ʻOku fakamatala ʻi he chaptani ko ʻeni ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e Tē ʻe ʻe hē ʻi he meʻa kotoa. Naʻe maʻama ʻa e langi, fiemālie ʻa e fonua, laumālie ʻa e laumālie, tuku ʻa e tele, mouʻa ʻa e meʻa kotoa, pea hulu ʻa e pule ʻo e lalolagi koe ʻuhī ʻo e tē ʻe ʻe hē. Ka ʻoka mole ʻa e tē ʻe ʻe hē, ʻe mole pe foki foki kiate kinautolu.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 39, "Ko e Nofo ʻaki ʻo e Tē ʻe ʻe Hē", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/39/
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Naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi taʻetolu ʻa e kotoa ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē: Naʻe maʻama ʻa e langi ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe fiemālie ʻa e fonua ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe laumālie ʻa e laumālie ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe tuku ʻa e tele ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe mouʻa ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe hulu ʻa e tuʻi mo e pule ʻaki ʻa e tē ʻe ʻe hē. Ka ne ʻoua ʻe maʻama ʻa e langi, te ne lalahi: ka ne ʻoua ʻe fiemālie ʻa e fonua, te ne fā: ka ne ʻoua ʻe laumālie ʻa e laumālie, te ne tamate: ka ne ʻoua ʻe tuku ʻa e tele, te ne fakahaʻa: ka ne ʻoua ʻe mouʻa ʻa e meʻa kotoa, te ne mole: ka ne ʻoua ʻe hulu ʻa e tuʻi mo e pule, te ne lauʻi. Ko ia ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa e fakahōj complexle koe ʻuhī ʻo e hihifo, pea mo e maʻulaloa koe ʻuhī ʻo e hakeakea. Ko ia ʻoku ui ai ʻe he tuʻi mo e pule ʻa e ʻenau haʻo ko e
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
ʻOku fakamatala ʻi he chaptani ko ʻeni ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e Tē ʻe ʻe hē ʻi he meʻa kotoa. Naʻe maʻama ʻa e langi, fiemālie ʻa e fonua, laumālie ʻa e laumālie, tuku ʻa e tele, mouʻa ʻa e meʻa kotoa, pea hulu ʻa e pule ʻo e lalolagi koe ʻuhī ʻo e tē ʻe ʻe hē. Ka ʻoka mole ʻa e tē ʻe ʻe hē, ʻe mole pe foki foki kiate kinautolu.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko e ʻuhiga ko ʻeni ʻoku fakamatala ʻe ʻetau fakatomala koe ʻuhī ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa. ʻOku mahuʻingāva ʻa e ʻuhī ʻo e tau fenua, e tau famili, pea mo e tau sino taʻetolu. ʻOku fakamatala ʻe he chaptani ko ʻeni ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e tau moʻui koe ʻuhī ʻo e tē ʻe ʻe hē.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻOua ʻnaʻa mahalo ʻoku toʻa ange ʻa e ʻetau ʻuhī, ka ʻofa ʻo fai mo e ngaahi taka fakamaau ʻo e tau fefu ʻi he faʻa ʻe taha.
The things which from of old have got the One (the Tao) are Heaven which by it is bright and pure; Earth rendered thereby firm and sure; Spirits with powers by it supplied; Valleys kept full throughout their void; All creatures which through it do live; Princes and kings who from it do their model give.
AI Modern
Naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi taʻetolu ʻa e kotoa ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē: Naʻe maʻama ʻa e langi ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe fiemālie ʻa e fonua ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe laumālie ʻa e laumālie ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe tuku ʻa e tele ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe mouʻa ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he tē ʻe ʻe hē, naʻe hulu ʻa e tuʻi mo e pule ʻaki ʻa e tē ʻe ʻe hē. Ka ne ʻoua ʻe maʻama ʻa e langi, te ne lalahi: ka ne ʻoua ʻe fiemālie ʻa e fonua, te ne fā: ka ne ʻoua ʻe laumālie ʻa e laumālie, te ne tamate: ka ne ʻoua ʻe tuku ʻa e tele, te ne fakahaʻa: ka ne ʻoua ʻe mouʻa ʻa e meʻa kotoa, te ne mole: ka ne ʻoua ʻe hulu ʻa e tuʻi mo e pule, te ne lauʻi. Ko ia ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa e fakahōj complexle koe ʻuhī ʻo e hihifo, pea mo e maʻulaloa koe ʻuhī ʻo e hakeakea. Ko ia ʻoku ui ai ʻe he tuʻi mo e pule ʻa e ʻenau haʻo ko e
Hoku Fakakaukau
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?
