21. And they did preserve the land southward for a wilderness, to get game. And the whole face of the land northward was covered with inhabitants;

22. And they were exceeding industrious, and they did buy and sell, and traffic one with another, that they might get gain.

23. And they did work in all 'manner of ore, and they did make gold, and silver, and iron, and brass, and all manner of metals; and they did dig it out of the earth; wherefore they did cast up "mighty heaps of earth to get ore, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of copper. And they did work all manner of fine work.

24. And they did "have silks, and fine twined linen ; and they did work all manner of cloth, that they might clothe themselves from their nakedness.

25. And they did make all manner of tools to till the earth, both to plough and to sow, to reap and to hoe, and also to thrash.

26. And they did make all manner of tools with which they did work their beasts.

27. And they did make all manner of weapons of war. And they did work all manner of work of exceeding curious workmanship.

28. And never could be a people more blessed than were they, and more prospered by the hand of the Lord. And they were in a land that was "choice above all lands, for the Lord had spoken it.

29. And it came to pass that Lib did live many years, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Hearthom.

30. And it came to pass that Hearthom reigned in the stead of his father. And when Hearthom had reigned twenty and four years, behold the kingdom was taken away from him. And he served many years in captivity; yea, even all the remainder of his days.

31. And he begat Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. And Heth begat Aaron, and Aaron dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Coriantum, and Coriantum dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Com.

32. And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king Amgid, and fought for the space of many years, during which time Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom."

33. And in the days of Com there began to be robbers in the land and they adopted the old plans, and adminis

j, South America. k, North America. n, Ether 9: 17. o, Agricultural machinery.

1, see j, Ether 9.

m, see l.

P, see i, Ether 2.

tered oaths after the manner of the ancients, and sought again to destroy the kingdom.

34. Now Com did fight against them much; nevertheless, he did not prevail against them.

CHAPTER 11.

1. AND there came also in the days of Com "many prophets, and prophesied of the destruction of that great people, except they should repent and turn unto the Lord, and forsake their murders and wickedness.

2. And it came to pass that the prophets were rejected by the people, and they fled unto Com for protection, for the people sought to destroy them;

3. And they prophesied unto Com many things; and he was blessed in all the remainder of his days.

4. And he lived to a good old age, and begat Shiblom; and Shiblom reigned in his stead. And the brother of Shiblom rebelled against him; and there began to be an exceeding great war in all the land.

5. And it came to pass that the brother of Shiblom caused that all the prophets who prophesied of the destruction of the people, should be put to death,

6. And there was great calamity in all the land, for they had testified that a greater curse should come upon the land, and also upon the people, and that there should be a great destruction among them, such an one as never had been upon the face of the earth; and their bones should become as cheaps of earth upon the face of the land, except they should repent of their wickedness.

7. And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord, because of their wicked combinations; wherefore there began to be wars and contentions in all the land, and also many famines and pestilences, insomuch that there was a great destruction, such an one as never had been known upon the face of the earth, and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom.

8. And the people began to repent of their iniquity; and inasmuch as they did, the Lord did have mercy on them.

9. And it came to pass that Shiblom was slain, and Seth was brought into captivity, and did dwell in captivity all his days.

10. And it came to pass that Ahah, his son, did obtain the kingdom; and he did reign over the people all his days. And he did do all manner of iniquity in his days, by which he did cause the shedding of much blood; and few were his days.

q, see i, 11. Nep. 10.

a, see p, Ether 9. b, ver. 1. America. d, see i, II. Nep. 10.

c, The ancient mounds of North

11. And Ethem, being a descendant of Ahah, did obtain the kingdom; and he also did do that which was wicked in his days.

12. And it came to pass in the days of Ethem, there came many prophets, and prophesied again unto the people; yea, they did prophesy that the Lord would utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth, except they repented of their iniquities.

13. And it came to pass that the people hardened their hearts, and would not hearken unto their word; and the prophets mourned and withdrew from among the people.

14. And it came to pass that Ethem did execute judgment in wickedness all his days; and he begat Moron. And it came to pass that Moron did reign in his stead: and Moron did that which was wicked before the Lord.

15. And it came to pass that there arose a rebellion among the people, because of that 'secret combination which was built up to get power and gain; and there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave battle unto Moron, in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years.

16. And it came to pass that Moron did overthrow him, and did obtain the kingdom again.

17. And it came to pass that there arose another mighty man; and he was a descendant of the brother of Jared.

18. And it came to pass that he did overthrow Moron and obtain the kingdom; wherefore Moron dwelt in captivity all the remainder of his days; and he begat Coriantor.

19. And it came to pass that Coriantor dwelt in captivity all his days.

20. And in the days of Coriantor there also came many prophets, and prophesied of great and marvellous things, and cried repentance unto the people, and except they should repent, the Lord God would execute judgment against them to their utter destruction;

21. And that the Lord God would send or bring forth another people to possess the land, by his power, after the manner which he brought their fathers.

