Prev
Helaman
Next
Helaman 7
Nephi is rejected in the north and returns to Zarahemla—He prays upon his garden tower and then calls upon the people to repent or perish. About 23–21 B.C.
Behold,
now
it
came
to
pass
in
the
sixty
and
ninth
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges
over
the
people
of
the
Nephites,
that
Nephi,
the
son
of
Helaman,
a
returned
to
the
land
of
Zarahemla
from
the
land
northward.
2 For
he
had
been
forth
among
the
people
who
were
in
the
land
northward,
and
did
preach
the
word
of
God
unto
them,
and
did
prophesy
many
things
unto
them;
3 And
they
did
a
reject
all
his
words,
insomuch
that
he
could
not
stay
among
them,
but
returned
again
unto
the
land
of
his
nativity.
4 And
seeing
the
people
in
a
state
of
such
awful
wickedness,
and
those
Gadianton
robbers
filling
the
judgment-seats—having
a
usurped
the
power
and
authority
of
the
land;
laying
aside
the
commandments
of
God,
and
not
in
the
least
aright
before
him;
doing
no
justice
unto
the
children
of
men;
5 Condemning
the
righteous
because
of
their
righteousness;
letting
the
guilty
and
the
wicked
go
a
unpunished
because
of
their
b
money;
and
moreover
to
be
held
in
office
at
the
head
of
government,
to
rule
and
do
according
to
their
wills,
that
they
might
get
gain
and
glory
of
the
c
world,
and,
moreover,
that
they
might
the
more
easily
commit
adultery,
and
steal,
and
kill,
and
do
according
to
their
own
wills—
6 Now
this
great
iniquity
had
come
upon
the
Nephites,
in
the
space
of
a
not
many
years;
and
when
Nephi
saw
it,
his
heart
was
swollen
with
sorrow
within
his
breast;
and
he
did
exclaim
in
the
agony
of
his
soul:
7 Oh,
that
I
could
have
had
my
days
in
the
days
when
my
father
Nephi
first
came
out
of
the
land
of
Jerusalem,
that
I
could
have
a
joyed
with
him
in
the
promised
land;
then
were
his
people
easy
to
be
entreated,
b
firm
to
keep
the
commandments
of
God,
and
slow
to
be
led
to
do
iniquity;
and
they
were
quick
to
hearken
unto
the
words
of
the
Lord—
8 Yea,
if
my
days
could
have
been
in
those
days,
then
would
my
soul
have
had
joy
in
the
righteousness
of
my
brethren.
9 But
behold,
I
am
consigned
that
these
are
my
days,
and
that
my
soul
shall
be
filled
with
a
sorrow
because
of
this
the
wickedness
of
my
brethren.
10 And
behold,
now
it
came
to
pass
that
it
was
upon
a
tower,
which
was
in
the
a
garden
of
Nephi,
which
was
by
the
highway
which
led
to
the
chief
market,
which
was
in
the
city
of
Zarahemla;
therefore,
Nephi
had
bowed
himself
upon
the
tower
which
was
in
his
garden,
which
tower
was
also
near
unto
the
garden
gate
by
which
led
the
highway.
11 And
it
came
to
pass
that
there
were
certain
men
passing
by
and
saw
Nephi
as
he
was
pouring
out
his
soul
unto
God
upon
the
a
tower;
and
they
ran
and
told
the
people
what
they
had
seen,
and
the
people
came
together
in
multitudes
that
they
might
know
the
cause
of
so
great
mourning
for
the
wickedness
of
the
people.
12 And
now,
when
Nephi
arose
he
beheld
the
multitudes
of
people
who
had
gathered
together.
13 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
opened
his
mouth
and
said
unto
them:
Behold,
a
why
have
ye
gathered
yourselves
together?
That
I
may
tell
you
of
your
iniquities?
14 Yea,
because
I
have
got
upon
my
tower
that
I
might
pour
out
my
soul
unto
my
God,
because
of
the
exceeding
sorrow
of
my
heart,
which
is
because
of
your
iniquities!
