The Book of Mormon

Helaman 7:22

1830 Edition

and for this cause wo shall come unto you except ye shall repent. For if ye will not repent, behold this great city, and also all those great citties which are round about, which are in the land of our possession, shall be taken away, that ye shall have no place in them: For behold, the Lord will not grant unto you strength, as he hath hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies.

Changes

aAnd for this cause wo shall come unto you except ye shall repent. For if ye will not repent, behold, this great city, and also all those great citties which are round about, which are in the land of our possession, shall be taken away, that ye shall have no place in them:; Ffor behold, the Lord will not grant unto you strength, as he haths hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies.

Simple English

For this reason, trouble will come to you unless you stop sinning. If you don’t stop sinning, this great city will be taken away. All the great cities around us in our land will be taken away. You will have no place in them. The Lord will not give you strength like before to fight your enemies.

Paraphrase

“Because of this, disaster is coming unless you turn back. If you won’t change, this great city and all the surrounding cities in our land will be taken from you. You’ll have nowhere to live. The Lord won’t give you strength to stand against your enemies the way he used to.”