22. And they did reject all the words of the prophets, because of their secret society and wicked abominations.

23. And it came to pass that Coriantor begat Ether, and he died, having dwelt in captivity all his days.

CHAPTER 12.

1. AND it came to pass that the days of Ether were in the days of Coriantumr; and Coriantumir was king over all the land.

e, see p, Ether 9. f, see i, II. Nep. 10. small colony from Jerusalem. Ether 13: 20, 21.

g, see p, Ether 9.
i, see i, I. Nep. 10.

h, A

2. And Ether was a prophet of the Lord; wherefore Ether came forth in the days of Coriantumr, and began to prophesy unto the people, for he could not be restrained because of the Spirit of the Lord which was in him;

3. For he did cry from the morning, even until the going down of the sun, exhorting the people to believe in God unto repentance, lest they "should be destroyed, saying unto them, that by faith all things are fulfilled;

4. Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with 'surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.

5. And it came to pass that Ether did prophesy great and marvellous things unto the people, which they did not believe, because they saw them not.

6. And now, I Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would shew unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith;

7. For it was by faith that Christ shewed himself unto our fathers, after he had risen from the dead: and he shewed not himself unto them, until after they had faith in him; wherefore it must needs be that some had faith in him, for he shewed himself not unto the world.

8. But because of the faith of men, he has shewn himself unto the world and glorified the name of the Father, and prepared a way that thereby others might be partakers of the heavenly gift, that they might hope for those things which they have not seen;

9. Wherefore ye may also have hope, and be partakers of the gift, if ye will but have faith.

10. Behold it was by faith that they of old were called after the holy order of God:

11. Wherefore, by faith, was the law of Moses given. But in the gift of his Son, hath God prepared a more excellent way; and it is by faith that it hath been fulfilled;

12. For if there be no faith among the children of men, God can do no miracle among them; wherefore he shewed not himself until after their faith.

13. Behold, it was the faith of Alma and Amulek that caused the prison to tumble to the earth.

14. Behold, it was the faith of Nephi and Lehi, that wrought the change upon the Lamanites, that they were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost.

15. Behold, it was the "faith of Ammon and his brethren, which wrought so great a miracle among the Lamanites;

10: 20-22.

b,

vers. 6, 8, 9. 32.
d, see d, I.
Nep. 9: 20.

a, Ether 11: 12, 20-22. c, see g, Mos. 26. 26-29. f, Hela. 5: 20-52. III.

Moro. 7: 40–44. 8: 26. Nep. 17. e, Alma 14: g, Alma 17-29.

16. Yea, and even all they who wrought miracles, wrought them by faith, even those who were before Christ, and also them who were after.

17. And it was by faith that the three disciples obtained a promise that they should not taste of death; and they obtained not the promise until after their faith.

18. And neither at any time hath any wrought miracles until after their faith; wherefore they first believed in the Son of God.

19. And there were many whose faith was so exceeding strong even before Christ came who could not be kept from within the vail, but truly saw with their eyes the things which they had beheld with an eye of faith, and they were glad.

20. And behold, we have seen in this record, that one of these was the brother of Jared: for so great was his faith in God, that when God put forth his finger, he could not hide it from the sight of the brother of Jared, because of his word which he had spoken unto him, which word he had obtained by faith.

21. And after the brother of Jared had beheld the finger of the Lord, because of the promise which the brother of Jared had obtained by faith, the Lord could 'not withhold any thing from his sight; wherefore he shewed him all things, for he could no longer be kept without the vail.

22. And it is by faith that my fathers have obtained the "promise that these things should come unto their brethren through the Gentiles; therefore the Lord hath commanded me, yea, even Jesus Christ.

23. And I said unto him, Lord, the Gentiles will 'mock at these things, because of our weakness in writing; for Lord thou hast made us mighty in word by faith, but thou hast not made us mighty in writing; for thou hast made all this people that they could speak much, because of the Holy Ghost which thou hast given them;

24. And thou hast made us that we could write but little, because of the Pawkwardness of our hands. Behold, thou hast not made us mighty in writing like unto the brother of Jared, for thou madest him that the things which he wrote, were mighty even as thou art, unto the overpowering of man to read them.

25. Thou hast also made our words powerful and great, even that we cannot write them; wherefore, when we

i, see f, Ether 3.

1, Ether 3: 25, 26.

j, see e, Ether 3.

m, see f, Ether 3.

n, see c,

q, Ether

h, see d, III. Nep. 28. k, Ether 3: 26. Enos. 1. o, vers. 26-28. See w, Mor. 8. p, awkwardness in writing or engraving upon plates, in Egyptian hieroglyphics or characters. 3:27. 4:1. No doubt the language, in which the brother of Jared wrote, was more perfect than any of the languages confounded at Babel. See Ether 3: 22-24. r, A spoken language may be powerful, embracing every shade of idea; but its written representative may be very imperfect, especially if symbols and hieroglyphics are used.