Xexexeme 10
Tutu Tɔkpo Siwo Dom Ɖo Kekea
Original
爱民治国,能无为乎?天门开阖,能为雌乎?明白四达,能无知乎?
生之畜之,生而不有,为而不恃,长而不宰,是谓玄德。
Gɔmedzidzodzro
Mɔ̃ si le gɔ̃ɖo me nye sia: wòana, wòanye, wòawɔ nu gake manye, wòadze ɖe o, wòate ŋu anyi hafi ye — enye alɔ si ylɔ̃.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Bu ɖe ɖe kɔkɔe nɛ: 'Tutu tɔkpo siwo dom ɖo kekea.' Ɣeyiɣi me nufafa sia ɖo ɖe le sewo dome. Ne woʋu ta kple sesẽwo eye woŋlɔ̃na o, ke woate ŋu anyi. Ne woʋu vevitɔ eye woyɔ mɔ̃itɔ̃itɔ̃ vi ɖeka ta, ke woate ŋu anyi. Ne wòƒle alɔ si le mlɔdomɔ̃itɔ̃ la, ke wòte ŋu anyi. Ne wònya nu kple ɖo dukɔ ɖe dɔ o, ke wòate ŋu anyi. Alɔ si le gɔ̃ɖo me nye 'wòana, wòanye, wòawɔ nu gake manye, wòadze ɖe o, wòate ŋu anyi hafi ye.'
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Fafafa me, migblẽ be manye dukɔ, manye azɔ, manye ŋusẽ. Gake ɣeyiɣi me nufafa sia ɖo ɖe le mɔ̃itɔ̃itɔ̃, alɔkponya, kple gbɔzɔgbo sesẽme. Migu dzi ɖe mɔ̃ siwo dome màte ŋu anyi kple ta eye mɔ̃itɔ̃itɔ̃ sesẽwo eye màkpɔ nu vevitɔwo ɖo gake mayɔ be ye meʋɔ akpa ahanǔ.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Todada sia me, màwɔ agbɔsɔsɔ ɖeka le nuŋlɔɖi. Maʋu ta eye sesẽwo eye madze ɖe mɔ̃itɔ̃itɔ̃ me hã. Màƒle alɔ si le mlɔdomɔ̃itɔ̃ la ɖe agbɔsɔsɔ ɖeka me. Màte ŋu anyi kple mɔ̃itɔ̃itɔ̃ eye madze ɖe be menyeamede o, manyeamede o, meɖo ɖe be ŋukua nye ye.
Ablɔdzidzi siwo le vevietɔ
Ŋunye Dzidzodzro
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?