Then the seer's prediction was fulfilled.
When the canoe came to land the seer was standing at the landing; he
advanced from Kaiwilahilahi, threw the pig before the chief, and prayed
in the name of the gods of Aiwohikupua, and this was his prayer:
"O Heavens, Lightning, and Rain; O Air, Thunder, and Earthquake; O gods
of my chief, my beloved, my sacred taboo chief, who will bury these
bones! Here is a pig, a black cock, _awa_, a priest, a sacrifice, an
offering to the chief from your servant here; look upon your servant,
Hulumaniani; bring to him life, a great life, a long life, to live
forever, until the staff rings as he walks, until he is dragged upon a
mat, until the eyes are dim.[38] Amen, it is finished, flown away."
As the chief listened to the prophet's prayer, Aiwohikupua recognized
his own prophet, and his heart yearned with love toward him; for he had
been gone a long while; he could not tell how long it was since he had
seen him.
As soon as the prayer was ended, Aiwohikupua commanded his counsellor to
"present the seer's gifts to the gods."
Instantly the seer ran and clasped the chief's feet and climbed upward
to his neck and wept, and Aiwohikupua hugged his servant's shoulders and
wailed out his virtues.
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