12 And it came to pass that as we journeyed in the wilderness, behold Laman and Lemuel, and two of the daughters of Ishmael, and the two sons of Ishmael, and their families, did rebel against us; yea, against me, Nephi, and Sam, and their father Ishmael, and his wife, and his three other daughters.
13 And it came to pass in the which rebellion they were desirous to return unto the land of Jerusalem.
14 And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, therefore I spake unto them, saying, yea, even unto Laman and unto Lemuel, Behold ye are mine elder brethren; and how is it that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds, that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto you, yea, and set an example for you?
15 How is it that ye have not hearkened unto the word of the Lord?
16 How is it that ye have forgotten that ye have seen an angel of the Lord?
17 Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten what great things the Lord hath done for us in delivering us out of the hands of Laban, and also that we should obtain the record?
18 Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him; wherefore let us be faithful to him.
19 And if it so be that we are faithful to him, we shall obtain the land of promise; and ye shall know at some future period that the word of the Lord shall be fulfilled concerning the destruction of Jerusalem;
20 For all things which the Lord hath spoken concerning the destruction of Jerusalem must be fulfilled.
21 For behold, the Spirit of the Lord ceaseth soon to strive with them;
22 For behold they have rejected the prophets and Jeremiah have they cast into prison.
