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       1 And now it came to pass that when Nephi had said these words,

       behold, there were men who were judges, who also belonged to the

       secret band of Gadianton, and they were angry, and they cried out

       against him, saying unto the people: Why do ye not seize upon

       this man and bring him forth, that he may be condemned according

       to the crime which he has done?

      Helaman 8:2

       2 Why seest thou this man, and hearest him revile against this

       people and against our law?

      Helaman 8:3

       3 For behold, Nephi had spoken unto them concerning the

       corruptness of their law; yea, many things did Nephi speak which

       cannot be written; and nothing did he speak which was contrary to

       the commandments of God.

      Helaman 8:4

       4 And those judges were angry with him because he spake plainly

       unto them concerning their secret works of darkness;

       nevertheless, they durst not lay their own hands upon him, for

       they feared the people lest they should cry out against them.

      Helaman 8:5

       5 Therefore they did cry unto the people, saying: Why do you

       suffer this man to revile against us? For behold he doth condemn

       all this people, even unto destruction; yea, and also that these

       our great cities shall be taken from us, that we shall have no

       place in them.

      Helaman 8:6

       6 And now we know that this is impossible, for behold, we are

       powerful, and our cities great, therefore our enemies can have no

       power over us.

      Helaman 8:7

       7 And it came to pass that thus they did stir up the people to

       anger against Nephi, and raised contentions among them; for there

       were some who did cry out: Let this man alone, for he is a good

       man, and those things which he saith will surely come to pass

       except we repent;

      Helaman 8:8

       8 Yea, behold, all the judgments will come upon us which he has

       testified unto us; for we know that he has testified aright unto

       us concerning our iniquities. And behold they are many, and he

       knoweth as well all things which shall befall us as he knoweth of

       our iniquities;

      Helaman 8:9

       9 Yea, and behold, if he had not been a prophet he could not

       have testified concerning those things.

      Helaman 8:10

       10 And it came to pass that those people who sought to destroy

       Nephi were compelled because of their fear, that they did not lay

       their hands on him; therefore he began again to speak unto them,

       seeing that he had gained favor in the eyes of some, insomuch

       that the remainder of them did fear.

      Helaman 8:11

       11 Therefore he was constrained to speak more unto them saying:

       Behold, my brethren, have ye not read that God gave power unto

       one man, even Moses, to smite upon the waters of the Red Sea, and

       they parted hither and thither, insomuch that the Israelites, who

       were our fathers, came through upon dry ground, and the waters

       closed upon the armies of the Egyptians and swallowed them up?

      Helaman 8:12

       12 And now behold, if God gave unto this man such power, then

       why should ye dispute among yourselves, and say that he hath

       given unto me no power whereby I may know concerning the

       judgments that shall come upon you except ye repent?

      Helaman 8:13

       13 But, behold, ye not only deny my words, but ye also deny all

       the words which have been spoken by our fathers, and also the

       words which were spoken by this man, Moses, who had such great

       power given unto him, yea, the words which he hath spoken

       concerning the coming of the Messiah.

      Helaman 8:14

       14 Yea, did he not bear record that the Son of God should come?

       And as he lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness, even so

       shall he be lifted up who should come.

      Helaman 8:15

       15 And as many as should look upon that serpent should live,

       even so as many as should look upon the Son of God with faith,

       having a contrite spirit, might live, even unto that life which

       is eternal.

      Helaman 8:16

       16 And now behold, Moses did not only testify of these things,

       but also all the holy prophets, from his days even to the days of

       Abraham.

      Helaman 8:17

       17 Yea, and behold, Abraham saw of his coming, and was filled

       with gladness and did rejoice.

      Helaman 8:18

       18 Yea, and behold I say unto you, that Abraham not only knew of

       these things, but there were many before the days of Abraham who

       were called by the order of God; yea, even after the order of his

       Son; and this that it should be shown unto the people, a great

       many thousand years before his coming, that even redemption

       should come unto them.

      Helaman 8:19

       19 And now I would that ye should know, that even since the days

       of Abraham there have been many prophets that have testified

       these things; yea, behold, the prophet Zenos did testify boldly;

       for the which he was slain.

      Helaman 8:20

       20 And behold, also Zenock, and also Ezias, and also Isaiah, and

       Jeremiah, (Jeremiah being that same prophet who testified of the

       destruction of Jerusalem) and now we know that Jerusalem was

       destroyed according to the words of Jeremiah. O then why not the

       Son of God come, according to his prophecy?

      Helaman 8:21

       21 And now will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed? Will

       ye say that the sons of Zedekiah were not slain, all except it

       were Mulek? Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah

       are with us, and they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem?

       But behold, this is not all—

      Helaman 8:22

      

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