kyi-dan-kau z taung tien-sin chuh k meh-z. k-k kau-k mi-dau jieh hau chuh.
‘veh lung noen-hui zien hwoen-hyi chuh-k. zaung-he ling-s-mo-tok ihcha-mung ting hwoen-hyi
chuh k. k-k dan-kau z ‘li-tok auh -li soo-tsoo k. tse yeu khaung lau mak
pah-ts kok yang meh-z peh kyi chuh k. soo-i ‘li-tok yang-ts too-hwo kyi. ‘li-tok
‘me li-pa tsho ‘veh too yeu san-s tsoen yoong kyi-dan-kau taung zo-tien. li-pok
ok-li yeu liang-k siau-goen.nen k kyau pau-loo nyui k kyau me-me.’me-nyieh
‘li-tok liang-k nyung chi dok su iau teu ih li too loo tok.ing-we loo zeh
kang yoen. le-chi ‘veh bien-tuang. soo-i ‘li-tok tau ‘aung li chi k zung-kwaung pa-ts
van lau chi k.ih nyieh pau-loo faung-’auh. tseu tau tsau-’o mung ‘li-k nyang ak
yeu chuh-k meh-z. in-we ‘li jieh-ji doo-li ngoo. li-k nyang zang-zang thing
kyien zeh kang mung. zieu te ‘li seh. lah tsau-’o zu-li bung-ts-li yeu ling-

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khooe kyi-tan²-kau. ne khoo-i chi no le chuh. ih khooe meh peh me-me chuh.
pau-loo zieu chi chuh-ts ih khooe. dan-z ‘wan iau chuh me-me k ih khooe. zieu tse
chi mung ‘li-k nyang seh ‘li tse iau chuh kooe-k ih khooe. tung me-me tsoen le khoo-i
chuh bie-k me-z. khoo-i nyi ‘veh khoo-i kya. ‘li-k nyang thing-kyien ts zieu te ‘li
khoen ts ieh-hyieh. pau-loo kok zak zan-gwe-khooe kau zung-jeu chi
faung lah tsau-’o. ‘veh too ieh-hyieh me-me zoong ‘auh-daung li tsoen-le tse. ‘li-k
nyang kyau ‘li tau tsau-’o chi no kyi-dan-kau chuh. me-me zieu seh ‘m-me soo tsoo
k kyi-dan-kau z jiah-hau chuh k. soo-i ‘li lieh-kheh tau tsau-’o shi no-le
chuh. dan z no ‘veh zak. ‘li tse chi mung ‘m-’me seh kyi-dan-kau nah-hang ‘veh lah
woen-zu li. we-tah-seh lah woen-zu k ‘o-kyung. me-me seh. tsuh yeu ieh-tsak khoong
bung-ts. bing ‘veh-yeu kau lah he. ling-z-mo jieh hyi-ji ‘li lieh-kheh tseu
tau tsau-’o chi ieh khoen. koo zoen ‘veh yeu. sing-li jieh ‘veh kha-weh lau seh
pieh-ding z oau-loo chuh theh k. ‘eu-le z-ka siang lau seh tshieh-pok se k

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siau koen tse hwoen-hyi chuh k. ‘ve-lung chuh k me-s pau-loo zoong siau zeu-zak
kyau-yok. siang ‘ve-tau ‘li ‘we tsoo ze-kang k z ti. soo-i zieu no-ts-tian
bie-k me-z lah me-me chuh. di-hi-hie z li-pa-lok. ih ka mung lah chuh
tsoong-van k zung-kwaung ‘me-hung yeu tuh chuh liang khooe kyi-dan-gau. k-k zung-kwaung
ling-s-mo te ling-sien-sang seh. ‘veh iau peh pau-loo chuh ing-’we ‘li zok-nyie
i-kyung too chuh ih-khooe. pau-loo seh ngoo mung-ts ‘m-’me i-heu zieu chi faung
lah bung-ts li-k. ‘veh sung chuh. ‘li-k nyang seh ngoo i-kyung tah me-me ih dau
tau tsau-’o li chi zing-koo. tsuh yeu ih-tsak khoong bung-ts. nyang seh-k zung-kwaung
yeu ‘veh kha-weh k iang seh. ping-khi yeu ieu-zieu k yang-seh. ling-sien-sang
khoen-kyien zeh-kang kang-seh jieh-ji-hyi-ji. siang pau-loo iau tah nyang bien-lung.
zieu se pau-loo seh. ne ‘veh iau too-seh. k-k z-thi, i-’eu khoo-i tse zo.
zoen-zoen zo-kheh z ne duh theh ne me-me k zeh-veh mehm ne tsung-tsung z ih
k ‘veh-hau k siau-koen. ling-s-mo seh, yien-se ‘veh pieh tse di chi k-k s-thi.

