Chapter 81

Kpɔkpoe Mɔ Nyana Fɛ̃, Fɛ̃nyɛ̃ Mɔ Nyana Kpɔkpoe

信言不美,美言不信。善者不辩,辩者不善。知者不博,博者不知。
圣人不积,既以为人己愈有,既以与人己愈多。
天之道,利而不害;圣人之道,为而不争。
Kpɔkpoe e sɛ̂ nyana fɛ̃nyɛ̃; fɛ̃nyɛ̃ kpɔkpoe mɔ nyana sɛ̂. Dɔwɔnyɛ̃ mɔ lɛ̂ nyana mɔ fɛ̃fɛ̃; wo fɛ̃fɛ̃a mɔ lɛ̂ nyana dɔwɔnyɛ̃. Nunya tɛ̂ nyana koŋŋɔ; koŋŋɔ mɔ lɛ̂ nyana nunyanya.

Sɔgbɛ̃wo mɔ itsɔ̂ nyana hia; wɔfata, ye ko ye ko, yaa tɛ̂ wɔ koŋŋɔe. Kɛyie, ye ko ye ko, yaa fɛ̂ wɔ koŋŋɔe.

Tɛ̃yie kɛyie kɛ̂ nyana yɔ; o kpataa tsɛ̂ fɛ̂. Sɔgbɛ̃wo kɛyie kɛ̂ nyana yɔ; o kpataa tsɛ̂ ko kɛlɛ.

Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ

Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?

Kpɔkpoe e sɛ̂ nyana fɛ̃nyɛ̃ nɛɛmɔ. Fɛ̃nyɛ̃ kpɔkpoe itsɔ̂ nyana sɛ̂. Dɔwɔnyɛ̃ mɔ itsɔ̂ nyana mɔ fɛ̃fɛ̃; wo fɛ̃fɛ̃a itsɔ̂ nyana dɔwɔnyɛ̃. Nunya tɛ̂ itsɔ̂ nyana koŋŋɔ kpɔkpoe; wo koŋŋɔa itsɔ̂ nyana nunyanya. Sɔgbɛ̃wo itsɔ̂ nyana koŋŋɔ hia kpɔkpoe; nɛɛmɔ, wɔfata ye ko ye ko, yaa fɛ̂ wɔ koŋŋɔe. Tɛ̃yie kɛyie itsɔ̂ nyana yɔ, kɛyie kpataa tsɛ̂ fɛ̂ nɛɛmɔ. Sɔgbɛ̃wo kɛyie itsɔ̂ nyana yɔ, kɛyie kpataa tsɛ̂ ko kɛlɛ.

Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?

Kpɔkpoe e sɛ̂ nyana itsɔ̂ e kpataa kɛlɛ fɛ̃nyɛ̃ kpɔkpoe. Nɛɛmɔ, nitsɔ̂ nyana nunya ale e kpɔkpoe tɛ̂ kɛyie. Wɔfata nitsɔ̂ nyana ye ko ye ko le nɛɛmɔ nanyɔ. Nɛɛmɔ itsɔ̂ nyana koŋŋɔ tɛ̃yie kɛyie. Nitsɔ̂ nyana nunya ale e sɔgbɛ̃wo kɛyie, kɛyie itsɔ̂ nyana yɔ fɛ̂ baba nyanya le.

Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?

Yei ko, bu kpɔkpoe e sɛ̂ nyana sɛ̂ kɛnɛɛ fɛ̃nyɛ̃ kpɔkpoe. Ye ko ye ko lɛ̂ le ko nɛɛmɔ koŋŋɔ baba nitsɔmɔ. Tso tɛ̃yie kɛyie le, yɔ kpataa tsɛ̂ ko kɛlɛ ale nɛɛmɔ koŋŋɔ kpɔkpoe le.

Asafoatsɛ Lɛ Kɛ Gbɔɔ

Mii Sulemɔ

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