Maori - The Art of Ruling (Political Governance) for Nation-Building

Te Toi o te Whakahaere Te Whakahaere Tōrangapū Reta a Aristeas I whakaae te kīngi ki te whakautu, ā, ka pātai atu ki te kīngi i muri mai, 'He aha te tohu tino nui mō te whakahaere?' 'Kia noho noa i te utu whakapati, kia noho mārire hoki i te nuinga o te wā, kia whakahonoretia te tika i runga ake i ngā mea katoa, kia hoa hoki ki ēnei momo tāngata. He aroha hoki te Atua ki te tika! Reta a Aristeas 8:12-13 Ka whakaae te kīngi, ka mea atu ki tētahi atu, 'He aha te mauri o te rangatiratanga?' Ā, ka whakahoki ia, 'Ko te whakahaere pai i a koe anō, kaua e ārahitia e te taonga, e te rongonui rānei ki ngā hiahia nui, ki ngā hiahia kino rānei, koinei te huarahi pono o te whakahaere mēnā ka whakaaroarohia e koe te take. Nāu hoki ngā mea katoa e hiahiatia ana e koe, ā, kāore he hiahia o te Atua, ā, he atawhai hoki ia. Kia pērā ō whakaaro me te tangata, kaua hoki e hiahia ki ngā mea maha engari ko ngā mea e tika ana mō te whakahaere! Reta a Aristeas 8:15-16 I te aonga ake, i whakaritea taua whakaritenga, ā, i te kitenga o te kīngi i tētahi wā ki te pātai ki ngā tāngata, ka pātai ia ki te tuatahi o te hunga i mahue mō te uiuinga e whai ake nei, He aha te momo kāwanatanga teitei rawa atu? Ā, ka whakahoki ia, 'Kia whakahaere i a koe anō, kaua e riro i ngā kare ā-roto. He hinengaro tūturu hoki tō te katoa. He mea pea he hiahia tō te nuinga o te tangata ki te kai, ki te inu, ki te ngahau, ā, ko ngā kīngi he hiahia ki te whiwhi whenua me te rongonui nui. Engari he mea pai kia whai whakaaro pai i ngā mea katoa.' Reta a Aristeas 8:26-27 I manaaki te kingi i te tangata, ā, i pātai atu ki te tangata i muri mai kia whakautua te pātai, me pēhea e taea ai e ia te karo i te oranga ngāwari me te oranga harikoa? Ā, ka whakahoki ia, 'Me i mahara tonu ia ko ia te rangatira o tētahi emepaea nui, te ariki o ngā mano tini, ā, kaua tōna hinengaro e noho ki ētahi atu mea, engari, me whakaaro tonu ia ki te huarahi pai hei whakatairanga i tō rātou oranga. Me inoi hoki ia ki te Atua kia kaua tetahi mahi e mahue.' He reta nā Aristeas 9:17-18 ...'Me pēhea te pupuri a te tangata i a ia anō i te whakapehapeha?' Ā, ka whakahoki ia, 'Ki te pupuri tonu ia i te ōritetanga, ā, ka mahara tonu ia he tangata ia e whakahaere ana i te tangata. Ā, ka whakakorea e te Atua te hunga whakapehapeha, ka whakanuia te hunga mahaki me te hunga whakaiti!' Reta a Aristeas 9:45-46 I mea te kīngi he pai hoki ngā kōrero a tēnei tangata, ā, ka pātai atu ki te tangata i muri mai, Ko wai mā tātou e whakatū hei kāwana? Ā, ka whakahoki ia, 'Ko te hunga katoa e kino ana ki te kino, e whai ana i tō whanonga, me mahi tika rātou kia mau tonu ai te ingoa pai. Nāu hoki tēnei mahi, e te Kīngi Kaha Rawa,' ka mea ia, 'ā, ko te Atua te tangata nāna i homai te karauna o te tika ki a koe.' Reta a Aristeas 10:7-8