15 And
because
of
my
a
mourning
and
lamentation
ye
have
gathered
yourselves
together,
and
do
marvel;
yea,
and
ye
have
great
need
to
marvel;
yea,
ye
ought
to
marvel
because
ye
are
given
away
that
the
devil
has
got
so
great
hold
upon
your
hearts.
16 Yea,
how
could
you
have
given
way
to
the
enticing
of
him
who
is
seeking
to
hurl
away
your
souls
down
to
a
everlasting
misery
and
endless
wo?
17 O
repent
ye,
repent
ye!
a
Why
will
ye
die?
Turn
ye,
turn
ye
unto
the
Lord
your
God.
Why
has
he
forsaken
you?
18 It
is
because
you
have
hardened
your
hearts;
yea,
ye
will
not
a
hearken
unto
the
voice
of
the
b
good
shepherd;
yea,
ye
have
c
provoked
him
to
anger
against
you.
19 And
behold,
instead
of
a
gathering
you,
except
ye
will
repent,
behold,
he
shall
scatter
you
forth
that
ye
shall
become
meat
for
dogs
and
wild
beasts.
20 O,
how
could
you
have
a
forgotten
your
God
in
the
very
day
that
he
has
delivered
you?
21 But
behold,
it
is
to
get
a
gain,
to
be
b
praised
of
men,
yea,
and
that
ye
might
get
gold
and
silver.
And
ye
have
set
your
hearts
upon
the
c
riches
and
the
vain
things
of
this
world,
for
the
which
ye
do
murder,
and
plunder,
and
steal,
and
bear
d
false
witness
against
your
neighbor,
and
do
all
manner
of
iniquity.
22 And
for
this
cause
a
wo
shall
come
unto
you
except
ye
shall
repent.
For
if
ye
will
not
repent,
behold,
this
b
great
city,
and
also
all
those
great
cities
which
are
round
about,
which
are
in
the
land
of
our
possession,
shall
be
taken
away
that
ye
shall
have
no
place
in
them;
for
behold,
the
Lord
will
not
grant
unto
you
c
strength,
as
he
has
hitherto
done,
to
withstand
against
your
enemies.
23 For
behold,
thus
saith
the
Lord:
I
will
not
show
unto
the
wicked
of
my
strength,
to
one
more
than
the
other,
save
it
be
unto
those
who
repent
of
their
sins,
and
hearken
unto
my
words.
Now
therefore,
I
would
that
ye
should
behold,
my
brethren,
that
it
shall
be
a
better
for
the
Lamanites
than
for
you
except
ye
shall
repent.
24 For
behold,
they
are
more
righteous
than
you,
for
they
have
not
sinned
against
that
great
knowledge
which
ye
have
received;
therefore
the
Lord
will
be
merciful
unto
them;
yea,
he
will
a
lengthen
out
their
days
and
increase
their
seed,
even
when
thou
shalt
be
utterly
b
destroyed
except
thou
shalt
repent.
25 Yea,
wo
be
unto
you
because
of
that
great
abomination
which
has
come
among
you;
and
ye
have
united
yourselves
unto
it,
yea,
to
that
a
secret
band
which
was
established
by
Gadianton!
26 Yea,
a
wo
shall
come
unto
you
because
of
that
pride
which
ye
have
suffered
to
enter
your
hearts,
which
has
lifted
you
up
beyond
that
which
is
good
because
of
your
exceedingly
great
riches!
27 Yea,
wo
be
unto
you
because
of
your
wickedness
and
abominations!
28 And
except
ye
repent
ye
shall
perish;
yea,
even
your
lands
shall
be
taken
from
you,
and
ye
shall
be
destroyed
from
off
the
face
of
the
earth.
29 Behold
now,
I
do
not
say
that
these
things
shall
be,
of
myself,
because
it
is
not
of
myself
that
I
a
know
these
things;
but
behold,
I
b
know
that
these
things
are
true
because
the
Lord
God
has
made
them
known
unto
me,
therefore
I
testify
that
they
shall
be.
Prev
Helaman
Next
This is not an official web site of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.