6 Tipu - Waiho mā te whakamā e patu

“Waiho mā te whakamā e patu!”

He mihi nui ki ngā kaimahi o te kaupapa nei: Moerangi Black Matetu Herewini Alexander McFarland-Ratu Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi Hakahaka Hona

I whakaputaina tēnei pukapuka i te tau 2017 e Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Whakatāne, Aotearoa.

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“ W a i h o m ā te w h a ka m ā e pat u ! ”

K e i W h a ka a r i a Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i m e t Ĺ? n a i w i e h o p u k u ia a n a .

I ta u a p ō e a u a h i m a i a n a te a h i , ka a u te m o e ā Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i .

K a t i ka at u te i w i k i Ĺ? r Ä to u wa ka , ka ka u te re at u k i te m o a n a .

E h o k i h a e re a n a te i w i k i W h a kat Ä n e , ka w h a ka r Ä“ re a a Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i .

A o a ke , ka k ite at u a Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i i t Ĺ? n a i w i i ta w h it i e h o k i a n a k i u ta .

K a w ete k i n a ta n a t ā t u a p ū m a u , e to r u n e i n g ā w h i r i ta p u .

K a ta k i i t Ĺ? n a ka ra k ia , ka ka ra n g a at u k i te ka it ia k i , k i te t i p u a , a T ĹŤ ta ra - ka u i ka !

K a e ke ia i te t ĹŤ a ra o te ka it ia k i n e i , ka w h a i r Ä u a i te i w i .

K a p ā ta i at u a T ū ta ra - ka u i ka , “ M e toto h u t ia r ā to u , m e h u r i p o k it ia r ā n e i ? ”

Ko te wha ka utu a Te Ta h i - o - te- ra ng i “E, wa i ho mā te w h a ka m ā e pat u! ”

W a iata Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i W h a ka m ata k u . . . ta m a r i k i Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i K a m a k u t u ia ko e

“ L et s h a m e b e t h e i r p u n is h m e nt ! ” Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i a n d h is p e o p l e a re o n W h a ka a r i h u nt i n g k u ia . T h at n i g ht, a s th e f i re b u r n e d , a n d Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i fe l l i nto a d e e p s l e e p . T h e p e o p l e t i pto e d to t h e i r c a n o e a n d th e y retu r n e d b a c k to W h a kat ā n e .

I n th e m o r n i n g , Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i w o ke u p to s e e h is p e o p l e i n th e d ista n c e , ret u r n i n g h o m e . H e to o k h is s a c re d b e lt off h is h i ps . I n th is b e lt wa s w ove n t h re e s a c re d st ra n ds of f l a x . H e p ra y e d , a n d s u m m o n e d t h e g re at g u a rd ia n T ū ta ra - ka u i ka . H e c l i m b e d o nto h is g u a rd ia n ’ s b a c k a n d fo l l o w e d h is p e o p l e . T h e n T ū ta ra - ka u i ka a s ke d , w h at s h a l l w e d o s i n k , d ro w n t h e m ? Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i re p l i e d “ N o , l et s h a m e b e th e i r p u n is h m e nt ! ”

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