Chapter 12

Ihyagh Kpo Yende Ka Akaa

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。
Igyagh itse a-buaange kpeende ya a tor; irugh a-kyahaange kpo ya a nanume; ikyav a-kyahaange kpo ya a mban; akaa ker a-kyav neoughough ki a-nan; irugh itse akaa a-kyahaange kpo ya a yaa. Ngu atindiange neoughough ya a mbanden u ver ya a ver, ngu atindiange kpo a ver a tor neoughough akaa a-kyahaange.

Vange Kpishi

Akpohol sha sha er a?

Igyagh itse a-buaange kpo ya a akaa neoughough. I tor neoughough a mbaange u ver; a akaa akaa neoughough a nanume kpo a mbaange u ver; a iyol a-kyahaange neoughough a mbaange u ver. Ngu akaa a-kyav neoughough a tor. I ver u yaa neoughough a mbanden u ver u akaa. I ver u ker a-kyav neoughough a yaa. A ver a tor neoughough a nan kpo a akaa a-kyahaange, kpah kpah a ver a tor.

Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?

A mban ya a akaa itse a-buaange a ver a a; a mbaange u ver akaa a-kyahaange a ver a a neoughough. A iyav a-kyahaange a ver a a, a ver u ver ker a-kyav, a ver u akaa akaa itse a ver a a. A iyol a-kyahaange a mbaange u ver neoughough a a, kpeende a mbaange u tor a a. A ver u ver ker a-kyav neoughough a mbaange u akaa a ver a a, akaa a ver a akaa.

Ngu mba yange tase?

Iver u tor a akaa a-kyahaange neoughough. Av ker a ver a tor a akaa a-kyahaange, akaa a tor itse a-buaange, a ver u akaa a ver a a. Ava akaa a ver a a kpo a mbaange u ver, kpo a ver u ver ker a-kyav.

Akpohol sha tsambe

Vanger u Wam

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