Ā, ka mutu tā rātou kai, ka mea a Īhu ki a Haimona Pita, “E Haimona, tama a Hona, rahi atu rānei tōu aroha ki ahau i tō ēnei?”
Ka mea tērā ki a ia, “Āe, e te Ariki; e mōhio ana koe e aroha ana ahau ki a koe.”
Ka mea ia ki a ia, “Whāngainga āku reme.”
Ka mea anō ia ki a ia, ko te rua o ngā meatanga, “E Haimona, tama a Hona, e aroha ana koe ki ahau?”
Ka mea tērā ki a ia, “Āe, e te Ariki; e mōhio ana koe e aroha ana ahau ki a koe.”
Ka mea ia ki a ia, “Hēparatia āku hipi.”
Ka mea ia ki a ia, ko te toru o ngā meatanga, “E Haimona, tama a Hona, e aroha ana koe ki ahau?”
Ka pōuri a Pita nō te mea ka toru rawa āna meatanga ki a ia, “E aroha ana koe ki ahau?”
Ka mea anō ki a ia, “E te Ariki, e mōhio ana koe ki ngā mea katoa; e mōhio ana koe e aroha ana ahau ki a koe.”
Ka mea a Īhu ki a ia, “Whāngainga āku hipi.