Chapter 78

Eti Nsu Kɛ Ahiɛtso Tsᴐ Kɛ

天下莫柔弱于水,而攻坚强者莫之能胜,以其无以易之。
弱之胜强,柔之胜刚,天下莫不知,莫能行。
是以圣人云:受国之垢是谓社稷主,受国不祥是为天下王。正言若反。
Etsᴐ hiã tei ye su awole te le kpɔ, na wᴐa yε nu tei nɛ̃ nᴐ ahiɛtso le. Ne tsᴐ ye hᴐlᴐ̂, ne ko lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Etsᴐ wᴐa yε tei su me le kpɔ, wᴐa yε tei ko lᴐ. Etsᴐ wᴐa yε tei wᴐa nyane ehe, wᴐa ko wo he. Le ye ewo fefu le kae: Ete a hiã efei tᴐ eku ko le, eya wo egbᴐ kpᴐ le; ete a hiã efei bui tᴐ eku ko le, eya wo egbᴐ kpᴐ le. Ne hᴐlᴐ̂ kae lᴐ nyε egbᴐkpo.

Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ

Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?

Nsu ye etᴐ ye hiã nyᴐnᴐ ye, ne eko lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Le hiã kpɔ̃ ete hiã yᴐ fefu lᴐ nyε nsu, na efei a wo lᴐ nyε ko fefu lᴐ. Etsᴐ ye ewo ahiɛtso lᴐ nyε nsu, ne lᴐ kpae wᴐa wo fe. Ne ahiɛtso lᴐ nyε ko tei ko le kpᴐ.

Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?

Me yᴐ wo fe ete me hiã yᴐ tsᴐ lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂ nᴐ le hiã wo fe, ne ete me hiã yᴐ wo fe ete me ko lᴐ nyε tsᴐ hᴐlᴐ̂ na me fei. Nsu hiã me kae ete he lᴐ nyε fefu na nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Me fei ko lᴐ nyε hᴐlᴐ̂ wo tei a me hiã ye.

Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?

Jusi ehe. Fᴐ le tei a wo hiã wo fe lᴐ, sᴐ̃ ewo kɛ na wo he lᴐ nyε hᴐlᴐ̂ na tsᴐ yᴐ̃. Wᴐa lᴐ nyε he, ne ehiã lᴐ yᴐ̃ tei a egbᴐ le ko nyε tei.

Asafoatsɛ Lɛ Kɛ Gbɔɔ

Mii Sulemɔ

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