No ka mea i hala aku nei M. L. Moehonua.
Nau no i hana,
Nau no i lawe aku,
E aloha mai:
Ia makou nei a pau,
Kou mau kini nei,
He poe lepo no
Makou a pau.
E hilinai mau,
Ko keia ao a pau,
Ia oe no:
Ka Lunakanawai,
O na mea a pau,
Mahea e hoomaha ai,
Imua ou.
Hoomaikai mau makou,
Ia oe ka Moi,
O keia ao:
Ko ahonui mau,
Ia makou nei a pau,
Na lahui nei a pau,
Nou wale no.
W. C. L.
Waikiki, Augate 18, 1865.
[For the one who passed on, M. L. Moehonua
You created,
You take away,
Give aloha:
To us all,
Your multitudes,
People from the dirt,
Are all of us.
Constantly relying,
Is this whole world,
In you:
The Judge,
Of all things,
Where are we to rest,
Before you.
We always give praise,
To you the King,
Of this world:
Your constant patience,
For all of us,
For all of the nations,
Only for you.
W. C. L.
Waikiki, August 18, 1865.]
(Kuokoa, 8/26/1865, p. 4)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke IV, Helu 34, Aoao 4. Augate 26, 1865.
