Upoko VI.
He Korero mo nga Ratapu, Ma nga Mea Taitamariki.
TE TAENGA O TE TAMAITI ITI KI ROTO I TE TEMEPARA.
Ka piki atu tetehi Tamahine Tapu l runga i nga kurupaepae atu ki |e Whare Tapu, ka tomo atu ma te fetau koura kite Marae i roto i fe taiepa kowhatu, kei reira tetehi ara he maha kurupaepae hei pikitanga atu kite Marae o runga lwaenga nui o to runga taiepa kowhatu. Otira kahore taua Tamahine Tapu i piki atu ki reira. Ko taua Tamahine Tapu tnake ranei ? Kahore, raua tahi ko tetehi tangata pai e tiaki ana i a ia. No te mea he Tamahine -iawakore, ngoikore wehiwehi ia, ka hiahia tonu ki tetehi tangata kei tiaki ia ia Kua mauria mai ioki e raua tetehi tamaiti whanau hou—he mea takai ki roto ki Uga kahu roroa. He tamaiti Atahua rawa atu tenei. Tera atu ano pea etehi tamariki Atahua. Otira, kahore tetehi e tino rite ki tenei te Ahuareka. Kahore ano koki he whakapehapeha o tona kanohi iti. Nui atu ia te Baanawanui mete mahaki o tona kanohi kite titiro atu—rite tonu ki nga kukupa e rua. He aha en a ifaanu e haria mai na e tona whaea I roto i te kete ? E rua nga |ukupa he mea rite tonu te pai ki fena tamaiti. Hoatu ana aua wikupa ki tetehi tangata i nga fakahu ma I hoatu eia aua ijiea ki a ia hei whakahere kite •Ajiki no te mea kua homai e te Ariki tana tamaiti kotahi ki tenei Me he mea he tangata whai jfeya ia kua hoatu he Heme ytira he rawakore ia no reira ka I
jhoatu eia lie kukupa. I hoatu ano hoki eia ki roto kite ringa o te Tohunga tetehi atu whakahere e rima nga maramara Hiriwa ririki. Ko a raua whakahere tena mo ta raua tamaiti i whanau tuatahi mai nei. Ko nga tamariki tane katoa hoki e oroko puta mai ana i te kopu e tapu ana kite Ariki, me matua hari mai e nga matua he moni. I taua wa ka haere mai ki roto kite Marae tetehi Koroheke mete koa ano tona kanohi. Ka haere atu ia ki te whaea ka tango i te tamaiti ki runga i ona ringaringa—ka timata te inoi ki tona Atua. Muzi iho ka tahuri atu ia kite whaea o te tamaiti raua ko tana tane—ka korero atu ki a raua i nga kupu tino pouri. Otira kowai tena tuara piko e totoro haere mai na ? Ko tetehi tino Huruhi, kite titiro atu nui atu i te kotahi rau ona tau. Nui atu tona reo kite whakawhetai kite Atua—ka korero ki te hunga katoa e tu ana i taua Marae.
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Korimako, Issue 15, 15 May 1883, Page 1 (Supplement)
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453Upoko VI. Korimako, Issue 15, 15 May 1883, Page 1 (Supplement)
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