Xexexeme 9

Tso Tsro, Metsowo Kura

持而盈之,不如其已;揣而锐之,不可长保。
金玉满堂,莫之能守;富贵而骄,自遗其咎。
功遂身退,天之道也。
Ne wòdi zi eye wònya, kura gake viagbe le wòwo dome; ne wòwɔ fifi kpleɖodzra, menɔ anyi eye mekekeme o. Gold kple silver katã woŋue ɖo xoxo me, keke menye nunye nam o. Ne wòleƒe azɔ kple ŋusẽ, eye wòte ɖe dzesiwo me, wòawɔ nu tso wò ŋutinya. Ne agbɔsɔsɔ ɖe, zi wòawɔ nu sia afia; enye nusi dɔme la ŋlɔe.

Ne agbɔsɔsɔ le ɖoɖo me, ke wòatrɔ anyi kple ŋutinya; enye xexea tso gbɔzɔgbo ŋutinya me.

Dzedze

Neveƒe nye didi?

Bu ɖe ɖe kɔkɔe nɛ: 'Mekpɔkpɔ, meyɔ, megblẽ o, kura gake viagbe le wòwo dome.' Gbogbo domenyakpɔkpɔ la ɖo ɖe le nufafa me. Ne wòwɔ fifi kple ɖododzo, wòawɔ nu tso wò ŋutinya. Gold kple silver medzo xoxo me o. Ŋusẽ kple ŋutinyawo manɔle be wòagblẽ o, ke wòate ŋu akɔ nu tso wo o.

Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?

Fafafa me, miaƒo nu vevitɔwo ɖo gbogbo wò dzidodom. Mayi ɖe azɔ kple ŋusẽ ɖe edzi, gake meɖo ɖe be nukua nye ye. Mayi ɖe be menyeamede o, gake menyeamede o, medzo ŋutinya eye medrɔ̃ ɖe ŋusẽ me o.

Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?

Todada sia me, màpɔ̃ nu ɖeka wɔna. Màte ŋu anyi kple agbɔsɔsɔ le ye dzidodom me, eye maɖo ɖe be medze o. Màkpɔ nu vevitɔwo ɖo gake mayɔ be ye meʋɔ akpa ahanǔ. Màxoxo be ŋusẽ kple ŋutinya medze xoxo me o.

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