1a
I have appointed the Islands of the Great Lakes for the gathering of the Saints, saith the Lord God.
1b
I have given the Islands to them for their inheritance; even all that man walketh not unto from the main.
2
¶ And I have appointed my servant James the anointed Shepherd of my flock, to apportion unto every one his portion, for a perpetual inheritance.
3a
¶ Let him, therefore, appoint unto everyone his inheritance, sufficient for him, and for his children:
3b
And to the princes their portions, that they have an abundance for their servants, and their households;
3c
Lest they be tempted to take reward for judgment, or feed not the poor for lack of bread, or deliver not the oppressed for the weakness of their arm.
4a
¶ Ye shall not sell your inheritances: nor shall ye deliver them to the hands of strangers, to possess them.
4b
Ye shall in no wise grant them to others: for they are the dwelling of your wives, the food and raiment of your servants, and the home of your children.
5a
¶ If ye sell your inheritances, and take a price for them, yet shall not the purchaser possess them; they shall not be his forever.
5b
And though you thrust him not out, yet shall your wives, your servants, and your children return to them, and none shall hinder.
6
¶ And a book of inheritances shall your king keep, and your rulers also shall keep them, that every man may read therein, and trespass not upon his neighbor.
7a
¶ Ye shall set up landmarks to your possessions, and no man shall move them.
7b
If ye set not up landmarks, or neglect to keep them up that they go to decay, and are lost, and one trespass unwittingly, ye shall not punish him.
7c
He shall pay for what he hath gotten, or he who hath suffered the trespass shall pay him for his labor, and take his own, if he will.
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¶ If strangers or enemies set up landmarks against you, ye shall destroy them: they shall not remain.