they found the Chief Judge murdered and they fell to the earth with fear, knowing that all of Nephi's prophecies would also be fulfilled. When others, ignorant of the happenings at Nephi's garden, came to the scene, having been notified by the servants of the Chief Judge, they assumed the five trembling men to be guilty and put them in jail. At the burial of the Chief Judge the next day, however, those present at Nephi's garden exonerated the five runners. Immediately after their release, the five men argued powerfully against the Gadianton robber judges, who blamed Nephi for the murder, due to his apparent foreknowledge of the event. Nephi was bound and brought before people, where he was questioned and bribed with money and the sparing of his life. He responded, however, after rebuking the people and again calling them to repentance, by showing them "another sign." He instructed them to go the house of Seantum, the brother of Seezoram the slain Chief Judge, and to question him in a particular way that would lead to his confession. The followed his counsel and received the confession as promised, freeing both Nephi and the five runners from blame. The events left the people in a state of confusion. Some claimed Nephi to be a prophet and some even claimed him to be a god. Unable to agree, the people separated, leaving Nephi alone. Famine rather than the sword While on the way back to his home "being much cast down because of the wickedness of the people of the Nephites", Nephi heard a voice from heaven praising him. The voice promises that Nephi will receive whatever he asks because he only asks for that which is according to God's will and also gives him power that "whatsoever [he] shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever [he] shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." In conclusion, the voice commanded Nephi to call the people again to repentance upon threat of destruction. After hearing the voice, Nephi turned immediately and began preaching to the scattered multitudes of the Nephites. Despite the fulfilled prophesy of the Chief Judge's murder, the people hardened their hearts - even to the point of attempting to throw Nephi in jail. He was protected by the "power of God", however, and continued preaching until the word had gone forth among all of