Bu tampa kuti bumenyi bungi bupwa ne bumenyi, ne bushiku bupwa ne bumenyi, bupwa bungi bulewula. Ngwetabha kuti twi ne mikokeshi yisatu yi nkokesha ne ngilama: kubelesha, kushikama, ne kubula kwimba. Ku kubelesha kunu kwimvwika ku lwime, kushikama kunu kwimvwika ku bulo bungi, ne kubula kwimba kunu kwimvwika ku kwibala musongi wa bintu. Kanshi ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kubelesha kua lwime, kushikama kua bulo bungi, ne kwisula kua kwibala musongi, kunu bupwa bwalula.
Key Concepts
三宝
慈
俭
不敢为天下先
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 67, "Mikokeshi Yisatu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/lua/chapters/67/
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Bungi bwabiye bwose buele ku nzubu yami, bumenyi bungi bupwa ne bumenyi. Ne bumenyi bungi, buleelele ne bupwa ne bumenyi. Ne bushiku bupwa ne bumenyi, bupwa bungi bulewula! Ndi ne mikokeshi yisatu yi ngikokesha ne ngilama: yakulelela ye yayi, yakushikama ye yayi, ne kua kubula kwimba ku bika byabiye bwose. Ne ku nzubu ya kubelesha, kunu kwimvwike kwibula mufika, kunu kwimvwike kwishika bulongo, ne kua kubula kwimba ku bika byabiye bwose, kunu kwimvwika kwibula ne kwikala musongi. Kanshi ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kubelesha ne ku lunda ku bungi, ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kushikama ne ku bula kulama, ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kwisula ne ku kengela pamo, kunu bulekelela! Nzubu ya kubelesha ne kua ku muzwebi, kunu kwimvwike kwifwidila ne kwishika bulongo. Tunku wi ng'andanyo i ku muzinga o mu nzubu ya kubelesha.
Kufwaya Mûno
Cisabu ici ciamba tshinyi?
Bu tampa kuti bumenyi bungi bupwa ne bumenyi, ne bushiku bupwa ne bumenyi, bupwa bungi bulewula. Ngwetabha kuti twi ne mikokeshi yisatu yi nkokesha ne ngilama: kubelesha, kushikama, ne kubula kwimba. Ku kubelesha kunu kwimvwika ku lwime, kushikama kunu kwimvwika ku bulo bungi, ne kubula kwimba kunu kwimvwika ku kwibala musongi wa bintu. Kanshi ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kubelesha kua lwime, kushikama kua bulo bungi, ne kwisula kua kwibala musongi, kunu bupwa bwalula.
Ciungamana tshinyi nami?
Bu muntu, ndi kukangesha kuba ne nzubu ya kubelesha mu bintu byangi bya bumina. Bushiku bushintu ngikumbane kushikama ne kua kubula kwimba mu mitwe yami mya bumina, ngakutshilaba ku nzubu ya kubelesha ne kubula kwimba kua kwimvwika kwifwidila ne kwishika bulongo.
Nkashite tshinyi lelu?
Lelu ne ngibekele kintu kimo amba ngakutshilaba ne ngimvwike kubelesha, kushikama, ne kubula kwimba mu bintu bimwe. Ne ngipwa kutekwa kua lwime kua kubula nzubu, kanshi ngakwenda ne nzubu ya kubelesha kua kubula lwime ne kushikama kua kubula kwimba.
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching). Now it is just its greatness that makes it seem to be inferior. But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
AI Modern
Bungi bwabiye bwose buele ku nzubu yami, bumenyi bungi bupwa ne bumenyi. Ne bumenyi bungi, buleelele ne bupwa ne bumenyi. Ne bushiku bupwa ne bumenyi, bupwa bungi bulewula! Ndi ne mikokeshi yisatu yi ngikokesha ne ngilama: yakulelela ye yayi, yakushikama ye yayi, ne kua kubula kwimba ku bika byabiye bwose. Ne ku nzubu ya kubelesha, kunu kwimvwike kwibula mufika, kunu kwimvwike kwishika bulongo, ne kua kubula kwimba ku bika byabiye bwose, kunu kwimvwika kwibula ne kwikala musongi. Kanshi ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kubelesha ne ku lunda ku bungi, ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kushikama ne ku bula kulama, ndui wa kubula nzubu ya kwisula ne ku kengela pamo, kunu bulekelela! Nzubu ya kubelesha ne kua ku muzwebi, kunu kwimvwike kwifwidila ne kwishika bulongo. Tunku wi ng'andanyo i ku muzinga o mu nzubu ya kubelesha.
Kufwaya Kwangu
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