18 He kī ia ki a ia ꞌā: “¡Ko ꞌite ꞌana a au i tāꞌaku meꞌe mo aŋa! He haka marere a au i tāꞌaku ŋā karapone era mo aŋa i te karapone ꞌata nu-nui mo hāpaꞌo tahi o te kai ꞌe o tāꞌaku meꞌe taꞌatoꞌa.
»E uꞌi rā te manu: ꞌina he ꞌoka, ꞌina he kato ꞌe ꞌina he hāpaꞌo i te kai ꞌi roto i te hare haꞌaputu kai. Ka ai atu pē ira, te Matuꞌa o kōrua ꞌi te raŋi e hāŋai rō ꞌana i a rāua. ꞌE a kōrua i hau rō atu ꞌi te hauhaꞌa ki te manu.
Ki oti ka kī nei a au ki a au ꞌā: E hoa, meꞌe rahi taꞌa meꞌe hāpaꞌo ena mo te rahi o te matahiti. Ka haka ora ꞌi te hora ena, ka kai, ka unu ꞌe ka koa”.
»E uꞌi rā te manu: ꞌina he ꞌoka ꞌe ꞌina he kato i te kai, ꞌe ꞌina takoꞌa he karapone o rāua mo haꞌaputu ꞌe mo hāpaꞌo o te kai. Ka ai atu pē ira, e vaꞌai rō ꞌana e te ꞌAtua hai kai. ꞌE, a kōrua, mo te ꞌAtua, ꞌata hau rō atu ꞌi te hauhaꞌa ki te manu.
»Meꞌe rahi te mahana o rā viꞌe i oho mo vānaŋa ki rā taŋata, ꞌe ꞌina he haŋa mo haka roŋo i tāꞌana ture. He manaꞌu ia e rā taŋata: “Kope taꞌe moꞌa a au i te ꞌAtua ꞌe taꞌe haŋa ki te taŋata.