6:1 And now I, Moroni, proceed to give the record of Jared and his
brother.
6:2 For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared the stones which
the brother of Jared had carried up into the mount, the brother of
Jared came down out of the mount, and he did put forth the stones into
the vessels which were prepared, one in each end thereof; and behold,
they did give light unto the vessels.
6:3 And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light
unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great
waters in darkness.
6:4 And it came to pass that when they had prepared all manner of food,
that thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their
flocks and herds, and whatsoever beast or animal or fowl that they
should carry with them—and it came to pass that when they had done all
these things they got aboard of their vessels or barges, and set forth
into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God.
6:5 And it came to pass that the Lord God caused that there should be a
furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised
land; and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the
wind.
6:6 And it came to pass that they were many times buried in the depths
of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon them, and
also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the
fierceness of the wind.
6:7 And it came to pass that when they were buried in the deep there
was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being tight like unto
a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore
when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the
Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters.
6:8 And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow towards
the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were
driven forth before the wind.
6:9 And they did sing praises unto the Lord; yea, the brother of Jared
did sing praises unto the Lord, and he did thank and praise the Lord
all the day long; and when the night came, they did not cease to praise
the Lord.
6:10 And thus they were driven forth; and no monster of the sea could
break them, neither whale that could mar them; and they did have light
continually, whether it was above the water or under the water.
6:11 And thus they were driven forth, three hundred and forty and four
days upon the water.
6:12 And they did land upon the shore of the promised land. And when
they had set their feet upon the shores of the promised land they bowed
themselves down upon the face of the land, and did humble themselves
before the Lord, and did shed tears of joy before the Lord, because of
the multitude of his tender mercies over them.
6:13 And it came to pass that they went forth upon the face of the
land, and began to till the earth.
6:14 And Jared had four sons; and they were called Jacom, and Gilgah,
and Mahah, and Orihah.
6:15 And the brother of Jared also begat sons and daughters.
6:16 And the friends of Jared and his brother were in number about
twenty and two souls; and they also begat sons and daughters before
they came to the promised land; and therefore they began to be many.
6:17 And they were taught to walk humbly before the Lord; and they were
also taught from on high.
6:18 And it came to pass that they began to spread upon the face of the
land, and to multiply and to till the earth; and they did wax strong in
the land.
6:19 And the brother of Jared began to be old, and saw that he must
soon go down to the grave; wherefore he said unto Jared: Let us gather
together our people that we may number them, that we may know of them
what they will desire of us before we go down to our graves.
6:20 And accordingly the people were gathered together. Now the number
of the sons and the daughters of the brother of Jared were twenty and
two souls; and the number of sons and daughters of Jared were twelve,
he having four sons.
6:21 And it came to pass that they did number their people; and after
that they had numbered them, they did desire of them the things which
they would that they should do before they went down to their graves.
6:22 And it came to pass that the people desired of them that they
should anoint one of their sons to be a king over them.
6:23 And now behold, this was grievous unto them. And the brother of
Jared said unto them: Surely this thing leadeth into captivity.
6:24 But Jared said unto his brother: Suffer them that they may have a
king. And therefore he said unto them: Choose ye out from among our
sons a king, even whom ye will.
6:25 And it came to pass that they chose even the firstborn of the
brother of Jared; and his name was Pagag. And it came to pass that he
refused and would not be their king. And the people would that his
father should constrain him, but his father would not; and he commanded
them that they should constrain no man to be their king.
6:26 And it came to pass that they chose all the brothers of Pagag, and
they would not.
6:27 And it came to pass that neither would the sons of Jared, even all
save it were one; and Orihah was anointed to be king over the people.
6:28 And he began to reign, and the people began to prosper; and they
became exceedingly rich.
6:29 And it came to pass that Jared died, and his brother also.
6:30 And it came to pass that Orihah did walk humbly before the Lord,
and did remember how great things the Lord had done for his father, and
also taught his people how great things the Lord had done for their
fathers.