Ka Lei Momi, Volume I, Number 1, 21 June 1893 — HE MOOLELO KAAO NO MONE TIKERO –KA– HOLOLIO I KA WA HOOILO —KA– UI MAALO I KE KUPULAU. A O KE KEIKIALII HARE MATINE –KE– KIAHA OPAKA O NINEWA. [ARTICLE]

HE MOOLELO KAAO NO MONE TIKERO –KA– HOLOLIO I KA WA HOOILO —KA– UI MAALO I KE KUPULAU. A O KE KEIKIALII HARE MATINE –KE– KIAHA OPAKA O NINEWA.

MOKUNA 1. KE KAHUNAPULE A ME KE KAUNA LAPULE - KE KAMAIKI ALOHA IWAENA O NA ULULAAU - KA LIO KEOKEO I KA PO POULI. O KA MOIWAHINE TUMERENIA o Arabia, ua kanlana oia no kona mare kane ole ana a hiki i ke kanaha o kona mau makahiki, a ua hoohiki pinepine aku oia imua o na lii kiekie o kona aina, aohe ona makemake ia mea he kau, a he mea ia nana i hoino loa ai i na manawa a paa o koua ola ana aole no hoi he kane ui maluna o ka honua nana e hoohina i kona manoo hookae. Hok o keia mauaw a ku Moiwahine e hoopuka noi i kana mau olelo hookae no na kane e noho ana iloko o ke kulanakauhale o Melina ia manawa kekahi kahunapela Mahome nona ka inoa o zima. Ua kulana keia kahunapule no ka nani o kona mau helehelena, a oi loa aku oia ma ka oluolu a me ka waipahe o kana mau oleo a'i na manawa a pau ana e halawai ai me kekahi mea kino hookahi a lehulehu paha, aole ana mau olelo e ae e hoopuka aku ai o na mea pili wale no i ke Akua, a no ia mea i kapa aku ai ka lehulehu iaia, ka "Makua o ka Manaoio," a o ka "Ui i phia i ka Manaoio," a oia iho la kona mau inoa e puana mau ia ai o ka lehulehu holookoa a pau.

O keia kahunapule, oia hookahi wale no ka mea i ae ia e noho mehameha me ka Moiwahine ma kona rumi, no ka haipule ana i ke kakahiaka a me ka po, i ke ala ona a me ka moe ana. He manawa loihi mahope mai, na hoouna aku la ka moiwahine i kekahi elele e kii i ke kahuna lapaau Dubana e noho ana iloko o ke kulanakauhale o Meka, ke kahuna lapaau hoi i kaulana a puni ka honua iloko o ia mau la no ke akamai. A ua lilo i mea haohao no ke aloalii a pau ke kii ia ana o ua kahuna lapaau a me ke ola maikai no o ka moiwahine. I ka hiki ana mai o ua ka huna lapaau la, ua lawe loa ia aku la oia imua o ka moiwahine a me kekahi rumi o ka halealii i nohomehameha iho ai laua. Oiai laua e noho ana me ku pane leo ole aku o kekahi i kekahi, aka me, e kau ana ia maka o ke kahuna lapaau iluna o ka moiwahine me ke pahaohao; a no ka manawa loihi akahi no a ea mai ka moiwahine a nana pono mai la i ke kahuna lapaau a no kekahi mau minute liu wale, pane mai la oia: "E Dabana ke kaulana, ua kauoha aku nei au ia oe e hele mai no kekahi mea a'u i noonoo loihi ai, a he nani hi ia o kaua wale no a elua a o ke Akua ke kolu, Nolaila e hoike aku au ia oe i keia mea kaumaha a e huna iho oe a hiki i kona hora hope loa." ka manawa pane aku la ke kahuna lapaau, "Ke hoohiki nei au imua ou, aole au e hoike i na mea a pau a kaua i hana ai." Ia manawa i pane hou mai ai ka Moiwahine, " Ua kamaaina oe ia'u e Dubana, he mea hookae loa na'u na kane a na hoino pinepine aku au ia lakou i na manawa a pau; aka, i keia mau malama i hala aku la, eiu ka! na iho mai la kekahi auela mai ka lani mai a moe iho la me a'u, a o ka hua o a moe ana ei iloko o kuu opu e waiho nei he keiki a no ko'u manao o ulu mai kekahi manao koho wale iloko o na kanaka, na moekolohe hoi au me kekahi kane a lilo ia i mea no'u e hil h 'a ai, a no ia mea au i kanoha aku nei ia oe - ma'ia o hiki i kekahi o kau ma i laau lapaau ke hoopuka

aku i keia keiki i keia manawa, a e huna aku kaua iaia iloko o ka lepo, kahi a ka lehulehu e ike ole mai ai." Iloko o ia manawa i hohola ae ai na minoaka maluna o na papalina o ke kahuna lapaau a pane aku la oia, "Ehia malama o kou "koko" ana i kela keiki?" "O ke eono keia o na malama e "koko" nei," wahi a ka Moiwahine. "Aole no i kana mai," wahi a ke kahuna lapaau me ke ano akaaka, me he mea la e hoohenehene aku ana i ka moiwahine, oiai ua ike iho la no ke kahuna lapaau aole he anela ka mea nana kela keiki, aka he mea kino kanaka maoli no, a o ke kumu o kona akaaka ana Iloko o ia manawa i pane hou aku ai ke kahuna lapaau me ka minoaka maluna o kona mau papalina: "E ka Moiwahine, he mea kaumaha loa ia kaua ke hookomo aku i laau e hoopoino ai e keia keiki, he oi aku ka pono e hoomanawanui oe i ekolu malama wai keia la aku, alaila i hiki hou mai ai ianei a e haawi aku no au ia oe i kekahi laae lapaau a'u i kapa iho ai o kalaau lapaau o na anela,' a ina oe e ai i ua laau la alaila e hiki mai no ka anela nana nei keiki mai ka lani mai a lawe aku i kana keiki i ke lani, a e luhi ole hoi kaua i ke kona aku iaia iloko o ka lepo, aole hoi e hoi hou mai kona koko iluna o ko kana mau poo, - peheu la ia o ka moiwahine maikai?" I mai la na moiwahine la me na helehelena i piha me ka hauoli: "Ua oi loa ia o ka maikai mamua o ka kaua mea i noonoo mua iho nei: aku, e hiki ana no anei i kelalaau lapaau ke hookikina uku I kekahi anela okoa aku e kii mai i keia keiki, ina ua lohe ole kona makuakane anela?" "Ua hiki loa no ke hooko ia pela," wahi a ke kahuna lapaau I ka manawa a ka moiwahine i hoopuka mai ai i kana mau huaolelo hope loa akahi no a ike pono loa aku ke kahuna lapaau, aole he anela ka mea nana keia keiki, aka, he kanaka maoli no, a owai la ia Kauaka? [A puka hou aku.]