Chapter 78

ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ

天下莫柔弱于水,而攻坚强者莫之能胜,以其无以易之。
弱之胜强,柔之胜刚,天下莫不知,莫能行。
是以圣人云:受国之垢是谓社稷主,受国不祥是为天下王。正言若反。
ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴰ. ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵡⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵔⵓⵎ. ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵡⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵙⵉ. ⴷ ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉ ⴰⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⴷ: ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵣⵉⵔ. ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵏⴰⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍⵎ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵔⵓⵎ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵡⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ.

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