9:1 And it came to pass that there was a voice heard among all the
inhabitants of the earth, upon all the face of this land, crying:
9:2 Wo, wo, wo unto this people; wo unto the inhabitants of the whole
earth except they shall repent; for the devil laugheth, and his angels
rejoice, because of the slain of the fair sons and daughters of my
people; and it is because of their iniquity and abominations that they
are fallen!
9:3 Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with fire, and the
inhabitants thereof.
9:4 And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused to be sunk in the
depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof to be drowned.
9:5 And behold, that great city Moronihah have I covered with earth,
and the inhabitants thereof, to hide their iniquities and their
abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and
the saints shall not come any more unto me against them.
9:6 And behold, the city of Gilgal have I caused to be sunk, and the
inhabitants thereof to be buried up in the depths of the earth;
9:7 Yea, and the city of Onihah and the inhabitants thereof, and the
city of Mocum and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Jerusalem
and the inhabitants thereof; and waters have I caused to come up in the
stead thereof, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my
face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not come up
any more unto me against them.
9:8 And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah, and
the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all these have I caused to
be sunk, and made hills and valleys in the places thereof; and the
inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths of the earth, to
hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the
blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up any more unto
me against them.
9:9 And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was inhabited by the
people of king Jacob, have I caused to be burned with fire because of
their sins and their wickedness, which was above all the wickedness of
the whole earth, because of their secret murders and combinations; for
it was they that did destroy the peace of my people and the government
of the land; therefore I did cause them to be burned, to destroy them
from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints
should not come up unto me any more against them.
9:10 And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh, and the city
of Gad, and the city of Kishkumen, have I caused to be burned with
fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because of their wickedness in
casting out the prophets, and stoning those whom I did send to declare
unto them concerning their wickedness and their abominations.
9:11 And because they did cast them all out, that there were none
righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that their
wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the
blood of the prophets and the saints whom I sent among them might not
cry unto me from the ground against them.
9:12 And many great destructions have I caused to come upon this land,
and upon this people, because of their wickedness and their
abominations.
9:13 O all ye that are spared because ye were more righteous than they,
will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be
converted, that I may heal you?
9:14 Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will come unto me ye shall have
eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and
whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come
unto me.
9:15 Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God. I created the heavens
and the earth, and all things that in them are. I was with the Father
from the beginning. I am in the Father, and the Father in me; and in me
hath the Father glorified his name.
9:16 I came unto my own, and my own received me not. And the scriptures
concerning my coming are fulfilled.
9:17 And as many as have received me, to them have I given to become
the sons of God; and even so will I to as many as shall believe on my
name, for behold, by me redemption cometh, and in me is the law of
Moses fulfilled.
9:18 I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end.
9:19 And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood; yea,
your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be done away, for I will
accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings.
9:20 And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a
contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a
contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost,
even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of
their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and
they knew it not.
9:21 Behold, I have come unto the world to bring redemption unto the
world, to save the world from sin.
9:22 Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child,
him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God. Behold, for such
I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent,
and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.