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Kua tae mai ta koutou reta oto koutou Analiera. E hoa ma, ekore au c rongo kite reo tangata, ki ta te Atua ka rongo ai au, ekore au c whakaae atu ki ta koutou whakaaro. Heoi ano. [tbanslation.] Waipapa, Kawliia, June 28, 1864. Fbiend William,— Salutations to you and your children, to our sufferings and to all the tribe. Friend, salutations to you who are abiding under the authority of the Queen, on the side which you approve of. Enough, of that pleasant quietude (Pai Marire). This proceeds (to another subject). Friend listen. J his is a word to you. This we have both seen and heard (the means of) 'safety for us and for you. This being so. 0 friend and 0 the tribe come out (from amongst the Queen party) lest you be overtaken by the evil (desolation) of that fortress (party). Eemember Lot. 0 friend and the tribe. This is the proper time for you to come over.. Be speedy : fire first glistens, then creeps along, and then bursts into flame, lest you be overtaken by the wind. Come to Aotea. Hoani Tera is here. Friend. Pai Marire. By your descendants, By Tamati, „ Taniora, „ Wereta. Tour letter about your angel has come. O friends ! I will not hearken to the voice of man, but to that of God will I attend. I will not agree to your thought. That is all. To William Naylor, At Wanganui. Enclosure 2 to No. 31. Kawhia, Hurai 9, 1864. Xi a Meiha Makabeka, —■ E hoa, he reta tend naku ki a koe kite Kaiwhakawa tuturu o Bakarana, he whakaatu i nga whakahihi a te taha kingi, tokotoru nga tangata o te kingi kua tae mai kite ugarc ia matou ; no Ngatimahanga, ko Nikorima, ko Hoani, ko te Warena, he tiki mai i nga tangata o Kawhia, o Aotea, o "Whaingaroa, he ngare kite taha kingi, kei mate i te Anahera, kua puta kei Taranaki te Anahera, te ingoa o te Anahera, ko Kamariera, kua korero tenei Anahera ki tona Kaupapa, te ingoa o te Kaupapa, ko Horopapera, nana te tiinatanga o te whakapono ki Hokianga, tona hokianga mai ki tona kainga ki Taranaki, na te whakapono ia a whakahoki. Ko taua tangata i riro parau ki reira, inaianeika mii te korero mona, kaputa hokitemotu nei iaiana te Atua te ritenga, ko nga korero tenei, he aroha no te Atua ki nga tangata o tenei motu, no te mea he iwi rawakore. Kihii i aroha a te Kawana ki nga tangata o tenei Motu, ara kihai i hoatu i te pu, i te paura, i te mata, i nga mea o te whawhai, me i pena te whakaaro o te Kawana, me i hoatu i nga pu kite maori ; kihai i riri te Atua ki a te Kawana i naianei, ko tenei kanui te whakahihi o te taha kingi, tenei nga kupu kia matou, me haere matou kia watea he huarahi mo taua anahera, hei te patu i to pakeha, ka ki atu au, ekore au c whakaae, no to mea i wehi au i te mate i tena taha koia au i haere ai kia Te Kawana hei matua moku, hei tiaki i au kei mate au i te whawhai, ko tenei c pai ana au kia mate tahi matou ko to matou Ariki ko te] Kawana ; katahi ka ki mai " c tama, ekore c mau a te Kawana ka tahuti ki tawahi." Ka ki atu au, "ma te Anahera c tiki c pupuru," katahi ka ki mai " Kaua c whakahawea, c waru tekau nga tangata hei patu mo te pakeha, c wha tekau nga hoia maori hei patu mo nga hoia o Te Tianara, me Te Tianara, c wha tonu tekau maori, mo VVaipa enei puta noa ki Waikato, 40 me te taha kia tatou, hei patu tenei mo nga tangata maori c Kuini ana mo nga pakeha hoki. Ka tukua mai tenei 40, na te taha kite hauauru nei." E hoa ma, he kupu tenei naku kia korua, kua ki a Waiharakeke i nga tangata Kingi, me te Taharoa, me Hanhari, me Marokopa ; kanui te tangata kingi kei enei kainga, c mahi maiana i te kaima te Anahera, ka mii ta whakahihi ote taha kingi inaianei. He kupu tenei na matou na te Eunanga o Kawhia, he kupu whakamatau kia Meiha Makareka, mo tetehi tiaki mo matou, kaore c mohiotia te putanga mai o enei hanga, c rvia nga mea c hiahiatia ana c matou, te tuatahi ko te pu me tetehi paura, tuarua he hoia, he tono tenei kia Te Meiha raua ko Tc Kawana, kite kore; heoi ano, heoi tena kupu. E hoa ma, me tuku atu tenei reta ki Akarana ki a kite o tatou hoa aroha i nga tinihanga a te Maori —c ki ana hoki, ka wera Akarana i te ahi a te Anahera. Heoi ano nga korero o konei. Na Hone Te Ojte, Kai whakawa tuturu 0 Kawhia.

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