to hoariri ki tou ringa. Kia tere to haere, ahakoa po ua, huka ranei, haerea, kia mau ra ano ia i a koe. Tena ki te tiwhana mai to tupuna i mua i a koe arai mai ai, auaka rawa koe hei takahi atu i a ia, me hoki koe. Ki te kaha tonu to hiahia mo te haere, auaka koe hei tomo atu i tona tiwhana-tanga mai, engari me huri to haere ma to taha maui haere awhio ai; kia rua, kia toru ranei nga ra e haere awhio ai koe, ka ahu ai ki te aronga ki to hoariri. Engari kia mau tonu o kanohi ki te titiro i nga putanga mai o to tupuna ki a koe, i te awatea ranei, i te po ranei; ko Tukorako hoki tona ingoa ki te po, ko Kahukura ki te awatea. Ki te arai ano ai ia i a koe, me tino hoki rawa koe. Ki te tiwhana mai hoki ia i mua i a koe, a ka tomo tonu atu koe, he aitua mou kei tua i a ia; he whakaatu kau mai hoki tana ki a koe, no te mea koia te kawenata mau tonu i waenganui i te atua me te tangata. 2. Tohu tuarua hei tirohanga; kia ata titiro ki te hiko, haunga ia te uira me te kanapu, ko te hiko hiko he toto rangatira e hinga i te parekura, i te waka tahuri, i te whare wera ranei, i te mate tupapaku ranei, a me whakamarama ake mo e taha parekura. Mehemea kei te noho rite nga taha e rua mo te whawhai, a ka tupono te hiko ki te puta, kia marama to titiro. Mehemea kei te wa ki to hoariri te hiko, a kei runga ranei kei nga maunga nunui o te taha ki te hoariri te hiko, a kei runga ranei kei nga maunga nunui o te taha ki te oariri te hiko, a kei to taha katau te rua o te hiko rere ai, ka mohio koe nau taua hiko i tuku —it is a malignant demon (the devil to pay)—wait and see if the evil omen does not pass by; or look carefully at your ancestor Uenuku, who will urge you on or restrain you. Should he be seen by you standing in the form of a bow over the track behind you as you face your enemy, go on, for that is the time when your enemy will be delivered into your hand by the god. March swiftly, even though rain or snow assail you; go on, that you may lay hold of your enemy. But if your ancestor be arched in front of you to block your advance, do not by any means disregard him, but retire. If, however, you still have a strong desire to advance, be sure not to enter within his arched form, but turn to your left and proceed in a circuitous manner, taking two or three days to make such a detour, before you turn to advance in the direction of your enemy. Be your eyes steadfast to observe all the manifestations of your ancestor to yourself either by day or night; his name being Tu-Korako at night, and Kahukura in the daytime. Should he again block your passage, then you must absolutely return. If his bow appears before you and you adavnce and enter it, then misfortune awaits you beyond him. He is just showing himself to you, for he is the abiding covenant2 between the god and man. 2. The second token to be studied is this: to carefully view the hiko (distant lightning), besides the uira and the kanapu,3 for the hiko betokens the blood of chiefs who are to fall in battle, or be drowned, or burnt to death, or die a natural death; hence it will be well to explain as to the field of battle. If the two sides are about equal for the coming fray, and the hiko lights upon the field, examine it clearly. If the lightning is in the region of your enemy, or on the great ranges in his vicinity, and the source from which it emanated is on the right hand, then you know that you yourself sent that lightning as a sympathetic greeting for the high caste blood; your enemies will soon fall beneath the shining sun. But if the lightning is on the side toward you, or over your great ranges or sacred places, remember that you will fall before your enemy; therefore reflect and be wary: follow not the precepts of the ignorant, but rather those of the thoughtful; rearrange your affairs and postpone your attack, for you have chanced upon evil days. 3. The third sign to be considered: Study carefully the flashings of lightning and the gleaming of the horizon, and list carefully to the sound of the thunder, whereby you will be able to detect the lucky sounds and the ominous ones, the hoarse rumbling sound, the sharp crackling sound, or the low continued muttering.4 If the thunder commences to sound above you and rumbles towards the region of your enemies, you know that it is your thunder directed by you. If the thunder gives