Chapter 22

Ko e Fakalelei ʻo e Fakaʻauou

不争 谦下 曲全 抱一

Original

曲则全，枉则直，洼则盈，敝则新，少则得，多则惑。
是以圣人抱一为天下式。不自见故明，不自是故彰，不自伐故有功，不自矜故长。
夫唯不争，故天下莫能与之争。古之所谓曲则全者，岂虚言哉！诚全而归之。

Liliu

Ko e fakafou ʻaki ʻoku aʻu ki he fakalelei, ko e hulohula ʻaki ʻoku teuteu, ko e luo ʻaki ʻoku fakamafua, ko e vaivai ʻaki ʻoku foaki. Ko e lsiaki ʻoku fakaʻatā, ko e lahiange ʻoku fakakivi. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e kau fonua toʻa ʻi he taʻe toʻa. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne vakai ai ʻa ia, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne vakai lahi ange. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne kovi ai, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne vakai lelei ange. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne tuli meʻa, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne maʻu meʻa. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne upe ʻaki, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne tuʻu lahi ange. ʻOku ha ʻa e hala ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai te ne pulusi mo ha taha. ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻi he funga lelei kotoa ʻa ia ʻoku lava ke pulusi mo ia. ʻOku ne pehe ʻa e kau talanoa fakalahi: ʻKo e fakafou ʻaki ʻoku aʻu ki he fakalelei.ʻ ʻOku ʻikai ko ha ngāue fakaʻuhinga maheni. ʻOku ha ko e fakalelei moʻui kotoa ʻoku ne ʻomi.

Fakakaukau Loloto

Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?

ʻOku fakamatala ʻe he hala ko ʻeni ʻa e fokotuʻu ʻo e moʻui faka-Tao. ʻOku ʻuhinga e taʻe fai meʻa kiate kinaʻutolu ke aʻu ki he fakalelei. ʻOku fakamanavaa ʻa e kau fonua toʻa ʻi he taʻe fakakovi, taʻe fakaʻuhinga, taʻe fakakikite, mo taʻe upe ʻaki.

ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?

ʻOku fakamanavahaʻu kiate aʻu ʻa e lao ko ʻeni. ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻo vave ange ʻa e ngaahi mea ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou fakafou ai, ʻo ʻikai te u puke.

Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?

Te u fakafou ʻaki ha mahina ʻe taha. ʻE ʻikai ou fakamanavaa pe fakakikite. Te u ʻohake ke toʻo e hala fakaʻilonga ʻo fakalelei ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou fakaʻauou ai kiate kinaʻutolu.

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Hoku Fakakaukau

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