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Abinadi is imprisoned for prophesying the destruction of the people and the death of King Noah—The false priests quote the scriptures and pretend to keep the law of Moses—Abinadi begins to teach them the Ten Commandments. About 148 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
after
the
space
of
two
years
that
Abinadi
came
among
them
in
disguise,
that
they
knew
him
not,
and
began
to
a
prophesy
among
them,
saying:
Thus
has
the
Lord
commanded
me,
saying—Abinadi,
go
and
prophesy
unto
this
my
people,
for
they
have
hardened
their
hearts
against
my
words;
they
have
repented
not
of
their
evil
doings;
therefore,
I
will
b
visit
them
in
my
anger,
yea,
in
my
fierce
anger
will
I
visit
them
in
their
iniquities
and
abominations.
2 Yea,
wo
be
unto
this
generation!
And
the
Lord
said
unto
me:
Stretch
forth
thy
hand
and
prophesy,
saying:
Thus
saith
the
Lord,
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
this
generation,
because
of
their
iniquities,
shall
be
brought
into
a
bondage,
and
shall
be
smitten
on
the
b
cheek;
yea,
and
shall
be
driven
by
men,
and
shall
be
slain;
and
the
vultures
of
the
air,
and
the
dogs,
yea,
and
the
wild
beasts,
shall
devour
their
c
flesh.
3 And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
the
a
life
of
king
Noah
shall
be
valued
even
as
a
garment
in
a
hot
b
furnace;
for
he
shall
know
that
I
am
the
Lord.
4 And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
I
will
smite
this
my
people
with
sore
afflictions,
yea,
with
famine
and
with
a
pestilence;
and
I
will
cause
that
they
shall
b
howl
all
the
day
long.
5 Yea,
and
I
will
cause
that
they
shall
have
a
burdens
lashed
upon
their
backs;
and
they
shall
be
driven
before
like
a
dumb
ass.
6 And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
I
will
send
forth
a
hail
among
them,
and
it
shall
smite
them;
and
they
shall
also
be
smitten
with
the
b
east
wind;
and
c
insects
shall
pester
their
land
also,
and
devour
their
grain.
7 And
they
shall
be
smitten
with
a
great
pestilence—and
all
this
will
I
do
because
of
their
a
iniquities
and
abominations.
8 And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
except
they
repent
I
will
utterly
a
destroy
them
from
off
the
face
of
the
earth;
yet
they
shall
leave
a
b
record
behind
them,
and
I
will
preserve
them
for
other
nations
which
shall
possess
the
land;
yea,
even
this
will
I
do
that
I
may
discover
the
abominations
of
this
people
to
other
nations.
And
many
things
did
Abinadi
prophesy
against
this
people.
9 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
were
angry
with
him;
and
they
took
him
and
carried
him
bound
before
the
king,
and
said
unto
the
king:
Behold,
we
have
brought
a
man
before
thee
who
has
prophesied
evil
concerning
thy
people,
and
saith
that
God
will
destroy
them.
10 And
he
also
prophesieth
evil
concerning
thy
a
life,
and
saith
that
thy
life
shall
be
as
a
garment
in
a
furnace
of
fire.
11 And
again,
he
saith
that
thou
shalt
be
as
a
stalk,
even
as
a
dry
stalk
of
the
field,
which
is
run
over
by
the
beasts
and
trodden
under
foot.
12 And
again,
he
saith
thou
shalt
be
as
the
blossoms
of
a
thistle,
which,
when
it
is
fully
ripe,
if
the
wind
bloweth,
it
is
driven
forth
upon
the
face
of
the
land.
And
he
pretendeth
the
Lord
hath
spoken
it.
And
he
saith
all
this
shall
come
upon
thee
except
thou
repent,
and
this
because
of
thine
iniquities.
13 And
now,
O
king,
what
great
evil
hast
thou
done,
or
what
great
sins
have
thy
people
committed,
that
we
should
be
a
condemned
of
God
or
judged
of
this
man?
14 And
now,
O
king,
behold,
we
are
a
guiltless,
and
thou,
O
king,
hast
not
sinned;
therefore,
this
man
has
b
lied
concerning
you,
and
he
has
prophesied
in
vain.
15 And
behold,
we
are
strong,
we
shall
not
come
into
bondage,
or
be
taken
captive
by
our
enemies;
yea,
and
thou
hast
prospered
in
the
land,
and
thou
shalt
also
prosper.
16 Behold,
here
is
the
man,
we
deliver
him
into
thy
hands;
thou
mayest
do
with
him
as
seemeth
thee
good.
