Number 169
Ko e Faitotonu ʻo Faka-ʻOtua
Ko e Faitotonu ʻo Faka-ʻOtua
1. Ko e faitotonu ʻo faka-ʻOtua,ʻOku hā pē ʻa hono fua,Hono mahuʻinga ʻoku laulōtaha,Kuo ʻatu ia taʻe totongi kotoa,Ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata.
2. Ko e faitotonu mo talangofua,ʻE totongi ʻe he ʻOtua,ʻO fekumi leva ki he angahala,Ke ʻohake ki he kolo ʻo e ʻOtua,Nofo ai mo e fiefia.
3. ʻE lilingi hifo ho tāpuaki,Kuo ʻomai hotau ʻEiki,Kuo hulu ʻa Hono masanisani,Pea tuʻu maʻu ʻEne kōsipeli,Ko ho tāpuaki moʻoni.
4. Ka ko e moʻoni ʻoku tatau ai pē,Tuʻuloa ʻo ʻEne pule,ʻE mole ʻa e langi pea mo e fonua,Ka ʻe ʻikai mole ʻa e folofola,Ka ʻe tuʻu ʻo lauikuonga.
Fakaleá: John Jaques, 1827–1900
Fakatuʻungafasí: Ellen Knowles Melling, 1820–1905