7 tohutohu mo te kowhiri i te koti huruhuru

[1] Titiro: Titiro ki te tapanga hua kia kite mena kua oti nga korero, me noho te ingoa o te kaihanga, te momo o raro, te nui o raro, te nui o raro, te papanga papanga, te rahi o te hua me etahi atu;heoi, i te nuinga o te wa karekau he tohu mo te pupuhi.

[2] Pehi: Horahia te koti ki raro, pehia marire kia ora noa, ka kite mena ka tere ka hoki ki tona ahua taketake.Ki te kore e pakū ake, ka hoki tere ranei, he kino te kounga o te whakakii;penei karekau he hokinga, ko te mea whakakī he huruhuru heihei, he makawe roa ranei o te makawe kuru, kaua ki raro;

[3] Pa: te pa me te whakawiri ki te whakamatautau i te ngawari o tona kare, penei i te ahua ngawari engari he kino te reanga, ko te whakangohengohe o te wahi makawe kaua ki raro;Pērā i te ahua ngohengohe engari he poto, he matotoru me te maro te take o te huruhuru he maru te makawe, karekau he uara o tenei koti ki raro;

[4] Pupuhi: patipatia te koti ki raro, tirohia mena karekau he puehu e rere ana.Mena kaore he puehu e rere ana mo nga hua pai;ki te mea he puehu puhake, he makawe maru me etahi atu mea whakakī koretake, te tikanga kaua e whakamahia;

[5] Te pokepoke: Miria te koti ki raro ki nga ringa e rua kia kite mena kei te keri ki waho.Mena ka keri te pupuhi, karekau te papanga e parea ki raro;

[6] Te kakara: ka tata te ihu ki te koti o raro mo etahi manawa hohonu, ka whakatauritea ki nga papanga whanui, kaore he hongi, he hongi.Kaore he kakara pai, mena ka kitea te haunga kaore e pai mo te whakamahi;

[7] Te taumaha: te taumaha o te koti whakararo ma te ringaringa, me te titiro ki te rahi o te rōrahi, ko te mama te taumaha o te tinana ka nui ake mo te pai.He nui ake i te 70% o te heke iho, he nui ake i te taumaha o te miro i te rua o tona ruri!