Heremaia.
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Nā, kua kīngi a Terekia tama a Hōhia, i muri i a Konia tama a Iehoiakimi, i whakakīngitia nei e Nepukareha kīngi o Papurōna ki te whenua o Hūrā. 
Otiia kīhai ia i whakarongo, rātou ko āna tāngata, ko te iwi anō hoki o te whenua, ki ngā kupu a Ihowā i kōrerotia e Heremaia poropiti. 
Nā, ka ungā e Terekia, e te kīngi, a Iehukara tama a Heremia rāua ko Tepania tama a Maaheia tohunga ki a Heremaia poropiti, hei kī atu: “Tēnā koa, īnoi mō tātou ki a Ihowā, ki tō tātou Atua.” 
Nā, ko Heremaia, i te haere mai, i te haere atu i roto i te iwi; kāhore hoki ia i makā ki te whare herehere. 
Nā, kua puta mai te taua a Parao i Īhipa, ā, nō te rongonga o ngā Karari i whakapae rā i Hiruhārama i tō rātou rongo, ka maunu atu rātou i Hiruhārama. 
Kātahi ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowā ki a Heremaia poropiti, i mea ia: 
“Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā, a te Atua o Īharaira: Kia pēnei tā kōrua kōrero atu ki te kīngi o Hūrā, nāna nei kōrua i unga mai ki te rapu tikanga i ahau; ‘Nanā, ko te ope a Parao i puta mai rā hei āwhina mō koutou, ka hoki ki tōna whenua, ki Īhipa. 
Ā, ka hoki mai ngā Karari, ka tatau ki tēnei pā, ka horo hoki i a rātou, ka tahuna ki te ahi.’ 
“Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: Kei tinihanga i a koutou anō, kei mea, ‘Ka haere rawa atu ngā Karari i a tātou.’ Nō te mea e kore rātou e haere. 
Ahakoa me i patua e koutou te ope katoa o ngā Karari e tatau nā ki a koutou, ā, toe ake o rātou ko ētahi tāngata taotū, ka whakatika anō rātou i tōna tēneti, i tōna tēneti, ā, ka tahu i tēnei pā ki te ahi.” 
Nā, i te whatinga atu o te ope o ngā Karari i Hiruhārama i te wehi ki te ope a Parao, 
kātahi a Heremaia ka puta atu i Hiruhārama, he haere ki te whenua o Pineamine, kia riro mai te wāhi māna i reira, i roto i te iwi. 
Ā, i a ia i te Kūwaha o Pineamine, i reira tētahi rangatira tiaki, ko tōna ingoa ko Irīa, he tama nā Heremia tama a Hanania; heoi hopukia ana a Heremaia poropiti e ia, me te kī anō, “E tahuti atu ana koe ki ngā Karari.” 
Kātahi ka mea a Heremaia, “He teka; kāhore āku tahuti ki ngā Karari.” Otiia, kīhai ia i rongo ki tāna; nā, hopukia ana a Heremaia e Irīa, kawea ana ki ngā rangatira. 
Nā, riri ana ngā rangatira ki a Heremaia, whiua ana ia e rātou, tukua ana ki te whare herehere, ki te whare o Honatana kaituhituhi; kua waiho hoki tērā e rātou hei whare herehere. 
I te taenga o Heremaia ki roto ki te whare herehere, ki roto ki ngā rūma, ā, ka maha ngā rā e noho ana a Heremaia ki reira. 
Kātahi a Kīngi Terekia ka unga tāngata ki te tiki i a ia. Nā, ka ui puku te kīngi ki a ia, i roto i tōna whare, ka mea, “He kupu anō rānei tā Ihowā?” Ā, ka mea a Heremaia, “Tēnei anō.” I mea anō ia, “Ka hoatu koe ki te ringa o te kīngi o Papurōna.” 
Nā, i mea atu anō a Heremaia ki a Kīngi Terekia, “He aha tōku hara ki a koe, ki āu tāngata rānei, ki tēnei iwi rānei, i tukua ai ahau e koutou ki te whare herehere? 
Kei hea ā koutou poropiti i poropiti rā ki a koutou, i mea rā, ‘E kore te kīngi o Papurōna e tae mai ki a koutou, ki tēnei whenua rānei’? 
Nā, whakarongo āianei, e tōku ariki, e te kīngi. Tukua atu koa tāku īnoi kia manaakitia ki tōu aroaro. Kia kaua ahau e whakahokia ki te whare o Honatana kaituhituhi, kei mate ahau ki reira.” 
Nā, ka whakahaua e Kīngi Terekia, ā, ka kawea a Heremaia ki te marae o te whare herehere, ā, ka hoatu e rātou māna he rohi taro i tēnei rā, i tēnei rā, nō te ara o ngā kaitunu taro, ā pau noa te taro katoa o te pā. Nā, noho ana a Heremaia i te marae o te whare herehere. 
