Chéng-pún ê chiat-koat
Tı̄ chit kúi-cha̍p-nı̂ ê tiong-kan, lūn thiⁿ-ē ê kok heng-ōng, káⁿ sı̄ Hoe-kı̂-kok tē it khoài; put-lūn sı̄ lâng-gia̍h á-sı̄ chı̂ⁿ-châi; Hoe-kı̂-kok ná-kú ná chı̀n-pō͘, pí pa̍t kok iā khah kín. Sı̄ chit jı̄-cha̍p- nı̂-lāi koh khah khoài thàn, siông- siông ū ki-hoē thang chhut-pún tek- châi, ū-sı̂ sió-pún to-lı̄. Phı̀-jū hit kok ê siâⁿ nā ū chı̍t-bān teng ê gia̍h chiông- tiong ū chē-chē toā châi-chú, ū-ê hoat kàu ū chiâⁿ pah-bān gı̂n. In-ūi Hoe-kı̂- kok ê sai-pêng chiah-ê siâⁿ khoài-khí, bô loā kú, chiū ū chhù-the̍h chhân-hn̂g, thang chhut cho͘-gia̍p sǹg-bē-liáu.
Taⁿ lūn Chú ê kang, ū lâng hoaⁿ-hí hē tāng-pún; nā thiaⁿ-kı̀ⁿ hok-im heng-ōng ê siau-sit, chiū it-tı̍t chhin-chhiūⁿ thiaⁿ-kı̀ⁿ thàn-chı̂ⁿ ê hâng-chêng. Phı̀-jū sı̀-cha̍p-nı̂ chêng tı̄ Liû-iok-siâⁿ ū chı̍t-ê sı̀n Chú ê lâng chhut chı̍t chheng gı̂n kià-kàu Í-lı̄-noâⁿ séⁿ, thang tı̄-hia siat Chú-jı̍t- o̍h lâi kà gín-ná; tı̄ hit séⁿ-lāi khí chē-chē keng. Ū chı̍t jı̍t kà-o̍h ê sin-seⁿ chhoā chı̍t-ê sè-hàn ê chá-bó͘-gín-ná jı̍p o̍h; khoàⁿ hit-ê chá-bó͘-gín-ná bô sím-mı̍h chhang-miâ; chóng-sı̄ bô loā-kú hit-ê gín-ná chhoā i-ê lāu-pē lâi thiaⁿ tō-lí, thiaⁿ-liáu put-chí jı̍p-sim, i-ê lāu-pē jı̄n- choē lâi sı̀n Kiù-chú. Āu-lâi in lāu-pē pún-sin chò sin-seⁿ, tı̄ Chú-jı̍t-o̍h lâi kà. I put-chí chhut-la̍t, tı̄ Í-lı̄-noâⁿ Mı̂-su-lı̄ hit-nn̄g séⁿ ê tiong-kan, lâi siat o̍h khí loā-chē keng, ín-chhoā gín-ná chhit-bān- ê lâi tit-tio̍h chin-lí ê kà-sı̄; chiah-ê gín- ná ê sı̄-toā-lâng lóng-sı̄ m̄-bat-sū-ê. Hit Liû-iok siâⁿ ê lâng ê chı̍t chheng gı̂n, kám-m̄-sı̄ hó-thàn mah?
Iū-koh kúi-nā nı̂ chêng,chı̍t lâng chhiáⁿ Sin-seⁿ, iā kā i chhut só͘-hùi, kah i khı̀ kàu Ai-o-a séⁿ lâi siat Chú- jı̍t-o̍h. Hit-ê sin-seⁿ siat-o̍h khí nn̄g- pah-goā keng. Ū chı̍t-nı̂ tı̄ bô-sím-mı̍h iàu-kín tō-lí ê chng-lāi khí chı̍t keng o̍h, chhiáⁿ ko͘-niû chò sin-seⁿ. Hit só͘-chāi oàn-hı̄n tō-lí ê lâng pún-jiân m̄ chún sin-seⁿ tiàm-hia, teh-beh koáⁿ i; āu-lâi in-ūi bô loā-chē gín-ná, in phah-sǹg siat bē lo̍h, chiū pàng-lêng--khı̀. Chóng-sı̄ bô loā-kú tı̄ hit chng-nı̍h ū saⁿ- cha̍p-jı̄ lâng hoán-hoé choē, oá-khò Kiù- chú Iâ-so͘, lâi jı̍p sèng-hoē. Iū-koh tı̄ hit o̍h--nı̍h thiaⁿ tō-lí ê lâng, ū-ê khı̀ pa̍t-ūi siat-o̍h khí saⁿ-keng iā thoân tō-lí, hō͘ chē-chē toā-lâng sı̀n, lâi kiàn-tı̀ nn̄g-ê sin kàu-hoē. Koh hit chı̍t o̍h ê ha̍k-seng, chı̍t-ê siàu-liân lâng ka-tı̄ sı̀n Chú, āu- lâi khı̀ chē-chē só͘-chāi siat Chú-jı̍t-o̍h, khí pah-jı̄-keng. Tùi chit pah-jı̄ keng o̍h chē-chē lâng, iā ū toā-hàn iā ū sè-hàn, sı̀n Iâ-so͘ lâi kiàn-tı̀ kàu-hoē la̍k-cha̍p-ūi; tı̄ hiah-ê pài-tn̂g lóng-chóng ū la̍k pah lâng lâi jı̄n-choē sı̀n Kiù-chú. Thiaⁿ chit-hō siau-sit, siáⁿ lâng m̄ kóng che sı̄ chéng-pún hó-lı̄-lō͘ ê hoat-tō͘?
Lán tiong-kan ū sím-mı̍h lâng beh khı̀ o̍h án-ni lâi kiâⁿ?
(Tâi-oân Hú-siâⁿ Kàu-hoē-pò,tē 8 tiuⁿ, 1886 nı̂ 3 ge̍h)