Ke Kumu Hawaii, Volume IV, Number 15, 19 December 1838 — KAHI MELE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KAHI MELE.

He mele no ka palapala hemolele. E ka Palapala Hemolele, Waiwai nani ano e, : I hoolahaia mai, Ma ko makou aina nei. Aole waiwai e ae, I like me ka momi laa, He waiwai mau loa ia, No ko ke Akua poe kanaka, Ka poe hele makaukau, Me na ihe, pahikaua, newa nei. E ka Palapala Hemolele, He nani kou maikai, Ua aiia kou hua, E au haipule nei. „ He ono, he meli, Mai luna o ka lani mai; 0 kou ikaika, Me he pahikaua oi lua la, Ua okioki iho oe, Ma na aina a pau, 1 na naau paakiki, 0 kanaka hoomaloka, Ua oki, paka haalele, Ina mea ino a pau. E ka Palapala Hemolele. Ua ikeia kou nani, Mai ke kumu kahiko mai, Ma na puu a me na mauna, Ma na awawa a me na loko, Ka puu o Ziona, Ka ioko o Tiberia, Ka mauna o Gerizima, A ine ke kahawai o Zareka. E ka Palapala Hemolele, Ano la! ua ike makou, Me na maka elua; Aohe mea e ae, E pono ai na kanaka, 0 ka Palapala Hemolele wale no. Auhea la ka rula pololei? E rula iho ai, 1 na naau kekee,

0 kanaha Haweii nei« 1 ir.cn hoi c pulolei ai, A like me ka manao ou ( Auhea la ke kama'na? 1 inauao i keia rula? Ka rula e pololei ai, Na lanu kekee. E ke kamana, ; E huli a e ioaa no, Malaila ka pololei, A ine ke kupono: E lawe, a e kau, Ma ko oukou mau naau, I ikea ka pololei, Ame ke kekee; I ikea ke kupono, A me ke kapakahi, Auhea la ka anmra? I īiianao oiaio? I kana haiuare paa nei, I kui paluku iho ai, I na kiin hao paakiki, 0 ka naau o kanaka, Aohe īn ea e ae e maha'i, O oe wale 110. E ka Pinlapala Hemolele, Ue inaikai kou nani, 0 oe ka pahikaua, 1 lanakila'i ka i>oe koa. Maloko oii i puka mai ai, Ka inake a nie ke ola Auliea la hoi ke kapena? I manao i keia alakai, Ke l'aiwiiia pololei I ili ole ai na moku o lakou, Ma ka pukoa ku, Kahi a lakou e holo ai, Eia ke ahikai inaikai, Ke kuhikuhi pololei, E pae ;iku ai kakou, I ke awa ola mau, I ke awa o ke alii, I terusalema hou, W.ilii naiii ou, Nolaila' ka waiwai nani. Ke irn!:i . (laimana, dala, Mo-iii laa m.-iikai, A kakou e li»jie nei; 1 a hoike akaka mai, Ka l'alaoala Heuiolele, He inaikai, he n.uii, Nui wale kou pouiaikai. Auhea la ke aniani nui? I ikea'i na niea a pau. Eia l*e aniani pololei, No ko ke Akua poe ohua, () ka poe nana pono, E ike auanei lakou, I iiu hewaa pau, O ka Imalii'ia, o ka hakaka, Ua ikeia ia maanei, Nolaila, aole hamare aole rula, Aole Panana a me ka waiwai, Aole kuhikuhi, aole alakai, No ka Uhane Hemolele,

E hiki aku ai i ka lani, Ke ole ka Pulapala Hemolele. Na Kunui me Kalama.