Ka Elele, Volume 3, Number 16, 25 November 1847 — HE KANIKAU ALOHA IA OE E RICHARDS. [ARTICLE]
HE KANIKAU ALOHA IA OE E RICHARDS.
Honolulu, Nov. 17, 1847. Aloha ino oe c W. Richards, Ka Elele a ke Akua Kiekie loa, Ke mahaloia nei kou ahonui, Au a hapai mai na welelau o ka honua, A he hauoli ko Hawaii Aupuni, Ua lealea lakou i na la o kou noho Kuhi ana. No ka mea, aohe lua e pani i kou hakahal Ua hele oe i kc alanui o ka moowini, Ua |»ii hoi i ka pali lele a koae, Kahi i hele piuepine ai na aoao o ka hon a pau, Kahi hoi i hiki ke hoi ole mai. He kaumaha, he u i ke aloha ia oe, E ka puu o Puowaina, aole make hau i i makahiki he nui, E ke kulanakauhale o Honolulu e, Pau kou hana hewa aua, E na pua rose maikai e kahiko ia onkou i ka minamina, Pau kou ike ana i na luhi o keia ao, Hoomaha oe a kuu ka luhi, Na Iesu e hoomaikai la oe. Na Kapu.