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93 nguāi huăng-ĭk cī siŏh-guó uâ, ĭng ciā é-sé̤ṳ mò̤ chĭng-chū.
 * 1) Nṳ̄ ó̤i nè̤ng ciŏng-iông káng-dâi nṳ̄, nṳ̄ iâ diŏh ciŏng-iông káng-dâi nè̤ng.
 * 2) Ià-Sŭ éng ĭ gōng, ciŏng nṳ̄ sū giéng sū tiăng gì dâi diōng-kó̤ gâe̤ng ĭ gōng, cêu sê chăng-màng â̤ káng-giéng, piāng-kă â̤ giàng, ngê-lè̤ng â̤ tiăng-giéng, sī-nè̤ng â̤ bô-uăk, gṳ̀ng nè̤ng â̤ tiăng-giéng Hók-Ĭng gì dô̤-lī.

Translate into Chinese:&mdash; 
 * 1) First talk the matter over, then act.
 * 2) God’s kingdom will increase.
 * 3) Jesus healed the deaf, the lame and the dumb.
 * 4) He did not catch the ball, as the window was broken.
 * 5) My son’s foot is bad. The doctor says that it is incurable, and fears that he will be lame.
 * 6) If your teacher cuts your conduct marks you ought to be ashamed.
 * 7) Put the lamp on the table, I cannot see to read.
 * 8) The man cursed me and would not go away for a long time.
 * 9) He has not managed this affair at all well.
 * 10) I have no patience with him. He is lazy.
 * 11) Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would not have believed that thehe [sic] would do such a wicked thing.
 * 12) This fish is too salt, if we eat it we shall be very thirsty.
 * 13) They perceived that he was not as other men.
 * 14) Multitudes came to hear him preach, so that he had not leisure to eat.
 * 15) Jesus saw the great multitudes about him thereupon he told his disciples to cross to the other side.
 * 16) I did not say anything about buying his clothes, I only promised to help him with his board money.