Chapter 12

ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ ⵉⵓⴳⴰⵏ

五色令人目盲,五音令人耳聋,五味令人口爽,驰骋畋猎令人心发狂,难得之货令人行妨。
是以圣人为腹不为目,故去彼取此。
ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ ⵓⵓⴳⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⴰⵎⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⴰⵍ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵏ.
ⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⵔ ⴱⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⵔ ⴱⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ. ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵉⵡⵉⵡⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔⵏ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ ⵓⵓⴳⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⴰⵎⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⴰⵍ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵏ. ⴱⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⴰⵎⵓⵎ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ, ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ, ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ, ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵏⵓⵙ.

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