The Book of Mormon

Helaman 14:10

1830 Edition

And now because I am a Lamanite, and hath spoken unto you the words which the Lord hath commanded me, and because it was hard against you, ye are angry with me, and do seek to destroy me, and have cast me out from among you.

Changes

And now, because I am a Lamanite, and hathve spoken unto you the words which the Lord hath commanded me, and because it was hard against you, ye are angry with me, and do seek to destroy me, and have cast me out from among you.

Simple English

“Because I am a Lamanite, you are angry with me. I have told you the words the Lord told me to say. These words were hard for you to hear. So you want to destroy me. You have thrown me out.”

Paraphrase

“Now, because I’m a Lamanite and have spoken the words the Lord commanded me to speak—and because what I’ve said is hard for you to hear—you’re angry with me. You want to kill me, and you’ve thrown me out.”