Mɔnuŋkɔ si wodzi tso le tsitretsitre me; eye si wodze la, wonɔ xexedeme. Mɔnɔwo kple akpɔlawo si wodzi tso la, wonɔ gbegbɔgblɔ; eye si wodze la, wonɔ dze kple xaxu. Eye manɔŋlɔ be xexeɖeanye xexedeme kple amewɔlawo, tsitretsitreanye anyi kple mɔnuŋkɔ. Eye manɔlɔ be dukɔa yeƒe tɔtrɔa le xexeɖea me la, dukɔa dzra. Kple akpɔla si yeƒe tɔtrɔa le xexeɖea me la, ayi. Eye manɔlɔ be xexeɖea nɔa ŋgɔgbe, tsitretsitrea nɔa dzi.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Ewe gblɔ be mɔnuŋkɔ si wodzi tso la, wonɔ tsitretsitre eye anyi; eye si wodze la, wonɔ xexedeme. Mɔnɔwo kple akpɔlawo hã wonɔ tsitretsitre si wodzi tso, eye wonɔ dze kple xaxu si wodze. Eye manɔŋlɔ be xexeɖeanye amewɔ kple tsitretsitreanye amenu.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Ne mele tsitretsitre kple gbegbɔgblɔ me o la,anye xexeɖe. Meli mɔ nuwɔna aɖe, ne akpɔla aɖe xexedeme kple xaxu. Nu si mele eme la, nàte ŋu axa xexeɖea, naàte ŋu atsɔ akpɔlanyanyanyanyanyanyakaka.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Nyanya ne mienɔ ɖe asixɔxɔ aɖe dome kple mɔnɔ aɖewo dome la, nasu tsitretsitre. Ne mɔnɔ aɖe axɔ nu o la, nasu gbegbɔgblɔ kple dzɔdzɔ. Nàte ŋu axa xexeɖea kple xaxua o.
Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his death, firm and strong. (So it is with) all things. Trees and plants, in their early growth, are soft and brittle; at their death, dry and withered. Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life.
AI Modern
Mɔnuŋkɔ si wodzi tso le tsitretsitre me; eye si wodze la, wonɔ xexedeme. Mɔnɔwo kple akpɔlawo si wodzi tso la, wonɔ gbegbɔgblɔ; eye si wodze la, wonɔ dze kple xaxu. Eye manɔŋlɔ be xexeɖeanye xexedeme kple amewɔlawo, tsitretsitreanye anyi kple mɔnuŋkɔ. Eye manɔlɔ be dukɔa yeƒe tɔtrɔa le xexeɖea me la, dukɔa dzra. Kple akpɔla si yeƒe tɔtrɔa le xexeɖea me la, ayi. Eye manɔlɔ be xexeɖea nɔa ŋgɔgbe, tsitretsitrea nɔa dzi.
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