Helaman 9:1

Behold, now it came to pass that

when Nephi had spoken these words,

certain men who were among them ran to the judgment–seat;

yea, even there were five who went,

and they said among themselves, as they went:

Helaman 9:2

Behold, now we will know of a surety

whether this man be a prophet

and God hath commanded him

to prophesy such marvelous things unto us.

Behold, we do not believe that he hath;

yea, we do not believe that he is a prophet;

nevertheless, if this thing

which he has said concerning the chief judge be true,

that he be dead,

then will we believe that the other words which he has spoken are true.

Helaman 9:3

And it came to pass that they ran in their might,

and came in unto the judgment–seat;

and behold, the chief judge had fallen to the earth,

and did lie in his blood.

Helaman 9:4

And now behold, when they saw this

they were astonished exceedingly,

insomuch that they fell to the earth;

for they had not believed the words

which Nephi had spoken concerning the chief judge.

Helaman 9:5

But now, when they saw they believed,

and fear came upon them

lest all the judgments which Nephi had spoken should come upon the people;

therefore they did quake, and had fallen to the earth.

Helaman 9:6

Now, immediately when the judge had been murdered —

he being stabbed by his brother by a garb of secrecy,

and he fled,

and the servants ran and told the people,

raising the cry of murder among them;

Helaman 9:7

And behold the people did gather themselves together

unto the place of the judgment–seat —

and behold, to their astonishment they saw those five men

who had fallen to the earth.

Helaman 9:8

And now behold, the people knew nothing concerning the multitude

who had gathered together at the garden of Nephi;

therefore they said among themselves:

These men are they who have murdered the judge,

and God has smitten them that they could not flee from us.

Helaman 9:9

And it came to pass that they laid hold on them,

and bound them and cast them into prison.

And there was a proclamation sent abroad

that the judge was slain,

and that the murderers had been taken and were cast into prison.