Chapter 48

Ko e Fai ako mo e Fai hala

为学日益,为道日损。损之又损,以至于无为。无为而无不为。
取天下常以无事,及其有事,不足以取天下。
Ko e ako ʻokú ne tofi ʻa e meʻa ʻo e ʻaho kotoa; ko e hala ʻokú ne tofi ʻa e meʻa ʻo e ʻaho kotoa. ʻOku tofi ʻa e meʻa fakafonua ʻo e ʻaho kotoa, kae lava ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he ʻikai ʻfaʻa. ʻOku tofi ʻ�a e hala ʻo e langi mo e māmaní ʻo e ʻaho kotoa, kae lava ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he ʻikai ngāue.

Fakakaukau Loloto

Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?

Ko e kapitolu ni ʻoku fakahā ʻa e fakataulampō ʻo e ako mo e hala. Ko e ako ʻoku tauhi ʻa e meʻa foʻou; ko e hala ʻoku tofi ʻa e meʻa kā mui. ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e meʻa ʻe ua: Ko e fai ako ʻokú ne foaki ʻa e nūsipepa fakafonua; ko e fai hala ʻokú ne foaki ʻa e meʻa fakafonua. Ko e hala ʻo e langi mo e māmaní ʻoku ʻikai ʻfaʻa, kae lava ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he ʻikai ngāue.

ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?

Ko au ʻoku ou fuu fakaangaʻanga ʻo ako ʻa e meʻa foʻou ʻo e ʻaho kotoa. ʻOku ou fakakaukau ʻa e meʻa lahi ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻaki, kā ʻoku ou ʻikai ʻilo ʻa e meʻa taha ʻoku ou ʻikai ʻilo ʻaki. ʻOku ou ʻamanaki ʻo ka fai ha meʻa, ʻoku ou ngāue lōloa. ʻOku ou fai ange ʻa e ako mo e fai hala.

Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?

Ko e faʻa ʻo e ʻaho ni, ʻoku ou ʻo lelei ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou fai ʻi he ʻaho kotoa. ʻOku ou tofi ha meʻa taha ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻaki ʻa e meʻa foʻou. ʻOku ou ngāue ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻo ʻikai ʻfaʻa.

Ngaahi Vahe Fekauʻaki

Hoku Fakakaukau

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