Mormon 1:16

And I did endeavor to preach unto this people, but my mouth was shut, and I were forbidden that I should preach unto them: for behold they had wilfully rebelled against their God, and the beloved disciples were taken away out of the land, because of their iniquity.

I tried to preach to these people. But I was not allowed to preach to them. They had chosen to rebel against God. The beloved disciples had been taken away from the land because of the people’s sin.

I tried to preach to these people, but I was silenced. I was forbidden to preach to them because they had deliberately turned their backs on God. His beloved disciples had been taken from the land because of the people’s wickedness.