Chapter 7

ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ

天长地久。天地所以能长且久者,以其不自生,故能长生。
是以圣人后其身而身先,外其身而身存。非以其无私邪?故能成其私。
ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵍⵓ. ⵉⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ, ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴷ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴳⵔ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵉⵙⴰⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉⵡⵉ, ⴷ ⵉⵖⵓⵔ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ. ⴰⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵍⵓ ⴷ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴰⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.

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