Bakambi ya bato bayebisa bino ndenge ya kokamba bango. Bongo eyebi bino ete soki bakambi babandakí na bango bango na mikili mya bato, bango bazwa bino. Soki bakambi baminí bino na makambo minga, bino bameleki. Soki bakambi batshipí, bino bafuta. Bongo bakambi ya bato bayebi ete kozwa na bino bango, kowumela bango bango, koyekola bango — bongo na bango ndenge ya kokamba.
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Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57, "Kokamba ekolo na boboto", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ln/chapters/57/
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Kokamba ekolo na boboto, na makambo ma ntongo na mokolo ya zanza, na bosungi moko moko na kokamba mokɔlɔ moko. Nako yebisa bino ndenge nayo: Mboka mya bato mya bino miringí makambo ma ntalo, bango bazwama na ndunda; bato miringí bokasi ya mokolo, ekolo ezalí na mapanga; bato miringí bopamba, mikolo ya ntongo mya bino myazani; milende mya bato mya bino mizingí nguba, babebi bazwama bɔ̂sɛ. Bongo balakoli ya sika baloba bino: 'Soki nasangí bango moko, bato bazwa na bongo; soki nakoki na kitako, bato bazwa na boboto; soki nasangí bango bango kozua, bato bazwama na bongo; soki nasangí bango na makambo, bato bazwama na bopɛpɛ.
Makanisi ya mozindo
Mokano oyo ekokani nini?
Bakambi ya bato bayebisa bino ndenge ya kokamba bango. Bongo eyebi bino ete soki bakambi babandakí na bango bango na mikili mya bato, bango bazwa bino. Soki bakambi baminí bino na makambo minga, bino bameleki. Soki bakambi batshipí, bino bafuta. Bongo bakambi ya bato bayebi ete kozwa na bino bango, kowumela bango bango, koyekola bango — bongo na bango ndenge ya kokamba.
Ezali na boyokani nini na ngai?
Na bomoi ya bino, bino bafandamí na bosungi moko moko. Nako yebisa bino ndenge ya kokamba bino bango. Nako linga kofuta na bino bango, kozwa na bino bango, koyekola bino bango.
Nasengeli kosala nini lelo?
Lelo, nakosangá bato ya sɔ̂mɔ bango bango na bino. Nakowumela bato bango moko, nakozwa bino bango na makambo bango. Nako linga kokamba bino na bopɛpɛ moko moko.
A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity; (but) the kingdom is made one's own (only) by freedom from action and purpose. Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves.'
AI Modern
Kokamba ekolo na boboto, na makambo ma ntongo na mokolo ya zanza, na bosungi moko moko na kokamba mokɔlɔ moko. Nako yebisa bino ndenge nayo: Mboka mya bato mya bino miringí makambo ma ntalo, bango bazwama na ndunda; bato miringí bokasi ya mokolo, ekolo ezalí na mapanga; bato miringí bopamba, mikolo ya ntongo mya bino myazani; milende mya bato mya bino mizingí nguba, babebi bazwama bɔ̂sɛ. Bongo balakoli ya sika baloba bino: 'Soki nasangí bango moko, bato bazwa na bongo; soki nakoki na kitako, bato bazwa na boboto; soki nasangí bango bango kozua, bato bazwama na bongo; soki nasangí bango na makambo, bato bazwama na bopɛpɛ.
Makanisi na ngai
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