5. As they stood there in the darkness they heard a voice as if it were above the cloud of darkness saying: " Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my servants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.” It was not a voice of thunder but a still voice of perfect mildness, and it did pierce them to their souls.
1. Nephi and Lehi then went to the Land of Nephi to preach to the Lamanites and Nephite who lived there. The Lamanites cast Nephi and Lehi into prison. They were given no food.
9. The Nephite man did cry unto the multitude to turn and look. The Lamanites asked the man what it all meant and who Nephi and Lehi were conversing with. The Nephite, whose name was Aminadab, said that they do converse with the angels of God. The Lamanites asked Aminadab what they could do to make the cloud of darkness disperse. Aminadab told them they must repent and pray to God until they gained faith in Christ.
10. They did as Aminadab said and the cloud of darkness dispersed.
4. Then the earth and the walls of the prison shook as if they might tumble down. The Lamanites were overshadowed by a cloud of darkness and they were afraid.
6. The walls and earth shook and the voice spoke to them two more times. The Lamanites were frozen with fear.
11. When they looked about and saw the cloud of darkness had dispersed, they also saw they were encircled by a pillar of fire. It did not hurt them and they were filled with unspeakable joy. The Spirit of God did enter into their hearts. They saw and heard many marvelous things.
8. Their eyes were lifted up to heaven, and they were in the attitude of talking to some being that they beheld.
2. After several days the Lamanites came to the prison to slay them, but Nephi and Lehi were encircled about as if by fire. The Lamanites dared not lay their hands on them fearing they would be burned.
7. There was a Nephite among them that saw Nephi and Lehi’s faces were shining with light through the cloud of darkness.
12. There were about three hundred souls who saw and heard these things, and they did go forth and minister to the people declaring all the things they had heard and seen.
3. Nephi and Lehi were not burned by the fire. They told the Lamanites that God was demonstrating his marvelous power by protecting them with the fire.
13. The more part of the Lamanites were convinced of the truth of the matter because of the great amount of evidence. All those who were convinced did lay down their weapons of war, and they let go of their hatred and the traditions of their fathers.