Ijiyol u lu ihyishi a, mba nanem a ver ya ga nanem u nana; kpaan a yu hembe ijiyol ga, kpaan a henger a shii ga; oru u man ci hembe a nanem a ve a iyol u henger. Mba ijiyol hembe a nver a igbun u nana, or hembe gaange a ver ya.
Key Concepts
正
奇
无事
无为
好静
无欲
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57, "Ikyongo Ga Kwagh U Kpenger Mbaye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tiv/chapters/57/
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Mba ikyongo ga kwagh u kpenger ga mbaye, mba har uchev ga kwagh u man ci ga mbanye, ga su ga kwagh u henger nanankir inema u mbishe u tyo ya. Or ga u doo u kpe sha a we? Iyol gaange: Inema u mbishe u tyo ya hembe mban ijyol tor, ga mbaagh a kenger a shii; ijyol hembe mban kar uchev, a nanem a man ya ga hembe hembe; ijyol hembe mban uche u man ci, oru mbu shin hembe hembe; migh ku igbun u nana hembe a kenger, warkara hembe a nyor hembe hembe. Kwagh u man ci hembe ange a yu a gun a gun: Or mba henger a yu, ijyol hembe a gumo har a yu; or mba kaange a yu, ijyol hembe a nanem a kpenger; or mba henger oru u henger, ijyol hembe a hembe iya; or mba henger ihyishi, ijyol hembe a hembe mbaan ya.
Vange Kpishi
Akpohol sha sha er a?
Ijiyol u lu ihyishi a, mba nanem a ver ya ga nanem u nana; kpaan a yu hembe ijiyol ga, kpaan a henger a shii ga; oru u man ci hembe a nanem a ve a iyol u henger. Mba ijiyol hembe a nver a igbun u nana, or hembe gaange a ver ya.
Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?
Or a lu a henger ga, hembe a gun a nyor a iyol u henger shin a yi. Iyol gaange, u kaa a yi a nanem a ve a u ve a shii shin u nyor a iyol u henger ga.
Ngu mba yange tase?
Kpe a nanankir a yi a hia, hia u lu a gun ga. Mba u henger a iyol a yi kpaan a ve, ka u henger a ve shin u henger a iyol a man. Su gaange a u che a kpaan or hembe a nanem a ve a u ve ga.
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
Mba ikyongo ga kwagh u kpenger ga mbaye, mba har uchev ga kwagh u man ci ga mbanye, ga su ga kwagh u henger nanankir inema u mbishe u tyo ya. Or ga u doo u kpe sha a we? Iyol gaange: Inema u mbishe u tyo ya hembe mban ijyol tor, ga mbaagh a kenger a shii; ijyol hembe mban kar uchev, a nanem a man ya ga hembe hembe; ijyol hembe mban uche u man ci, oru mbu shin hembe hembe; migh ku igbun u nana hembe a kenger, warkara hembe a nyor hembe hembe. Kwagh u man ci hembe ange a yu a gun a gun: Or mba henger a yu, ijyol hembe a gumo har a yu; or mba kaange a yu, ijyol hembe a nanem a kpenger; or mba henger oru u henger, ijyol hembe a hembe iya; or mba henger ihyishi, ijyol hembe a hembe mbaan ya.
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