19. For he will not suffer you that ye shall live in your iniquities, to destroy his people. I say unto you, Nay; he would rather suffer that the Lamanites might destroy mall his people who are called the people of Nephi, if it were possible that they could fall into sins and transgressions, after having had so much light and so much knowledge given unto them of the Lord their God;

20. Yea, after having been such a highly favoured people of the Lord; yea, after having been favoured above every other nation, kindred, tongue, or people; after having had all things made known unto them, according to their desires, and their faith, and prayers, of that which has been, and which is, and which is to come;

21. Having been visited by the Spirit of God; having conversed with angels, and having been spoken unto by the voice of the Lord; and having the Spirit of prophecy, and the Spirit of revelation, and also many gifts: the gift of speaking with tongues, and the gift of preaching, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the gift of "translation;

22. Yea, and after having been delivered of God out of the land of Jerusalem, by the hand of the Lord; having been saved from famine, and from sickness, and all manner of diseases of every kind; and they having been waxed strong in battle, that they might not be destroyed; having been brought out of bondage time after time, and having been kept and preserved until now; and they have been prospered until they are rich in all manner of things.

23. And now behold I say unto you, that if this people, who have received so many blessings from the hand of the Lord, should transgress contrary to the light and knowledge which they do have: I say unto you that if this be the case, that if they should fall into transgression, it would be far more tolerable for the Lamanites than for them.

24. For behold, the promises of the Lord are "extended to the Lamanites, but they are not unto you, if ye trans. gress for has not the Lord expressly promised and firmly decreed, that if ye will rebel against him, that ye shall utterly be destroyed from off the face of the earth?

25. And now for this cause, that ye may not be destroyed, the Lord has sent his angel to visit many of his people, declaring unto them that they must go forth and cry mightily unto this people, saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh at hand;

26. And not many days hence the Son of God shall come in his glory; and his glory shall be the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, equity, and truth, full of patience, mercy, and long suffering, quick to hear the cries of his people and to answer their prayers.

m, 1. Nep. 12: 15, 19, 20. 15: 5. Alma 45: 10-14. Hela. 13: 5-10. 15:17. Mor. 6. n, Omni 1: 20-22.

Mos. 8: 13-19. 28:11--17.

o, Mos. 22:11-13.

27. And behold, he cometh to redeem those who will be baptized unto repentance, through faith on his name;

28. Therefore prepare ye the way of the Lord, for the time is at hand that all men shall reap a reward of their works, according to that which they have been: if they have been righteous, they shall reap the salvation of their souls, according to the power and deliverance of Jesus Christ and if they have been evil, they shall reap the damnation of their souls, according to the power and captivation of the devil. 29. Now behold, this is the voice of the angel, crying unto the people.

30. And now, my beloved brethren, for ye are my brethren, and ye had ought to be beloved, and ye had ought to bring forth works which are meet for repentance, seeing that your hearts have been grossly hardened against the word of God, and seeing that ye are a lost and a fallen people.

31. Now it came to pass that when I, Alma, had spoken these words, behold, the people were wroth with me, because I said unto them that they were a "hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people;

32. And also because I said unto them that they were a lost and a fallen people, they were angry with me, and sought to lay their hands upon me, that they might cast me into prison;

33. But it came to pass that the Lord did not suffer them that they should take me at that time and cast me into prison.

34. And it came to pass that Amulek went and stood forth, and began to preach unto them also. And now the words of Amulek are not all written. nevertheless a part of his words are written in this book.

CHAPTER 10.

1. Now these are the words which Amulek preached unto the people who were in the "land of Ammonihah, saying:

2. I am Amulek; I am the son of Giddonah, who was the son of Ishmael, who was a descendant of Aminadi; and it was that same Aminadi who interpreted the writing which was upon the wall of the temple, which was written by the finger of God.

3. And Aminadi was a descendant of Nephi, who was the son of Lehi, who came out of the land of Jerusalem, who was a descendant of Manasseh, who was the son of Joseph, who was sold into Egypt by the hands of his brethren.

7, see u, II. Nep. 9 14, ver. 5. v, ver. 30

a. sce.i, Alma S.

8, see i, 11. Nep. 9.

t, ver. 32.

Alma 12: 22.

4. And behold, I am also a man of no small reputation among all those who know me; yea, and behold, I have 'many kindreds and friends, and I have also acquired much riches by the hand of my industry;

5. Nevertheless, after all this, I never have known much of the ways of the Lord, and his mysteries and marvellous power. I said I never had known much of these things; but behold, I mistake, for I have seen much of his mysteries and his marvellous power; yea, even in the preservation of the lives of this people;

6. Nevertheless I did harden my heart, for I was called many times, and I would not hear; therefore I knew concerning these things, yet I would not know; therefore I went on rebelling against God, in the wickedness of my heart, even until the fourth day of this seventh month, which is in the tenth year of the reign of the Judges.

7. As I was journeying to see a very near kindred, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto me and said, Amulek, return to thine own house, for thou shalt feed a prophet of the Lord; yea, a holy man, who is a chosen man of God; for he has "fasted many days because of the sins of this people, and he is an hungered, and thou shalt receive him into thy house and feed him, and he shall bless thee and thy house; and the blessing of the Lord shall rest upon thee and thy house.

