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Diesem ist das Glaubensbekenntniss angehängt, dessen Anfang solautet:

Ini a mekiine la IJaze keme ka cliatr nei Nindra ti na khnpe la nen-I believe God father strong by him was made hea-gödrae me mine la fen.ven and earth.

3) Drei la nodhei khawe nine ihadhi kowe la nodhei atre, angalre

These the Prayers for teaching people

Iroa khawe kowa cliaha Akotresie.pray well to God.

4) Drei la Eweka hnapane nine ihathi koi ange Thubadesithe me

This the book first for to teach boys and

ange Dhadhine.girls.

5) Drei la Eweka nine amamane la thina i cha Haze.

This the book for showing the rule of God.

Das Vaterunser lautet:

Tretretro i nihunie, e chaha nengöndrae; mitröde la Atresiwa i Chi-lie ti; Dhidhipi etipi la Dhohu i Chilie ti; Longatinedha la hanenga i Angachilie ti eche la fewatine, akhadhanati chaha nengöndrae; Nunua nibu-nieti pi la drae chela la khötrona ti ka idhidh; Zezelatipi la nödhei ngazoi nihunie, akhadhana ti la nöi nihunie hna zezela anghaitratipi la hnangazo koi nihunie; Azetadhu dhötratisai nihunie kowe la itupath; Dhiniati Chilie ti troa huli nihunietipi chila ti ngöne la ngazo; Chila ti laka tha-wai Chilie ti la Dhohu, memina ti la Mene, memina ti la Meleme, e pinati palua. Amen.

Die einzelnen Sätze des gedruckten Quartblatts sind:

Nai upi. — Nei thei. — Anga poe. — Nei hase. — Ni ngaso. —Thairo nothe. — Euheka karoi. — Tirepia kangasa. — Ase karoi Jesu.

— Anga tipaseti. — Anga thatini. — Anga nekonate. — Plauhi nethu.

— Anga koata poe. — Euhaka kangaso. — Pako nine sei ngaso. —Anga neko thamani. — Anga koatha thamani. — Tenge uheka name-reni. — Theini thasi la lapa. — Jesu na neko initha. — Naka ma nehi.

— Anga neko tathine katho. — Thakoha Jesu eu epine. — Una asemilhiathi. ■— Nipine ta nengothae. — Tengelhu ia Jesu ma remere. —Nemene la e asa thoa mele. ■— Thepe thethu ia Jesu. — E asa theleJesu ma le mele. — Ase menu uneutua. — Ua uathu ma le mele. —

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