Jelen ye ka fara foyi. A sira bɛɛ la awa tɛkɛ. A kɛnnɔ kɛnnɔ, muso yɔrɔw la, o bɛ Hakili Kelen ma. O ye kɛ, ka kɛnnɔ kɔnɔ, ka sira awa la, ka ɲɛ karɛnɛ, ka hakɛ sira, ka kɛ kunnafoni, ka kɛ dilan. Ka tɛkɛ ye, ka bɛɛ sira.
Key Concepts
水
不争
上善
柔弱
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 8, "A fɛ́ yɛrɛ ye jelen", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/dyu/chapters/8/
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A fɛ́ yɛrɛ ye jelen ma. Jelen ye ka sira bɛɛ la, awa tɛkɛ; kɛnnɔ ye ka kɛ muso yɔrɔw kan, o la, o ye Hakili Kelen ma. O ye ka kɛ lafɔw la; o ye ka kɛnnɔ kɔnɔ; o ye ka sira bɛɛ la awa ye; o ye ka ɲɛ bɛɛ la karɛnɛ ye; o ye ka hakɛ kɛ sira la; o ye ka kɛ kunnafonijɛ la; o ye ka kɛ dilan ye. Owo ye, a tɛ kɛ tɛkɛ la, o la, a tɛ ka faabi sira.
Tanya Kankamuso
A sa dan ye?
Jelen ye ka fara foyi. A sira bɛɛ la awa tɛkɛ. A kɛnnɔ kɛnnɔ, muso yɔrɔw la, o bɛ Hakili Kelen ma. O ye kɛ, ka kɛnnɔ kɔnɔ, ka sira awa la, ka ɲɛ karɛnɛ, ka hakɛ sira, ka kɛ kunnafoni, ka kɛ dilan. Ka tɛkɛ ye, ka bɛɛ sira.
O bɛɛ minɛ n'ye?
Ayamaya ye, n'aw ye ka sira muso la, kɛnnɔ foyi. N'aw ye ka hakɛ kɛ n'ɲɛma, n'kɛnnɔ kɔnɔ, n'kunnafoni kɛ. Jelen ma kɛ tɛkɛ la; a bɛ fara foyi. N'aw bɛɛ ye kɛ o ye.
A ka kɛrɛ dòn?
Bi, n'ye ka jelen kɔnɔ ɲinin. N'ye kɛnnɔ kɔnɔ kɛ, hakɛ karɛnɛ kɛ, awa la sira kɛ, tɛkɛ kojugu. O ye Hakili Kelen ma.
The highest excellence is like (that of) water. The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike. Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao.
Sira fɔrɔ
A fɛ́ yɛrɛ ye jelen ma. Jelen ye ka sira bɛɛ la, awa tɛkɛ; kɛnnɔ ye ka kɛ muso yɔrɔw kan, o la, o ye Hakili Kelen ma. O ye ka kɛ lafɔw la; o ye ka kɛnnɔ kɔnɔ; o ye ka sira bɛɛ la awa ye; o ye ka ɲɛ bɛɛ la karɛnɛ ye; o ye ka hakɛ kɛ sira la; o ye ka kɛ kunnafonijɛ la; o ye ka kɛ dilan ye. Owo ye, a tɛ kɛ tɛkɛ la, o la, a tɛ ka faabi sira.
