ʻĪmisi
what the restoration means to me
Naʻe kamata e Toe Fakafoki Mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí ʻi he hā mai ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisi kia Siosefa Sāmita ʻi he 1820. Hili iá, ne hoko ha ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga kehe ke ne toe ʻomi e Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí ki he māmaní. Lau e ʻū kaati ko ʻení, kosi kinautolu pea fakapipiki ki ha pepa, pea fai ha vaʻinga fakatauhoa.
Naʻe hā ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisi kia Siosefa Sāmita …
… ko ia ai ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻokú Na maʻu ha sino hangē ko aú!
Naʻe liliu ʻe Siosefa Sāmita e ʻū lauʻi peleti koulá …
… koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo lau ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná!
Naʻe foaki ʻe Sione Papitaiso ʻa e Lakanga Taulaʻeiki Faka-ʻĒloné kia Siosefa Sāmita mo ʻŌliva Kautele …
… koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo papitaiso ki he Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní!
Naʻe fakafoki mai ʻe Pita, Sēmisi, mo Sione ʻa e Lakanga Taulaʻeiki Faka-Melekisētekí …
… koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo maʻu ʻa e meʻafoaki ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní!
Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻa e Siasí ʻi he ʻaho 6 ʻo ʻEpeleli, 1830 …
… koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo ʻalu ki he lotú!
Naʻe fakatahatahaʻi ʻe ʻEma ʻa e ngaahi himi ki he ʻuluaki tohi himi ʻa e Siasí …
… koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo hiva e ngaahi himí!
Naʻe foaki ʻe ʻIlaisiā kia Siosefa ʻi he Temipale Ketilaní, ʻa e ngaahi kī ki hono silaʻi ʻo e ngaahi fāmilí …
… koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo fakahoko e hisitōlia fakafāmilí mo ʻalu ki he temipalé!
Naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e fuofua Kāingalotú ke totongi ha vahehongofulu peseti ʻe 10 …
… koeʻuhí kau lava ʻo totongi vahehongofulu mo foaki ʻaukai!
Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe ʻAlilia Lousa e Kautaha ʻa e Palaimelí ke akoʻi e longaʻifānau ʻi hono ngaahi kaungāʻapí …
… koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo ʻalu ki he Palaimelí!