Ŋotsotso ŋa kɛ fii nɔɔ, eŋe babaa nɔɔ la afã ye. Wola kɛ a, me lɛ kɛ a nɔɔ; fefere wola kɛ a, me lɛ kɛ a nɔɔ, esi a kɛ a lɔ̃. Yɛle kɛ a, me lɛ yɛ a; fefere yɛle kɛ a, me lɛ yɛ a, esi a kɛ yɛlɛ lɔ̃. Ŋotsotso ŋa le wo ŋa lɔ̃, fe fe wu a fɛ eŋe babaa nɔɔ kɛ nɔɔ nɔɔ. Babaa lɛ kɛ eŋe yeli wu tefi, woŋotsotso ŋa kɛ wolo be le eŋe kɛ eŋe.
Me kɛ a sɛ̃ɛ̃ gboŋo lɛ nɔɔ kɛ feferewo ye nɔɔ fɛ̃ɛ̃. Me kɛ eŋe kaawo fɛ̃ɛ̃ hɔɔ mɔwo be wo tefi eŋe kɛ mɛi tsu tsu wo eŋe wolo nɔɔ lɛ. Me kɛ fii nɔɔ naa be tɛ̃ɛ̃.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Nɔɔ kɛ fefere tɛ̃ɛ̃ kɛ eŋe le mɔwo yɛle wo a nɔɔ lɛ. Dzei lɛ kɛ ŋotsotso la ko tɛ̃ɛ̃.
The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he makes the mind of the people his mind. To those who are good (to me), I am good; and to those who are not good (to me), I am also good; and thus (all) get to be good. To those who are sincere (with me), I am sincere; and to those who are not sincere (with me), I am also sincere; and thus (all) get to be sincere.
AI Modern
Ŋotsotso ŋa kɛ fii nɔɔ, eŋe babaa nɔɔ la afã ye. Wola kɛ a, me lɛ kɛ a nɔɔ; fefere wola kɛ a, me lɛ kɛ a nɔɔ, esi a kɛ a lɔ̃. Yɛle kɛ a, me lɛ yɛ a; fefere yɛle kɛ a, me lɛ yɛ a, esi a kɛ yɛlɛ lɔ̃. Ŋotsotso ŋa le wo ŋa lɔ̃, fe fe wu a fɛ eŋe babaa nɔɔ kɛ nɔɔ nɔɔ. Babaa lɛ kɛ eŋe yeli wu tefi, woŋotsotso ŋa kɛ wolo be le eŋe kɛ eŋe.
Mii Sulemɔ
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