1And now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all

2And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all their

3And they granted unto those robbers who had entered into a covenant

4And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty

5And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people from

6And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the judge, Lachoneus, and those who

7And it came to pass that there were many cities built anew, and

8And there were many highways cast up, and many roads made, which

9And thus passed away the twenty and eighth year, and the people had

10But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year there began to be

11For there were many merchants in the land, and also many lawyers,

12And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to

13Some were lifted up in pride, and others were exceedingly humble;

14And thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch

15Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this—Satan had

16And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the people to do all

17And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year—the people

18Now they did not sin ignorantly, for they knew the will of God

19And now it was in the days of Lachoneus, the son of Lachoneus, for

20And there began to be men inspired from heaven and sent forth,

21Now there were many of the people who were exceedingly angry

22Now there was no lawyer nor judge nor high priest that could have

23Now there were many of those who testified of the things

24Now behold, this was contrary to the laws of the land, that any

25Therefore a complaint came up unto the land of Zarahemla, to the

26Now it came to pass that they were taken and brought up before the

27Now it came to pass that those judges had many friends and

28And they did enter into a covenant one with another, yea, even

29Therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and

30And they did set at defiance the law and the rights of their