2008
MOʻUI LELEI FAKAESINÓ
‘Okatopa 2008


MOʻUI LELEI FAKAESINÓ

Tauhi ʻa e Lea e Potó. Kai e meʻakai fakatupu iví, fakamālohisino maʻu pē, pea mo maʻu ha mohe feʻunga. ʻOua ʻe fakaʻaongaʻi e faitoʻo kona-tapú, [kava mālohí], kofí, tií pe tapaká. ʻOua naʻá ke ngāue hala ʻaki e ngaahi faitoʻo ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he toketaá pe faitoʻo ʻoku fakatau mei he falekoloá.

ʻE tokoni hoʻo tauhi ho sinó ke moʻui leleí ki he founga ʻokú ke taliʻaki e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e moʻuí. Kuo talaʻofa mai ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní ha ngaahi tāpuaki fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau tauhi ai ʻa e Lea ʻo e Potó:

“Pea ko e kāingalotu kotoa pē ʻoku nau manatu ke tauhi mo fai ki he ngaahi talá ni, ʻo ʻaʻeva ʻi he talangofua ki he ngaahi fekaú, te nau maʻu ʻa e moʻui lelei ki honau pitó mo e uho ki honau ngaahi huí:

“Pea te nau maʻu ʻa e potó mo e ngaahi fuʻu koloa mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻiló, ʻio ʻa e ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga fufū;

“Pea te nau lele kae ʻikai ongosia, pea ʻalu ʻo ʻikai pongia.

“Pea ko au, ko e ʻEikí, ʻoku ou fai ha talaʻofa kiate kinautolu, ʻe laka ʻa e ʻāngelo fakaʻauhá ʻiate kinautolu, ʻo ʻikai tāmateʻi ʻa kinautolu, ʻo hangē ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsilelí” (T&F 89:18–21).