Chɔɔlen ye cogo minnu bɛ yen: dugu sikiti ni ayi demeba bɛ ɲɛ fɔ. Ne miiri ye sira kɛ ye n'o tɔgɔ waati kɛra. Ni sira bɛ yen ka bɔlɔ, aw bɛ yen bɔlɔ, aw bɛ yen soro. Kankeli bɛ yen, surun bɛ yen, jate ye bɛ yen. Duguw bɛ yen kankeli la ni jamana fɛ ka di, kankeli bɛ yen, musow ni worow bɛ yen, aw bɛ yen kankeli la ni soro la.
Key Concepts
小国寡民
简朴
甘美安乐
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 80, "Dugu sikiti, ayi Demeba", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bm/chapters/80/
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O dugukolɔɔ li, ayi jamana kan. Ne miiri ye sira kɛ ye n'o tɔgɔ waati kɛra. Aw ka soro min bɛ yen, aw bɛ a lajɛ ka fɔ ni soro la. O dugukɔnɔ, aw bɛ ka tilasigi kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni nɔgɔya la ni sira la. A bɛ yen ni bɔlɔ ye, aw bɛ kɛ ni bɔlɔ ye, ni a bɛ yen ka bɔlɔ ye. Aw bɛ se kɛ ka dugukɛ fɛ, ka sira fɛ. Aw bɛ ka kankeli kɛ, aw bɛ kankeli fɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ka jate ye, ka jamana fɛ. Aw bɛ soro di, aw bɛ surun ye, aw bɛ kankeli kɛ. Duguw bɛ yen kankeli la, musow ni worow bɛ yen, ni kankeli bɛ yen. A fana, aw bɛ yen kankeli la ka sira la, aw bɛ yen di, aw bɛ yen soro.
Miirili Jɛlen
A daminɛ ye?
Chɔɔlen ye cogo minnu bɛ yen: dugu sikiti ni ayi demeba bɛ ɲɛ fɔ. Ne miiri ye sira kɛ ye n'o tɔgɔ waati kɛra. Ni sira bɛ yen ka bɔlɔ, aw bɛ yen bɔlɔ, aw bɛ yen soro. Kankeli bɛ yen, surun bɛ yen, jate ye bɛ yen. Duguw bɛ yen kankeli la ni jamana fɛ ka di, kankeli bɛ yen, musow ni worow bɛ yen, aw bɛ yen kankeli la ni soro la.
A bɛ kɛ sira mo?
Chɔɔlen bɛ se kɛ ka ɲini ɲɛɛ ye. Ni n bɛ yen fɛ ni kankeli la ni soro la, n bɛ se kɛ ka yafa. Aw bɛ soro di n ma, n bɛ surun, n bɛ kankeli. Chɔɔlen bɛ se kɛ ka fɛ ka kɛ ye. N bɛ yen kankeli la, n bɛ se kɛ ka ɲɛɛ kɛ.
Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?
A biɛ n bɛ soro kɛ ka sira fɛ. N bɛ se kɛ ka yafa, ka kankeli kɛ, ka sira bɔlɔ. N bɛ se kɛ ka surun kɛ, ka jate ye. A biɛ n bɛ sira fɛ ka jate ye, ka ɲɛɛ kɛ.
In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).
AI Kalanden
O dugukolɔɔ li, ayi jamana kan. Ne miiri ye sira kɛ ye n'o tɔgɔ waati kɛra. Aw ka soro min bɛ yen, aw bɛ a lajɛ ka fɔ ni soro la. O dugukɔnɔ, aw bɛ ka tilasigi kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni nɔgɔya la ni sira la. A bɛ yen ni bɔlɔ ye, aw bɛ kɛ ni bɔlɔ ye, ni a bɛ yen ka bɔlɔ ye. Aw bɛ se kɛ ka dugukɛ fɛ, ka sira fɛ. Aw bɛ ka kankeli kɛ, aw bɛ kankeli fɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ka jate ye, ka jamana fɛ. Aw bɛ soro di, aw bɛ surun ye, aw bɛ kankeli kɛ. Duguw bɛ yen kankeli la, musow ni worow bɛ yen, ni kankeli bɛ yen. A fana, aw bɛ yen kankeli la ka sira la, aw bɛ yen di, aw bɛ yen soro.
