[1] I Puku-Ature te nohoga о te mata о mini. [2] To raua tagata honui ko Rau Nui, etoru aana ga poki.

[3] Taana poki hagarahi ko Hetereki, poki maitaki, hagu nui-nui. [4] О toona reo karakara oira takoa i haga ai e toona mahigo. [5] Mee hakake mo te taua, hagarahi e maere rahi toona mata e tetahi mata о te iPito-o-te-Henua. [6] Toona ga taina baka-rogo rahi kia ia.

[7] Te manau mau о Hetereki mo ite tahi i te te Pito-o-te-Henua. [8] Etahi mahana he oho ko ia, ko toona ga taina ananake ko te paoa etoru te rau.

[9] I tuu era ki Anakena he ite i te tagata peneie e tautaga roa a Hiti Uira i ruga i te mauga о Pui. [10] A Hiti Uira he poki о te Ariki ko Uira о te Tupahotu. [11] О te rahi о te vanaga i te hakake о Hiti Uira, he pohe Hetereki mo ui ananake ko toona tagata he iri ki ruga ia Pui.

[12] I tuu era ki ira he ui i te rahi о te kori. [13] He ki etahi taina о Hetereki: «Ina a etahi kori tau pane kori nei». [14] Peira a Hetereki hagarahi kl te kori. [15] He hakatakataka t toona nuu, he vanaga: [16] «Mo ui kia Hiti Uira ana tano mo kori takoa о raua».

[17] He piri kia Hiti Uira he vanaga mo kori о raua. [18] He ki Hiti Uira kia Hetereki: «Ku mao a». [19] He haau ararua penei eko raua mo huki ki te potu о te patia hai kaha о haoa te tagata [20] Te tagata о te miru, о te tupahotu koa rahi i hakarahi a te aati. [21] Ku haga atu te miru mo re e kahaga mai te tupa hetu.

[22] I kehu era te raa he haaki Hiti Uira penei, ku rohirohi ana toona tagata. [23] Te haga о Hiti Uira mo kori hakaou i te rua raa. [24] He ki Hetereki: «Ku mao a i te rua raa he kori hakaou». [25] А Hiti Uira ananake ko toona tagata koa rahi о te kori ananake ko te nuu hakake.

[26] He ui Hetereki ku rere a te tupahotu ki toona tagata. [27] E re era ki te miru he hakameemee, he hakakakata. [28] He hu Hetereki i te bakameeemee ko ia ko kata i toona puai. [29] I te toru raa he ki Hetereki ki toona taina mo mau i te mataa i te potu о te miro. [30] He ki ki toona taina mo naa i te mataa hahine atu kia Pui. [31] He ki ki te tagata oona mo tae kori puai i te otea. [32] He ki ana haaki mai Hiti Uira peneie ku oti a te kori, ka too mai te mataa ka taua ki te tupahotu. [33] Te haga mo ati j tou hakakakata meeme era kia raua e te tupahotu.

[34] I kehu era te raa he haaki Hiti Uira kia Hetereki peneie ku oti a te kori. [35] He tari mai te mini i too mataa паапаа era. [36] Mataa rae a Hetereki i tau. [37] He kokoti ia Hiti Uira, he haera.

[38] I haere era to raua matatoa he huruke te tagata о te tupahotu. [39] He manau peneie i haoa taue no. [40] He oti a, he agiagi mau ia peneie, he taua mau tou mea era i te putuputu о te mataa i tau atu ai ki ruga ia raua.

[41] О te mataa kore e toraua tagata nui ku haere a, e о te pau о raua he opo mai mai ia Pui mai tou kona era о raua. [42] He too e te mini ia Pui koia ko te koa. [43] He aa a roto i te ava mo kokoti tahi i te tupahotu.

