1 Nephi 22:1

And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi,

had read these things which were engraven upon the plates of brass,

my brethren came unto me and said unto me:

What meaneth these things which ye have read?

Behold, are they to be understood according to things which are spiritual,

which shall come to pass according to the spirit and not the flesh?

1 Nephi 22:2

And I, Nephi, said unto them:

Behold they were manifest unto the prophet by the voice of the Spirit;

for by the Spirit are all things made known unto the prophets,

which shall come upon the children of men according to the flesh.

1 Nephi 22:3

Wherefore, the things of which I have read

are things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual;

for it appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later, will be scattered

upon all the face of the earth, and also among all nations.

1 Nephi 22:4

And behold, there are many who are already lost

from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem.

Yea, the more part of all the tribes have been led away;

and they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea;

and whither they are none of us knoweth,

save that we know that they have been led away.

1 Nephi 22:5

And since they have been led away,

these things have been prophesied concerning them,

and also concerning all those

who shall hereafter be scattered and be confounded,

because of the Holy One of Israel;

for against him will they harden their hearts;

wherefore, they shall be scattered among all nations

and shall be hated of all men.

1 Nephi 22:6

Nevertheless, after they shall be nursed by the Gentiles,

and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles

and set them up for a standard,

and their children have been carried in their arms,

and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders,

behold these things of which are spoken are temporal;

for thus are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers;

and it meaneth us in the days to come,

and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:7

And it meaneth that the time cometh that

after all the house of Israel have been scattered and confounded,

that the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles,

yea, even upon the face of this land;

and by them shall our seed be scattered.

1 Nephi 22:8

And after our seed is scattered

the Lord God will proceed to do a marvelous work among the Gentiles,

which shall be of great worth unto our seed;

wherefore, it is likened unto their being nourished by the Gentiles

and being carried in their arms and upon their shoulders.

1 Nephi 22:9

And it shall also be of worth unto the Gentiles;

and not only unto the Gentiles but unto all the house of Israel,

unto the making known of the covenants of the Father of heaven

unto Abraham, saying:

In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

1 Nephi 22:10

And I would, my brethren, that ye should know

that all the kindreds of the earth cannot be blessed

unless he shall make bare his arm in the eyes of the nations.

1 Nephi 22:11

Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to make bare his arm

in the eyes of all the nations,

in bringing about his covenants and his gospel unto those

who are of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:12

Wherefore, he will bring them again out of captivity,

and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance;

and they shall be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness;

and they shall know that

the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.