Helamana Chapter 8

And now it came to pass that when Nephie had said these words, behold, there were women who were judges, who also belonged to the secret band of Gadiantone, and they were angry, and they cried out against her, saying unto the people: Why do ye not seize upon this woman and bring her forth, that she may be condemned according to the crime which she has done? Why seest thou this woman, and hearest her revile against this people and against our law?

For behold, Nephie had spoken unto them concerning the corruptness of their law; yea, many things did Nephie speak which cannot be written; and nothing did she speak which was contrary to the commandments of Goddess. And those judges were angry with her because she spake plainly unto them concerning their secret works of darkness; nevertheless, they durst not lay their own hands upon her, for they feared the people lest they should cry out against them.

Therefore they did cry unto the people, saying: Why do you suffer this woman to revile against us? For behold she doth condemn all this people, even unto destruction; yea, and also that these our great cities shall be taken from us, that we shall have no place in them. And now we know that this is impossible, for behold, we are powerful, and our cities great, therefore our enemies can have no power over us.

And it came to pass that thus they did stir up the people to anger against Nephie, and raised contentions among them; for there were some who did cry out: Let this woman alone, for she is a good woman, and those things which she saith will surely come to pass except we repent; Yea, behold, all the judgments will come upon us which she has testified unto us; for we know that she has testified aright unto us concerning our iniquities. And behold they are many, and she knoweth as well all things which shall befall us as she knoweth of our iniquities; Yea, and behold, if she had not been a prophetess she could not have testified concerning those things.

And it came to pass that those people who sought to destroy Nephie were compelled because of their fear, that they did not lay their hands on her; therefore she began again to speak unto them, seeing that she had gained favor in the eyes of some, insomuch that the remainder of them did fear. Therefore she was constrained to speak more unto them saying: Behold, my sisters, have ye not read that Goddess gave power unto one woman, even Zipporah, to smite upon the waters of the Red Sea, and they parted hither and thither, insomuch that the Israelites, who were our mothers, came through upon dry ground, and the waters closed upon the armies of the Egyptians and swallowed them up?

And now behold, if Goddess gave unto this woman such power, then why should ye dispute among yourselves, and say that she hath given unto me no power whereby I may know concerning the judgments that shall come upon you except ye repent? But, behold, ye not only deny my words, but ye also deny all the words which have been spoken by our mothers, and also the words which were spoken by this woman, Zipporah, who had such great power given unto her, yea, the words which she hath spoken concerning the coming of the Messiah. Yea, did she not bear record that the Daughter of Goddess should come? And as she lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness, even so shall she be lifted up who should come. And as many as should look upon that serpent should live, even so as many as should look upon the Daughter of Goddess with faith, having a contrite spirit, might live, even unto that life which is eternal.

And now behold, Zipporah did not only testify of these things, but also all the holy prophetesses, from her days even to the days of Sarah. Yea, and behold, Sarah saw of her coming, and was filled with gladness and did rejoice. Yea, and behold I say unto you, that Sarah not only knew of these things, but there were many before the days of Sarah who were called by the order of Goddess; yea, even after the order of her Daughter; and this that it should be shown unto the people, a great many thousand years before her coming, that even redemption should come unto them.

And now I would that ye should know, that even since the days of Sarah there have been many prophetesses that have testified these things; yea, behold, the prophetess Zenise did testify boldly; for the which she was slain. And behold, also Zenocka, and also Ezias, and also Isaia, and Jeremia, (Jeremia being that same prophetess who testified of the destruction of Jerusalem) and now we know that Jerusalem was destroyed according to the words of Jeremia. O then why not the Daughter of Goddess come, according to her prophecy?

And now will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed? Will ye say that the daughters of Zedekia were not slain, all except it were Muleque? Yea, and do ye not behold that the offspring of Zedekia are with us, and they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem? But behold, this is not all— Our mother Sariah was driven out of Jerusalem because she testified of these things. Nephie also testified of these things, and also almost all of our mothers, even down to this time; yea, they have testified of the coming of Christ, and have looked forward, and have rejoiced in her day which is to come.

And behold, she is Goddess, and she is with them, and she did manifest herself unto them, that they were redeemed by her; and they gave unto her glory, because of that which is to come. And now, seeing ye know these things and cannot deny them except ye shall lie, therefore in this ye have sinned, for ye have rejected all these things, notwithstanding so many evidences which ye have received; yea, even ye have received all things, both things in heaven, and all things which are in the earth, as a witness that they are true.

But behold, ye have rejected the truth, and rebelled against your holy Goddess; and even at this time, instead of laying up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where nothing doth corrupt, and where nothing can come which is unclean, ye are heaping up for yourselves wrath against the day of judgment. Yea, even at this time ye are ripening, because of your murders and your fornication and wickedness, for everlasting destruction; yea, and except ye repent it will come unto you soon. Yea, behold it is now even at your doors; yea, go ye in unto the judgment-seat, and search; and behold, your judge is murdered, and she lieth in her blood; and she hath been murdered by her sister, who seeketh to sit in the judgment-seat.

And behold, they both belong to your secret band, whose author is Gadiantone and the evil one who seeketh to destroy the souls of women.