[44] E tahi raua tahutahu ko Nua Hine Pike Uri e noho roa i ruga i te pureva mataitai i te tautaga i tou raa era. [45] I ui era i te taua rakerake о te miru be ki koia ko te riri: [46] «Ku haga a au mo hanonaho о te mahigo о Hiti Uira mo rivariva о te I kuhane i te taua. [47] Ka oho mai ko Eho raua ko Mahu ka pua te rima ki te tupahotu. [48] A au he toa о te miru. [49] Ku haga a au mo taua о te tagata о Hiti Uira».

[50] E tuu mai a Ko Eho raua ko Mahu mai roto i te vai kava pane Kena, be hakariro pahe paoa, he pua te rima ki te tupahotu i te taua.

[51] I topa era te vanaga ia Nua Hine Pike Uri, he kai hakaou te taua i te mahigo о te tupahotu. [52] He kai hakaou, he hoki mai toraua kona pakoo era. [53] I ui era Nui Hine Pike Uri ku kai a te tupahotu he hoahoa mai hai reo: [54] «A au e ui atu ena ku kai a te tupahotu. [55] Ku haga a au mo ata keri e mo tae iiaria».

[56] I te rua raa he oo Nua Hine Pike Uri aana i hakatari te taua о te tupahotu. [57] He tau etahi mataa ki te horeko о Hetereki, he more. [58] Toona mahigo i ui era ki haoa a te horeko о Hetereki he reherehe tahi.

[59] He ragi te tupahotu: «Ku oti о he kokoti tahi korua e matou kua Nua Hine Pike Uri».

[60] I ui era Hetereki peneie tana taua ku huruke a he ki ki te ga taina oona erua. [61] «Ku uga tataou tagata ki Motu-Nui, ki Motu-Iti, ka hakatakataka te paoa motu rivariva mo hakanoho mai i te tauab [62] He ki ki toona tagata etahi mo oho mo ha-kaauga i toona matua tane ki mo roou i Motu-Nui. [63] A Hetereki haga rahi ki toona matua tane.

[64] I te ai о te haoa ku manau a mo horo a te tike ke raua ko Pupuhi Tomi. [65] В manu era Hetereki peneie e hakatika ro atu ki te nukunuku о toona, nuu te tupahotu. [66] Oira ia i hipa ke era mo ora.

[67] Peira mau a i mee ai pahe manau era ona. [68] Hakagau pepeti te tupahotu, he kio te miru ki toraua kaiga. [69] Ku oho a te rogo hakaite ki te Mini о Tepeu mo kio ki Motu-Nui, Motu-iti. [70] I tuu atu era te tupahotu te Mini ku hiohio a.

[71] Ko Rau Nui matua tane о Hetereki te mee toe mo tuu ki te motu era о Motu-Nui. [72] E kau roa i takea ai e te nuu о te tupahotu etahi he ragi peneie: [73] «Ku kokoti taa poki a Hetereki e au. [74] Ku kai a e au. [75] Ai te horeko toe oona ai!» [76] I te imata keva о Rau Nui he hakatikea atu hai tutuma miro.

[77] He manau mau Rau Nui peneie ku oti a Hetereki he hoki tua mai mo ati i te kopeka a taana kope hangarahi. [78] He hum ke Rau Nui о te kokoti ia Hetereki. [79] I ui mai era te tupahotu peneie ku tano a te reoreo о raua he piko i tua i te maea.

[80] I ea atu era Rau Nui mai roto i te vai he tau hai maea etahi. [81] He more ino Rau Nui i te maea e he ruru he higa ki raro. [82] I higa era he manau tou tupahotu era peneie ku mate a he hoa ro atu ai. [83] He oho he piri i ki tetahi nuu era mo taua ki Motu-Nui.

[84] A Haga-o-teo i horo ai a Hetereki pe Rano Kau. [85] He hakakau e te hoa ki Motu-Nui. [86] He hakatakataka i toona mahigo mo hakanoho i te taua i Motu-Nui. [87] I tuu atu era te taua a te tupahotu mo eke ki Motu-Nui, he kokoti mai e te nuu о Hetereki ina he hihihihi. [88] Peira a te rua nuu.