8. And it came to pass that I obeyed the voice of the angel, and returned towards my house. And as I was going thither, I found the man whom the angel said unto me, thou shalt receive into thy house; and behold it was this same man who has been speaking unto you concerning the things of God.

9. And the angel said unto me, He is a "holy man ; wherefore I know he is a holy man, because it was said by an angel of God.

10. And again, I know that the things whereof he hath testified are true: for behold I say unto you, that as the Lord liveth, even so has he sent his angel to make these things manifest unto me; and this he has done while this Alma hath dwelt at my house:

11. For behold, he hath blessed mine house, he hath blessed me, and my women, and my children, and my father and my kinsfolks; yea, even all my kindred hath he blessed, · and the blessing of the Lord hath rested upon us according to the words which he spake.

12. And now when Âmulek had spoken these words, the people began to be astonished, seeing there was more than one witness who testified of the things whereof they were accused, and also of the things which were to come, according to the Spirit of prophecy which was in them;

b, ver. 11.

Alma 15: 16. c, vers. 8, 9. Alma 8 e, see t, Alma 8. f, Alma 8: 20. g, Alma 8: 20 8:27. i, see t, Alma 8. k, Alma 9: 6.

13. Nevertheless, there were some among them who thought to question them, that by their cunning devices they might catch them in their words, that they might find witness against them, that they might deliver them to their judges, that they might be judged according to the law, and that they might be slain or cast into prison, according to the crime which they could make appear, or witness against them.

14. Now it was those men who sought to destroy them, who were lawyers, who were hired or appointed by the people to administer the law at their times of trials, or at the trials of the crimes of the people before the judges.

15. Now these lawyers were learned in all the arts and cunning of the people; and this was to enable them that they might be skilful in their profession.

16. And it came to pass that they began to question Amulek, that thereby they might make him cross his words, or contradict the words which he should speak.

17. Now they knew not that Amulek could know of their designs. But it came to pass as they began to question him, he perceived their thoughts, and he said unto them, O ye wicked and perverse generation; ye mlawyers and hypocrites; for ye are laying the foundations of the devil; for ye are laying traps and snares to catch the holy ones of God;

18. Ye are laying plans to pervert the ways of the righteous, and to bring down the wrath of God upon your heads, even to the utter destruction of this people;

19. Yea, well did Mosiah say, who was our last king, when he was about to deliver up the kingdom, having no one to confer it upon, causing that this people should be governed by their own voices; yea, well did he say, that if the time should come that the "voice of this people should choose iniquity; that is, if the time should come that this people should fall into transgression, they would be ripe for destruction.

20. And now I say unto you, that well doth the Lord judge of your iniquities; well doth he cry unto his people, by the voice of his angels, Repent ye, repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

21. Yea, well doth he cry, by the voice of his angels, that I will come down among my people, with equity and justice in my hands.

22. Yea, and I say unto you, that if it were not for the prayers of the righteous, who are now in the land, that ye would even now be visited with utter destruction; yet it would not be by flood, as were the people in the days of Noah, but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the sword.

1, vers. 15-18, 24, 27, 29-32. Alma 11: 20-87. 14:18, 23-28. n. Mos. 29: 27.

m, see L

23. But it is by the prayers of the righteous that ye are spared; now therefore if ye will cast out the righteous from among you, then will not the Lord stay his hand; but in his fierce anger he will come out against you; then ye shall be smitten by famine, and by pestilence, and by the sword; and the time is soon at hand, except ye repent.

24. And now it came to pass that the people were more angry with Amulek, and they cried out, saying: This man doth revile against our laws which are just, and our wise lawyers whom we have selected.

25. But Amulek stretched forth his hand, and cried the mightier unto them, saying: O ye wicked and perverse generation; why hath satan got such great hold upon your hearts? Why will ye yield yourselves unto him that he may have power over you, to blind your eyes, that ye will not understand the words which are spoken, according to their truth?

26. For behold, have I testified against your law? Ye do not understand; ye say that I have spoken against your law; but I have not, but I have spoken in favour of your law, to your condemnation.

27. And now behold, I say unto you, that the foundation of the "destruction of this people is beginning to be laid by the unrighteousness of your lawyers and your judges.

28. And now it came to pass, that when Amulek had spoken these words, the people cried out against him, saying, Now we know that this man is a child of the devil, for he hath lied unto us; for he hath spoken against our law. And now he says that he has not spoken against it.

29. And again: he has reviled against our lawyers, and our Judges, &c.

30. And it came to pass that the lawyers put it into their hearts, that they should remember these things against him.

31. And there was one among them whose name was Zeezrom. Now he was the foremost to accuse Amulek and Alma, he being one of the most expert among them, having much business to do among the people.

32. Now the object of these lawyers was to 'get gain : and they got gain "according to their employ.

CHAPTER 11.

1. Now it was in the law of Mosiah that every man who was a Judge of the law, or those who were appointed to be Judges, should receive wages "according to the time which o, see e, n. Nep. 32. P, see q, Alma 8. q, see? 7, see q, Alma 8. t. Alma 11: 20. u, Alma 11:3, 20.

a, vers. 3, 20, Alma 10: 31, 32.