Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XIX, Number 9, 28 February 1880 — Ka Leta a Rev. E. Bona. [ARTICLE]

Ka Leta a Rev. E. Bona.

Maloko o ka nupepa haole Haioaimn Gazzette o keia puie i ike iho ai makou he leta na Rev. E. Bona o Kohala. He leta weliweli keia, e kamuilio ana no ka nui o ka ona e laha nei ma kekahi mau apana o Hawaii. Me he mea !a, ua pau pu na makai me na lunakanawai ma kekohi mau apana iloko oka ona. Ua kamailio pinepine ke Kuokoa no keia hana lapuwaie e hoopoino uei ika aina. Ua hoike aku makou oka mea e pau ai keia, oia no ke ala lokahi ana mai o ka poe maikai mai o a o a hoahewa ikaika i keia ino, me ka ae oie aku i kekahi mea e noho i luna aupuni ina he ona ia. Aka, īna e ku inai na alakai o keia iahui kanaka a kokua mamuli o keia hewa ma ka haawi ana i nn waiona ia iakou, a meka inu pu ana me lako.u, a hookahi ka ona pu ana, alaila, heaha ka pono i koe o keia poe aiakai ? E pono e haaiele ia. Aole e hoolohe i ka iakou. Auwe kakou a pau ke hahai mahope o na alakai ona rama a hiki i ka ha* ! ule pu ana iloko o ka auwaha hookahi! E pono e hoolaha ia na inoa o keia poe ; hoohilahiia i na oihana a e hoepii ia lakou ' imua o na poo oihana me na hoike kupono, | a e hoopau īa iakou. | | O ko kakou piiiku nui i keia wa, oia ka I hopo waie o ka poe maikai, a aa noho mu> i mule lakou. Ke noke nei ike kamailio no oa hewa o na keiki a Iseraela o ka wa ka* hiko ioa; ke kue ikaika nei i na o na wahi mamao, ehke ite ko Maikooiaia; aka, o oa ino e aaf nei i ke oia o ka lahui ponoi o Hawaii, ke hamohamo wale ia oei mawaho me oa huaoleio " malie, malie, maiie.** Ahea pau keia hHimoe aoa ? Aia aoei a hala ka wa e pooo »i!