ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Nā mea hana

Ka laulā leo

E hīmeni i kou leo haʻahaʻa loa a me kou leo kiʻekiʻe loa a heluhelu i ka laulā — ma ka hapalua leo, ma ka ʻokakawa a me ke ʻano leo pili loa. Helu ʻia ke kiʻekiʻe i loko o ka polokalamu kele; ʻaʻohe leo e haʻalele ana i kāu mea.

Helu ʻia ka leo ke noho like ʻo ia no ka hapaʻumi o ke kekona — inā ʻaʻole, e hōʻino ana ke kunu i ka laulā. He alakaʻi wale nō nā ʻano leo: ua uhi nā palena kekahi i kekahi.

Na Anotona e hana i kēia nāu

E kiʻi i ke paʻi kiʻi o ka pepa mele a i ʻole e hoʻokani i ke mele — ʻike ʻo Anotona i ke kī, kākau i nā leo, a lawe iā lākou i kekahi kī ʻē aʻe. Manuahi.

E nānā iā Anotona

Ua helu ʻia kēlā me kēia leo ma kēia ʻaoʻao; ʻaʻole i kope ʻia mai kahi ʻē.