Abo ba maziira ba mbere booruheerintse mu nzira, tibarikirire abantu kugaruuka baarire, ahikumwo boorondera kubatomora. Abantu tibari kuhikira kubacunga, kuba abarire ba nyinshi. Bwo nihikwo, kurongora igambi rikorwa n'amarire, ekyo nakwo kugwa kw'ihanga; kutakorwa n'amarire kurongora igambi, ekyo nakwo ensi yerinda yerinda. Okugarukana ebyombi bimu, ekyo nakwo eky'okugeragererwa. Okumanya ekyo okugeragererwa buri mwire, ekyo nikyo mu magambo ga kitone eky'ambabazirwe. Kitone eky'ambabazirwe kiriko ekire nnyo, ekijuma nnyo, kiriko ekiriko ekintu kyona, kandi haihuro hyona hihika ho mu buti.
Ukugaruka kunnya
Ki ekandi y'omu chetero?
Ekyo kigaragazo kukora okutunga amaire ga kitone, tibirikire kugaruukiza abantu ahikumwo boorondera kubatomora. Abantu tibari kukuhikira kubacunga kubarire ba nyinshi. Bwo nihikwo, kurongora igambi n'amarire nakwo kugwa kw'ihanga, kuko kutakorwa n'amarire kwonko kundi kwerinda. Amaire ga kitone gariko garungi nnyo, gajuma nnyo, kandi garagarukye mu byona.
Kirikuhurirana ntya nawe?
Kati nibuga omurwe gwo kubarire bwinshi, kwonko kundi nafuna okumanya kweri kuba kukuhika. Nifune okugarukira ha buti, kwonko kundi nafasire agakozi ge nka amaire. Omurwe ogundi kuba kukuhika kukwatiramu enyama, kwonko kundi nyumire mwire.
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant. The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much knowledge. He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.
AI Modern
Abo ba maziira ba mbere booruheerintse mu nzira, tibarikirire abantu kugaruuka baarire, ahikumwo boorondera kubatomora. Abantu tibari kuhikira kubacunga, kuba abarire ba nyinshi. Bwo nihikwo, kurongora igambi rikorwa n'amarire, ekyo nakwo kugwa kw'ihanga; kutakorwa n'amarire kurongora igambi, ekyo nakwo ensi yerinda yerinda. Okugarukana ebyombi bimu, ekyo nakwo eky'okugeragererwa. Okumanya ekyo okugeragererwa buri mwire, ekyo nikyo mu magambo ga kitone eky'ambabazirwe. Kitone eky'ambabazirwe kiriko ekire nnyo, ekijuma nnyo, kiriko ekiriko ekintu kyona, kandi haihuro hyona hihika ho mu buti.
Okwetoorooza Kwangye
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?
