2:1 And it came to pass that Jared and his brother, and their families,
and also the friends of Jared and his brother and their families, went
down into the valley which was northward, (and the name of the valley
was Nimrod, being called after the mighty hunter) with their flocks
which they had gathered together, male and female, of every kind.
2:2 And they did also lay snares and catch fowls of the air; and they
did also prepare a vessel, in which they did carry with them the fish
of the waters.
2:3 And they did also carry with them deseret, which, by
interpretation, is a honey bee; and thus they did carry with them
swarms of bees, and all manner of that which was upon the face of the
land, seeds of every kind.
2:4 And it came to pass that when they had come down into the valley of
Nimrod the Lord came down and talked with the brother of Jared; and he
was in a cloud, and the brother of Jared saw him not.
2:5 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded them that they should
go forth into the wilderness, yea, into that quarter where there never
had man been. And it came to pass that the Lord did go before them, and
did talk with them as he stood in a cloud, and gave directions whither
they should travel.
2:6 And it came to pass that they did travel in the wilderness, and did
build barges, in which they did cross many waters, being directed
continually by the hand of the Lord.
2:7 And the Lord would not suffer that they should stop beyond the sea
in the wilderness, but he would that they should come forth even unto
the land of promise, which was choice above all other lands, which the
Lord God had preserved for a righteous people.
2:8 And he had sworn in his wrath unto the brother of Jared, that whoso
should possess this land of promise, from that time henceforth and
forever, should serve him, the true and only God, or they should be
swept off when the fulness of his wrath should come upon them.
2:9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land,
that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it
shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his
wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon
them when they are ripened in iniquity.
2:10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands;
wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept
off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the
fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept
off.
2:11 And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the
decrees of God—that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities
until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the
wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto
done.
2:12 Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess
it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other
nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who
is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have
written.
2:13 And now I proceed with my record; for behold, it came to pass that
the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth even to that great sea
which divideth the lands. And as they came to the sea they pitched
their tents; and they called the name of the place Moriancumer; and
they dwelt in tents, and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space
of four years.
2:14 And it came to pass at the end of four years that the Lord came
again unto the brother of Jared, and stood in a cloud and talked with
him. And for the space of three hours did the Lord talk with the
brother of Jared, and chastened him because he remembered not to call
upon the name of the Lord.
2:15 And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done,
and did call upon the name of the Lord for his brethren who were with
him. And the Lord said unto him: I will forgive thee and thy brethren
of their sins; but thou shalt not sin any more, for ye shall remember
that my Spirit will not always strive with man; wherefore, if ye will
sin until ye are fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the presence of
the Lord. And these are my thoughts upon the land which I shall give
you for your inheritance; for it shall be a land choice above all other
lands.
2:16 And the Lord said: Go to work and build, after the manner of
barges which ye have hitherto built. And it came to pass that the
brother of Jared did go to work, and also his brethren, and built
barges after the manner which they had built, according to the
instructions of the Lord. And they were small, and they were light upon
the water, even like unto the lightness of a fowl upon the water.
2:17 And they were built after a manner that they were exceedingly
tight, even that they would hold water like unto a dish; and the bottom
thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the sides thereof were tight
like unto a dish; and the ends thereof were peaked; and the top thereof
was tight like unto a dish; and the length thereof was the length of a
tree; and the door thereof, when it was shut, was tight like unto a
dish.
2:18 And it came to pass that the brother of Jared cried unto the Lord,
saying: O Lord, I have performed the work which thou hast commanded me,
and I have made the barges according as thou hast directed me.
2:19 And behold, O Lord, in them there is no light; whither shall we
steer? And also we shall perish, for in them we cannot breathe, save it
is the air which is in them; therefore we shall perish.
2:20 And the Lord said unto the brother of Jared: Behold, thou shalt
make a hole in the top, and also in the bottom; and when thou shalt
suffer for air thou shalt unstop the hole and receive air. And if it be
so that the water come in upon thee, behold, ye shall stop the hole,
that ye may not perish in the flood.
2:21 And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did so, according as
the Lord had commanded.
2:22 And he cried again unto the Lord saying: O Lord, behold I have
done even as thou hast commanded me; and I have prepared the vessels
for my people, and behold there is no light in them. Behold, O Lord,
wilt thou suffer that we shall cross this great water in darkness?
2:23 And the Lord said unto the brother of Jared: What will ye that I
should do that ye may have light in your vessels? For behold, ye cannot
have windows, for they will be dashed in pieces; neither shall ye take
fire with you, for ye shall not go by the light of fire.
2:24 For behold, ye shall be as a whale in the midst of the sea; for
the mountain waves shall dash upon you. Nevertheless, I will bring you
up again out of the depths of the sea; for the winds have gone forth
out of my mouth, and also the rains and the floods have I sent forth.
2:25 And behold, I prepare you against these things; for ye cannot
cross this great deep save I prepare you against the waves of the sea,
and the winds which have gone forth, and the floods which shall come.
Therefore what will ye that I should prepare for you that ye may have
light when ye are swallowed up in the depths of the sea?