Mosiah 12:29
1830 Edition
And again: He saith unto them, If ye teach the law of Moses, why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches? Why do ye commit whoredoms, and spend your strength with harlots, yea, and cause this people to commit sin, that the Lord hath cause to send me to prophesy against this people, yea, even a great evil against this people?
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Simple English
He said to them: “If you teach the law of Moses, why don’t you follow it? Why do you love money? Why do you sin with bad women? Why do you spend your strength with them? You cause this people to sin. That’s why the Lord sent me to speak against this people. A great evil is against this people.”
Paraphrase
Abinadi fired back: “If you teach the law of Moses, why don’t you keep it? Why do you chase after wealth? Why do you sleep with prostitutes and waste your strength on them? Why do you lead these people into sin—giving the Lord every reason to send me to prophesy against you? He’s bringing terrible judgment on this people!”