24 And it came to pass that the high priest said unto him, Why do ye go about perverting the ways of the Lord?
25 Why do ye teach this people that there shall be no Christ, to interrupt their rejoicings?
26 Why do ye speak against all the prophecies of the holy prophets?
27 Now the high priest's name was Giddonah.
28 And Korihor said unto him, Because I do not teach the foolish traditions of your fathers, and because I do not teach this people to bind themselves down under the foolish ordinances and performances which are laid down by ancient priests, to usurp power and authority over them, to keep them in ignorance, that they may not lift up their heads, but be brought down according to thy words.
29 Ye say that this people is a free people. Behold, I say they are in bondage.
30 Ye say that those ancient prophecies are true. Behold, I say that ye do not know that they are true.
31 Ye say that this people is a guilty and a fallen people, because of the transgression of a parent. Behold, I say that a child is not guilty because of its parents.
32 And ye also say that Christ shall come. But behold, I say that ye do not know that there shall be a Christ.
33 And ye say also, that he shall be slain for the sins of the world; and thus ye lead away this people after the foolish traditions of your fathers, and according to your own desires;
34 And ye keep them down, even as it were, in bondage, that ye may glut yourselves with the labors of their hands, that they durst not look up with boldness, and that they durst not enjoy their rights and privileges;
