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Kuna utjiwa: laq'a yatxiriwa qhipi uñjäna, kunaymana saminaka qullqaña. Kuna tunki utjiwa, pä t'axsara jakañataki. Qhipi t'anta sapa uru uñjäna, sapa qullqañaruwispawa.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 6, "Laq'a Yatxiri Qhipi Tunki", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ay/chapters/6/
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Original
谷神不死,是谓玄牝。玄牝之门,是谓天地根。绵绵若存,用之不勤。
Larut'ayawi
Laq'a yatxiriwa qhipi uñjäna, qhipi t'anta utji. Qhipi t'anta qullqaña, pä t'axsara jakañataki wasa utji. Naqaña walt'äna, sapa uru chiqapa ukampi uñjäna. Sasawinaka qhananchasiñanaka, qullqaña chiqa utjiwa. Juk'ampi amuyasispa, jakañataki naqaña ch'amäwi utji.
Ukhaxa Uñt'ayawi
Kunas kaypi qhananchata?
Kuna utjiwa: laq'a yatxiriwa qhipi uñjäna, kunaymana saminaka qullqaña. Kuna tunki utjiwa, pä t'axsara jakañataki. Qhipi t'anta sapa uru uñjäna, sapa qullqañaruwispawa.
Kunjamas nayaxa junta?
Nayriri jakañäna utjäni, laq'a yatxiri qhipi tunki uñt'añäwa. Samipa jakasiñäna, sapa uru qullqañapa jan walt'äñanaka. Laq'a tunki utjispawa, nayax utjäni.
Kunats jichharu luratäni?
Wali juk'ampi taqi qullqañaruwispawa, jan walt'äñanaka. Sapa uru sapa qullqañaruwa utjiyäña, jakañataki qullqaña.
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James Legge (1891)
The valley spirit dies not, aye the same; The female mystery thus do we name. Its gate, from which at first they issued forth, Is called the root from which grew heaven and earth. Long and unbroken does its power remain, Used gently, and without the touch of pain.
AI Modern
Laq'a yatxiriwa qhipi uñjäna, qhipi t'anta utji. Qhipi t'anta qullqaña, pä t'axsara jakañataki wasa utji. Naqaña walt'äna, sapa uru chiqapa ukampi uñjäna. Sasawinaka qhananchasiñanaka, qullqaña chiqa utjiwa. Juk'ampi amuyasispa, jakañataki naqaña ch'amäwi utji.
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