15:1 And it came to pass when Coriantumr had
recovered of his wounds, he began to remember the words
which Ether had spoken unto him. |
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15:2 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. |
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15:3 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. 15:4 And it
came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz, desiring
him that he would spare the people, and he would give up
the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people. |
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15:5 And it came to pass that when Shiz 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. |
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15:6 And it came to pass that the people repented
not of their iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were
stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz; and the
people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the
people of Coriantumr; wherefore, the people of Shiz did
give battle unto the people of Coriantumr. |
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15:7 And when Coriantumr saw that he was about to
fall he fled again before the people of Shiz. |
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15:8 And it came to pass that he came to the waters
of Ripliancum, which, by interpretation, is large, or to
exceed all; wherefore, when they came to these waters
they pitched their tents; and Shiz also pitched his tents
near unto them; and therefore on the morrow they did come
to battle. |
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15:9 And it came to pass that they fought an
exceedingly sore battle, in which Coriantumr was wounded
again, and he fainted with the loss of blood. |
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15:10 And it came to pass that the armies of
Coriantumr did press upon the armies of Shiz 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. |
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15:11 And it came to pass 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. |
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15:12 And it came to pass that they did gather
together all the people upon all the face of the land,
who had not been slain, save it was Ether. |
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15:13 And it came to pass 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 Shiz were
gathered together to the army of Shiz. |
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15:14 Wherefore, they were for the space 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. |
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15:15 And it came to pass 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 shields,
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. |
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15:16 And it came to pass 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. |
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15:17 And it came to pass 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. |
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15:18 And it came to pass that Coriantumr wrote again
an epistle unto Shiz, desiring that he would not come
again to battle, but that he would take the kingdom, and
spare the lives of the people. |
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15:19 But 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. |
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15:20 And it came to pass that they fought all that
day, and when the night came they slept upon their swords. |
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15:21 And on the morrow they fought even until the
night came. |
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15:22 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. |
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15:23 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 Shiz. |
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15:24 And it came to pass 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 shields, all that day. |
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15:25 And when the night came there were thirty and
two of the people of Shiz, and twenty and seven of the
people of Coriantumr. |
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15:26 And it came to pass 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. |
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15:27 And it came to pass that they fought for the
space of three hours, and they fainted with the loss of
blood. |
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15:28 And it came to pass that when the men of
Coriantumr had received sufficient strength that they
could walk, they were about to flee for their lives; but
behold, Shiz arose, and also his men, and he swore in his
wrath that he would slay Coriantumr or he would perish by
the sword. |
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15:29 Wherefore, he did pursue them, and on the
morrow he did overtake them; and they fought again with
the sword. And it came to pass that when they had all
fallen by the sword, save it were
Coriantumr and Shiz, behold Shiz had fainted with the
loss of blood. |
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15:30 And it came to pass that when Coriantumr had
leaned upon his sword, that he rested
a little, he smote off the head of Shiz. |
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15:31 And it came to pass that after he had smitten
off the head of Shiz, that Shiz raised up on his hands
and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he
died. |
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15:32 And it came to pass that Coriantumr fell to the
earth, and became as if he had no life. |
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15:33 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. |
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15:34 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 God. Amen. |
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