Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume VI, Number 7, 16 Pepeluali 1867 — Ka hua makeke. [ARTICLE]

Ka hua makeke.

A, henha ia hua ? he hun maknlii loa keia, o na hun a pau, wahi a lesu, a ua ike maka hoi kakou i ka oiaio o kana olelo. A, heaha ia mnhope o ke knnu ana iloko o ka lepo ? Kupu ae, ulu ae, a pii, a pii, a pii hou oe, a lala ae, a ]ala hou ae no, a kinikini, n lele mni na manu oka lewn n kau ma na lula, a memele mai, a po ka )a. Aole anei oukou i komo iloko o l<a ululnnu a nana a iks a mahalo i na ohia nui, na koa nui e pii aku nna ika lani ? Aole anei oukou i lohe i na laau nunui, na Kedosa o Lelmnonn, a o Oregona he 100 kapuai ke npo o ke kumu, n he 30 kapuai ke ana waenn ; oia bj>i, ina e oloia, he 30 kapuai ka Inuln okn pnpn hooknhi ? A, no hea kein ninii Inau nunui ? No loko mni hoi o kahi hun maknlii. Me in no hoi nn moliwai laula n loihi, e halihah ana ina waa, na moku nui, e like me Misisipi; he wnhi punuwai uuku ke poo, n knhe mai, a kahe mai, a nui ae, n iaula ne, a komo mai na luln, n me he inonna la ia ina kona nuku. Ua lohe oukou \ na nupuni nui o Fnrani, Heritania, Kusia, Kina, Ainerika, no hea mai In hoi ko lakou nui ? no ka ohnna hookahi paha hoi, ano ka mea kookahi no. O Nimesodn ke poo o ke nupuni o Asusi«, a o Nebukanesa ke poo o ke nupuni o Babuona. No loko mai okn men uuku, pukn mai kn mra nui. Pili keia wahi hua olelo i na mea he nui wale, pau ole ika heluia. Aole hiki ia'u ke wehewehe i na pili a pau, o paupauaho wale ka poe heluhelu, a make hewa kuu luhi ike kakau ana. No hea ka Ekaltsin Euanalio o Hawaii nei ? lie Kkalesia nui kein, un 20 kausani a oi paha kona heluna. Puipui ke kino, n kinikini nn laln. No hea inni ia ? me he men la, un pukn īnai ia no loko mai o ka ole, no ka mea, nohe Eknle*a mnnnei mamun, aohe hoahnnau hookahi. No kahi e mm no knhi poe pono uuku, 13inamu :nn; no un poe uuku nei kn hun Ekalesia mnknlii o keia pne nina. He mau kanaka Hnwnii o Hopu ron, ka i hni la me ia hua hooknhi. O keia hua unku, ua kanu ia ma ka lepo maikai o Hawnii nei, a ua kupu ne. n ulu ne, s nui ae, n hun mai, a mnnnmnnn ne, a ke lele mai nei na manu o ka lewa» a kau mnlunn o nn lala ; a ke moe nei, ke mahn nei kn poe luuluu, ka poe hele a luhi, malnlo ne o kona mnlu ; kn poe pololi, ke lalau nei i konn hua mnikai, a ai a maona ; ka poe mnkewai, ke Inlau nei i kona wai ono a inu, a kena ka mnkewai—He home maikai hoi oia no na mnlihmi, no na mea auwana ke kipa pono mai mnloko ona. Nani kn hana ake Akua ! A ke ninau mni nei pnha keknhi, pehea la wnu ? ua like anei au me keia mau mea, ka lanu nui, ka muliwai laula, ka hua mnkeke, ke Aupuni nui, ka Eknlesia o Hawaii nei ? Ae, ua like io no. He mea liilii oe mamua, a pela paha i keia wa, he wahi keiki, he wahi hnumana, he naaupo, he ilihune, he mea hewa. Akn, e ulu ana oe, aliloi knnaka makua, i kumu i naauao, i waiwai, i kana> ka pono, i wahine pono, E uiu ann pnha oe, n hiki kou kiekie ikn laoi. Auwe! aole pahn hiki ia. Hiki no, ke makemake oe, ke pule oe, ke hooikaika oe, e lilo i laau nui n maikni, a noho na mea be nui malalo ae o kou maiu, nelilohoi i muliwai laula.a inu ka poe makewni i kou wai ono. Na ka Haku ekokua ia oe, ī hookoia keia. Aka, e malama oe o lilo oe i laau ino, i muliwai awaawa, a auwe oe i kou hope. H. M. H.