An account of the death of Lechi. Nefi’s brothers rebel against him. YHWH warns Nefi to depart into the wilderness. His journeyings in the wilderness, and so forth.

And now it came to pass after I, Nefi, had made an end of teaching my brothers, our father Lechi also spoke many things unto them...

And now I speak unto you, Yosef, my last born. You were born in the wilderness of my afflictions, yes, in the days of my greatest sorrow did your mother bear you. And may YHWH consecrate also unto you this land, which is a most precious land, for your inheritance and the inheritance of your...

And now I, Nefi, speak concerning the prophecies of which my father has spoken concerning Yosef, who was carried into Egypt. For behold, he truly prophesied concerning all his seed. And the prophecies which he wrote, there are not many greater. And he prophesied concerning us and our future...

Behold, it came to pass that I, Nefi, did cry much unto YHWH my Elohim because of the anger of my brothers. But behold, their anger did increase against me, insomuch that they did seek to take away my life. Yes, they did murmur against me, saying, Our younger brother thinks to rule over us,...

The words of Ya’akov, the brother of Nefi, which he spoke unto the people of Nefi: Behold, my beloved brothers, I, Ya’akov, having been called of Elohim and ordained after the manner of his Holy Order, and having been consecrated by my brother Nefi, unto whom you look as a king or a protector...

And now my beloved brothers, I have read these things that you might know concerning the covenants of YHWH, that he has covenanted with all the house of Isra’el, that he has spoken unto the Y’hudim by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning, down from generation to generation,...

And now I, Ya’akov, speak unto you again, my beloved brothers, concerning this righteous branch of which I have spoken. For behold, the promises which we have obtained are promises unto us according to the flesh. Wherefore, as it has been shown unto me that many of our children shall perish in...

And now Ya’akov spoke many more things to my people at that time. Nevertheless, only these things have I caused to be written, for the things which I have written suffice me.

And now I, Nefi, write more of the words of Yesha’yahu, for my soul delights in his words. For I will apply his words...

Yesha’yahu 6 from the Plates of Brass

In the year that king ’Uziyahu died,I saw also YHWH sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the Temple. Above it stood the s’rafim. Each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two...

Yesha’yahu 13 from the Plates of Brass

The burden of Babylon, which Yesha’yahu the son of Amotz did see.

Lift you up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called...

Now I, Nefi, do speak somewhat concerning the words which I have written, which have been spoken by the mouth of Yesha’yahu. For behold, Yesha’yahu spoke many things which were hard for many of my people to understand, for they know not concerning the manner of prophesying among the Y’hudim;...

And now behold, my brothers, I have spoken unto you according as the spirit has constrained me; wherefore, I know that they must surely come to pass. And the things which shall be written out of the book shall be of great worth unto the children of men, and especially unto our seed, which is a...

And now I, Nefi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brothers. And I cannot write but a few things which I know must surely come to pass, neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Ya’akov. Wherefore, the things which I have written suffice me, except it be a few...

And now behold, my beloved brothers, I suppose that you ponder somewhat in your hearts concerning that which you should do after you have entered in by the way. But behold, why do you ponder these things in your hearts? Do you not remember that I said unto you that after you had received the...

And now I, Nefi, cannot write all the things which were taught among my people, neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaks by the power of the Ruach HaKodesh, the power of the Ruach HaKodesh carries it unto the hearts of the children of men. But behold, there are...