[89] Mo ui i te hopea о te taua he vae Rapu i te tagata ririva о te tupahotu. [90] Hakakau i te nuinui mau о te tupahotu ki Motu-Nui. [91] He hakanoho hakaou mai e Hetereki tae ko iti i mate.

[92] I ui era te miru ki to raua aito he vanaga mo hakagau mai i te taua ki te taua ki te tupahotu ku huruke ana. [93] He hakaau mo tomo mai ki uta mo taua i ruga i te henua ki te tupahotu. [94] I te ponui he kau mai ki Mataveri ma te tae takea e te tupahotu. [95] Kai maeha ia i ravaa ro ai te kona rivariva mo te taua.

[96] I tuu era Hetereki ki ruga i te hernia, he ui ku haoa a matua oone. [97] E ora noa ia. [98] I ui era peneie haoa tae nuinui e tae ino, he taua hakaou.

[99] Erua nuu taina kakega ko Tuu Ihi, he nuu о Hiti Uira, i ui hakaou era i te oti о te tupahotu he ite peneie ku hurl a te huru о te taua. [100] He neke ke mai mai muri i te tupahotu he hakapoa kia Hetereki. [101] He ki kia ia mo hakauga a tua о te nuu tupahotu. [102] He ki Hetereki: «Ku tano a».

[103] He pua te taua о te mini raua ko te tupahotu, he oti tahi te nuu о te tupahotu. [104] Eha no tagata i ora. [105] Ko toa ga taina era о Hiti Uira. [106] He oti о te taua a Hetereki, he toe i tou nuu era eha mo hakaite i te pau ki to rau matua tane.

[107] I oti era te taua he hoki mai raua ko toona taina erua, koia ko te nuu paoa ki toona matua tane. [108] He takea he mate haga. [109] He oho etahi taina he hakahahine ki te matua tane.

[110] Mo hakanoho e te matua tane pahe matatoa о te miru he reoreo kia ia. [111] He ki a raro о te reo о garoa e tetahi nuu: [112] «Ka au nei ko tan poki ko Hetereki ka ki ki te paoa oou ko au tou mono». [113] He ki Rau Nui: [114] «Ka hakapoa mai кое mo haha atu J tou kiko. [115] I poa era ki te kiko Rau Nui be ki: [116] Tae kое kо Hetereki tou kiko mee ariari». [117] Peira a te rua poki manau mo reoreo pe tou mee a i oho ai.

[118] Te tagata takea о te reoreo nei he oho haaki kia Hetereki. [119] He hakauga ia Hetereki ki muri i toona matua tane. [120] I hakapoa era ki te kiko о taana poki hagarahi, he agiagi ro ai.

[121] E a ia ku reherehe a te reo i vanaga ai kia Hetereki: [122] «Ко kое e Hetereki e te tagata nuinui о te miru. I te taua кое ana mate. [123] Mee hopea о te nuinui, e pone rahi о te tagata. [124] Ka hakarogo mai tooku haga: [125] E hapotu te puoko о te tupahotu heare i te taua. [126] E vaai ki to raua hae-hae mo muraki i roto i to raua arm. [127] E kimi te rivariva ki te tupahotu».

[128] He ki Hetereki peneie e hakatono ro te haga о te matua tane. [129] He mate Rau Nui i ruga i te rima о taana poki.

[130] I hoki mai era te ga taina о Hiti Uira ki te kona о te tupahotu he vanaga ki to raua matua tane i tou ga mee piri era. [131] He rakerake a Uira he ui pefae Hetereki i taua ai kai vanaga. [132] He hakatakataka i te tupahotu he ki kia raua: [133] «Тааки ga poki he rauhiva. [134] Ina au kai haga hakaou mo ui mata».

