The Book of Mormon Part 135

Ether 14:18 18 And there went a fear of s.h.i.+z throughout all the land; yea, a cry went forth throughout the land--Who can stand before the army of s.h.i.+z? Behold, he sweepeth the earth before him!

Ether 14:19 19 And it came to pa.s.s that the people began to flock together in armies, throughout all the face of the land.

Ether 14:20 20 And they were divided; and a part of them fled to the army of s.h.i.+z, and a part of them fled to the army of Coriantumr.

Ether 14:21 21 And so great and lasting had been the war, and so long had been the scene of bloodshed and carnage, that the whole face of the land was covered with the bodies of the dead.

Ether 14:22 22 And so swift and speedy was the war that there was none left to bury the dead, but they did march forth from the shedding of blood to the shedding of blood, leaving the bodies of both men, women, and children strewed upon the face of the land, to become a prey to the worms of the flesh.

Ether 14:23 23 And the scent thereof went forth upon the face of the land, even upon all the face of the land; wherefore the people became troubled by day and by night, because of the scent thereof.

Ether 14:24 24 Nevertheless, s.h.i.+z did not cease to pursue Coriantumr; for he had sworn to avenge himself upon Coriantumr of the blood of his brother, who had been slain, and the word of the Lord which came to Ether that Coriantumr should not fall by the sword.

Ether 14:25 25 And thus we see that the Lord did visit them in the fulness of his wrath, and their wickedness and abominations had prepared a way for their everlasting destruction.

Ether 14:26 26 And it came to pa.s.s that s.h.i.+z did pursue Coriantumr eastward, even to the borders by the seash.o.r.e, and there he gave battle unto s.h.i.+z for the s.p.a.ce of three days.

Ether 14:27 27 And so terrible was the destruction among the armies of s.h.i.+z that the people began to be frightened, and began to flee before the armies of Coriantumr; and they fled to the land of Corihor, and swept off the inhabitants before them, all them that would not join them.

Ether 14:28 28 And they pitched their tents in the valley of Corihor; and Coriantumr pitched his tents in the valley of Shurr. Now the valley of Shurr was near the hill Comnor; wherefore, Coriantumr did gather his armies together upon the hill Comnor, and did sound a trumpet unto the armies of s.h.i.+z to invite them forth to battle.

Ether 14:29 29 And it came to pa.s.s that they came forth, but were driven again; and they came the second time, and they were driven again the second time. And it came to pa.s.s that they came again the third time, and the battle became exceedingly sore.

Ether 14:30 30 And it came to pa.s.s that s.h.i.+z smote upon Coriantumr that he gave him many deep wounds; and Coriantumr, having lost his blood, fainted, and was carried away as though he were dead.

Ether 14:31 31 Now the loss of men, women and children on both sides was so great that s.h.i.+z commanded his people that they should not pursue the armies of Coriantumr; wherefore, they returned to their camp.

Ether 15 Chapter 15

Ether 15:1 1 And it came to pa.s.s when Coriantumr had recovered of his wounds, he began to remember the words which Ether had spoken unto him.

Ether 15:2 2 He saw that there had been slain by the sword already nearly two millions of his people, and he began to sorrow in his heart; yea, there had been slain two millions of mighty men, and also their wives and their children.

Ether 15:3 3 He began to repent of the evil which he had done; he began to remember the words which had been spoken by the mouth of all the prophets, and he saw them that they were fulfilled thus far, every whit; and his soul mourned and refused to be comforted.

Ether 15:4 4 And it came to pa.s.s that he wrote an epistle unto s.h.i.+z, desiring him that he would spare the people, and he would give up the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.

Ether 15:5 5 And it came to pa.s.s that when s.h.i.+z had received his epistle he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he would give himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword, that he would spare the lives of the people.

Ether 15:6 6 And it came to pa.s.s that the people repented not of their iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of s.h.i.+z; and the people of s.h.i.+z were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr; wherefore, the people of s.h.i.+z did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr.

Ether 15:7 7 And when Coriantumr saw that he was about to fall he fled again before the people of s.h.i.+z.

Ether 15:8 8 And it came to pa.s.s that he came to the waters of Riplianc.u.m, which, by interpretation, is large, or to exceed all; wherefore, when they came to these waters they pitched their tents; and s.h.i.+z also pitched his tents near unto them; and therefore on the morrow they did come to battle.

Ether 15:9 9 And it came to pa.s.s that they fought an exceedingly sore battle, in which Coriantumr was wounded again, and he fainted with the loss of blood.

Ether 15:10 10 And it came to pa.s.s that the armies of Coriantumr did press upon the armies of s.h.i.+z that they beat them, that they caused them to flee before them; and they did flee southward, and did pitch their tents in a place which was called Ogath.

