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LESSON XXXV (CONTINUED).
- tî-kâi ūi-chhṳ̀ hó-phah,
- whereabouts shall I strike?
- jie̍h-chhut,
- how far out?
- uân-in sĩ-chò-nî,
- why is all this?
- khá-m̄-sĩ tng-eng-kai chièⁿ-seⁿ--ā,
- must it not be so?
- uá lâi, khá-bô Siãng-tì kâi-siàⁿ-chí--ā,
- my coming,—is it not by the will of God, ah?
- lṳ́ chò-nî hièⁿ-bô-nâng-chhêng,
- why are you so destitute of human feeling?
- pa̍t-kok kâi-lãu-iâ, khá-pat kiù-pa̍t-kok kâi-uâng õi-tit thut-chhut A-Su̍t-uâng kâi-chhiú a-bõi,
- the gods of other nations,—have they ever saved the kings of other nations out of the hand of the king of Assyria or not?
- taⁿ! i tõ-tî-kò--nē, now!
- where are they?
- sià-chũe, ãu chò-mih-sṳ̄,
- after sin is forgiven what will you do?
- lṳ́ kâi-lãu-âi huaⁿ-hí-lṳ́ lâi--mē,
- is your aged mother pleased to have you come?
- ũ-kuán-lí lṳ́ a-bô,
- does any body control you? Are you free?
- tî-tiâng tam-sêng-lṳ́ kâi-chũe,
- who becomes security for your sin?
- tî-kâi sî-hāu khṳ̀-tiāu phû-sat,
- when did you put away your idols?
- ke-sîn ũ-lâi--chhūe lṳ́--bô,
- will the household gods come after you or not?
- lṳ́ tî-kâi sî-hāu li̍p-sim,
- when did you make up your mind?
- lṳ́-pẽ-bó ũ-chó--lṳ́-mē,
- do your father and mother hinder you?
- ũ-nâng-tàⁿ, chí-kâi-kà sĩ-sai-kok kà, lṳ́ chò-nî-siẽⁿ,
- people say, O this is a western teaching,—what do you think about it?
- lṳ́ pài-lãu-iâ sĩ-tit-chũe tî-tiâng,
- your worshipping this idol offends whom?
- ũ-sĩ-mih kau-liên--tie̍h a-bô,
- are you involved in any sort of trouble?
- lṳ́ ũ-sĩ-mih chhân-ngia̍p, sĩ-mih chhân-súaⁿ a-bô,
- are you involved about fields, or any other patrimony?
- lṳ́ só-chhiet-iàu sĩ-chò-nî,
- what is of the most importance to you?
