Chapter 74

Fua 74: Kapau ʻoku ʻikai Manumanu ʻa e Kakai ki he Mate

民不畏死,奈何以死惧之?若使民常畏死,而为奇者,吾得执而杀之,孰敢?
常有司杀者杀。夫代司杀者杀,是谓代大匠斫。夫代大匠斫者,希有不伤其手矣。
Kapau ʻoku ʻikai manumanu ʻa e kakai ki he mate, ʻe hē ho fakaʻilia ʻaki ʻa e mate? Kapau ʻe nofo manumanu ʻa e kakai taʻetuʻu ki he mate, ʻe mafai ke tau foki ʻa e kakai kovi ʻo tuku ʻi he mate. Ka ko e ngaahi kuo fuofua lelei ʻe fai ʻa e fakaʻauha ʻe he kau fai fakaʻauha. Ko e taha ʻe ʻuhinga ʻo fai fakaʻauha ʻo hoko ki he kakai ʻoku ʻata ʻe he langi, ko e taha ko e taha ʻe hoko ki he kakai ʻoku ngāue ʻo tau ʻi he meʻa ʻe lava ʻo fai. Ko e taha ʻe fai fakaʻauha ʻo hoko ki he kakai ʻoku tau ʻi he meʻa ʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻo fai, ko e fakaʻuhiga ki he taha ʻe tā maheni ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi fulu fakaenāmuni. Ko e taha ʻe ʻikai ha toʻufakafa fulu maheni ʻo ha meʻa ʻe ʻosi hohaʻa ʻi he lolotonga fulu fakaenāmuni.

Fakakaukau Loloto

Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?

Ko e kupu ko ʻeni ʻoku fakahā ai ʻa e lau lahi: Kapau ʻoku ʻikai manumanu ʻa e kakai ki he mate, ʻe mole ʻa e mafai ʻo fakaʻilia ʻaki ʻa e mate. Ka ʻoku totonu ke ʻosi fokotuʻu ʻa e hala lelei ʻo e fai fakaʻauha, ʻo ʻikai lava ke fai ʻe ha taha ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo. Ko e taha ʻe fai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ʻo fai, ʻe haiha ʻo tō. Ko e taha ʻe ngāue ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ʻosi tapu ʻe he langi, ʻe ʻosi pē lava fakaʻosi ʻa e lolotonga.

ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?

ʻOku ou sio ki he kupu ko ʻeni ʻo ʻuhinga ki he tauʻatāina ʻo e kolo ʻi he hala fakafefeka. ʻOku ou lava ʻo fakaʻuhiga ʻa e lau ki hoku moʻui ʻo fakapapau meiate ʻi he fiemaʻu mālohi ʻa e kakai kiate au. Kapau ʻoku ou taʻofi ʻe he meʻa ʻe taha ʻo e fiemaʻu moʻui, ʻe mole ha meʻa ʻi hoku loto.

Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?

ʻO ki he ʻaho ni, ʻe ou tuku ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilia ʻi hoku moʻui. ʻE ou fai meʻa kotoa ʻo ʻikai ha fakaʻilia pe fakamafua. ʻE ou tuku ʻa e langi ke ne fai ʻa e meʻa ʻe takitaha.

Ngaahi Vahe Fekauʻaki

Hoku Fakakaukau

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