Chapter 29

ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⵔⵖ

将欲取天下而为之,吾见其不得已。天下神器,不可为也。为者败之,执者失之。
故物或行或随,或嘘或吹,或强或羸,或挫或隳。
是以圣人去甚,去奢,去泰。
ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⵓ, ⵏⴽⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵏⵓⵖ. ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵎⴰⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ, ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ. ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵙⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴷ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵎⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵔ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵎⴰⵙⴰⵍ ⵓⴷⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ. ⵏⴽⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵓⵎⵉⴷ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵍⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ.

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