Karakia to Slay Sorcerers.
(Pages 82–83.)

The following is a complete translation of the series of karakia used by the priests of the Paomiere religious cult, in the King Country, for the purpose of causing the death of tohunga makutu, the practitioners of witchcraft. These incantations form part of the olden lore of the “black art” as preserved by some of the elders of Ngati-Maniapoto: