Fa'afetai i le Atua mo Matua

La Alii e, lo matou Atua alofa fua ma alofa mutimutivale,
O Oe lava o lo matou Tama ma lo matou Tina soifua pea,
Matou te faafetai tele atu mo o matou matua
Na e faia i latou mo i matou ma le viiga o lau Afio.
Faafetai tele mo lo latou ola foliga ia te Oe.
Na latou foliga ma ai ia i matou, i a latou upu,
manatu ma mea na latou faia mo i matou;
A e maise a latou faasinoga ia i matou,
Ia matou ava ma matata'u ma ola auauna ia te 'Oe.
Matou te manatua pea lo latou alofa ia i matou,
Lo latou faamaoni, ma lo latou faatuatua
ma talitonu ia te 'Oe.
le Atua e, faafetai tele mo o matou matua pele.
ia viia Oe e faavavau.
E sili lava ona pele Oe i o matou loto.
Ona o Iesu Kesriso lo matou Uso ulumatua,
Ua matou ole atu ai. Faafetai. AMENE.


(Vavae Toma, i le Liutofaga o Toma ma Fo'ilagi ma Ava'ia, Vaivasetai, 9/10/1995)


Our loving and merciful Father
You are our everlasting Father and Mother
We are very grateful for our parents
made by You for our sake and your glory
Thank you for their lives full of your image
as they showed in their words, thoughts and their deeds
especially in their parental guidance
wanting us to commit our lives to respect and to serve You
We remember their unconditional love
We remember their honesty, integrity
and their strong faith and belief in You
Thank you for our loving parents
We praise your name forever
You are dearest in our hearts
In our brother Jesus Christ, we pray.
Thank You. AMEN.


(Prayer prepared by Vavae Toma for the Family Service on the Interment of Toma, Fo'ilagi and Avai'a, at Vaivasetai - 09/10/1995)