Aniversário de criança
O aniversário de uma criança é momento de celebrar o presente precioso que Deus deu. Cada criança é formada e conhecida por Deus desde antes de nascer.
He kuo ke maʻu hoku kongaloto:
naʻa ke ʻufiʻufi au ʻi he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
Te u fakamālō kiate koe;
he ʻoku fakamanavahē mo fakaofo hoku ngaohi:
ʻoku fakaofo hoʻo ngaahi ngāue;
pea ʻoku ʻilo pau ki ai ʻe hoku laumālie.
Naʻe ʻikai fufū ʻa hoku sino meiate koe,
ʻi he ngaohi au ʻi he lilo,
mo teuteu lelei au ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻulalo ʻoe fonua.
Naʻe ʻafio ho fofonga ki hoku sino ʻoku teʻeki ai fakaʻosi;
pea naʻe tohi ʻi hoʻo tohi hoku ngaahi kupuʻi sino kotoa pē,
ʻaia naʻe fakatupu fakaholo,
ʻi he teʻeki ai ha kupu ʻe taha.
ʻE ʻOtua, hono ʻikai mahuʻinga ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fakakaukau kiate au!
ʻOku fēfē nai hono lahi ʻo ia!
Ko e ʻaho eni kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihova;
te tau fiefia pea nekeneka ai.
Ke pehē hoʻo akonakiʻi ʻakimautolu ke mau lau homau ngaahi ʻaho,
koeʻuhi ke mau fakatokangaʻi homau loto ki he poto.
Kuo ke poupou au talu ʻeku māvae mei he manāva: ko koe ia naʻe toʻo au mei he fatu ʻo ʻeku faʻē:
te u fakafetaʻi maʻuaipē kiate koe.
Ko e meʻa ʻe taha kuo u kole kia Sihova, ʻaia te u kumi ki ai;
koeʻuhi ke u nofomaʻu ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻeku moʻui,
ke mamata ki he lelei ʻo Sihova, mo fehuʻi ʻi hono faletapu.
Ka ko koe ia naʻe toʻo au mei he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē:
naʻa ke fakaʻamanakiʻi au ʻi heʻeku kei ʻi he huhu ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
Naʻe lī au kiate koe mei he manāva:
ko hoku ʻOtua Koe talu ʻeku haʻu mei he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
Naʻaku kole ʻae tamasiʻi ni; pea kuo tuku mai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻeku kole ʻaia ne u fai kiate ia:
He ko e foha au ʻo ʻeku tamai,
ko e pele mo e ʻofeina taha pe au ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
Naʻa ne akonakiʻi foki au, ʻo ne pehē mai,
"Tuku ke maʻu ʻi ho loto ʻa ʻeku ngaahi lea:
tauhi ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekau, ka ke moʻui."
Fiefia maʻuaipē ʻi he ʻEiki: ʻoku ou toe pehē, Fiefia.
Pea tupu ʻae tamasiʻi, pea mālohi ʻi he laumālie, pea fonu ia ʻi he poto: pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua.