1830 Edition
And it came to pass that he commanded them that they should write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which he should tell unto them. And it came to pass that after they were written, he expounded them. And these are the words which he did tell unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto Malachi: Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
Influences
Malachi 3:1 (KJV)
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Changes
And it came to pass that he commanded them that they should write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which he should tell unto them. And it came to pass that after they were written, he expounded them. And these are the words which he did tell unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto Malachi: —Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me:, and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:; behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hHosts.
Simple English
Jesus told them to write down the words the Father had given to Malachi. He told them to write these words. After they wrote them down, he explained them. These are the words he told them: The Father said to Malachi: I will send my messenger. He will get things ready before I come. Then the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. He is the messenger of the promise you are excited about. He will come, says the Lord of hosts.
Paraphrase
He told them to write down what the Father had given to Malachi, which he would now share with them. After it was written, he explained it to them. This is what he told them, quoting what the Father said to Malachi:
“I’m sending my messenger ahead to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you’re looking for will suddenly arrive at his temple—the messenger of the covenant you’ve been longing to see. He’s coming,” says the Lord of hosts.