This chapter is all about how Nephi's claims are proven right and he is accepted as a prophet.
After the statement about the death of the chief judge, 5 guys went to check it out because they wanted to know for sure Nephi is a prophet, and they found the judge dead in a pool of his own blood which is when they basically fainted from surprize and belief (v1-5). At this point, a group of people who were gathered by the servants of the chief judge, who had found him dead first and spread the word, showed up and saw the on the floor and assumed they killed the judge because they didn't know about Nephi's preaching (v6-9). They cuffed them and told everyone the news so that the next day there were people mourning the slain judge, including others from Nephi's preaching who started asking about the 5 guys they had sent to check things out because there were coincidentally 5 accused men (v10-12).
The judges brought forth the 5 to hear their story about what happened in which they say, "We didn't do it, and we don't know who did, but that Nephi guy sent us so ask him" (v13-15). This made the judge think that Nephi might have conspired with someone to make himself look all smart and prophet-like, but the 5 defended Nephi, being believers now, and then judges had people go collect Nephi to be questioned (v16-19). They start the questioning with a bribe if Nephi will tell them who is to blame, but Nephi starts preaching and pointing out how wicked and unjust they are by blaming him for conspiring to murder just because he knew of the death of the chief judge before anyone else (20-23).
Nephi continues his speech, showing how silly their anger is by telling them exactly what to do to catch the murderer red handed and guilty (v24-25):
"1st, go to Seantum, brother of the slain chief Seezoram, and ask him if he's conspired with me because he'll say no (v26-28). Then ask him if he murdered his brother, and watch as he stands in fear and denies it with fake astonishment (v29-30). Don't worry about that because for some reason he's still wearing the cloths he murdered his brother in, so check his cloak and ask him about the blood you find because he'll start getting really scared which is when you will know he is definitely guilty and he'll confess (v31-36). He'll even say in his confession that I am completely innocent and only know what I know with the power of God (v37)."
After the people go and do exactly as Nephi told them and it happen exactly as Nephi had said, he was freed along with the 5 guys, and through this whole experience people got different opinions (v38-39). Some though Nephi was a prophet like he claimed, while others were convinced he was a God because of the ability to read minds he displayed (v40-41).
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