Nyɔ̃nɔ e koŋ shi le, ale le e koŋ shi nyɔ̃nɔ. Kpɛ a bɛlɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe kplenklɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe hi lɛ e lɛ e kɛ a fe tsu lɛ, e kɛ a fe kɛ̃ɔ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe kpo lɛ, e lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ kɛ shishi. Lɛ lɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a miinyo lɛ, koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a mɔ̃mɔ̃ lɛ; koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a she lɛ, koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ; koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ, koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ. Lɛ lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ kɛ shishi she lɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
A nyɔ̃nɔ le she kɛ e koŋ shi le e kɛ e ŋlɔɔ̃ le. A miinyo le e kɛ e shi bɛlɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe kplenklɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe hi lɛ. E nyɔ̃nɔ e kɛ e shi lɛ e kɛ a she le lɛ. E kɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ koŋ, e kɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ koŋ lɛ, lɛ lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ she lɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mishwɛ kɛ a lɛ lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e ŋlɔ mi. Miinyo e nɛɛ shwɛ mi kɛɛ̃ e mi shɛ̃̃. Kɛ mi shwɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ le lɛ, e mi ble kɛ a she le kɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ le she wo. E nyɔ̃nɔ fe hi lɛ e mi fe shi lɛ, kɛ mi fe alɔ̃ɔ̃ lɛ e ŋlɔ mi.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Dzoŋ mli a nyɛŋ she nana: Nyɛŋ nyoŋli e kɛ a le e lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ. Nyɛŋ kplenklɛ̃ e kɛ a ble e lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ. Nyɛŋ kɛ̃ɔ̃ e kɛ a she lɛ, nyɛŋ kpo e kɛ a kpo lɛ. Nyɛŋ shi a nyɔ̃nɔ le kɛ shishi lɛ.
He who knows (the Tao) does not (care to) speak (about it); he who is (ever ready to) speak about it does not know it. This is called 'the Mysterious Agreement.' (Such an one) cannot be treated familiarly or distantly; he is beyond all consideration of profit or injury; of nobility or meanness: he is the noblest man under heaven.
AI Modern
Nyɔ̃nɔ e koŋ shi le, ale le e koŋ shi nyɔ̃nɔ. Kpɛ a bɛlɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe kplenklɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe hi lɛ e lɛ e kɛ a fe tsu lɛ, e kɛ a fe kɛ̃ɔ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe kpo lɛ, e lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ kɛ shishi. Lɛ lɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a miinyo lɛ, koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a mɔ̃mɔ̃ lɛ; koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a she lɛ, koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ; koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ, koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ. Lɛ lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ kɛ shishi she lɛ.
Mii Sulemɔ
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