Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his death, firm and strong. (So it is with) all things. Trees and plants, in their early growth, are soft and brittle; at their death, dry and withered. Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life.
AI Yapya
Mwe nshikitila ukuti umuntu alyo akabombelela ubumi, aba nobuyo ubwilu, nga afwile, aba nobuyo ubushigwanto. Lyoonse ibintu, amakonde neembala, mwe bapombelela ubumi, baba nobuyo ubukete, nga bafwile, baba nobuyo ubutonkena. Kanshi ubushigwanto bubeleshwa ukufwa, ubwilu bubeleshwa ukushilamo ubumi. Lyoonse inkondo shaakululama ukufwa, icimuti caakululama ukukanwa. Ubushigwanto bushala mwambula, ubwilu bushala mwamulilo.
Ifwilikisho lyange
Ishinde limo bula ne mfwa shani? Ulufwaya ukulisumina?
