»I tuꞌu era te kope era ki a ia i vaꞌai ai e tahi taꞌutini tara ꞌaurī, he kī ki tū taŋata era ōꞌona te moni: “Ē, ko ꞌite ꞌana a au: taŋata haŋa koe mo aŋa e tuꞌu tāvini i taꞌa meꞌe kī ꞌe mo ravaꞌa meꞌe rahi atu meꞌe haka ꞌou mai taꞌa meꞌe vaꞌai. Pē ira takoꞌa ꞌana koe ꞌi te hora haka ꞌoka i te kai.
ꞌI raꞌe ki te oho, he uŋa ki tōꞌona tāvini e hoꞌe ꞌahuru mo oho ki a ia, ꞌe he vaꞌai meꞌe rahi moni e tahi e tahi o rā ŋā tāvini ꞌe he kī: “E uꞌi te rāveꞌa mo haka aŋa i te moni ena ꞌātā ki tōꞌoku hoki iŋa mai”.
he riꞌa-riꞌa ōꞌoku i a koe. Ko ꞌite ꞌana, paꞌi, a au: taŋata haŋa koe mo aŋa e tuꞌu tāvini i taꞌa meꞌe kī ꞌe mo ravaꞌa meꞌe rahi atu meꞌe haka ꞌou mai taꞌa meꞌe vaꞌai. Pē ira takoꞌa ꞌana koe ꞌi te hora haka ꞌoka i te kai”.
ꞌE ꞌī a au he kī takoꞌa atu: ꞌai te ꞌōhio ko rito ꞌā mo paꞌo i te tumu mai tōꞌona aka. Te tumu taꞌatoꞌa taꞌe hua o te meꞌe riva-riva he paꞌo ꞌe he hoa ki roto i te ahi.
He eꞌa ia a Rātaro ko ora haka ꞌou ꞌā, ko te viri iŋa ꞌana te hakari ꞌe te ꞌāriŋa hai kahu viri o te nuꞌu mate. He kī ia e Ietū: «Ka kume-kume te kahu ꞌai ka haka rē rō i a ia ki haꞌere».