Chapter 15

Kuoá ki he Kau Faitotonu Lelei

古之善为士者,微妙玄通,深不可识。夫唯不可识,故强为之容:
豫兮若冬涉川,犹兮若畏四邻,俨兮其若客,涣兮若冰之将释,敦兮其若朴,旷兮其若谷,混兮其若浊。
孰能浊以静之徐清?孰能安以久动之徐生?保此道者不欲盈。夫唯不盈,故能蔽而新成。
Kuoá ki he kau faitotonu lelei, naá nau fakamaopoopo mo e hilofia, hihifo ʻe lava ʻi he hala ʻo e ʻilo. ʻOsisitai pē ko e hala ʻo e ʻilo, koeʻuhi naá nau ʻiate kuo fuofua ʻi he anga fakaofo: Nau fakakapa ʻe he taʻu ʻi he ʻasi ʻo e vahaa, nau fakataha ʻi he matahele ʻo e fonua ʻo e ngaahi taha kehe. Naá nau ʻuhiga ʻe he langa ʻo e fanongonongo ʻe taha, nau fakamoʻui ʻe he nima ʻo e tangata ʻo e kuo tuku. Naá nau fakapukepuke ʻi he ʻuhila ʻo e langa ʻo e kuo tuku. Naá nau kahaú ʻi he tafa ʻo e kuo tuku. Naá nau fakapukepuke ʻi he hala ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa, ʻe lahi ʻaupito ʻi he vahaa ʻo e fulufulu. Ko ha ono ʻe lava ʻo fakapulou e fulufulu ʻaki e fakahaohaoa, ʻo ʻosi ʻi he mālohi? Ko ha ono ʻe lava ʻo tauhi e melino ʻaki e tanaki ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa, ʻo ʻuhiga ki he moʻui? Ko e kau tauhi ʻi he hala ni ʻe kaʻae ʻi he tohi. ʻOsisita pē ko e taʻe-tohi, ʻoku lava ʻo ʻuhi ʻo fakafuofua ʻi he foaki ʻo e foou.

Fakakaukau Loloto

Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?

Ko e chapter ni ʻoku fakamatala ʻa e kau faitotonu fakaʻolotonga, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhiga ʻe he fakakapa, fakaofi, fakatahataha, fakapulou, fakamaopoopo, fakavahaa mo e fakakahaú. ʻOku nau ʻiloa ʻi he ʻuhiga ʻo e ʻasi ʻi he taha ʻo e ngata, fakapuke ʻi he loto fakapulou, fakahekeheke ʻi he tafa ʻo e ngāue lelei, mo e fakakahaú ʻi he fulufulu ʻo e moʻui. ʻOku fakamatala ʻoku ʻe lava ʻo tauhi e vahaa ʻi he fulufulu ʻo e moʻui ʻo aʻu ki he mālohi mo e fakafuofua.

ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?

Ko au, ʻoku ou ʻiloa e angata ʻo e ʻuhiga ʻo e ʻasi ʻi he taha ʻo e ngata ʻi he moʻui faka-Pālangi. ʻOku ou ako ʻaupito ʻi he ʻuhiga ʻo e faitotonu fakaolotonga - ko e ʻuhiga ʻo e taʻe-hū ʻi he fakalakalaka, mo e ʻuhiga ʻo e fakakapa fakaʻosi. ʻOku ou fie ʻaupito ʻo ako ʻo tauhi e melino ʻi loto ʻi au ʻo ka maumau ange ʻa e fulufulu ʻo e moʻui.

Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?

ʻO ke ʻiloa ʻi he tūʻāpā taʻe-feʻuhē ʻaki e fakakapa mo e fakamoʻui ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻo e aho. ʻO fakamanavahē ʻi ho fokotuʻu, fakaofi mo e fakatahataha ʻi ho feleno ʻo e taha. ʻO ke ʻiloa ʻi he hala ʻo e taʻe-tohi mo e fakafuofua ʻi he ngaahi meʻa taʻe-lelei ʻo e aho.

Ngaahi Vahe Fekauʻaki

Hoku Fakakaukau

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