11 Wherefore, this land is consecrated unto him whom He shall bring;
12 And if it so be that they shall serve Him according to the commandments which He hath given, it shall be a land of liberty unto them;
13 Wherefore, they shall never be brought down into captivity; If so, it shall be because of iniquity,
14 For if iniquity shall abound, cursed shall be the land for their sakes;
15 But unto the righteous, it shall be blessed forever.
16 "And behold, it is wisdom that this land should be kept as yet from the knowledge of other nations,
17 For behold, many nations would overrun this land, that there would be no place for an inheritance.
18 "Wherefore, I, Lehi, have obtained a promise that inasmuch as they which the Lord God shall bring out of the Land of Jerusalem shall keep His commandments, they shall prosper upon the face of this land,
19 And they shall be kept from all other nations, that they may possess this land unto themselves;
20 And if it so be that they shall keep His commandments, they shall be blessed upon the face of this land,
21 And there shall be none to molest them, nor to take away the land of their inheritance, And they shall dwell safely forever.