1. So when he dwelt in Himuka, His Augustness Kamu-yamato-ihare-biko wedded Princess Ahira, younger sister of the Duke of Wobashi in Ata, and begot children: there were two, His Augustness Tagishi-mimi, next His Augustness Kisu-mimi. But when he sought for a beautiful maiden to make her his Chief Empress, His Augustness Oho-kume said: "There is here a beauteous maiden who is called the august child of a Deity. The reason why she is called the august child of a Deity is that the Princess Seya-datara, daughter of Mizokuhi of Mishima, was admired on account of her beauty by the Great-Master-of-Things the Deity of Miwa, who, when the beautiful maiden went to the privy, transformed himself into a red-painted arrow, and from below the channel of the privy pierced the maiden's private parts. Then the beautiful maiden was startled, and rose up, and fled in alarm. Straightway she took the arrow and placed it beside her bed. Suddenly the arrow became a handsome youth, who forthwith took the beautiful maiden to wife and begot a daughter named Hoto-tarara-i-susugi-hime; and her alternate name is Hime-tatara-i-suke-yori-hime. That is, the name was later changed, because the original was thought to make shameful mention of the private parts. So therefore she is called the august child of a Deity. Hereupon seven beauteous maidens were out playing on the moor of Takasazhi, and I-suke-yori-hime was among them. His Augustness Ohokume, seeing I-suke-yori-hime, spoke to the Heavenly Sovereign in a Song, saying: "Seven maidens on the moor of Takasazhi in Yamato: which shall be interlaced?"

2. Then I-suke-yori-hime was standing first among the beauteous maidens. Forthwith the Heavenly Sovereign, having looked at the beauteous maidens, and knowing in his august heart that I-suke-yori-hime was standing in the very front, replied by a Song, saying: "Even after nought but a fragmentary glimpse, I will intertwine the lovely one standing in the very front.

3. Then His Augustness Ohokume informed I-suke-yori-hime of the Heavenly Sovereign's decree, whereupon she, seeing the slit sharp eyes of His Augustness Ohokume, sang in her astonishment, saying: "

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9. "Wherefore the slit sharp eye?

10. Then His Augustness Ohokume replied by a Song, saying: "My slit sharp eyes are in order to find the maiden immediately."

11. So the maiden said that she would respectfully serve the Heavenly Sovereign. Hereupon the house of Her Augustness I-suke-yori-hime was on the back of the River Sawi. The Heavenly Sovereign made a progress to the abode of I-suke-yori-hime, and augustly slept there one night. The reason why that river was called the River Sawi was that on the River's banks the mountain-lily-plant grew in abundance. So the name of the mountain-lily-plant was taken, and the designation of River Sawi bestowed. The name by which the mountain-lily-plant was originally called was sawi. Afterwards, when I-suke-yori-hime came and entered into the palace, the Heavenly Sovereign sang augustly saying: "In a damp hut on the reed-moor having spread layer upon layer of sedge mats, we two slept!

12. The names of the august children thus born were: His Augustness Hiko-ya-wi, next His Augustness Kamu-ya-wi-mimi, next His Augustness Kamu-nuna-kaha-mimi" Three Deities.