Chapter 11

Waka Nangauli

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三十辐共一毂，当其无，有车之用。
埏埴以为器，当其无，有器之用。
凿户牖以为室，当其无，有室之用。
故有之以为利，无之以为用。

Kumasuliridwa

Mawelo makumi atatu ga ng'alamu yakujumphilira ku chikole chimodzi. Pa nthawi yakuti kuli waka pakati, nkhu yikuchitenge. Yakukhumba mitundu yinyengo yakuchita zinthu. Pakupanga vyotelo, pa nthawi yakuti kuli waka pakati, nkhu yikuchitenge. Pakupanga nyumba na madongo, pa nthawi yakuti kuli waka pakati, nkhu yikuchitenge. Chifukwa chache, vinthu ivyo ŵakugwilira ndivyakuthwala, koma waka ndiwo wakugaluka.

Kuwerenga Kwakuya

Cigawo ici cikulankhula viyani?

Chitabu ichi chikufotokoza fundo yakuti waka ndiwo wakugaluka, na kuti vinthu ivyo tikuona ngati zinthu zinandi ndivyakuthwala. Chikufotokoza kuti mu nthawi yakuti panali waka pakati pa zinthu, ndi pomwe vim'ma vikachitenge. Vinthu vyakupambana vyakujibizga vyose vikugwilira mu waka.

Vikukhuzana wuli na ine?

Ine ndikuona kuti umo ndiliri na ndimo ndigwilira vinthu ivi, nkugwilira waka. Ndakhalanga ndikugwilira vinthu ivyo ndivyawu, ndipo sindikugwilila waka. Koma fundo iyi yikufotokoza kuti ngati ndikupanga waka, ndiwona kuti vinthu vyakutheka. Lero, ndikufuna kugwilila waka mwa kugwilira na kukhumba yayi.

Nkwenera kuchita viyani lero?

Lero, ndichakugwilira waka mu umoyo wanga. Ndichakuleka kanthu kameneka kamene ndigwirenge. Ndichakujibizga waka, ndipo ine ndigwirenge na kunozga. Ndichakutola nthawi ya kusunkhunyila kuti ndichite vinthu vyakukhumba.

Vigawo Vyakufanana

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