1. And it came to pass that I Yi Ping shall write some more things that seemeth good.

2. And after the manner by which we had ousted the Nephites from the village, even those people who did choose Nephi's plan, yea, we did have a celebration. For we did feast upon much food, and drinkest much wine. And we did celebrate our freedom, even our liberty.

3. Nevertheless, it was but a bittersweet celebration, for we did also grieve much for the loss of Laban the younger, and the wife of Balsac, for they did die so we could be free. And inasmuch as we desired to honor them, yea, we did sing much praise unto them.

4. And it came to pass that on the first day of the reign of Laman over the Lamanites, yea, even the following morning after the celebration, all were awakened by a terrible scream. For a man, even a man who had the appearance of a stranger in these parts, did run through the village, and did yell, even in a loud voice: LAMAN! LAMAN! BEHOLD, COME QUICKLY! HIE UNTO ME!

5. And when Laman heard the words of the man's mouth, he did awaken, and did emerge from his tent, and beheld the man standing before him.

6. And it was that the man who doth scream and yell his name, and even act crazy did have dark-red skin upon his body, and he was a stranger unto Laman's eyes.

7. And Laman spake unto the strange man, saying: Behold, stranger, who is it that thou be? For I recognize thee not.

8. And the man spake unto Laman, saying: Behold, Laman, it is I, even thy brother Lemuel.

9. And Laman beheld the dark man, and spake, saying: Behold, ye art not my brother Lemuel, for I know my brother Lemuel and ye are not him.

10. And the man spake back at Laman, saying: Yea, I lookest not like Lemuel because the curse that did strikest me from the hand of Nephi, yea, even that curse which was intended for thee but did instead strikest me, even that curse of dark skin doth come true.

11. And Laman did determine that the voice of the man was exceedingly like unto Lemuel's voice. And Laman looked into the red man's eyes, and beheld that his eyes were like unto Lemuel's eyes.

12. And Laman spake unto the red man, and did test his claims by asking of him a question, even a question that only shall Lemuel know, yea, even did Laman ask: If thou beest Lemuel, yea, what is it that our father doth givest thee for thy twelfth birthday.

13. And the red man who did claim to be Lemuel did gettest much sadness in his eyes, and was overcome with emotion, and he spake, saying: Behold, Laman, it is that my father did gettest me nothing. For it came to pass that he did forgetteth my birthday because he did takest Nephi on a fishing trip that day. For our father doth always prefer Nephi, which thing doth sadden me exceedingly, and doth fill me with exceeding jealousy and anger. Wherefore, it is that I am filled with exceeding joy that Nephi hath been expelled from this village.

14. And after the words did emerge from the mouth of the red man, yea, Laman did knowest the red man to be Lemuel. For the words which he spake were true. And Laman embraced his red brother, and he spake a question unto Lemuel: Verily Lemuel I ask of thee, how is it that thy skin hath become dark red?

15. And Lemuel replied: Yea, do ye see not what hath happened? For I was struck by Nephi's yellow curse ray, which curse hath come to pass. For I am dark and loathsome just as Nephi threatened, and wo unto me, for his threat did come true.

16 And it was that Laman replied unto Lemuel: Behold, Lemuel, inasmuch as thou thinkest thyself dark and loathsome, behold, thou art not. For thou art dark and delightsome, and doth have a copper toned skin, which thing doth look exceedingly good. For thy copper tone skin doth makest thyself to appear toned, and doth accentuate thy eyes. Wherefore, I findest thy new skin color to be exceedingly good, and I am exceedingly envious of thy skin.

17. And my daughter Shu spake, even to compliment Lemuel for his new look, saying: Oh Lemuel, hear the words of my mouth. Thy dark skin doth makest thee exceedingly handsome unto me, yea, even the handsomest Lamanite of the village. And I desire exceedingly to knowest thee in that special way, even to fornicate thee for no charge, but yea, it is that my mother doth makest us to boycott thee until the time cometh that thou doth repay thy debt. But I so desire my mother to lifteth the boycott so as I may do the things unto thee that I so desire.

18. And it came to pass that all mine daughters did agree with Shu, and did all desire to lift the boycott so as they could fornicate Lemuel, for they did all desire his flesh. For his dark complexion doth makest him desirable unto women, even desirable unto me.

19. And I spake, and did agree to lift the boycott: Behold, Lemuel, inasmuch as my daughters desire to knowest thee, and even as I desire to knowest thee, yea, it is that thy debt hath been forgiven of thee, and we shall boycott thee no more. And we desire to service thee, even to service thee for free. For knowing thee, and thy beautiful skin, shall be desirable unto us.

20.  And after the manner in which we did forgive Lemuel of his debt, yea, my daughters did takest him into a tent, and did know him, even did thy know him for many hours.

21. And it came to pass that Lemuel did satisfy my daughters for many hours, which thing was peculiar, for before he did gettest dark skin, even when he did purchase our fornication services at Nahom, yea, Lemuel did spilleth his seed in less than a minute.

22. Wherefore, it was that Lemuel's dark skin, which was a curse from Nephi, doth makest him exceedingly good at satisfying the desires of women, which thing is a filthy abomination unto the Nephites, but which thing doth makest Lemuel, and us, exceedingly grateful unto Nephi for the curse.

