Ke ahi a ka noho[31] uka,
Kukuni i ke kua[32] o ka makani.
Wela ka ulu[33] o ka La i Puna, e;
Kiná Puna i ka ai’na e ke Akua, e.
He akua[34] ke hoa, e;
Ke kuhi la iaia he kanáka—
He akua ke hoa, e!
TRANSLATION
Puna is ravaged, its levels fire-baked;
Ke ahi a ka noho[31] uka,
Kukuni i ke kua[32] o ka makani.
Wela ka ulu[33] o ka La i Puna, e;
Kiná Puna i ka ai’na e ke Akua, e.
He akua[34] ke hoa, e;
Ke kuhi la iaia he kanáka—
He akua ke hoa, e!
TRANSLATION
Puna is ravaged, its levels fire-baked;