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.
23 And they have sought to take away the life of my father, insomuch that they have driven him out of the land.
24 Now behold, I say unto you, that if ye will return unto Jerusalem ye shall also perish with them.
25 And now, if ye have choice, go up to the land, and remember the words which I speak unto you, that if ye go ye will also perish; for thus the Spirit of the Lord constraineth me that I should speak.
26 And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren they were angry with me.
27 And it came to pass that they did lay their hands upon me - for behold, they were exceeding wroth - and they did bind me with cords, for they sought to take away my life, that they might leave me in the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.
28 But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying, O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren;
