Chɔta 17 yɛrɛ ye sira yɛrɛfɛ ni sira min bɛ kɛ nɔgɔya la. A bɛ fɛn sababannu fɔ, o bɛw ka sira la kɛ. Aw yɛrɛw yɛrɛkɛcogo, nka aw sababannu yɛrɛfɛ kɛcogo, nka aw lajɛw yɛrɛfɛ ye mɔgɔw kɛni, nka aw bɛw yɛrɛfɛ ye mɔgɔw bɛ mɔgɔ sira fɔ. Sira bɛ fɛn ye, nka a bɛ fɛn la sira.
Key Concepts
治国
无为
自然
领导力
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17, "Aw Yɛrɛ Ni Aw Ye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bm/chapters/17/
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Aw yɛrɛ, aw ye sira kɔnɔ. Nka aw yɛrɛw, u bɛ dɔn o ye, u bɛ kɛnɛsegolaw ka taa. Aw yɛrɛw lajɛ, u bɛ fɛn bɔli ni sira yɛrɛ ye. Aw yɛrɛw ye mɔgɔ min bɛ fɛn sira, a bɛ kɛ ni aw ye, a bɛ sira fɔ. Nka aw yɛrɛw bɛ mɔgɔ kɛni, u bɛ mɔgɔ min nafaman. Kɛrɛnw bɛ kɛcɛ, nka u bɛ sira la kɛ. Sira ye fɔli. Kɛrɛnw bɛ kɛni, nka u bɛ se kɛ kɛrɛnw ye, u bɛ se kɛ 'cɛ ka tɔgɔ' n'o ye. Sira bɛ kɛ fɛn ye, nka a bɛ fɛn la sira. Aw bɛ sira di, nka a bɛ 'kɔfɛ' la sira.
Miirili Jɛlen
A daminɛ ye?
Chɔta 17 yɛrɛ ye sira yɛrɛfɛ ni sira min bɛ kɛ nɔgɔya la. A bɛ fɛn sababannu fɔ, o bɛw ka sira la kɛ. Aw yɛrɛw yɛrɛkɛcogo, nka aw sababannu yɛrɛfɛ kɛcogo, nka aw lajɛw yɛrɛfɛ ye mɔgɔw kɛni, nka aw bɛw yɛrɛfɛ ye mɔgɔw bɛ mɔgɔ sira fɔ. Sira bɛ fɛn ye, nka a bɛ fɛn la sira.
A bɛ kɛ sira mo?
Chɔta 17 bɛ se kɛ n gunonin ye. N bɛ se kɛ n sira la kɛ ni aw yɛrɛfɛ la, n bɛ se kɛ n mɔgɔw kɛni ni kɛrɛnw ye, n bɛ se kɛ n kɛ fɛn ye sira la. N bɛ se kɛ n mɔgɔw la kɛrɛnw ye, n bɛ se kɛ n kɛrɛnw ye n gunonin ye.
Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?
Bɔ n gunonin ye. Kɛrɛnw bɛ se kɛ n sira la kɛ ni aw yɛrɛfɛ la. Sira bɛ fɛn ye, nka a bɛ fɛn la sira.
In the highest antiquity, (the people) did not know that there were (their rulers). In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them. Their work was done and their undertakings were successful, while the people all said, 'We are as we are, of ourselves!'
AI Kalanden
Aw yɛrɛ, aw ye sira kɔnɔ. Nka aw yɛrɛw, u bɛ dɔn o ye, u bɛ kɛnɛsegolaw ka taa. Aw yɛrɛw lajɛ, u bɛ fɛn bɔli ni sira yɛrɛ ye. Aw yɛrɛw ye mɔgɔ min bɛ fɛn sira, a bɛ kɛ ni aw ye, a bɛ sira fɔ. Nka aw yɛrɛw bɛ mɔgɔ kɛni, u bɛ mɔgɔ min nafaman. Kɛrɛnw bɛ kɛcɛ, nka u bɛ sira la kɛ. Sira ye fɔli. Kɛrɛnw bɛ kɛni, nka u bɛ se kɛ kɛrɛnw ye, u bɛ se kɛ 'cɛ ka tɔgɔ' n'o ye. Sira bɛ kɛ fɛn ye, nka a bɛ fɛn la sira. Aw bɛ sira di, nka a bɛ 'kɔfɛ' la sira.
