Nuŋlɔa le be ame aɖoe wɔ nuŋlɔa ɖe akaka: Womatsa si ku nu ta wɔe, womatsa si ku ɖeƒe ta woɖoe le egbegbe, eye womatsa si ku bɔ ta gbugbɔa ɖe edzi. Ale si woɖo be bliha nu si ku sɔsɔ ta la yɔe blo, bliha nu si ku ɖi ta la yɔe kpɔ̂, eye bliha ŋɔnɔgbeyɔ la ɖo ɖeƒe o.
Key Concepts
闻道
明道若昧
大器晚成
大象无形
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 41, "Womatsa Nuŋlɔa Le Ŋku Mɔ̃wo Dome", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/41/
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Womatsa nuŋlɔa le dzidzenu ta, woƒoƒomɔ. Womatsa nuŋlɔa le sɔsɔe ta, woɖo le egbegbe. Womatsa nuŋlɔa le xexlẹme ta, wogbugbɔa ɖe edzi. Ne woaxɔ̂ o la, manɔ nuŋlɔa o! Esi tae woɖo be: Nu si ku dziƒo ta la yɔe blo, nu si kuɖi ta la yɔe kpɔ̂, nu si ku bɔbɔe ta la yɔe dzɔdzɔe, dukɔ si ku blive ta la yɔe gbegblẽe, bliha si ku blive ta la yɔe bɔbɔe, blɔ̃ si ku blive ta la yɔe gbeɖe, blɔ si ku blive ta la yɔe xoxoe, xexlẹme si ku blive ta la yɔe xoxlãe. Bliha ƒe xexlẹme mele xaxa o, bliha ƒe nuwuwu mele gboƒo o, bliha ƒe ŋɔnɔgbeyɔ la ɖo ɖeƒe o, nuŋlɔa ɖo mɔnuba me eye womatsa o.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Nuŋlɔa le be ame aɖoe wɔ nuŋlɔa ɖe akaka: Womatsa si ku nu ta wɔe, womatsa si ku ɖeƒe ta woɖoe le egbegbe, eye womatsa si ku bɔ ta gbugbɔa ɖe edzi. Ale si woɖo be bliha nu si ku sɔsɔ ta la yɔe blo, bliha nu si ku ɖi ta la yɔe kpɔ̂, eye bliha ŋɔnɔgbeyɔ la ɖo ɖeƒe o.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Xexlẹme ŋu, nye ŋu medidi be mamatsa nuŋlɔa o. Le bɔbɔe ta la, metsɔ nuŋlɔa ŋu o, eye menye ŋutɔ̃ o be medidi wɔ nu si woɖoe le xexlẹme me. Ke hã, be nuŋlɔa kpɔkpɔe ate ŋu ayɔ eye woɖo be woaxɔ̂ o la, manɔ nuŋlɔa o.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Si mɔ nyuitɔ na mɔ la, xe ɖe: Dzime mɔ nu si wole ga me la gboƒomɔ. Ne womeɖo mɔ o la, dze ɖa. Le ŋusẽ si wowɔna dome, be nuŋlɔa ɖo mɔnuba me, eye womatsa o la, gbugbɔa ɖe edzi o eye mele xexlẹme ta dometɔ ɖeka o.
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, earnestly carry it into practice. Scholars of the middle class, when they have heard about it, seem now to keep it and now to lose it. Scholars of the lowest class, when they have heard about it, laugh greatly at it. If it were not (thus) laughed at, it would not be fit to be the Tao. The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it is the Tao which is skilful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.
AI Modern
Womatsa nuŋlɔa le dzidzenu ta, woƒoƒomɔ. Womatsa nuŋlɔa le sɔsɔe ta, woɖo le egbegbe. Womatsa nuŋlɔa le xexlẹme ta, wogbugbɔa ɖe edzi. Ne woaxɔ̂ o la, manɔ nuŋlɔa o! Esi tae woɖo be: Nu si ku dziƒo ta la yɔe blo, nu si kuɖi ta la yɔe kpɔ̂, nu si ku bɔbɔe ta la yɔe dzɔdzɔe, dukɔ si ku blive ta la yɔe gbegblẽe, bliha si ku blive ta la yɔe bɔbɔe, blɔ̃ si ku blive ta la yɔe gbeɖe, blɔ si ku blive ta la yɔe xoxoe, xexlẹme si ku blive ta la yɔe xoxlãe. Bliha ƒe xexlẹme mele xaxa o, bliha ƒe nuwuwu mele gboƒo o, bliha ƒe ŋɔnɔgbeyɔ la ɖo ɖeƒe o, nuŋlɔa ɖo mɔnuba me eye womatsa o.
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