Wahanga 9
He whakakitenga ki a Oriwa Kautere, ma roto i a Hohepa, te Matakite, i Hamoni, Takiwa o Penihawenia, i a Aperira, 1829.
1. Nana, ka mea ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, no te mea kihai koe i whakamaori kia rite ki tau i hiahia ai i a au, a i timata ano koe te tuhituhi mo taku pononga, mo Hohepa Mete, tamaiti, waihoki e mea ana ahau kia u tonu koe, a poto noa i a koe tenei tuhituhinga kua tukua nei e ahau ki a ia.
2. A nana, he tuhituhinga ano kei a au, e hoatu ai e ahau ki a koe he mana, kia awhina ai koe i te whakamaoritanga.
3. Kia manawanui e taku tama, he whai-whakaaro hoki tena i roto i a au, a kaore e tika ana kia whakamaori koe i tenei wa.
4. Nana, te mahi i karangatia ai koe kia mahi, he tuhituhi mo taku pononga, mo Hohepa.
5. A nana, he kore nou kahore koe i u tonu i pera me tou i te timatanga, i a koe ka timata te whakamaori, koia i tangohia ake ai e ahau tenei whakaaetanga (mana) i a koe.
6. Kaua e amuamu e taku tama, he whakaaro mohio hoki kei roto i a au i penei ai taku meatanga ki a koe.
7. Nana, kihai koe i matau, hua noa koe ka hoatu noa e ahau (te whakamaoritanga) ki a koe, i te mea kihai koe i whakaaro, heoi ano he ui kau noa iho ki a au.
8. Otiia, nana, ko taku kupu tenei ki a koe; whakaputaina tou uaua ki te rapu i tona tikanga i roto i tou hinengaro: ko reira koe patai mai ai ki a au, me he mea e tika ana ranei, a me he mea e tika ana ka meinga e ahau kia wera tou uma a roto i a koe; no reira, ka tatu tou ngakau, e tika ana; (te whakamaoritanga).
9. Heoi, me he mea kahore i te tika, e kore e pera tou ngakau, engari ka tau he hiamoe ki ou whakaaro, he mea e wareware ai koe ki te mea e he ana, no reira kaore koe e ahei te tuhituhi i nga mea tapu, ki te kore e hoatu ki a koe e ahau.
10. Na, me i matau koe ki tenei, kua ahei koe te whakamaori; he ahakoa ra kahore e tika ana kia whakamaori koe inaianei.
11. Nana, e tika ana ano i a koe ka timata, heoi, i wehi koe, a kua pahemo te wa, a kahore e tika ana inaianei.
12. Ina, kahore oti koe e kite kua hoatu e ahau ki taku pononga, ki a Hohepa, he kaha e ranea ana, na reira i kapi ai; a kihai tetahi o korua i whakahengia e au.
13. Meatia tenei mea i whakahaua ai koe e ahau, a ka whai pai koe, kia u ki te pono, a kei whakaae ki te whakamatautauranga.
14. Kia u tou tu i roto i te mahi i karangatia ai koe e ahau, a e kore e ngaro tetahi makawe o tou mahunga, ka whakateiteitia ake hoki koe a te ra whakamutunga. Amine.