Ko te inoi ki te Tamaiti Ihu kia inoi

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E Tamaiti a Ihu, ka tahuri atu ahau ki a koe ka tono atu ahau ki a koe mo tou whaea Tapu hei awhina i ahau i tenei mate (ki te whakapuaki i to hiahia), i te mea e whakapono ana ahau ka taea e to Runga Tapu te awhina i ahau. Te ti'aturi nei au kia whiwhi koe i to aroha noa. Aroha ana ahau ki a koe ma toku ngakau katoa, mo te kaha katoa o toku wairua. Tino mihi ahau ki aku hara ka inoi ahau ki a koe, e Ihu pai, kia homai e ahau te kaha ki te hinga i a ratou. Kei te whakaaro ahau ki te kore e he ki te riri, ka tukuna e ahau ki a koe me te hiahia ki te mamae, kaua e pai ki a koe. I tenei wa, kei te hiahia au ki te mahi pono ki a koe. Na to aroha, e taipapa atua ranei a Ihu, ka aroha ahau ki taku hoa noho rite ahau. E Tamaiti a Ihu e ki tonu ana i te mana, ka tono ano ahau ki a koe, awhina i a au i tenei ahuatanga (whakahoki mai i to hiahia), homai ki au te manaakitanga kia mau tonu koe ki a Meri raua ko Hohepa i te rangi, kia whakakororiatia koe ki nga anahera tapu. No reira tena