[135] Ku rahi a te tau e ko ruhinihi a Uira i kore ihoai te rakerake mo taana ga poki. [136] A Uira te manau tumu mo ati i te kopeka о te ika ko taana poki ko Hiti Uira. [137] Oiraa te raa he hakamaa i te taua ki te mahigo о te tupahotu. [138] He vaai tahi i toona tagata ki te tagata hakake ko Tuu Hare.

[139] I ui era penei e ku rivariva a te tagata mo te taua, he ki Tuu Hare kia Uira mo hakatumu ki te miru. [140] Ku haga takoa a Tuu Hare mo ati i te kopeka о Hiti Uira. [141] I te manau о Uira peneie ku puai a toona tagata he ki mo rae i te taua ki te miru.

[142] He veverl te mini 1 te tae ite, he pau ite tupahotu. [143] He agiagi e Hetereki peneie ina ko hiohio mo hakanoho t te tupahotu. [144] He ki hakaou mo kio о toona tagata i Motu-Nui, Motu-Iti, Motu-Kaukau. [145] Aana a i hakatano i te tagata mo hakanoho mai i te taua. [146] I roa era te taua he коте he hagu о te mahigo. [147] To raua hagu i te kona kio he ika no. [148] Ina he ika he rite ki te taatoa.

[149] He ati te kopeka e Kakega raua ko Tuu Ihi о te taua matamua oho a tua kai haaki ia ki to raua tagata. [150] I te nana о te tagata he hio a ananake ko te miru ki Motu-Nui.

[151] E rua taina, ko Mahute, ko Tekona. [152] Ararua he vie o te tupahotu. [153] He ga vie nei erua, ku ite a peneie tou ga taina era о raua i Motu-Nui ina he oo te hagu. [154] He ki ararua mo pua i te rima. [155] He ki ararua mo mau ki Motu-Nui hai hagu ki te ga taina era о raua. [156] I oho era etahi raa ki Mataveri, he ui ina he tagata tiaki о te tupahotu i te tahataha vai kava.

[157] Taha era te raa о te rua raa he puhi i te umu e Mahute raua ko Tekona. [158] I po era he ki Mahute a Tekona ki to raua kenu mo oho mo hakaraga i tai. [159] He ki: «Ku mao а» e to raua kenu a Mahute raua ko te kona.

[160] He oho ararua vie ki Mataveri ki te kona i ira i naa ai i te umu. [161] Ina kai hakaraga mee ke i aga, he pora. [162] He hakaeke ki ruga i te umu.

[163] He kau ki ruga ia Motu-Nui, a Mahute raua ko Tekona. [164] He hakakau e tou ga vie era i te pora. [165] He pori i Motu-Nui ki to raua taina e kio ro a i roto i te ana. [166] Te matahiapo ko Kakega e hauru roa. [167] A Tuu Ihi e taaki roa i te haha.

[168] Tekona ku ite a i te patautau, he mee kia Tuu Ihi a ka hauru ro. [169] He hakahahine tou ga taina era ki tou nuu hauru era, he hakarivariva i mua ia raua i te kai mau era. [170] I oti era he hakaera i tou ga taina era e Mahute raua ko Tekona. [171] Kakega raua ko Tuu Ihi, he aara mate mataku. [172] Ha ui pehe i take ai to raua kona kio.

[173] I aroha era ki to raua taina he vanaga Mahute raua ko Tekona i te ohoga, he aroha tagi i to raua rakerake hagu. [174| He hakatikea ki tou ga taina era i te kai mau era mo hagu.

[175] I kai era Kakega raua ko Tuu Ihi i te kai mau era tou ga taina era he ki ki te ga taina erua mo hoki ki uta mai Motu-Nui. [176] He ki e te ga taina mo kau a Mataveri, mai kore e te nuu tupahotu tiaki о ira. [177] He ki ki toraua taina tane, mo oho ki Rano-Kau kio i roto. [178] He ki ki tou ga taina tane e ai roa te hagu о raro о Rano-Kau. [179] He ki ki te ga tame tane era kona riva mo raua mo mau hakaou i te kai a Rano-Kau.

