secret,] [and <abominable> combinations,] [in the which] [there was so <much> wickedness,] [[and [so many] murders committed. ]]

3 Nephi 2:90 [LDS 5:7]
[And thus] [had the twenty] [and second] year [passed away,] [and the twenty] [and third] year also, [and the twenty] [and fourth,] [and the twenty] [and fifth;]

3 Nephi 2:91 [LDS 5:7]
[And thus] [had twenty] [and five] years [passed away,] [and there had <many> things] transpired which, [in the eyes] [of some,] [would be] great [and marvelous;]

3 Nephi 2:92 [LDS 5:8]
Nevertheless, [they can <not> all] [be written] [in <this> book;] yea, this book [can <not> contain] [even a hundredth part] [of what] [was done] among [so <many> people,] [in the space] [of twenty] [and five] years;

3 Nephi 2:93 [LDS 5:9]
[But behold] [there are records] which [do contain] all [the proceedings] [of this people;] [and a more short] [but a <true> account] [was given] [by Nephi;]

3 Nephi 2:94 [LDS 5:10]
Therefore [I have made] [my record] [of these] things [according to the record] [of Nephi,] which [was engraven] [on the plates] which [were called] [the plates] [of Nephi.]

3 Nephi 2:95 [LDS 5:11]
[And behold] [I do make] this record [on plates] which [I have made] [with mine own hands.]

3 Nephi 2:96 [LDS 5:12]
[And behold,] [I am called] Mormon, [being called] [after the land] [of Mormon,] [the land] [in the which] Alma [did establish] [the church] among [this people;] yea, [the first] church which [was established] [among them] after [their transgression.]

3 Nephi 2:97 [LDS 5:13]
Behold [I am] [a disciple] [of Jesus] Christ, [the Son] [of God.] [I have been called of him] [to declare] [his word] among [his people,] [that they might have <everlasting> life.]

3 Nephi 2:98 [LDS 5:14]
[And it hath become expedient] [that I,] [according to the will] [of God,] [that the prayers] [of those who] [have gone] hence, who [were the holy ones,] [should be fulfilled] [according to their faith,] [should make] [a record] [of these] things, which [have been done;]

3 Nephi 2:99 [LDS 5:15]
Yea, [a <small> record] [of that which] [hath taken place] [from the time] [that Lehi] left Jerusalem, [even down until] [the <present> time;]

3 Nephi 2:100 [LDS 5:16]
Therefore [I do make] [my record] [from the accounts] which [have been given] [by those who were] [before me,] until [the commencement] [of my day;] [and then do I make] [a record] [of the things] which [I have seen] [with mine own eyes.]

3 Nephi 2:101 [LDS 5:18]
[And I know] [the record] which [I make] [to be] [a just] [and a <true> record;] nevertheless [there are <many> things] which, [according to our language,] [we are <not> able] [to write.]

3 Nephi 2:102 [LDS 5:19]
[And now] [I make an end] [of my saying] [which is] [of myself,] [and proceed] [to give] [my account] [of the things] which [have been] [before me.] [I am] Mormon, [and a <pure> descendant] [of Lehi.]

3 Nephi 2:103 [LDS 5:20]
[I have reason] [to bless] [my God] [and my Savior] Jesus Christ, [that he brought] [our fathers out] [of the land] [of Jerusalem,] [(and no] one [knew it] save [it were himself] [and those whom he brought] [out of that land,)] [and that] [he hath given] me [and my people] [so <much> knowledge] [unto the salvation] [of our souls.]

3 Nephi 2:104 [LDS 5:21]
Surely [he hath blessed] [the house] [of Jacob,] [and hath been merciful] [unto the seed] [of Joseph.]

3 Nephi 2:105 [LDS 5:22]
[And insomuch as the children] [of Lehi] [have kept] [his commandments,] [he hath blessed them] [and prospered them] [according to his word;]

3 Nephi 2:106 [LDS 5:23]
Yea, [and surely] [shall he again bring] [a remnant] [of the seed] [of Joseph] [to the knowledge] [of the Lord] [their God;]

3 Nephi 2:107 [LDS 5:24]
[And as surely] [as the Lord] liveth [will he gather in] [from the <four> quarters] [of the earth,] all [the remnant] [of the seed] [of Jacob,] who [are scattered abroad] upon all [the face] [of the earth;]

3 Nephi 2:108 [LDS 5:25]
[And as he hath covenanted] with all [the house] [of Jacob,] [even so] [shall the covenant] wherewith [he hath covenanted] with [the house] [of Jacob,] [be fulfilled] [in his own due time,] [unto the restoring] all [the house] [of Jacob] [unto the knowledge] [of the covenant] that [he hath covenanted] [with them;]

3 Nephi 2:109 [LDS 5:26]
[And then] [shall they know] [their Redeemer,] who [is Jesus] Christ, [the Son] [of God;] [and then shall they be gathered in] [from the <four> quarters] [of the earth,] unto [their own lands,] [from whence] [they have been dispersed:] yea, [as the Lord] liveth, [so shall it be.] Amen.