ʻIkai Fakaafeʻi
ʻOku nofo ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne faʻú ʻi ʻAitahō, USA.
ʻOku fai hoku faiʻahó he uike kahaʻú! ʻOku ou fakaʻamu te ke lava ʻo haʻu ki ai.
Naʻe talamai ʻe heʻeku faʻeé ʻe lava ke u fakaafeʻi ha kaungāmeʻa pē ʻe toko nima. Fakamolemole.
Mālō e lelei, Peki! Naʻe fēfē—
Ko e hā e siʻi meʻa naʻe hokó?
ʻOku fai e paati ia ʻa Kilisitī, ka naʻe ʻikai fakaafeʻi au ia.
ʻOku ou ongoʻi liʻekina ʻaupito.
Ko ha meʻa faingataʻa moʻoni ia. Fakamolemole atu siʻo loto-mamahí.
ʻOku ʻikai totonu ia!
Mahalo pē ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo ki ai.
Tamai Hēvani ʻOfeina, kātaki ʻo tokoniʻi au ke u fakamolemoleʻi ʻa Kilisitī he ʻikai ke ne fakaafeʻi aú.
ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó …
Mālō e lelei, Kilisitī.
Mālō e lelei, Peki. Fakamolemole he ʻikai ke u lava ʻo fakaafeʻi koe ki heʻeku faiʻahó.
Sai pē ia. ʻOkú ke fie tāfue mo au?
Hili ha ngaahi māhina siʻi mei ai …
Taimi ke palani hoʻo paati faiʻahó! Ko hai te ke fakaafeʻí?
Keiti mo Seni mo Latisa. Mo …
Naʻe ʻikai ke fakaafeʻi au ʻe Kilisitī ki hono faiʻahó. Ka ʻokú ne kei hoko pē ko hoku kaungāmeʻa.
ʻOkú ke fie haʻu ki hoku faiʻahó, Kilisitī?
ʻIo! Mālō hoʻo fakaafeʻi aú!
Tā Fakatātā ʻa Casey Nelson