17 And
it
came
to
pass
that
king
Noah
caused
that
Abinadi
should
be
cast
into
prison;
and
he
commanded
that
the
a
priests
should
gather
themselves
together
that
he
might
hold
a
council
with
them
what
he
should
do
with
him.
18 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
said
unto
the
king:
Bring
him
hither
that
we
may
question
him;
and
the
king
commanded
that
he
should
be
brought
before
them.
19 And
they
began
to
question
him,
that
they
might
cross
him,
that
thereby
they
might
have
wherewith
to
a
accuse
him;
but
he
answered
them
boldly,
and
withstood
all
their
questions,
yea,
to
their
astonishment;
for
he
did
b
withstand
them
in
all
their
questions,
and
did
confound
them
in
all
their
words.
20 And
it
came
to
pass
that
one
of
them
said
unto
him:
a
What
meaneth
the
words
which
are
written,
and
which
have
been
taught
by
our
fathers,
saying:
21
a
How
beautiful
upon
the
mountains
are
the
feet
of
him
b
that
bringeth
good
tidings;
that
publisheth
peace;
that
bringeth
good
tidings
of
good;
that
publisheth
salvation;
that
saith
unto
Zion,
Thy
God
reigneth;
22
a
Thy
watchmen
shall
lift
up
the
voice;
with
the
voice
together
shall
they
sing;
for
they
shall
see
eye
to
eye
when
the
Lord
shall
bring
again
Zion;
23 Break
forth
into
joy;
sing
together
ye
waste
places
of
Jerusalem;
for
the
Lord
hath
comforted
his
people,
he
hath
redeemed
Jerusalem;
24 The
Lord
hath
made
bare
his
holy
a
arm
in
the
eyes
of
all
the
nations,
and
all
the
ends
of
the
earth
shall
see
the
salvation
of
our
God?
25 And
now
Abinadi
said
unto
them:
Are
you
a
priests,
and
pretend
to
teach
this
people,
and
to
understand
the
spirit
of
prophesying,
and
yet
desire
to
know
of
me
what
these
things
mean?
26 I
say
unto
you,
wo
be
unto
you
for
perverting
the
ways
of
the
Lord!
For
if
ye
understand
these
things
ye
have
not
taught
them;
therefore,
ye
have
perverted
the
ways
of
the
Lord.
27 Ye
have
not
applied
your
a
hearts
to
b
understanding;
therefore,
ye
have
not
been
wise.
Therefore,
what
teach
ye
this
people?
28 And
they
said:
We
teach
the
law
of
Moses.
29 And
again
he
said
unto
them:
If
ye
teach
the
a
law
of
Moses
why
do
ye
not
keep
it?
Why
do
ye
set
your
hearts
upon
b
riches?
Why
do
ye
commit
whoredoms
and
c
spend
your
strength
with
harlots,
yea,
and
cause
this
people
to
commit
sin,
that
the
Lord
has
cause
to
send
me
to
prophesy
against
this
people,
yea,
even
a
great
evil
against
this
people?
30 Know
ye
not
that
I
speak
the
a
truth?
Yea,
ye
know
that
I
speak
the
truth;
and
you
ought
to
tremble
before
God.
31 And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
ye
shall
be
smitten
for
your
iniquities,
for
ye
have
said
that
ye
teach
the
law
of
Moses.
And
what
know
ye
concerning
the
law
of
Moses?
a
Doth
salvation
come
by
the
law
of
Moses?
What
say
ye?
32 And
they
answered
and
said
that
salvation
did
come
by
the
law
of
Moses.
33 But
now
Abinadi
said
unto
them:
I
know
if
ye
a
keep
the
commandments
of
God
ye
shall
be
saved;
yea,
if
ye
keep
the
commandments
which
the
Lord
delivered
unto
Moses
in
the
mount
of
b
Sinai,
saying:
34
a
I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
who
hath
b
brought
thee
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the
house
of
bondage.
35 Thou
shalt
have
no
a
other
God
before
me.
36
a
Thou
shalt
not
make
unto
thee
any
graven
image,
or
any
likeness
of
any
thing
in
heaven
above,
or
things
which
are
in
the
earth
beneath.
37 Now
Abinadi
said
unto
them,
Have
ye
done
all
this?
I
say
unto
you,
Nay,
ye
have
not.
And
have
ye
a
taught
this
people
that
they
should
do
all
these
things?
I
say
unto
you,
Nay,
ye
have
not.
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