Igatsha 57

Ngokubukeka Nokuhlakaniphela Kulawulo Lwezizwe

以正治国,以奇用兵,以无事取天下。吾何以知其然哉?以此:
天下多忌讳,而民弥贫;民多利器,国家滋昏;人多伎巧,奇物滋起;法令滋彰,盗贼多有。
故圣人云:我无为而民自化,我好静而民自正,我无事而民自富,我无欲而民自朴。
Ngokubukeka nokuhlakaniphela kulawula izizwe, ngokuhlakaniphela nempi, ngokungenzi lutho ukuze ulandele umuzi wonke. Kanti ngisaziswangani lokhu kwenzeka? Ngalokhu: Umuzi unezinto ezinukayo kakhulu, futhi abantu bayahlupheka kakhudlwana; abantu banobuchwephesha obuningi, izizwe siyadonqokolwa; abantu banobuhlakani obuningi, izinto ezingavamile ziyaneka; imithetho neziqhali ziyanwebeka kakhulu, izela nokwebukulwa ziyaneka kakhudlwana. Ngakho-ke umphrophe weqiniso uthi: Mina ngikwenzile ukungenzi lutho, futhi abantu bazihlunga ngokwabo; ngithanda ukuzola, futhi abantu bazilungisa ngokwabo; angenzi lutho, futhi abantu bazicebela ngokwabo; anginan Lulu, futhi abantu bayakwenza ngokuba lula.

Ukucabanga Okujulile

Likuphathelene ngani lo mbhalo?

Le ndima ithi ukulawula izizwe ngokubukeka nokuhlakaniphela kuyashuba. Umlando wezizwe usibonisa ukuthi lapho kunesimo esiningi semithetho nephrotha, abantu bayahlupheka. Lapho abantu benza ubuchwephesha obuningi, izizwe siyadonqokolwa. Imithetho eminingi neziqhali ezingamaxhaxha azokhiqiza inkinga eningi kunokuzinakekela.

Ihlobana kanjani nami?

Le ndima ingifundisa ukuthi ukuhlupheka kwami kungaphansi kwenqubo yokuhlupheka okungokwami nokungokwamakhelwane. Uma ngizama ukulawula zonke izinto ebomini bami, ngizodala ucwaningo olungavamile. Kuyadinga ukuthi ngivumele abantu nabantu bami bazihlung ngokwabo.

Kungafanele ngikwenze ngani namuhla?

Namuhla, ngizozikhipha ezinye izinqumo ezimfishanayo ngokulawula abanye. Ngizovumela abantu bagcine isikhundla sabo ngokwabo, ngizolinda ngokuzola.

Izahluko Ezinobudlelwane

Ukucabanga Kwami

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