“Pelesitoni, Pilitānia,” Liahona, ʻOkatopa 2024.
ʻOku ʻi Heni ʻa e Siasí
Pelesitoni, Pilitānia
Naʻe hoko ʻa Hiipa C. Kimipolo (1801–68) ko e taha ʻo e kau faifekau ʻe toko ono naʻe ui ke malanga ʻaki ʻa e ongoongoleleí ʻi ʻIngilani ʻi he 1837. Ko e fuofua misiona ʻeni ʻo e Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní mavahe mei ʻAmelika Tokelaú. Naʻe kamata ʻa e ngāué ʻi Pelesitoni, pea ʻi he taimi naʻe foki ai ʻa ʻEletā Kimipolo ki ʻapi ʻi he 1838, kuo laka hake he kakai ʻe toko 1,500 kuo nau kau ki he Siasí. ʻI he lolotongá, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he Siasí ʻi Pilitānia ha:
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Kāingalotu ʻe toko 186,000 tupu
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Ngaahi uooti mo e kolo ʻe 317
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Temipale ʻe 2 ʻoku ngāué, 1 naʻe fanongonongo
Ngaahi Tāpuaki ʻo e Haʻu, ʻo Muimui ʻIate Aú
Naʻe pehē ʻe Makeleta Sisi mei Lītingi, ʻIngilani, “ʻOku ou fiefia ʻi he polokalama Haʻu, ʻo Muimui ʻIate Aú pea ʻoku fakalotoa moʻoni ia. ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi au ke u ako lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e folofolá pea mahino lelei ange kiate au. ʻOkú ne ʻai au ke u ofi ange ki he Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisi pea tokoni ke u kamata lelei hoku ʻahó.”