Thời kỳ Gia Rết

Sự Trốn thoát của Ô Me và Băng đảng của A Kích

Ether 9:1–2

Băng nhóm tội phạm có tổ chức của Akish và những người theo ông ta đã mang lại lợi thế cho ông ta so với Ô Me.

Therefore, behold, it came to pass that because of the secret combinations of Akish and his friends, behold, they did overthrow the kingdom of Omer. Nevertheless, the Lord was merciful unto Omer, and also to his sons and to his daughters who did not seek his destruction.

Ether 9:3

Ô Me được cảnh báo trong một giấc mơ để rời đi và đưa gia đình mình cùng những người trung thành với mình đến một nơi gọi là Áp Lôm, trên bờ biển.

And the Lord warned Omer in a dream that he should depart out of the land; wherefore Omer departed out of the land with his family, and traveled many days, and came over and passed by the hill of Shim, and came over by the place where the Nephites were destroyed, and from thence eastward, and came to a place which was called Ablom, by the seashore, and there he pitched his tent, and also his sons and his daughters, and all his household, save it were Jared and his family.

Ether 9:4

Trong thời gian Ô Me vắng mặt, Gia Rết trở thành vua, và A Kích cưới con gái của Gia Rết.

And it came to pass that Jared was anointed king over the people, by the hand of wickedness; and he gave unto Akish his daughter to wife.

Ether 9:5–6

A Kích âm mưu chống lại vua Gia Rết, và giết ông ta; A Kích trở thành vua thay thế Gia Rết.

And it came to pass that Akish sought the life of his father–in–law; and he applied unto those whom he had sworn by the oath of the ancients, and they obtained the head of his father–in–law, as he sat upon his throne, giving audience to his people. For so great had been the spreading of this wicked and secret society that it had corrupted the hearts of all the people; therefore Jared was murdered upon his throne, and Akish reigned in his stead.

Ether 9:7

A Kích bắt đầu ghen tị với con trai mình, vì vậy ông ta đã nhốt con mình trong một ngục tối, nơi mà con ông ta đã chết vì đói.

And it came to pass that Akish began to be jealous of his son, therefore he shut him up in prison, and kept him upon little or no food until he had suffered death.

Ether 9:8–9

Nim Ra, con trai khác của A Kích, tức giận với cha mình, nên đã tập hợp một nhóm người rời bỏ vương quốc, và gia nhập với Ô Me ở bờ biển phía đông.

And now the brother of him that suffered death, (and his name was Nimrah) was angry with his father because of that which his father had done unto his brother. And it came to pass that Nimrah gathered together a small number of men, and fled out of the land, and came over and dwelt with Omer.

Ether 9:10–11

A Kích có thêm con trai sống và cai trị trong tội lỗi; một cuộc đấu tranh quyền lực nổ ra giữa A Kích và con trai của mình.

And it came to pass that Akish begat other sons, and they won the hearts of the people, notwithstanding they had sworn unto him to do all manner of iniquity according to that which he desired. Now the people of Akish were desirous for gain, even as Akish was desirous for power; wherefore, the sons of Akish did offer them money, by which means they drew away the more part of the people after them.

Ether 9:12–13

Một cuộc nội chiến kinh hoàng xảy ra, và phần lớn vương quốc của A Kích bị tiêu diệt; số ít người sống sót gia nhập vào vương quốc của Ô Me, giờ đây vương quốc này mở rộng trở lại vào lãnh thổ trước đây của A Kích.

And there began to be a war between the sons of Akish and Akish, which lasted for the space of many years, yea, unto the destruction of nearly all the people of the kingdom, yea, even all, save it were thirty souls, and they who fled with the house of Omer. Wherefore, Omer was restored again to the land of his inheritance.