Ko e meʻa ʻe ka sio ʻi ai ʻa e mata ʻe taʻea ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa. Ko e meʻa ʻe ka fanongo ʻi ai ʻa e fasi ʻe taʻea ʻiloa ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa. Ko e meʻa ʻe ka toʻo ʻi ai ʻa e nima ʻe taʻea maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa. ʻE faʻa fakafaingofua ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe tolu koia ke fakamaopoopo, ʻo fakatahataha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa. ʻOku ʻikai ne maama hake ʻi lalo, pea ʻoku ʻikai ne pouli hifo ʻi raro. ʻOku ʻikai ne mau ʻa e taimi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakamanatu, pea ʻoku hoki mai ki ha meʻa ʻe ʻikai ha meʻa. Koia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e anga taha ʻe ʻikai ha anga, mo e faʻa maheni ʻe ʻikai ha maheni, koia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fakamoʻulaloa. Ko e meʻa ʻe fai mai ʻi muʻa ʻe taʻea sio ki he ʻulu. Ko e meʻa ʻe fili ʻi muʻa ʻe taʻea sio ki he tua. Kapau te tau puke ʻa e hala faka-Tao fua ʻo e taimi taʻea, ʻe lava ʻo papani ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ne maumau ki he taimi ni. Ko e meʻa ʻe lava ʻo ʻilo ʻa e tupu faka-Tao ʻo e ngaahi meʻa taʻea, koia ʻoku ui ʻa e Lao faka-Tao.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
ʻOku fakaʻilonga ʻa e Tao ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa ʻe taʻea ʻilo ʻi he mata, fanongo ʻi he fasi, pe toʻo ʻaki e nima. ʻOku ne taʻea ʻa e fakaʻilonga kotoa, pea ʻoku ne ʻi he vahe pouli. ʻE lava ʻo ʻilo ʻa e Tao ʻo e taimi taʻea ke papani ʻa e meʻa ʻo taimi ni.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko hoku sino ʻoku fanongo ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe taʻea fanongo ʻi ai, sio ʻi ai, pea toʻo ʻi ai. Ka kuo ou ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi ʻe ʻikai lava ʻo ʻilo ʻi ha meʻa. ʻOku ou fie ʻilo ʻi he meʻa ʻe ʻikai lava sio ki ai.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻI he poʻuli, tohi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe tolu ʻe taʻea ʻilo ʻi he loto. Fakaʻllonga ʻa e meʻa ʻe ʻikai lava ʻilo ʻi ai ʻa e moʻui. Tapaa ʻo e fuofua ʻo e hala faka-Tao ʻi hoʻo moʻui.
We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it 'the Equable.' We listen to it, and we do not hear it, and we name it 'the Inaudible.' We try to grasp it, and do not get hold of it, and we name it 'the Subtle.' This is called the Form of the Formless, and the Semblance of the Invisible; this is called the Fleeting and Indeterminable.
AI Modern
Ko e meʻa ʻe ka sio ʻi ai ʻa e mata ʻe taʻea ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa. Ko e meʻa ʻe ka fanongo ʻi ai ʻa e fasi ʻe taʻea ʻiloa ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa. Ko e meʻa ʻe ka toʻo ʻi ai ʻa e nima ʻe taʻea maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa. ʻE faʻa fakafaingofua ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe tolu koia ke fakamaopoopo, ʻo fakatahataha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa. ʻOku ʻikai ne maama hake ʻi lalo, pea ʻoku ʻikai ne pouli hifo ʻi raro. ʻOku ʻikai ne mau ʻa e taimi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakamanatu, pea ʻoku hoki mai ki ha meʻa ʻe ʻikai ha meʻa. Koia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e anga taha ʻe ʻikai ha anga, mo e faʻa maheni ʻe ʻikai ha maheni, koia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fakamoʻulaloa. Ko e meʻa ʻe fai mai ʻi muʻa ʻe taʻea sio ki he ʻulu. Ko e meʻa ʻe fili ʻi muʻa ʻe taʻea sio ki he tua. Kapau te tau puke ʻa e hala faka-Tao fua ʻo e taimi taʻea, ʻe lava ʻo papani ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ne maumau ki he taimi ni. Ko e meʻa ʻe lava ʻo ʻilo ʻa e tupu faka-Tao ʻo e ngaahi meʻa taʻea, koia ʻoku ui ʻa e Lao faka-Tao.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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