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yien-se khoo-i kaung bieh k z-thi.
li-pa-ih ‘o poen hieh, ling-ka-li tse tsoo kyi-da-kau. oau-loo zoong ‘auh-
taung-li tsoen le. ‘li-k nyang seh, ‘auh-taung s ne doo-li ngoo. ngoo i-kyung yui-be
ih khooe kyi-dan-kau peh ne taung tien-sin. ne khoo-i tau chuh-van-kan li chi no.
pau-loo seh, k-k ih-doo-khooe-kau ak z peh ngoo ih-k-hung chuh k. sing-li jih-
ji kha-’leh. hweh-zoen siang zak li-pa-ng k z-thi. zieu seh ‘m-’me peh ngoo
zeh-kang ih-doo khooe-kau, pih ding i-we ngoo lah li-pa-ng duh-ngoo me-me
k chuh-seh. ji-zeh ‘veh-z ngoo shuh k. ‘li-k nyang se, ngoo soo tsoo k kau z
peh ng-tok chuh k. peh-koo ngoo ting ‘veh hwoen-hyi ng-tok ziang siau-hung thoen chuh
bieh-hung k meh-z. ing-we nyung lah nyien-ky-chung k zung-kwaung, ‘veh nung tuh-sung
ze-auh tau tsang doo k zung kwaung, pieh ding ‘an lah ze-hieh li. ziang ia-
phien-iien lau hyang-iieh tah-ts tsieu ih yang k. zak-zoen lah nyien-chung k zung-kwaung nung-
keu sung-koo ih-tshieh ze-auh, k-meh tau tsang doo k zung kwaung, zieu nung-keu tuh-

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sung ih-tsieh iung-ieu lau mi-weh. zoong tsh zung-koong zeu-we laung k ieh-k woen-
zien-nyung. k-k ih-ia pau-loo sing-li jieh ‘veh bing-oen. khwung lah zaung-laung
meh, khwung ‘veh-zak zieu chi-le tau-kau zang-ti seh, ngoo lah tsu-hieh-’o-li,
dok-koo ieh kyui kyung-kyui suh, van-i, nyung yeu wan-nan jeu zang-ti, zang-ti
tieh kyeu ‘li. ngoo yien-ze k wan-nan zieu z kyi-tan²-kau k z thi. ze iui
bieh-nyung soen siau z thi, dan, z ze iui nyi seau-koen sung-laung z jieh nan
zeu k. yien-ze ih-ka-mung zien i-we ngoo chuh theh k-khwe kyi-tan-kau. tsuh
yeu zang-tu hyau-tuh k. tshing ne kyeu ngoo theh-li k-k khwung nan. tau-kau woen-
tieh, tse chi khwung. zung-jeu khwung ‘veh-zak. tse chi-le tau kau lau seh, zak-
zoen ngoo k nyang ‘veh kau-soo ngoo no me-me soo chuh-k kau-k tsho meh, jeu zang-ti
paung-zoo ngoo nung-keu sung-koo ih tshieh ze-auh. ping-tshien nung-keu tsau ia-soo
soo-seh-k lau ‘ang. zieu z seh, ne nyoen-y nyung nah-hang de-ne, ne ‘ah ing-
ke nah-hang de-nyung. ngoo i-kyung tsoo tsho lau van-ze, jeu zang-ti paung-zoo ngoo.

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i-’eu ‘veh tse sang z koo-z k sing. ping-tshien kyeu ngoo tshuh k-k boo wan-nan.
tau-kau woen-ts zieu khwung zak tse. di-nyi-nyieh tsau laung, thing-kyien yoen-li ieu
doo-k sung-ing. lieh-kheh zoong leu laung ‘o le. khoen-kyien ‘li-k ya tse-zaung-chi-
tang pak-sien-sang k ih-tsak huh-keu. keu kyau-tuh ‘man-hyang. pak sien-sang mung lau seh.
ngoo k key tsoo-ts sa k tsho-z kya. ling-sien-sang siay lay seh, k-tsak keu zoong
tshaung-li thiau tau tsau-’o ‘an ts ih-khooe kyi-dan-kay chi. thieh-tsung peh ngoo
khoen-kyien. soo-i ngoo tang ‘li. pak-sien sang suh, k-tsal zeh-keu. zaung li-pa-ng ‘o-
khoo k i-’eu ngoo-k s-mo ‘ah khoen-kyien ‘li ‘an-ts ih-khwe ting, zoong ne ok-
li-tsheh-le. ngoo thieh-tsung le kau soo ng-tok. pau-loo thing-kyien-ts, jieh ji kha-
weh. ing-we tsoong-nyung nyi-weh ‘li k z-thi, i-kyung ka-khe. zieu seh, ngoo-k
hau-keu. zieu tse peh ‘li chuh ih-khwe oing. ya iau tsoo-taung ‘li i-kyung le
‘veh ji. pau-loo seh, ngoo jieh kha-weh. ing-we ng-tok ‘veh-i-we ngoo z ih
k seh-hwaung-k-nyung. ‘an hyay-tuh k-khwe-kau ‘veh z ngoo chuh k. tau-ts li-pa-

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san chuh fan-k z-’eu. pau loo hyau-khe lan-ke, khoen kyien yeu ih doo khwe woen-zien
k kyi-ban-kau. tsung-tsung kha weh lau zieu no-tsheh le ih-tchieh liang-khwe. ih-
khwe peh ‘li-k me-me chuh. tse yey ih-khwe tshing mung khoen sui-k nyung ak hy tuh
sa-nyung chuh k.