lipu Nasin la: kasi nanpa 14 pi lipu Nasin Pona

视之不见 o lukin e ona la, jan li ken ala lukin. Look for it, it cannot be seen.
名曰夷 nimi ona li … It is called the distant.
听之不闻 o kute e ona la, jan li ken ala kute. Listen for it, it cannot be heard.
名曰希 nimi ona li … It is called the rare.
搏之不得 o luka e ona la, jan li ken ala jo. Reach for it, it cannot be gotten.
名曰微 nimi ona li … It is called the subtle.
此三者不可致诘 mute ni la, jan li ken ala sona. These three ultimately cannot be fathomed.
故混而为一 mute ni li wan. Therefore they join to become one.
其上不皎 lawa pi wan ni li walo ala. Its top is not bright;
其下不昧 anpa pi wan ni li pimeja ala. Its bottom is not dark;
绳绳不可名复归于无物 ni li lon tan tenpo ale. jan li ken ala nimi e ni. ni li kama sin tawa weka. Existing continuously, it cannot be named and it returns to no-thingness.
是谓无状之状 nimi ni li sijelo pi sijelo ala, Thus, it is called the formless form,
无物之象 li sitelen pi ijo ala. The image of no-thing.
是谓惚恍 nimi ni li nasa sona. This is called the most obscure.
迎之不见其首 o toki e ni la, jan li ken ala lukin e sinpin. Go to meet it, you cannot see its face.
随之不见其后 o tawa e ni la, jan li ken ala lukin e monsi. Follow it, you cannot see its back.
执古之道 o awen e sewi Nasin la, By holding to the ancient Way
以御今之有 jan li lawa e tenpo ni. You can manage present existence
能知古始 o sona e open majuna. And know the primordial beginning.
是谓道纪 nimi ni li open pi sewi Nasin. This is called the very beginning thread of the Way.

Sitelen Sitelen Renderer by Olaf Janssen.

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