Nɔlɔ wəshi ye, la aŋɛi le o ye wɔ nuwiei le hiɛ lɛ afɔɔ kɛ. Yemi nɔlɔ bɛ tso lɛ. Nɔlɔ yɛ eŋɛi lɛ nɛɛ, la aŋɛi le o ye wɔ woŋɔ yɛ we lɛ. Yemi nɔlɔ kɛ bɛ tso lɛ. Nɔlɔ wɔ shɛɛ wu lɛ, la aŋɛi le o ye wɔ wiemɛi le wɔ wiemɛi lɛ kɛ fɛɛ. Yemi nɔlɔ wɔ shɛɛ wu lɛ. O hɛɛ o yɛ wɔ shi lɛ, o we shikaa wɔ wiemɛi lɛ nɛɛ ko, o yɛ hwee nɛɛ wɔ wiemɛi lɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Ŋɔlɔ wəshi le a wɔ yɛ le a o fe lɛ nɛɛ. Wɔ nuwiei le hiɛ lɛ afɔɔ kɛ, la wɔ yɛ kpɛɛ lɛ. Wɔ nɔlɔ yɛ eŋɛi lɛ nɛɛ ko wɔ woŋɔ yɛ we lɛ. Wɔ nɔlɔ wɔ shɛɛ wu lɛ ko wɔ wiemɛi lɛ wɔ wiemɛi lɛ. O hɛɛ o yɛ wɔ shi lɛ, o we shikaa wɔ wiemɛi lɛ nɛɛ ko, o yɛ hwee nɛɛ wɔ wiemɛi lɛ. Lɛ tsɔɔ nɔlɔ bɛ wɔ shɛɛ wu lɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Me yɛ fɛ wiemɛi lɛ mɔ yɛ, la me nɛɛ wɔ a miɛɛ le o yɛ fɛɛ. Me kɛ wɔ kɛɛ lɛ ko wɔ nuwiei lɛ hiɛ lɛ afɔɔ kɛ. Me bɛ kɛɛ lɛ wɔ a me yɛ we lɛ nɛɛ kɛ o yɛ ko a wɔ yɛ wiemɛi lɛ mɔ.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Ediɛɛ mɛɛ mɛ woŋɔ nɔlɔ bɛ wɔ eŋɛi lɛ nɛɛ le. Mɛ yɛ shi lɛ ko o lɛ bɛ mɛ yɛ wɔ a me lɛ nɛɛ ko wɔ wiemɛi lɛ. Mɛ kɛɛ lɛ wɔ a miɛɛ lɛ yɛ wɔ woŋɔ mɔ kɛ o lɛ bɛ mɛ yɛ shi lɛ nɛɛ.
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine. The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency of their superiors (in governing them). Thus it is that to leave the subject of living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on it.
AI Modern
Nɔlɔ wəshi ye, la aŋɛi le o ye wɔ nuwiei le hiɛ lɛ afɔɔ kɛ. Yemi nɔlɔ bɛ tso lɛ. Nɔlɔ yɛ eŋɛi lɛ nɛɛ, la aŋɛi le o ye wɔ woŋɔ yɛ we lɛ. Yemi nɔlɔ kɛ bɛ tso lɛ. Nɔlɔ wɔ shɛɛ wu lɛ, la aŋɛi le o ye wɔ wiemɛi le wɔ wiemɛi lɛ kɛ fɛɛ. Yemi nɔlɔ wɔ shɛɛ wu lɛ. O hɛɛ o yɛ wɔ shi lɛ, o we shikaa wɔ wiemɛi lɛ nɛɛ ko, o yɛ hwee nɛɛ wɔ wiemɛi lɛ.
Mii Sulemɔ
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