Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands

Te Tuatua Ia Ui Raua Ko Tuporo

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Te Tuatua Ia Ui Raua Ko Tuporo

Tera te tuatua ia raua, kua aru atura raua ki te tamaki, e tamaki Tapaipo e ka tae ki te ngai e [unclear: mae] ei, kua moe atura te tangata ravarai, kare ratau kite e te akakoro maira tetai muavaka i taua po ra, kua aere maira tetai muavaka i taua po ra, kua aravei tu nga muavaka kua ta atura i te tangata. Ei reira taua tangata ra ko Ui e akaara ai ki tona tokorua koia a Tuporo kare e kite ake i te moe. Kua tae maira te tamaki ki runga ia raua, kua ora atura a Ui, kua paru atura a Tuporo, "Tika atura te tuatua i akakite mamao ia mai i te mate o te ngati Iuda." Tera taua tuatua ra. "Tokorua tangata i te rai okotai, e riro tetai, e ora atu tetai." "Tokorua vaine i te [unclear: taviri] anga i te [unclear: mulo], e riro tetai, e ora atu tetai." Kua akakite ia mai i roto i te Evangelia a Mat XXIV. 40-41. Kua pera katoa eia nga tangata nei i to raua mate, e to raua ora. Kua pera rai nga vaine i to raua ora e to raua mate.

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Title: Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands : Notebook 2

Author: John Joseph Knight Hutchin

Editor: Percy Hall

In: Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands

Part of: Tidal Pools: Digitized Texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific Studies

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