Ethera Chapter 7

And it came to pass that Oriha did execute judgment upon the land in righteousness all her days, whose days were exceedingly many. And she bore daughters and sons; yea, she bore thirty and one, among whom were twenty and three daughters.

And it came to pass that she also bore Kibe in her old age. And it came to pass that Kibe reigned in her stead; and Kibe bore Corihora. And when Corihora was thirty and two years old she rebelled against her mother, and went over and dwelt in the land of Nehora; and she bore daughters and sons, and they became exceedingly handsome; wherefore Corihora drew away many people after her.

And when she had gathered together an army she came up unto the land of Morona where the queen dwelt, and took her captive, which brought to pass the saying of the sister of Jareda that they would be brought into captivity. Now the land of Morona, where the queen dwelt, was near the land which is called Desolation by the Nephites.

And it came to pass that Kibe dwelt in captivity, and her people under Corihora her daughter, until she became exceedingly old; nevertheless Kibe bore Shule in her old age, while she was yet in captivity. And it came to pass that Shule was angry with her sister; and Shule waxed strong, and became mighty as to the strength of a woman; and she was also mighty in judgment.

Wherefore, she came to the hill Ephraime, and she did molten out of the hill, and made swords out of steel for those whom she had drawn away with her; and after she had armed them with swords she returned to the city Nehora and gave battle unto her sister Corihora, by which means she obtained the queendom and restored it unto her mother Kibe. And now because of the thing which Shule had done, her mother bestowed upon her the queendom; therefore she began to reign in the stead of her mother.

And it came to pass that she did execute judgment in righteousness; and she did spread her queendom upon all the face of the land, for the people had become exceedingly numerous. And it came to pass that Shule also bore many daughters and sons. And Corihora repented of the many evils which she had done; wherefore Shule gave her power in her queendom.

And it came to pass that Corihora had many daughters and sons. And among the daughters of Corihora there was one whose name was Noa. And it came to pass that Noa rebelled against Shule, the queen, and also her mother Corihora, and drew away Cohora her sister, and also all her sisters and many of the people. And she gave battle unto Shule, the queen, in which she did obtain the land of their first inheritance; and she became a queen over that part of the land.

And it came to pass that she gave battle again unto Shule, the queen; and she took Shule, the queen, and carried her away captive into Morona. And it came to pass as she was about to put her to death, the daughters of Shule crept into the house of Noa by night and slew her, and broke down the door of the prison and brought out their mother, and placed her upon her throne in her own queendom.

Wherefore, the daughter of Noa did build up her queendom in her stead; nevertheless they did not gain power any more over Shule the queen, and the people who were under the reign of Shule the queen did prosper exceedingly and wax great. And the country was divided; and there were two kingdoms, the queendom of Shule, and the queendom of Cohora, the daughter of Noa. And Cohora, the daughter of Noa, caused that her people should give battle unto Shule, in which Shule did beat them and did slay Cohora.

And now Cohora had a daughter who was called Nimroda; and Nimroda gave up the queendom of Cohora unto Shule, and she did gain favor in the eyes of Shule; wherefore Shule did bestow great favors upon her, and she did do in the queendom of Shule according to her desires. And also in the reign of Shule there came prophetesses among the people, who were sent from the Lady, prophesying that the wickedness and idolatry of the people was bringing a curse upon the land, and they should be destroyed if they did not repent.

And it came to pass that the people did revile against the prophetesses, and did mock them. And it came to pass that queen Shule did execute judgment against all those who did revile against the prophetesses. And she did execute a law throughout all the land, which gave power unto the prophetesses that they should go whithersoever they would; and by this cause the people were brought unto repentance.

And because the people did repent of their iniquities and idolatries the Lady did spare them, and they began to prosper again in the land. And it came to pass that Shule bore daughters and sons in her old age. And there were no more wars in the days of Shule; and she remembered the great things that the Lady had done for her mothers in bringing them across the great deep into the promised land; wherefore she did execute judgment in righteousness all her days.