Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku ʻohake ʻa e Lao Tse ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ʻne fai ʻe he pule ʻo e puleʻanga. ʻOku ne pehē, ʻi he pule fakaʻatātoa, ʻoku ʻi ai ha masiva, poʻuli, mo e masiva fakakaukau. Ka ʻi he ʻikai ʻne ngāue, ʻe lava ʻa e kakai ʻo fakaʻatātoa.
Key Concepts
正
奇
无事
无为
好静
无欲
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57, "Ko e Fai ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻi he Toʻa Mama", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/57/
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ʻOku fai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻi he toʻa mama, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e feʻaveʻaki ʻi he tau, ʻo lava ʻa e māmaní ʻi he ʻikai ʻne ngāue. ʻOku ouʻi ō fuofua pe ʻa logo ai? ʻI he meʻa ni: ʻOku lahi ʻa e taʻe mafai ʻi he māmaní, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi masiva. ʻOku lahi ʻa e meʻa fakatoʻa ʻa e kakai, ʻo ʻave ʻa e puleʻanga ki he pouli; ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakamaama ʻa e kakai, ʻo hoko mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa laikovi; ʻOku fuofua lahi ange ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni mo e fekau, ʻo ʻi ai ha lahi ʻa e fili mo e oʻo. ʻOku naʻa ʻa e kakatoʻa, ʻo pehē: ʻE vave ange ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻikai ngāue, ʻe meʻa taʻefuofua ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻofa ʻi he tauʻatāina, ʻe maumeʻa ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻikai ʻne ngāue, ʻe fakamaama ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻikai ʻne ofa.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku ʻohake ʻa e Lao Tse ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ʻne fai ʻe he pule ʻo e puleʻanga. ʻOku ne pehē, ʻi he pule fakaʻatātoa, ʻoku ʻi ai ha masiva, poʻuli, mo e masiva fakakaukau. Ka ʻi he ʻikai ʻne ngāue, ʻe lava ʻa e kakai ʻo fakaʻatātoa.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko hoku moʻui, ʻoku ou faʻa fakaʻaafia ʻi he ʻo fai ha meʻa ʻo fakafuofua lahi ange ʻo ka ʻikai ʻne ngāue. ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa e taʻeʻaʻafia ʻo e ngāue fakapōlitiá mo e fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni lahi.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻO aʻu ʻo fai ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻi heʻeku sōsiá ke hoko ʻi he poto faka Fisi kuo mavae. Te u nofo mālie mo taimi ʻe taha, ʻo ʻai ʻa e meʻa kuo 'osi fai ʻo ʻikai tānaki.
A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity; (but) the kingdom is made one's own (only) by freedom from action and purpose. Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves.'
AI Modern
ʻOku fai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻi he toʻa mama, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e feʻaveʻaki ʻi he tau, ʻo lava ʻa e māmaní ʻi he ʻikai ʻne ngāue. ʻOku ouʻi ō fuofua pe ʻa logo ai? ʻI he meʻa ni: ʻOku lahi ʻa e taʻe mafai ʻi he māmaní, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi masiva. ʻOku lahi ʻa e meʻa fakatoʻa ʻa e kakai, ʻo ʻave ʻa e puleʻanga ki he pouli; ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakamaama ʻa e kakai, ʻo hoko mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa laikovi; ʻOku fuofua lahi ange ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni mo e fekau, ʻo ʻi ai ha lahi ʻa e fili mo e oʻo. ʻOku naʻa ʻa e kakatoʻa, ʻo pehē: ʻE vave ange ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻikai ngāue, ʻe meʻa taʻefuofua ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻofa ʻi he tauʻatāina, ʻe maumeʻa ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻikai ʻne ngāue, ʻe fakamaama ʻa e kakai ʻi heʻeku ʻikai ʻne ofa.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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