23. And after the time that Lemuel did takest my daughters into the tent to fornicate them, yea, Laman spake unto the son of Abitch: Yea son of Abitch, it is that our greatest fear hath come true. For Nephi doth havest great powers, even is he more powerful than the combined strength of our people. Wherefore, how is it that I can defend my people from the awesome powers of Nephi? For thou art a law enforcement officer. Wherefore, I request thy services to assist me in protecting the people of this village.

24. And the son of Abitch spake back to Laman: Behold, Laman, it is that I am no longer in law enforcement. For I am a simple poet, and concern myself not with these things. Wherefore, thou must findest thyself another who shall serve thee in law enforcement. For it is that I shall spend my days observing the majesty of this land, which thing shall influence my poetry. And the mantle of law enforcement must fall upon another.

25. And Laman replied unto the son of Abitch: Behold, son of Abitch, if it doth come to pass that Nephi doth use his powers to conquer our people, yea, thou shalt never writest poetry again, for we shall be in bondage to the Nephites. Wherefore, it is that thou hath one more mission, yea, even shalt thou infiltrate the camp of Nephi and destroy him. For it is that he must be destroyed so as my people may live. For it is better that one man shall perish than for an entire village to be wiped out.

26. And the son of Abitch did reply: Yea Laman, I doth suspect Nephi to leavest us in peace. Wherefore, it shall be counterproductive to destroy him now. For if it is that we shall destroy him, behold, his followers shall attack us, and we shall be at war. And I wish to prevent war. Wherefore, strikest him not first, and if he comes upon us, we shall defend ourselves. Wherefore, makest many swords for defense, but attack him not. For peace is preferable to war, and good defense is preferable to no defense. Wherefore, 'tis best to walk quietly and carry a big stick. And these things I offer unto thee as wisdom to guide thee.

27. And Laman did rub his chin, and did think much, for the words of the son of Abitch were wise, and poetic. And it was obvious that the son of Abitch shall be a great poet. And Laman did determine not to attack Nephi, but to buildeth up a strong defense for the day that Nephi doth attack him.

28. And the son of Abitch did makest scrolls of papyrus upon which to write his poetry. And he did writest his poems with his own hand, upon papyrus. For he desired not to use plates, and desired not to use Reformed Asian. For he desired all to read his poetry, and wherefore, did writest the words in regular language for all to read.

29. And it came to pass that we could hearest the people of Nephi in the distance, for they did labor much building fine structures. For Nephi was a master builder and architect, and he did teacheth his skills unto Sam, Jacob, and Joseph, who did join him. Wherefore, the Nephites were exceedingly skilled at building things.

30. But none amongst us, even the Lamanites, were skilled at construction, nor at architecture, nor at masonry. And when the Lamanite men did attempt to construct stone buildings, yea, the rains came down, and the buildings washed away because of the poor craftsmanship, and the sandy foundation.

31. But it came to pass that our people were skilled in the art of tent making, and we did havest many small tents, but did desire larger tents, even a tent for government affairs, and a tent to hold the village food, and a large tent for weapons of village defense, such as swords.

32. Wherefore, we did makest large tents in which to dwell, and for storage. And we did makest the tents by standing tree branches on end, and leaning them against one another. Then did we puttest animal skins over the tree branches. And we did call these tents teepees. And they were goodly teepees.

33. And it came to pass that we dwelt in peace for many years. And the village did thrive, for Lemuel did givest much pleasure unto us, and we did bear him many children, even scores of children. And even all Lamanite women did desire exceedingly to carry Lemuel's child. For it was that he was exceedingly handsome, and desirable, and did givest much pleasure unto women, and he did spread his seed amongst all the women in the village.

34. And Laman did buildest many swords, for the defense of the village. And he did train the village men and boys in the art of warfare, to prepare for the day in which Nephi shall attack.

35. And the son of Abitch doth spend his days writing poetry. And he sits in trees, or next to a river, and often does he hike in the mountains. And he does these things so as to inspire his writing. And he writeth many great and marvelous poems, and doth share them with the Lamanite people.

36. And it came to pass that Balsac the monkey is a companion unto the son of Abitch, for he doth travel on the shoulders and back of the son of Abitch. And Balsac and the son of Abitch are best friends.

37. And thus commenced forty years of peace that did exist in our village under the leadership of Laman. And we did thrive as a people. And our population did grow exceedingly fast, for we did havest among us no laws regarding chastity, and we did fornicate exceedingly often.

38. And all Lamanites did know one another like unto rabbits, which thing did makest the population to grow quickly.

39. And it was that most children of the second and third generation did havest dark skin, like unto Lemuel, and dark hair, like unto me and mine daughters. For most children born in the village did emerge from our bellies, and did carry the seed of Lemuel, for it was that his seed was choice amongst all seed.

40. And after the second and third generation did come to pass, yea, it was that we were an exceedingly dark and delightsome people. And our children did havest skin like unto Lemuel, and were beautiful like unto mine daughters and me.

41. And now I make an end to writing in this book, even this second book of Laban. For it is that Laban is dead, and shall havest no more books named after him. And I shall begin a new book, which shall be a more history of the people, and shall be written by me, and even by mine daughters.