Ether 15:11 11 And it came to pa.s.s that the army of Coriantumr did pitch their tents by the hill Ramah; and it was that same hill where my father Mormon did hide up the records unto the Lord, which were sacred.

Ether 15:12 12 And it came to pa.s.s that they did gather together all the people upon all the face of the land, who had not been slain, save it was Ether.

Ether 15:13 13 And it came to pa.s.s that Ether did behold all the doings of the people; and he beheld that the people who were for Coriantumr were gathered together to the army of Coriantumr; and the people who were for s.h.i.+z were gathered together to the army of s.h.i.+z.

Ether 15:14 14 Wherefore, they were for the s.p.a.ce of four years gathering together the people, that they might get all who were upon the face of the land, and that they might receive all the strength which it was possible that they could receive.

Ether 15:15 15 And it came to pa.s.s that when they were all gathered together, every one to the army which he would, with their wives and their children--both men women and children being armed with weapons of war, having s.h.i.+elds, and breastplates, and head-plates, and being clothed after the manner of war--they did march forth one against another to battle; and they fought all that day, and conquered not.

Ether 15:16 16 And it came to pa.s.s that when it was night they were weary, and retired to their camps; and after they had retired to their camps they took up a howling and a lamentation for the loss of the slain of their people; and so great were their cries, their howlings and lamentations, that they did rend the air exceedingly.

Ether 15:17 17 And it came to pa.s.s that on the morrow they did go again to battle, and great and terrible was that day; nevertheless, they conquered not, and when the night came again they did rend the air with their cries, and their howlings, and their mournings, for the loss of the slain of their people.

Ether 15:18 18 And it came to pa.s.s that Coriantumr wrote again an epistle unto s.h.i.+z, desiring that he would not come again to battle, but that he would take the kingdom, and spare the lives of the people.

Ether 15:19 19 And behold, the Spirit of the Lord had ceased striving with them, and Satan had full power over the hearts of the people; for they were given up unto the hardness of their hearts, and the blindness of their minds that they might be destroyed; wherefore they went again to battle.

Ether 15:20 20 And it came to pa.s.s that they fought all that day, and when the night came they slept upon their swords.

Ether 15:21 21 And on the morrow they fought even until the night came.

Ether 15:22 22 And when the night came they were drunken with anger, even as a man who is drunken with wine; and they slept again upon their swords.

Ether 15:23 23 And on the morrow they fought again; and when the night came they had all fallen by the sword save it were fifty and two of the people of Coriantumr, and sixty and nine of the people of s.h.i.+z.

Ether 15:24 24 And it came to pa.s.s that they slept upon their swords that night, and on the morrow they fought again, and they contended in their might with their swords and with their s.h.i.+elds, all that day.

Ether 15:25 25 And when the night came there were thirty and two of the people of s.h.i.+z, and twenty and seven of the people of Coriantumr.

Ether 15:26 26 And it came to pa.s.s that they ate and slept, and prepared for death on the morrow. And they were large and mighty men as to the strength of men.

Ether 15:27 27 And it came to pa.s.s that they fought for the s.p.a.ce of three hours, and they fainted with the loss of blood.

Ether 15:28 28 And it came to pa.s.s that when the men of Coriantumr had received sufficient strength that they could walk, they were about to flee for their lives; but behold, s.h.i.+z arose, and also his men, and he swore in his wrath that he would slay Coriantumr or he would perish by the sword.

Ether 15:29 29 Wherefore, he did pursue them, and on the morrow he did overtake them; and they fought again with the sword. And it came to pa.s.s that when they had all fallen by the sword, save it were Coriantumr and s.h.i.+z, behold s.h.i.+z had fainted with the loss of blood.

Ether 15:30 30 And it came to pa.s.s that when Coriantumr had leaned upon his sword, that he rested a little, he smote off the head of s.h.i.+z.

Ether 15:31 31 And it came to pa.s.s that after he had smitten off the head of s.h.i.+z, that s.h.i.+z raised upon his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died.

Ether 15:32 32 And it came to pa.s.s that Coriantumr fell to the earth, and became as if he had no life.

Ether 15:33 33 And the Lord spake unto Ether, and said unto him: Go forth.

And he went forth, and beheld that the words of the Lord had all been fulfilled; and he finished his record; (and the hundredth part I have not written) and he hid them in a manner that the people of Limhi did find them.

Ether 15:34 34 Now the last words which are written by Ether are these: Whether the Lord will that I be translated, or that I suffer the will of the Lord in the flesh, it mattereth not, if it so be that I am saved in the kingdom of G.o.d. Amen.