Te Kooti replaces the original reference to Tāwhaki, who
rose up to the sky and found connubial bliss, with a
reference to Enoch, who is recorded in the first book of the
Bible as doing the same thing. Enoch, a descendant of Adam,
"walked with God."
A e toru rau e ono tekau ma rima tau nga
ra katoa o Enoka. A i haerere tahi a Enoka i te
Atua: a kua kahore ia: na te Atua hoki ia i tango.
Genesis.5:24
In this passage Te Kooti affirms the power of Christian
teachings and faith. He retains the reference to
Maikuku-makaka, the beautiful wife whom Tāwhaki found in the
sky, since this in no way contradicts the reference ha has
made to Enoch. |