Chapter 16

Ikyangev Nahan

致虚极,守静笃。万物并作,吾以观复。
夫物芸芸,各复归其根。归根曰静,是谓复命。复命曰常,知常曰明。不知常,妄作凶。
知常容,容乃公,公乃王,王乃天,天乃道,道乃久,没身不殆。
Ketye ihe vough gu akpagh mugup, mese a kwagh sha nahan i maker. Kwagh henge tor lugh uwa, nughenem doo yom wegen ya sughan.
Iger tor lugh uwa henge yol wegen, henger keryol a u man imen ya. Ka u man mese a nahan, orase a kpaan ya sughan. Ka u man mende ya orase a man a uwa, er a man mende orase a uher ya sughan.
Er a man mende, iherer a yer; iherer a yer mese a moun uwa; moun uwa mese a nanume; nanume mese a moun u torgba; u torgba mese a ya; ya mese a kpev sha u yi erer.

Vange Kpishi

Akpohol sha sha er a?

Ikyangedoor wan ihe vough gu akpagh mugup sha yi mough, mese a kwagh sha nahan i maker. Tor lugh uwa henge yol wegen henger keryol a u man imen ya. Ka u man mese a nahan i u mough, orase a kpaan ya sughan. Er a man mende, iherer a yer mese a moun uwa mese a ya, henger kpev sha u yi erer.

Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?

Noughenem doo yom wegen ya sughan henger nyamkernem a uwa. Er nman a ngise sha u mough, nughenem doo man a uwa henger man a u yi. Ka u man mende orase a nyamkernem a uwan ihe, henger a yer a yer, henger a nger a nger.

Ngu mba yange tase?

Ketye ihe a kpaan i maker, nman a ngise sha u mough, nughenem doo yom wegen ya sughan. Er a man mende, iherer a yer henger kpev sha u yi erer.

Akpohol sha tsambe

Vanger u Wam

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