Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku ne fakapapau ʻa e moʻui fakaʻmaau ʻo ha fonua lahi, ʻo hangē ko e kuka ʻo e ika lahi. ʻE ʻikai toki tūlui pe lau ʻa e ika. ʻOka ʻuhiga ʻa e Tao ʻi he mālōli kotoa, ʻe ʻikai lava ʻe ha meʻa kovi ke hoko. ʻOku ne fakaʻohake ʻa e fiefia ʻi loto ʻo e fanau mo e fonua.
Key Concepts
烹小鲜
治国
不伤
德交归
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 60, "Mau Fai Mo e Fonua Lahi", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/60/
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Ko e fai ʻo ha fonua lahi, ʻoku taʻemahino ʻo e ngaahi ika lahi. ʻOku mahino ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻi he hala ʻo e Tao ʻi heʻetau fakafaʻa ʻo e mālōli. ʻE ʻikai lava ʻe he ngaahi agaʻa ʻo e laumālie ke fai ha meʻa kovi. ʻOku ʻikai ʻenau fai ha meʻa kovi, pea ʻoku ʻikai foki ha meʻa kovi ke hoko. ʻOku ʻikai foki ha meʻa kovi ʻe he Lao ʻa e fonua ke fai ha meʻa kovi. ʻOku ʻikai ʻenau fai ha meʻa kovi ʻi he tangata. ʻOka ʻikai ʻenau fai ha meʻa kovi, pea ʻe foki mai ʻa e ʻotuā kotoa ʻo aʻu ki he kotoa.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku ne fakapapau ʻa e moʻui fakaʻmaau ʻo ha fonua lahi, ʻo hangē ko e kuka ʻo e ika lahi. ʻE ʻikai toki tūlui pe lau ʻa e ika. ʻOka ʻuhiga ʻa e Tao ʻi he mālōli kotoa, ʻe ʻikai lava ʻe ha meʻa kovi ke hoko. ʻOku ne fakaʻohake ʻa e fiefia ʻi loto ʻo e fanau mo e fonua.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko e meʻa ʻaia ʻoku ne fakaʻohake ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e fakangāue fakaʻofa pe fakaʻamanaki lelei ʻi heʻeku ngāue kotoa. ʻOka fanongonongo au ki he Tao ʻi he fai ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa, ʻe ʻikai toki fai ha meʻa kovi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tūlulua ai.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻOku ou tohi ke fakangāue fakaʻofo pe fakaʻamanaki lelei ʻi ha meʻa ʻe tokoni ʻa e hōoa pe hoa taʻu ʻi aho ni, ʻo taʻemahino ʻo e taʻu ʻa e meʻa kotoa.
Governing a great state is like cooking small fish. Let the kingdom be governed according to the Tao, and the manes of the departed will not manifest their spiritual energy. When these two do not injuriously affect each other, their good influences converge in the virtue (of the Tao).
AI Modern
Ko e fai ʻo ha fonua lahi, ʻoku taʻemahino ʻo e ngaahi ika lahi. ʻOku mahino ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻi he hala ʻo e Tao ʻi heʻetau fakafaʻa ʻo e mālōli. ʻE ʻikai lava ʻe he ngaahi agaʻa ʻo e laumālie ke fai ha meʻa kovi. ʻOku ʻikai ʻenau fai ha meʻa kovi, pea ʻoku ʻikai foki ha meʻa kovi ke hoko. ʻOku ʻikai foki ha meʻa kovi ʻe he Lao ʻa e fonua ke fai ha meʻa kovi. ʻOku ʻikai ʻenau fai ha meʻa kovi ʻi he tangata. ʻOka ʻikai ʻenau fai ha meʻa kovi, pea ʻe foki mai ʻa e ʻotuā kotoa ʻo aʻu ki he kotoa.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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