МИФЫ, ПРЕДАНИЯ И ЛЕГЕНДЫ ОСТРОВА ПАСХИ

[49] He oho te vaka о Kaiga, he tuu ki te motu, he mimiro kavarikavari, he hoki, te tuu ki te Kauvae. [50] He ragi Kainga: «Ко oho mai te tagata ki nei ki ui atu au». [51] He oho mai te tagata, he ui Kaiga, he ragi: «Ina, ina».

[52] He ragi hakahou Kaiga: «E hia tagata toe?» [53] «Erua no toe». [54] He ragi Kaiga: «Ako raua a ararua, ka oho, ka uga mai!»

[55] He oho te tagata, he hakauga mai mai roto mai te ana o Motu-Nui. [56] He ui Kaiga, he tikea, he ragi: «Ka mau mai na kо raua ararua».

[57] He oho mai a Makita a Rokeaua, [56] He too mai ki ruga ki te vaka, he too Kaiga mo tigai. [59] He ki: «Ina kое e ко tigai vave ia maua ki tikea mai a Manavai-Mariri, te Kaiga hina turu i te maika».

[60] He ki Kaiga: «Ka hahuti te vaka, matu». [61] He oho te vaka, he tuu ki te Ihu. [62] He tikea a Manavai-Mariri. [63] He tagi Rokeaua: «Ka moe mae a Manavai-Mariri te kaiga hina turu i te maika». [64] He too mai Kaiga, he puapua hai paoa, he mate.

[65] He oho te vaka, he tomo ki Haga-Nui. [66] He noho, he kai te tu umu, he ootu te umu. [67] He rara i te ika ко Rokeaua. [68] He oti te rara, he hakatee te kokoma, he hoa, he uru i te umu, he too mai te taueve. [69] He tao ia Rokeaua, he ootu, he maoa, he tuhaa ki toona tagata о tupahotu ananake i kai ai i tuhahai ki toona tagata.

II

[1] He tau te taua a Miru о te Тиреhoш ananake mata. [2] He kio Tupahotu, he opo ki haho ki te motu ki Marotiri, he opo ki Ana-te-Ava-Nui.

[3] He oho te vaka ki te motu. He too mai i te tagata, i te ga vie, i te poki, he tigaigai. [4] He tari, he oho mai mai haho mai te motu, he tomo ki uta ki Ana-Havea; he tuna i te ika tagata ki te tagata.

[5] I te po rua о te raa, he hoki hakahou, he too mai i te tagata, i te vie, i te ga poki, he tigaigai. [6] He mau, he oho mai ki Ana-Havea, he vaai ki te tagata i te ika tagata mate. [7] He rotu, he ki i te ika tagata.

[8] He hoki te taua ki Ana-te-Ava-Nui. He turu te tiamo i roto i te kupega. [9] Ко ia kо te hatu mata i roto i te kupega mo hoahoa ki te puoko о te tagata, he mamate.

[10] He oti te hatu mata, te hoki te tiamo ki ruga, he too hakahou mai i te ratu mata ma po. [11] He hakarivariva mo turu hakahou a po ki roto ki te ana, ki te tagata tigai.

[12] He hoki te taua ki Ana-Havea ai ka hoki no te vaka ki te ika tagata i te motu. [13] Tae kо iti te tagata, te vie, te poki i te motu e too mai era ina he horau te oti mai. [14] E toru ira о te vaka i te toohaga no mai ina he oti. [15] He hoki te taua ki tua ki Ana-te-Ava-Nui. [16] Pe tau turuhaga ana о te tiam hoahoa era hai hatu mata. [17] He mamate te tagata, te vie, te poki. [18] E tagata verega kore a ka hoa mai ki haho ana, tagata hiohio ka noho i roto i te ana. [19] Ana mee reherehe ka hoahoa ki haho, he oti te tigaigai i te tagata, i te vie, i te poki, ku oti a to haho. [20] He toe etoru te agahuru no toe, ku oti a to haho.

[21] He hoki mai te taua ki Ana-Havea. [22] He too mai i te tagata i ruga i te vaka, he hakamaomao mai i te tagata о raro о te eve о te motu. [23] Etahi te agahuru no te mee toe.

[24] He oho mai a Oho Takatore mai toona hare, he tuu ki Ana-Havea i mana ki te hora о te vaka tomo mai i ruga te ika tagata. [25] He hoahoa mai i te tagata mamate ki uta. [26] He kiki te tagata о ruga о te vaka: «Ко Haga Maihi Tokerau, taau ika era». [27] He nonoi о Oho-Takatore: «Мааки te ika igoa rivariva ena ko Haga Maihi Tokerau».

[28] He ragi mai Poie: «Ma au ana о te ika igoa rivariva ena nei mo te topa, о tea he oti». [29] He rori te teketeke о te hau о mua, he ea ki ruga. [30] He hoki, he iri a Oho Takarore. [31] He ki te tagata ki a Poie Nuinui a Tuki: «Ku roria te teketeke о te hau о Oho Takatore, ku paea te taua, ku rakerake a ia kое».

[32] He oho Oho Takatore, he tuu ki toona hare, he ki ki te vie: «Не tau vovo?» [33] He hakahoki te vie: «Kai kakarao kое, e koro e, i ki ro mai ai i tau vovo ki au? [34] Hoki о nei о tau vovo, e noho nei, kое i ui ro mai ai. [35] О tai era tau vovo e noho nei raua ko taana kenu». [36] E ki era te vie ki te kenu.

[37] He ki hakahou Oho Takatore: «Karagi кое ki tau vovo». [38] He ragi te matua tamahahine ki taana poki: «E vovo e, ka iri mai koе ki ki atu tagata nei». [39] He iri mai te poki, he oho mai, he tuu ki mua ki te hare.

[40] He ki te matua tamaaroa ki te poki: «E vovo e, manau no a ho te hunoga о ga poki о hotu iti» [41] He hakahoki te poki ki te matua: «Kai ka kara о kое, e koro e, i ui ro mai а kое ki a au. Hoki e haaki rо mai te hunoga i te manau mo te mata о ga poki о hotu iti». [42] He ki hakahou te matua tamaaroa ko Oho Takatore: «Ka turu ka ki e manau ia ki te mata о ga poki о hotu iti». [43] He taua te mee e ki era te mee e ki era te matua ki taana vovo mo ga poki о miru. [44] He turu tau poki era.

[45] He hoki te taua ki haho ki te motu. [46] Etahi tagata honui о ruga о te motu ko Kaiga te igoa. [47] Etahi hoki tagata ko Vaha te igoa, he matatoa о Miru.