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Lesi sahluko sibonisa ukudabuka okukhulu phakathi kwempumelelo yangempela nephoqiweyo. Impumelelo ephezulu ayenzi nto, ayinakuhlala. Impumelelo ephansi iyazama, kodwa ayikaphumeleli. Indlela ichweba ngokulandelayo: Indlela, Impumelelo, Uthando, Ubulungiswa, Isiko. Isiko sisigcwaliso sobulungiswa nolwaphulo-moya.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 38, "Impumelelo Ephezulu Ayinakuhlala", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/zu/chapters/38/
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Original
上德不德，是以有德；下德不失德，是以无德。
Incazelo
Impumelelo ephezulu ayinakuhlala, ngakho-ke iphumelele; impumelelo ephansi ayilahlanga iphumelelo, ngakho-ke ayiphumeleli. Impumelelo ephezulu ayenzi nto ngaphandle kokwenza; impumelelo ephansi iyenza kodwa yenzelwe. Ubuzathonelwe bulezwa ngaphandle kokwenza; ubulungileyo bulezwa ngokwenza. Ubufakwe bulezwa kodwa akukho mpendulo, ngakho-ke kubulawa izandla beshiywe. Ngakho-ke lapho indlela ilahlekelwe, impumelelo ilandelayo; lapho impumelelo ilahlekelwe, uthando lulandelayo; lapho uthando lulahlekelwe, ubulungiswa lulandelayo; lapho ubulungiswa lulahlekelwe, isiko lulandelayo. Lesi siko sibonakala njengokungabi namuhla nothando, nentsika yenkohlakalo. Okuqagelwe kwangaphambili yihlazo lendlela, nokuqala ukuhlakanipha. Ngakho-ke indoda emth北上 ayahlala ebuseleni, ayahlali ebuncani; ayahlala eqinisisweni, ayahlali ehlaziyweni. Ngakho-ke ishiye okunye, uthathe lokhu.
Ukucabanga Okujulile
Likuphathelene ngani lo mbhalo?
Lesi sahluko sibonisa ukudabuka okukhulu phakathi kwempumelelo yangempela nephoqiweyo. Impumelelo ephezulu ayenzi nto, ayinakuhlala. Impumelelo ephansi iyazama, kodwa ayikaphumeleli. Indlela ichweba ngokulandelayo: Indlela, Impumelelo, Uthando, Ubulungiswa, Isiko. Isiko sisigcwaliso sobulungiswa nolwaphulo-moya.
Ihlobana kanjani nami?
Kusungula ukuthi ngihloniphe lokho okwenzeka ngokwayo ngaphandle kokufaka isiko elisha. Ngokuhlala ngiphumule, ngithole ukuhlakanipha okuhlala enkambeni. Ukuhlala ngiphumule kunzima kunesenzo esikhawu.
Kungafanele ngikwenze ngani namuhla?
Lamuhla, ngizozizwa ngaphandle kokuhlala ngokungathi kufanele ngenze noma ngabe yini. Ngizozama ukuthi impumelelo yami ingabi ibonakale, kodwa ibe khona ngempela. Ngizolinda ukuthi isenzo sibe nzima ngaphambi kokuba ngisize.
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James Legge (1891)
(Those who) possessed in highest degree the attributes (of the Tao) did not (seek) to cultivate them, and thus they were possessed of them (in the highest degree). Thus it was that when the Tao was lost, its attributes appeared; when its attributes were lost, benevolence appeared; when benevolence was lost, righteousness appeared; and when righteousness was lost, the proprieties appeared.
AI Modern
Impumelelo ephezulu ayinakuhlala, ngakho-ke iphumelele; impumelelo ephansi ayilahlanga iphumelelo, ngakho-ke ayiphumeleli. Impumelelo ephezulu ayenzi nto ngaphandle kokwenza; impumelelo ephansi iyenza kodwa yenzelwe. Ubuzathonelwe bulezwa ngaphandle kokwenza; ubulungileyo bulezwa ngokwenza. Ubufakwe bulezwa kodwa akukho mpendulo, ngakho-ke kubulawa izandla beshiywe. Ngakho-ke lapho indlela ilahlekelwe, impumelelo ilandelayo; lapho impumelelo ilahlekelwe, uthando lulandelayo; lapho uthando lulahlekelwe, ubulungiswa lulandelayo; lapho ubulungiswa lulahlekelwe, isiko lulandelayo. Lesi siko sibonakala njengokungabi namuhla nothando, nentsika yenkohlakalo. Okuqagelwe kwangaphambili yihlazo lendlela, nokuqala ukuhlakanipha. Ngakho-ke indoda emth北上 ayahlala ebuseleni, ayahlali ebuncani; ayahlala eqinisisweni, ayahlali ehlaziyweni. Ngakho-ke ishiye okunye, uthathe lokhu.
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