The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. (Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things.
AI Nkmoderno
Inzira iyo uvugishije akagira kuvuga, si inzira itagira ubuzayirwa; izina rero rigira kuvugwa, ariko si izina risanzwe risanzwe. Ibitagira izina ni origin y'ijuru n'isi; ibifite izina ni mama w'ibintu byose. Kuberere kubera udushaka imitekerere, ugaragaze ubugaruka bwayo; kubera udashaka, ugaragaze umenyekaniro wayo. Biri bibiri byavuye aho hamwe ariko bijyanye gutanga amazina atandukanye, bitwita ubugaruka. Ubugaruka bw'ubugaruka, ni umuryango w'ibintu byose bibugaruka.
