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84 # Nṳ̄ cūng-diŏh diōng chió. Nè̤ng-gă ô tiăng-giéng nṳ̄ gì nòng-mâ kŭo-daúng, nṳ̄ kó̤ bŏng-câe̤ ĭ bī tĕ̤k cṳ̆ gó hō̤.
 * 1) Tiĕng sàng muōng dái ṳ̄-sāng, dâung ṳ̄ cêu sùi biêng.
 * 2) Gĭng-dáng kó̤ mâ̤ biêng-gék nâ sê mò̤-huák.
 * 3) Ĭ ng báik-cê gó-chṳ̄ nè̤ng-gă ng chiáng ĭ.
 * 4) Ciā ĭ-siòng sê có̤ hiêng-siàng gì mò̤? Ciâng sê, sê hiêng-siàng gì.
 * 5) Hṳ̄-siŏh-ciáh niê-giāng cêng kó̤ hō̤-tiáng.
 * 6) Hĕ̤k-chiā hiā tō̤ mâ̤-diŏh gì cṳ̆ sê lŏ̤h diù siông-sié lā̤. Nṳ̄ ô kó̤ hŭ-uái tō̤ mò̤?
 * 7) Ciā buàng cêng bō̤-buói, ng-tĕ̤ng ciŏng siŏh-dó̤i páh-mò̤ kó̤.
 * 8) Ciā bău ng tĕ̤ng áik kák gīng, giăng diē-sié gì nó̤h pàh-puái kó̤.
 * 9) Ciā bēng cêng áuk-cháuk, găi-dŏng sā̤ táh-gáik.
 * 10) Ià-Sŭ éng gōng, nṳ̄ hàng-dék ciā Gă-lé-lé nè̤ng bī cé̤ṳng Gă-lé-lé nè̤ng cô̤i gó dâe̤ng, gó chṳ̄ sêu ciā hâi mŏ̤?

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 * 1) O Lord, grant our petition.
 * 2) Just as he pleases.
 * 3) Is he honest?
 * 4) You children are sleepy, go to bed.
 * 5) Although this is not satisfactory, there is certainly no other possible way.
 * 6) Take this parcel to Mr. Diong and bring back an initialled receipt.
 * 7) I sent a letter to my mother last week, and have received a letter from her today asking me why have I not written to her this year.
 * 8) I fear the letter is lost. You had better notify the Imperial Post Office.
 * 9) You ought to decide at once.
 * 10) This method of doing business is very unsatisfactory.
 * 11) I forgot to notify him about that matter, but after all it is not very important.
 * 12) I think that they will probably arrive to-night.
 * 13) Read the twenty-seventh chapter from the first to the thirtieth verse.
 * 14) His memory is bad. No matter what you tell him he always forgetes.
 * 15) Jesus called his twelve disciples to him, and sent them forth two by two.

 LESSON XIX


 * 犬仔 kēng-giāng: dog
 * 行 hèng: to act
 * 閒 èng: leisure
 * 哄騙 hūng-piéng: to cheat
 * 渴 kák: thirsty
 * 確實 kaúk-sĭk: truly