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Letter: Paruru i to tatou moana
Friday 13 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
E tika rai, na te Atua te’ia au mea katoatoa i anga. Te vaira ta te Atua i tuku mai kia ta anga’anga tatou.
Inara, tetai au mea e puapinga rai to ratou i raro i te take o te moana, mei teia toka auri (nodule) ta tatou e akarongorongo nei te tamanako ia nei no te ko. I tetai kimikimianga oonu, kua kite ia mai, e a'o to ratou i raro i te moana.
E tumu rai tetai i akatupu ei te Atua i teia au mea ki raro i te moana. To ratou a'o, te tauturu nei te reira i te au mea ora i raro i te moana.
No reira, kia auraka roa tatou kia takinokino i te'ia au mea, no te mea e a'o tei roto ia ratou.
Te ngai kino ia tatou i teia ra, te nuinui moni ua nei tatou. Kare tatou e manako atu ana i to tatou ipukarea, te uki apopo, e te manamanata te ka tupu mai me tiki tatou i teia auri i raro i te take o te moana.
Paruru i to tatou moana.
Mama Here.