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English
Maori
there. Sir[?], keep to your decision. If trouble arises at Heretaunga don't follow it up, but remain neutral. People who seek trouble end up in defeat. Ngati Rangatahi may decide to join with the Pakeha living at Port Nicholson. But then they may see that they have no relations, elders, older or younger brothers watching from the other side, the few of them here. So no, young man, for there is this. Although we are a peaceful people and steadfast, we
reira. E ko[?], kia mau tono[tonu] ta korua whakaaro. Me tupu te kino mo Heretaunga, kaua koutou e aru ki runga, engari kia pai ta koutou noho. Ko nga tangata e rapu ana ki te kino, he mate ano te tukanga iho. Kei whakaaro Ngati Rangatahi ki te whai hopuatanga o nga Pakeha noho ana ki Poneke. Tenei ratou pea te ki[te?], kahore he whanaunga, he matua, he tuakana, he teina i tawahi e titiro mai ki nga me[a] torutoru[?]o konei. Kahore, e tama, tenei ano. Otira he iwi pai matou, he iwi manawanui, e kore matou

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