[180] Kakega raua ко Tuu Uri be hakarongo ki te ga taina he ki mo ohoro ai ananake. [181] В haga a mo ite ana tae ai ha ieoreo tou ga vie era erua. [182] I oti era te hakaora itiiti he kau mai a nana ki Mataveri. [183] I te ohobaga mai ananake i vanaga ai e tou ga taina vie era kia Kakega raua ko Tuu Ihi peneie i to raua hare mauga Tuu-Tapu e noho era te ariki ko Uira.

[184] I tuu era ki Mataveri ina kai hakaveveri he oho ke tou ga taina vie era mai muri i te tagata. [185] He kio ararua i roto i te ana etahi о Rano-Kau. [186] Ina he veveri e mau era te kumara, te taro te maika. [187] A Mahute raua ко Tekona e mau roa i te moa, i te ika taatoa te raa ina he ite e te kenu. [188] I te rivariva о te kai о Kakega raua ko Tuu Ihi, he puai hakaou te hagu kai hini ia.

[189] Etahi mahana i tuu era Tekona, he vanaga peneie he tao umu о te ariki ko Uira to raua tupuna vie era. [190] He vanaga ki toona taina peneie ariki Uira ku hurt a te nohoga ki Kai Heke. [191] I tou po a te oho ararua tagata ina he mee i ite, ki te hare о to raua tupuna vie.

[192] Koa nui te tupuna vie о Kakega raua Ko Tuu Ihi mo tou gagata era. [193] Ku mate a te hihi i te ariki ko Uira о te vara bakataika о te rave ino. [194] He ki ki too nuu era erua peneie e pua ro te rima. [195] He ki ki hakauru au i te kai ki te ariki, he momoko atu korua. [196] He ki ki tou nuu era erua mo mimiro kavarikavari i te aro о te ariki. [197] He ki he hakatupuaki atu koroiti koroiti [198] E teka takoa ro a Uira korohua mo ui ki te minriro haga. [199] He ninaa a Uira e kо nape. [200] Peira ana tigai maitaki.

[201] Pahe me ki tahi era e te tupuna vie i mee ai Kakega raua ko Tuu Ihi. [202] Tano rahi te vanaga о tou nuahine era. [203] I higa era i te ruru a Uira, he bore mai te heruheru. [204] He pari te toto о Uira he mate.

[205] Poara tou ga taina era erua be hakamau i tou ga heru era ki tou tupuna vie era ki Motu-Nui. [206] Ku hahaga ana mo hakatikea kia Hetereki i te matatoa. [207] I vanaga era e toiij nuahine era, he manau Hetereki peneie be reoreo, ku haau a ananake ko te tupahotu. [208] He ki ki te tao umu peneie: ana ai ku tigai a tou nuu taina era i te ariki ka ki mo mau mai i te puoko. [209] He ki ki te tao umu e tiaki ro atu au kia raua i te manavai о Ana-o-Koka.

[210] I hoki era tou nuahine era ki te hare he ki ki tou ga taina era i te haga era о Hetereki. [211] Tou ga taina era i po era he mau ko te puoko, ko te hakari о te ariki ko Uira, ki tou kona ki era e Hetereki. [212] I ui era Hetereki i tou hakari era о Uira he manau, he agi maua, he too mai, he topetope ki te tagata oona.

[213] He hakarivariva i toona tagata mo taua ki te tupahotu. [214] Te tupahotu i ui mai era ki te puoko о Uira i ruga i te miro e huki roa e te miru he hebeu ro ai. [215] Te tupahotu mataku, he kio, he kau keke tahi ro ai. [216] Varavara no te nuu i noho i taua о te mini nuu puai era a. [217] I roto ia raua a Tuu Hare, he ui vanaga, manau о te ariki ko Uira. [218] He hore tahi e te mini ia raua. [219] He kai tahi te hakari e te miru mo gogoro о te re.

[220] I oti era te taua nei kai taua hakaou te Miru raua ko te tupahotu i rahi ro te tau.