13:1 And now I, Moroni, proceed to finish my record concerning the
destruction of the people of whom I have been writing.
13:2 For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly
told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the
waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice
land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the
Lord would have that all men should serve him who dwell upon the face
thereof;
13:3 And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come
down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord.
13:4 Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he spake concerning a
New Jerusalem upon this land.
13:5 And he spake also concerning the house of Israel, and the
Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come—after it should be destroyed it
should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord; wherefore, it
could not be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but it
should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord; and it
should be built unto the house of Israel.
13:6 And that a New Jerusalem should be built upon this land, unto the
remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type.
13:7 For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even
so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of
Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the
seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was merciful
unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not.
13:8 Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon
this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall
build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and
they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth
shall pass away.
13:9 And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be
like unto the old save the old have passed away, and all things have
become new.
13:10 And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell
therein, for it is they whose garments are white through the blood of
the Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the remnant of the
seed of Joseph, who were of the house of Israel.
13:11 And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and the inhabitants
thereof, blessed are they, for they have been washed in the blood of
the Lamb; and they are they who were scattered and gathered in from the
four quarters of the earth, and from the north countries, and are
partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God made with their
father, Abraham.
13:12 And when these things come, bringeth to pass the scripture which
saith, there are they who were first, who shall be last; and there are
they who were last, who shall be first.
13:13 And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and
marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as
naught, and cast him out; and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by
day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come
upon the people.
13:14 And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of
his record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by
night.
13:15 And it came to pass that in that same year in which he was cast
out from among the people there began to be a great war among the
people, for there were many who rose up, who were mighty men, and
sought to destroy Coriantumr by their secret plans of wickedness, of
which hath been spoken.
13:16 And now Coriantumr, having studied, himself, in all the arts of
war and all the cunning of the world, wherefore he gave battle unto
them who sought to destroy him.
13:17 But he repented not, neither his fair sons nor daughters; neither
the fair sons and daughters of Cohor; neither the fair sons and
daughters of Corihor; and in fine, there were none of the fair sons and
daughters upon the face of the whole earth who repented of their sins.
13:18 Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first year that Ether
dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by
the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr
that they might obtain the kingdom.
13:19 And it came to pass that the sons of Coriantumr fought much and
bled much.
13:20 And in the second year the word of the Lord came to Ether, that
he should go and prophesy unto Coriantumr that, if he would repent, and
all his household, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom and spare
the people—
13:21 Otherwise they should be destroyed, and all his household save it
were himself. And he should only live to see the fulfilling of the
prophecies which had been spoken concerning another people receiving
the land for their inheritance; and Coriantumr should receive a burial
by them; and every soul should be destroyed save it were Coriantumr.
13:22 And it came to pass that Coriantumr repented not, neither his
household, neither the people; and the wars ceased not; and they sought
to kill Ether, but he fled from before them and hid again in the cavity
of the rock.
13:23 And it came to pass that there arose up Shared, and he also gave
battle unto Coriantumr; and he did beat him, insomuch that in the third
year he did bring him into captivity.
13:24 And the sons of Coriantumr, in the fourth year, did beat Shared,
and did obtain the kingdom again unto their father.
13:25 Now there began to be a war upon all the face of the land, every
man with his band fighting for that which he desired.
13:26 And there were robbers, and in fine, all manner of wickedness
upon all the face of the land.
13:27 And it came to pass that Coriantumr was exceedingly angry with
Shared, and he went against him with his armies to battle; and they did
meet in great anger, and they did meet in the valley of Gilgal; and the
battle became exceedingly sore.
13:28 And it came to pass that Shared fought against him for the space
of three days. And it came to pass that Coriantumr beat him, and did
pursue him until he came to the plains of Heshlon.
13:29 And it came to pass that Shared gave him battle again upon the
plains; and behold, he did beat Coriantumr, and drove him back again to
the valley of Gilgal.
13:30 And Coriantumr gave Shared battle again in the valley of Gilgal,
in which he beat Shared and slew him.
13:31 And Shared wounded Coriantumr in his thigh, that he did not go to
battle again for the space of two years, in which time all the people
upon the face of the land were shedding blood, and there was none to
restrain them.