Hwegbe nɔ wle ɖo e sin tɔnmɛ, bo e sin nɔ wle ɖo e ɔnu tɔnmɛ, bo e ɔnu nɔ wle ɖo eto tɔnmɛ, bo eto nɔ wle ɖo gbegɔɔ nukun tɔnmɛ. Gbegɔɔ nukun nɔ nyi ɖo ajɔ kpɔnpɔn bo nɔ nyi ɖo aɖabaɖa sinyɔnnu. Nu ɖokpo nɔ ta ɖo emɛ ɖokpo, bo e nɔ nyi nu kanli ɖokpo. Nu tɔn nɔ ta ɖo e nɔ nyi nu sinyɔnnu, bo nu ɖokpo nɔ nyi nu ɖe tɔn.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 42, "Hwegbe Nɔ Wleɖo E Sin", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/fon/chapters/42/
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Hwegbe nɔ wle ɖo e sin, e sin nɔ wle ɖo e ɔnu, e ɔnu nɔ wle ɖo eto, eto nɔ wle ɖo gbegɔɔ nukun. Gbegɔɔ nukun nɔ nyi ɖo ajɔ nǐ kpɔnpɔn, bo nɔ nyi ɖo aɖabaɖa sinyɔnnu, bo nɔ ta ɖo emɛ ɖokpo xwe. Mɛwedugbe nɔ sɔ ɖo e nɔ jǐ e, e ɖɛ nɔ jǐ ahanɔ, bo nɔ nyi nu ɖe hwegbe ɖokpo xwe. E ɖɛ nɔ sɔ ɖo nu ɖokpo ɖo e nǐ e, bo wema nyi wema ɖokpo. Nukɔndɔ nɔ nyi ɖo e jǐ nǔ kpɔnpɔn, bo ɖɛ hɛnɔ nyi e jǐ e. Nukɔndɔ gbɛ nɔ nyi nukɔndɔ ɖokpo. Mɛwedugbe nɔ hwlɛ ɖo nu ɖe ɖo ahanɔ e nɔ jǐ e, bo Mǐ ɖokpo hɛnɔ wama hwlɛ ɖo e. Nu tɔn nɔ nyi ɖo e ɖokpo ɖo e ɖokpo, bo nu ɖokpo nɔ nyi ɖo nu ɖe. Nukɔndɔ nɔ nyi nu tɔn nɔ jǐ e, Mǐ ɖokpo hɛnɔ wama nyi nu tɔn.
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Hwexóxó elɔ ɖɔ nɛ̌?
Hwegbe nɔ wle ɖo e sin tɔnmɛ, bo e sin nɔ wle ɖo e ɔnu tɔnmɛ, bo e ɔnu nɔ wle ɖo eto tɔnmɛ, bo eto nɔ wle ɖo gbegɔɔ nukun tɔnmɛ. Gbegɔɔ nukun nɔ nyi ɖo ajɔ kpɔnpɔn bo nɔ nyi ɖo aɖabaɖa sinyɔnnu. Nu ɖokpo nɔ ta ɖo emɛ ɖokpo, bo e nɔ nyi nu kanli ɖokpo. Nu tɔn nɔ ta ɖo e nɔ nyi nu sinyɔnnu, bo nu ɖokpo nɔ nyi nu ɖe tɔn.
Mɛ nyanya xa azɔnkɛ etɔn ɖie?
Mǐ nɔ nyi ɖo e sin nǐ e Hwegbe nɔ wle ɖo e ɖokpo. Mǐ nɔ nyi ɖo ajɔ kpɔnpɔn bo ɖo aɖabaɖa sinyɔnnu. Mǐ nɔ sɔ ɖo nu tɔn nǐ e nu ɖe nɔ nyi, bo mǐ nɔ nyi nu tɔn.
Nɛ̌ un na wà gbɔn égbé?
Xɔ xwe ɖo nu tɔn nǐ e, bo nyi nu kanli ɖokpo. Nyɔnu ahanɔ ɖo nu ɖe, bo nyɔnu tɔn ɖo nu tɔn. Hwɛ e hweɖokpo bo jǐ ɖo e.
The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All things. All things leave behind them the Obscurity (out of which they have come), and go forward to embrace the Brightness (into which they have emerged), while they are harmonised by the Breath of Vacancy.
AI Ɖokpo
Hwegbe nɔ wle ɖo e sin, e sin nɔ wle ɖo e ɔnu, e ɔnu nɔ wle ɖo eto, eto nɔ wle ɖo gbegɔɔ nukun. Gbegɔɔ nukun nɔ nyi ɖo ajɔ nǐ kpɔnpɔn, bo nɔ nyi ɖo aɖabaɖa sinyɔnnu, bo nɔ ta ɖo emɛ ɖokpo xwe. Mɛwedugbe nɔ sɔ ɖo e nɔ jǐ e, e ɖɛ nɔ jǐ ahanɔ, bo nɔ nyi nu ɖe hwegbe ɖokpo xwe. E ɖɛ nɔ sɔ ɖo nu ɖokpo ɖo e nǐ e, bo wema nyi wema ɖokpo. Nukɔndɔ nɔ nyi ɖo e jǐ nǔ kpɔnpɔn, bo ɖɛ hɛnɔ nyi e jǐ e. Nukɔndɔ gbɛ nɔ nyi nukɔndɔ ɖokpo. Mɛwedugbe nɔ hwlɛ ɖo nu ɖe ɖo ahanɔ e nɔ jǐ e, bo Mǐ ɖokpo hɛnɔ wama hwlɛ ɖo e. Nu tɔn nɔ nyi ɖo e ɖokpo ɖo e ɖokpo, bo nu ɖokpo nɔ nyi ɖo nu ɖe. Nukɔndɔ nɔ nyi nu tɔn nɔ jǐ e, Mǐ ɖokpo hɛnɔ wama nyi nu tɔn.
