Nenia ɖoƒe na ŋɔ nɛ̃ woakpɔ̃ xpɛxpɛ. Wodzi ɖe gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu ŋu, gake mabu aɖe ŋu o. Wowɔa nunɔamesɔ evelia, eye womatsa nunya le wo ŋu o. Wonya gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu, eye womaxlẽ wo ɖe ta o. Nya aɖewo li be, 'Nɔvinyɔnyɔ, elabena yemedidi, eya na wɔa tɔwo.'
Key Concepts
大道
不为主
不自为大
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 34, "Neniawo Ɖoƒe Na Ŋɔ Ŋɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/34/
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Neniawo ɖoƒe na ŋɔ nɛ̃ woakpɔ̃ xpɛxpɛ, eyewoaʋu aɖeha kple aɖeha. Woatso yeƒ xɔƒoƒo me wɔ nu ale be yewoaxɔ̃ tso afi ma me, eye womatsa wo ɖe aɖe ŋu o. Woawɔ nunɔamesɔ evelia, eye womatsa nunya le wo ŋu o. Woaxe akɔtaʋu ale ɖe sia ta, wonya gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu, eye womagakpɔ wo ɖe ta o. Nenia ɖoƒe le yeƒ xɔƒoƒo me tso nyonyo veve, eye womatsa yeƒ dzigbɔ o; ke do ŋgɔ, wokae ɖe 'nyɔnyo' o. Gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu wɔ̃ ɖe ye ŋu, gake womaxlẽ wo ɖe ta o; ke do ŋgɔ, wokae ɖe 'tɔ' o. Nu tsoxɔ ye magbɔ nunya le yeƒ ŋuti ko e o, eyeawozã be yeaxɔ yeƒ tɔ eye woyea ɖe.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Nenia ɖoƒe na ŋɔ nɛ̃ woakpɔ̃ xpɛxpɛ. Wodzi ɖe gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu ŋu, gake mabu aɖe ŋu o. Wowɔa nunɔamesɔ evelia, eye womatsa nunya le wo ŋu o. Wonya gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu, eye womaxlẽ wo ɖe ta o. Nya aɖewo li be, 'Nɔvinyɔnyɔ, elabena yemedidi, eya na wɔa tɔwo.'
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Ŋɔ̃ ŋutɔ̃ wɔ̃ be manyɔ nɔvidɔ dzi ɖe le xɔxɔ me, be manyɔ ŋdɔnu tso xɔƒoƒo me. Ke ne manyɔ ɖe tsoxɔ ɖe viɖe me ne, anyi nyuitɔ wɔ̃. Le dzidzenu me la, manyɔ dziɖi be mawɔa agbɔsɔsɔ eye manyɔ ɖi be malɔe ɖe ta o, egɔme.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Ɣeyiɖoɖo aɖe dzɔ! Ɖo gbeɖuƒe ɖe viɖe me alo woakpɔ̃ xɔxɔe kple xɔƒoƒo. Gblɔ mɔ ɖe ŋkɔ geɖe o. Tsɔ nu aɖe dzɔ eye wòmabu viɖe ŋu o.
All-pervading is the Great Tao! It may be found on the left hand and on the right. All things depend on it for their production, which it gives to them, not one refusing obedience to it. When its work is accomplished, it does not claim the name of having done it.
AI Modern
Neniawo ɖoƒe na ŋɔ nɛ̃ woakpɔ̃ xpɛxpɛ, eyewoaʋu aɖeha kple aɖeha. Woatso yeƒ xɔƒoƒo me wɔ nu ale be yewoaxɔ̃ tso afi ma me, eye womatsa wo ɖe aɖe ŋu o. Woawɔ nunɔamesɔ evelia, eye womatsa nunya le wo ŋu o. Woaxe akɔtaʋu ale ɖe sia ta, wonya gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu, eye womagakpɔ wo ɖe ta o. Nenia ɖoƒe le yeƒ xɔƒoƒo me tso nyonyo veve, eye womatsa yeƒ dzigbɔ o; ke do ŋgɔ, wokae ɖe 'nyɔnyo' o. Gbogbo dzɔdzɔmenu wɔ̃ ɖe ye ŋu, gake womaxlẽ wo ɖe ta o; ke do ŋgɔ, wokae ɖe 'tɔ' o. Nu tsoxɔ ye magbɔ nunya le yeƒ ŋuti ko e o, eyeawozã be yeaxɔ yeƒ tɔ eye woyea ɖe.
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