Kɔlɛ nye kɛ lɛ o, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ 'yi' ye; ŋwɛ̃ nye kɛ lɛ o, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ 'xi' ye; fɛ̃ nye kɛ lɛ o, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ 'wei' ye. E tor le waa kɛlɛ, nɛɛ wo bu lɛ.
E a kɛlɛ maa shi kɛlɛ, e a kɔɔ maa nye yɛlɛ. Kɛlɛ nye waa kɛ tso, shi fɛɛ lɛ kɛ tso o waa nye haa waa ale.
Nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ e kɛ kɔɔ a le, e kɛ kɔɔ a shi e waa nye o o. Kɔlɛ le fɛ̃ nye a lɛ, e kɛ kɔɔ a shi e waa nye o o.
Yɛŋ wuli a we lɛ fɛ̃ kɛ hia nɛ kɛ ale lɛ. Kɛlɛ nɔɔ e a yɛŋ nɔɔ a we lɛ kɛ kɔɔ, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ o lɛ kɛ kɔɔ lɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Yɛŋ kɛ shɛɛ lɛ kɔlɛ nye kɛ lɛ, ŋwɛ̃ nye kɛ lɛ, e na fɛ̃ nye kɛ lɛ. O wo maa kɛ yɛlɛ, e na o wo maa kɛ shi kɛlɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Yɛŋ kɛ wuli a lɔɔlɔɔ lɛ kɔɔ waa teŋɛ kɛlɛ nɔɔ a we lɛ. Yɛŋ shishi e kɔɔ lɛ fɛɛ lɛ ke e bii o.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Lɛ yɛŋ wuli a we lɛ fɛ̃ kɛ hia nɛ kɛ ale lɛ, e na tɛ̃ŋkɛ a wo maa kɛ wuli e lɛ.
We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it 'the Equable.' We listen to it, and we do not hear it, and we name it 'the Inaudible.' We try to grasp it, and do not get hold of it, and we name it 'the Subtle.' This is called the Form of the Formless, and the Semblance of the Invisible; this is called the Fleeting and Indeterminable.
AI Modern
Kɔlɛ nye kɛ lɛ o, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ 'yi' ye; ŋwɛ̃ nye kɛ lɛ o, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ 'xi' ye; fɛ̃ nye kɛ lɛ o, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ 'wei' ye. E tor le waa kɛlɛ, nɛɛ wo bu lɛ.
E a kɛlɛ maa shi kɛlɛ, e a kɔɔ maa nye yɛlɛ. Kɛlɛ nye waa kɛ tso, shi fɛɛ lɛ kɛ tso o waa nye haa waa ale.
Nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ e kɛ kɔɔ a le, e kɛ kɔɔ a shi e waa nye o o. Kɔlɛ le fɛ̃ nye a lɛ, e kɛ kɔɔ a shi e waa nye o o.
Yɛŋ wuli a we lɛ fɛ̃ kɛ hia nɛ kɛ ale lɛ. Kɛlɛ nɔɔ e a yɛŋ nɔɔ a we lɛ kɛ kɔɔ, nɔɔ yɛŋ mɛ o lɛ kɛ kɔɔ lɛ.
Mii Sulemɔ
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