Chapter 8

Kuhlakanipha Kukhulu Kufana Nemanti

水不争上善柔弱

Lokwamukelwa

上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道。
居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，政善治，事善能，动善时。夫唯不争，故无尤。

Kuhumusha

Kuhlakanipha kukhulu kufana nemanti. Emanti akahle ekusizeleni tonkhe tonkhe tintfo ngaphandle kwekulwisana nawo; ahlezi kulendzawo labanye bantfu labayidayisako. Ngakho-ke acama kufinyelela kuTao. Ekuhlaleni, khetsa indzawo lenhle; emphakatsini, hlala uphe; ekunikeleni, yiba netsandvo; ekukhulumeni, yiba neligalelo; ekubusa, yiba nobumcTAG; ekwenzeni, yiba namandla; ekumoya, yiba nesikhatsi. Ngenxa yekungalwisani, angeke ube nebungako.

Kukhuluma Ngehliziyo

Lichapti lelifana?

Lencwadzi lebalisa ngekuhlakanipha kukhulu kufana nemanti. Emanti ayasiza tonkhe tonkhe tintfo ngaphandle kwekulwisana, ahlezi kulendzawo labanye abayidayisa. Umuntu lohle kufanele afane nemanti - ekuhlaleni abe neligodzi, emphakatsini abe nobufakazi, ekusizeni abe netsandvo, ekukhulumeni abe nelunya, ekubuseni abe nobumcTAG, ekwenzeni abe namandla, nasemayini abe nesikhatsi.

Kuhlobana nati kanjani?

Lokhu kuyangivusa kucabanga ngeluhlobo lwemi nibomile. Emanti ayasiza ngaphandle kwecelwana, ayakhuleka lapho abanye beya khona. Ngiyacabanga ngetintfo letentiwe emuhleni wami lapho ngangingeke ngagcugcuta khona uma ngangingeke ngilwisane.

Ngifanele ngentani namuhla?

Namuhla, ngizame kuhlala ngendlela yemanti. Nginikele ngelusizo kwalabo abangasondvelo kwami ngaphandle kweculwa nalabo abangasitako. Ngiyakutsatsa indzawo lenhle kunalokho lokucabhalo kwami kungalindele.

Tincwadzi letihlobene

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Kuhlakanipha Kukhulu Kufana Nemanti

Kukhuluma Ngehliziyo

Tincwadzi letihlobene

Wang Bi (226–249 CE)

James Legge (1891)

AI Yamanje

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