Mormon 3:11

And it came to pass that I, Mormon, did utterly refuse from this time forth

to be a commander and a leader of this people,

because of their wickedness and abomination.

Mormon 3:12

Behold, I had led them,

notwithstanding their wickedness I had led them many times to battle,

and had loved them,

according to the love of God which was in me,

with all my heart;

and my soul had been poured out in prayer unto my God

all the day long for them;

nevertheless, it was without faith,

because of the hardness of their hearts.

Mormon 3:13

And thrice have I delivered them out of the hands of their enemies,

and they have repented not of their sins.

Mormon 3:14

And when they had sworn by all

that had been forbidden them by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

that they would go up unto their enemies to battle,

and avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren,

behold the voice of the Lord came unto me, saying:

Mormon 3:15

Vengeance is mine, and I will repay;

and because this people repented not after I had delivered them,

behold, they shall be cut off from the face of the earth.

Mormon 3:16

And it came to pass that I utterly refused to go up against mine enemies;

and I did even as the Lord had commanded me;

and I did stand as an idle witness

to manifest unto the world the things which I saw and heard,

according to the manifestations of the Spirit

which had testified of things to come.