HE RETA. NA TE KINGI MANGUMANGU.
Petereriemu, Toro, Awherika. Pepuere i, 1897. Ki oku hoa aroha, nga Kaumatua o te Hahi i Uropi. E nui ana taku tangi atu kia koutou i roto i to tatou Ariki i a Ihu Karaiti, i mate nei mo tatou ki runga i te ripeka kia meinga ai tatou hei tamariki ma te Atua. E hoa ma, kei te pehea koutou ? Ko Tauti (Rawiri) Kahama ahau, ko te Kingi o Toro. Te take i timata ai au te korero kia koutou kia tino matatau ai koutou ki au. Na te Atua na to tatou Matua i homai te Kingitanga o Toro ki a au, kia whakahaerea e ahau i runga i tona Ingoa, na reira, e nga tuakana e nga teina, i tuhituhi atu ai kia koutou, he inoi kia mahara koutou ki a au, kia inoi moku i ia ra i ia ra, i nga ra katoa. E tino whakamoemiti ana au kite Ariki mo nga kupu o nga Rongopai i haria mai nei ela ki toku whenua, a ko koutou e oku tuakana, e whakapai ana ahau, mo te tononga mai i nga Kai-whakaako kia haere mai ki konei kite whakaako i a matou ki enei kupu tino atahua. Na tenei ka mea atu ahau kia koutou e tino
hiahia ana ahau, ma te Atua ahau e whakakaha kite whakahaere i nga mea katoa o tenei whenua Mona anake, kia mohio ai toku iwi ko Ihu Karaiti te Kai—whakaora o nga whenua katoa, a ko la te Kingi o nga kingi katoa. Na reira, e hoa ma, ka mea atu ahau ki a koutou kua hangaia e ahau he whare-karakia tino nui ki toku tino Taone, a kua huaina e matou te ingoa ko “ Hoani.” He nui te tangata e haere mai ana i ia ra i ia ra, kite whare-karakia kite ako i nga kupu o ‘ Te Ora,’ e eke ana pea kite 150. Engari hei nga Ratapu tino nui atu te tangata kite haramai kite koropiko kite Atua ki to tatou Matua i roto i tona Hahi Tapu, a kite whakamoemiti ki a la. Ka whakaatu atu ahau ki a koutou, kei nga kaari e tata mai ana kua hangaia e matou, e ono nga whare-karakia. Kaha atu te minamina o tenei iwi kite ‘ Taro 0 te Ora,’ he maha e mate ana i roto i o ratou hara, no te mea kaore ratou e rongo ana i te Rongopai. Ko nga kai-whakaako he ruarua. Ko te hunga e hiahia ana he tokomaha. Na konei ra, e hoa ma, e aku hoa aroha, kia aroha mai ki taku iwi, e noho atu nei i roto o te pouritanga kaha ; kaore ratou e mohio kite wahi e haere ai ratou. E hiahia ana ano au ki le whakaatuatu ki a koutou he tino nui atu nga iwi e tata ana ki toku kingitanga, kaore e mohio kite Atua a Apakono, a Apamapa, a Apahoko, a Apahakara, a Apahongokara, a Apaenga me tora tim noa iho kei roto i te pouritanga. Kua rongo matou kua tae mai he wahine pakeha ki Ukanata; otira, e hoa ma, ina te whenua kei te tangi kite wahine, kia haere mai kite whakaako i o matou wahine. Tino nui atu taku hiahia kia haere mai ratou. A e nga hoa, awhinatia mai matou ki a koutou inoi i nga ra katoa. E hiahia ana ahau kia rite taku whenua kite Rama, kaore nei e mate, i roto i tenei whenua o te pouritanga. He hiahia ano toku kia whiwhi hoa ahau 1 Uropi, no te mea e kotahi ana tatou i roto i a Karaiti Ihu i to tatou Kai-whakaora. Hei kona ra e aku hoa aroha. Kia tata a Ihowa kia koutou i a koutou whakaaroarotanga katoa. Na to koutou hoa e aroha nei ki a koutou i roto i a Ihu, na Tauti Kahama. _[No Maehe 15, 1896 i iriiria ai a Kahama, Kingi o Toro. He tangata kaha, matau. I tata kite ono puutu tona roa. Tirohia ana kupu. Kei te penei ranei te kaha o tatou rangatira Maori ? No muri noa nei te iwi o tenei tangata i rongo ai i te Rongopai, ko tatou
kua tata kite 100 nga tau, otira kaha ke atu te hihiko o tenei iwi kite pupuri ite Kupu a te Atua, i te ‘ Taro o te Cha.’ Ka rite pea mo tatou tenei kupu na “ Ko to mua ka whitia ki muri, ko to muri ka whilia ki mua.” ]
[ I enei ra tata tonu, ara i te mea kua ara nei te whawhai a te Ingarihi raua ko te Poa, ka haere tetahi ope hoia ate Poa kite whenua 0 Kingi Kahama, kite tohe pea kia uru ia ki te whawhai mai kite Ingarihi. Otira kaore ia 1 whakaae. Katahi ka tupa he kino ite Poa ki a ia. I te whawhaitanga hinga ana te Poa. Ko nga Kai-kauwhau i te Rongopai nga mema o tona paremete ara nga kai-whakahaere o tona kingitanga. Etita. ]
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Pipiwharauroa, Issue 22, 1 December 1899, Page 8
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838HE RETA. NA TE KINGI MANGUMANGU. Pipiwharauroa, Issue 22, 1 December 1899, Page 8
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