1 Manje bhekani, bafowethu abathandekayo, ngizokhuluma kini; ngokuba mina, Nefi, anginakuvuma ukuthi nicabange ukuthi nilunge kakhulu kunalokho abeZizwe abayoba yikho. Ngokuba bhekani, ngaphandle kokuthi nigcine imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu nonke ngokufanayo niyolahleka; futhi ngenxa yamazwi akhulunyiwe akudingi nicabange ukuthi abeZizwe babhujisiwe baphela nya.

2 Ngokuba bhekani, ngithi kini ngangobuningi babeZizwe abayophenduka bayokuba ^angabantu besivumelwano beNkosi; futhi ngobuningi ^bbamaJuda abangeyukuphenduka bayolahlwa; ngokuba iNkosi ayenzi sivumelwano namunye ngaphandle kwalabo ^cabaphendukayo futhi bakholwe kuyo iNdodana yayo, engoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

3 Manje, sengizophrofetha ikakhulukazi mayelana namaJuda kanye nabeZizwe. Ngokuba emva kokuba incwadi engikhulume ngayo iyovela, futhi ibhalelwe abeZizwe, futhi iphinde ivalelwe eNkosini, kuyoba khona abaningi ^aabayowakholwa lawo mazwi abhaliwe; futhi ^bbayowathatha bawayise kuyo insalela yenzalo yethu.

4 Futhi emva kwalokho insalela yenzalo yethu iyokwazi mayelana nathi, ukuthi saphuma kanjani eJerusalema, futhi nokuthi yona iwuzalo lwamaJuda.

5 Futhi ivangeli likaJesu Kristu liyomenyezelwa phakathi ^akwabo; ngalokho-ke, ^bbayobuyiselwa ^colwazini loyise, futhi ngokunjalo nasolwazini lukaJesu Kristu, owayekhona phakathi koyise.

6 Futhi emva kwalokho bayothokoza; ngokuba bayokwazi ukuthi kuyisibusiso kubo esivele esandleni sikaNkulunkulu; futhi izingqweqwe zabo zobumnyama ziyoqala ukuwa emehlweni abo; futhi eziningi izizukulwane aziyikudlula phakathi kwabo, ngaphandle kokuthi bayoba ngabantu abamsulwa futhi ^anabathandekayo.

7 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ukuthi ^aamaJuda ahlakazekile nawo ^bayoqala ukukholwa kuKristu; futhi ayoqala ukubuthana phezu kobuso balelizwe; futhi ngangobuningi balabo abayokholwa kuKristu nabo bayokuba ngabantu abathandekayo.

8 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyowuqala umsebenzi wayo phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe, imindeni, izilimi, nakubantu, ukuletha ukubuyiselwa kwabantu bayo emhlabeni.

9 Futhi ngokulunga ^aiNkosi uNkulunkulu ^biyobahlulela abampofu, futhi isole ngokulingana ^cabathobileyo bomhlaba. Futhi iyowushaya umhlaba ngenduku yomlomo wayo; nangomphefumulo wezindebe zayo iyobabulala ababi.

10 Ngokuba ^aisikhathi siyeza masinyane lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyokwenza ^bukwahlukana okukhulu phakathi kwabantu, futhi ababi iyobabhubhisa; futhi ^ciyobasindisa abantu bayo, yebo, ngisho noma ngabe kungukuthi kufanele ^dibhubhise ababi ngomlilo.

11 Futhi ^aukulunga kuyoba yibhande lezinkalo zayo, nokuthembeka yibhande lamanyonga ayo.

12 ^aFuthi ngaleso sikhathi impisi iyohlala nemvu; futhi ingwe iyolala phansi nomntwana, kanye nenkonyane, kanye nomntwana webhubesi, kanye nokukhuluphalisiweyo, ndawonye; futhi ingane encane iyozihola.

13 Inkomazi kanye nebhele kuyoklaba; abancane bazo bayolala phansi ndawonye; futhi ibhubesi liyodla utshani njengenkabi.

14 Umntwana oncelayo uyodlala emgodini webululu, futhi umntwana olunyuliweyo uyofaka isandla sakhe emhhumeni kamantshingeyana.

15 Abayikulimaza noma babhubhise kuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele; ngokuba umhlaba uyogcwala ulwazi lweNkosi njengamanzi emboze ulwandle.

16 Ngalokho-ke, izinto ^azezizwe zonke ziyokwembulwa; yebo, zonke izinto ^bziyokwembulwa kubantwana babantu.

17 Akukho lutho oluyimfihlo ngaphandle kokuthi ^aluyovezwa; akukho msebenzi wobumnyama ngaphandle kokuthi uyokwenziwa ubonakale ekukhanyeni; futhi akukho lutho oluboshwe emhlabeni ngaphandle kokuthi luyokhululwa.

18 Ngalokho-ke, zonke izinto ezavezelwa abantwana babantu kuyokuthi ngalolo suku zambulwe; futhi uSathane ^aakaseyikuba namandla phezu kwezinhliziyo zabantwana babantu, isikhathi eside. Manje, bafowethu abathandekayo, sengenza isiphetho senkulumo yami.