Ua ʻoi aku ka paheʻe o kāna mau ʻōlelo ma mua o ko ka bata, Akā, he kaua ko loko o kona naʻau; Ua ʻoi aku ka ʻoluʻolu o kāna mau ʻōlelo i ko ka ʻaila; Akā, he mau pahi kaua unuhi ʻia lākou.
A ua loaʻa mai iaʻu kēia, ʻo ka wahine nona ka naʻau e hoʻohihia ai, a e hoʻohei ai, nona hoʻi nā lima e paʻa ai me he kaula lā, ua ʻoi aku kona ʻawaʻawa ma mua o ka make; ʻo ka mea maikaʻi i mua o ke Akua e pakele nō ia mai ona aku lā; akā, ʻo ka mea hewa, e hihia auaneʻi ʻo ia iā ia.
“ʻO kou lehelehe, e kaʻu wahine, ua hāʻule ka meli ma laila iho; Aia ma lalo iho o kou elelo, ka meli a me ka waiū; A ʻo ke ʻala o kou kapa, Ua like ia me ke ʻala o Lebanona.