Nāwai ā, e pari nui mai ana te tai, ā, ka ngaro te tāhuna e hao nei rātou. Kātahi ka tahuri ki te whakapūpū i ā rātou kupenga hei oranga mō rātou, ka peke ki runga noho ai; otirā e pari tonu ana te tai, ā, ka ngaro te whakapū kupenga, ā, ka kauhoehoe ngā tāngata. Ka mate a Māhanga me tōna iwi ki reira (JPS 1911:80). / After a time the tide rose and the sand bank where they were netting fish was covered with water. Then they turned to make their nets into a heap as a way for them to survive, and jumped onto them. But the tide continued rising, and the heap of nets was covered with water. The people then commenced swimming. Māhanga and his people died there.

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