1 Nephi 15

1And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been carried away in

2And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were

3For he truly spake many great things unto them, which were hard to

4And now I, Nephi, was grieved because of the hardness of their

5And it came to pass that I was overcome because of my afflictions,

6And it came to pass that after I had received strength I spake

7And they said: Behold, we cannot understand the words which our

8And I said unto them: Have ye inquired of the Lord?

9And they said unto me: We have not; for the Lord maketh no such

10Behold, I said unto them: How is it that ye do not keep the

11Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?—If ye

12Behold, I say unto you, that the house of Israel was compared

13And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the

14And at that day shall the remnant of our seed know that they are

15And then at that day will they not rejoice and give praise unto

16Behold, I say unto you, Yea; they shall be remembered again among

17And this is what our father meaneth; and he meaneth that it will

18Wherefore, our father hath not spoken of our seed alone, but also

19And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them

20And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake

21And it came to pass that they did speak unto me again, saying:

22And I said unto them: It was a representation of the tree of

23And they said unto me: What meaneth the rod of iron which our

24And I said unto them that it was the word of God, and whoso would

25Wherefore, I, Nephi, did exhort them to give heed unto the word

26And they said unto me: What meaneth the river of water which our

27And I said unto them that the water which my father saw was

28And I said unto them that it was an awful gulf, which separated

29And I said unto them that it was a representation of that awful

30And I said unto them that our father also saw that the justice of

31And they said unto me: Doth this thing mean the torment of the

32And it came to pass that I said unto them that it was a

33Wherefore, if they should die in their wickedness they must be

34But behold, I say unto you, the kingdom of God is not filthy, and

35And there is a place prepared, yea, even that awful hell of which

36Wherefore, the wicked are rejected from the righteous, and also