taea e koe te pa, tahunal Maku koe e karanga ka whmakatika ai.’ Ka tohu ia ki te matua nui, ara ki te Whare-o-te-riri me etahi o nga toa i whiria e ia hei hoa mona. Ka whitia e ia te reke o tona taiaha ki runga, ka karanga ia, ‘Huia mai ki a au, e karanga au kia tu ki runga, kia rite te whakatikanga ake ki to te ra whanaketanga i te rua. E rere au i mua me taku ope, kia ki te waha, whakangahorotia te poupoutahi i roto i te matua, ko te Whare o te matua kia mau. E ara te kura o taku taiaha ki runga, katahi ano te matua ka pakaru, ka riri koe i to riri, i te mea ka pakaru nga matua a tera.’ Ka karanga ia ki te matua a nga toa, ara ki Te Patari, ‘Whakatika, riria tena matua me tera ra, kia wawe te hinga.’ Ka mutu ona tohu, ka noho ia ki raro, ka karanga ki tona kai-whangai, ‘Homai taku toenga, whangaia mai au.’ E kai ana ia, i karanga te tangata, ‘Tuwhakairiora, el ka pau tera kai raro.’ Ka karanga ake ia, ‘Riria! riria!’ Ka ki atu ia ki tona kai-whangai. ‘Homai te hiku o taku tawatawa, whangaitia mai kia pau.’ Te paunga o te hiku, ka whakatika, ka tu, ka out ‘Gather round me; when I call for you to stand up, let your uprising be like the sun rising from the depth. When I rush to the front with my corps, raise a shout, and let the column charge the centre of the battalion; it is the Whare of their battalion which we must reach. When I raise the red fillet of my taiaha aloft, then the battalion will break, give vent to your fury, when the battalions of the enemy break.’ He called to the battalion of braves, that is Patari, ‘Up! attack this battalion and that, to hasten the rout.’ When his instructions were ended, he sat down, and called to his feeder, ‘Bring me the remains of my food, and feed me.’ Whilst he was eating, a man called out ‘O Tuwhakairiora, the enemy have all come down.’ He called back ‘Attack them, attack them.’ Then he said to his feeder, ‘Give me the tail of my mackerel, and feed me that I may eat it up.’ When he had finished the tail, he rose, stood up, and looked round. Then he called to the battalion which was to enter the pa and burn it. ‘Up!’ They stood up, gave a shout, and advanced in
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