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    Okusaba Enkya Mu Bāna Abato
A Service-Book in Luganda

 

OKUSABA ENKYA

MU

BĀNA ABATO

 

 

[SERVICE BOOK IN LUGANDA.]

 

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE,

LONDON: NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.

1900


 

CONTENTS.

Opening Prayer
First Hymn
Morning Prayer (abbreviated)
Second Hymn
Litany (abbreviated)
Address (or Sermon)
Fourth Hymn
Prayer and Blessing

 


 

 

Luganda (or Ganda) is one of the major languages of Uganda, spoken by some 3 million people in the province of Buganda, in and around the capitol city of Kampala. Translations of the Book of Common Prayer into Luganda have been made from 1887 down to the present day. One of these (Griffiths 38:5, from 1905) is online at Google Books.

This text here is not, strictly speaking, a BCP, but is apparently a service comprised of most of Morning Prayer combined with most of the Litany. It does not appear in Griffiths' Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer, nor is it listed in Muss-Armolt's The Book of Common Prayer among the Nations of the World.

Thanks are due to Richard Mammana, who provided the text.

EKYOKUSABA EKISOKERWAKO.

BADEMU BONA WAMU.

AI Katonda owekisa, nzize mu kifo kino okuwulira nokuiga Ekigambokyo.

Ai Mukama wange, onjigirize. Omwoyogwo Omutukuvu anung’amye mu mazimago, ankumenga mu kubo eryobulamu, kubwa Isa Masiya Omulokozi wange. Amina.
 


 

Opening Prayer

OLUIMBA OLUSOKERWAKO.

Muyuze emitima gyamwe, so si byambalo byamwe, mukyukire Mukama Katonda wamwe: kubanga wa kisa era asasira nyo, tayanguwa kusunguwala, akwatibwa nyo ekisa, era akyuka obutaleta bubi. Yo. 2. 13.

Nagolokoka, ning’enda eri kitange, nimugamba nti Kitange, nyononye mu maso gegulu no mu masogo, so sikyasana nate kuitibwa mwanawo. Luk. 15. 18, 19.

Okwatula kwabantu bona okwogererwa awamu nga bagobereru Omusabisa, bona nga bafukamide.

Ai Kitafe Omuinza webintu byona, era owekisa ekingi: Twakyama okuva mu makubogo ngendiga ezibula; Twagoberera nyo okulowoza nokwegomba ebyemitinia gyafe; Twagana okuwulira amatekago amatukuvu; Twaleka ebyatugwanira okukola: Netukola ebitatugwanira kukola; Songa nobulamu tebuli mufe. Naye gwe, ai Mukama wafe, otudiremu fe abanaku abalina ebibi. Ai Katonda, obasasire abatula okwonona kwabwe. Oba’ze ababonerede; Nga bwewasubiza abantu bona kubwa Masiya Isa Mukama wafe. Ai Kitafe owekisa ekingi, era otubere kubwoyo, Okutanula lero okwegendereza, Nga tukutya gwe, era nga tukola ebyobutukirivu, Erinyalyo etukuvu litenderezebwe. Amina.

TUSABE.

Ai Katonda, nanyini kusasira nokusonyiwa, kiriza ebyo byetwegairide nobuwombefu; nafe newakubade ngebibi byafe bitusibide dala ngolujegere, naye olwokusasirakwo nekisakyo ekingi otusumulule; olwekitibwa kya Isa Masiya Omutabaganya era Omuwolereza wafe. Amina.
 

Morning Prayer (abbreviated)

Kitafe ali mu gulu, Erinyalyo litukuzibwe. Obwakabakabwo buje. Byoyagala babikole munsi, nga bwebabikola mu gulu. Otuwe lero emere yafe eya lero. Otusonyiwe okwonona kwafe, nga fe bwetubasonyiwa abatwonona. Totutwala mu kukemebwa, naye otulokole mu bubi. Kubanga obwakabaka, nobuinza, nekitibwa, bye bibyo, emirembe nemirembe. Amina.

Ai Mukama wafe, otwasamye emimwa gyafe.

Okudamu. Akamwa kafe nekalyoka kogera amatendogo.
Omukade. Ai Katonda, yanguwa okutulokola.
Okudamu. Ai Mukama wafe, yanguwa okutubera,

Bona nebalyoka maimirira Omukade nayogera nti

Ekitibwa kibe eri Kitafe, neri Omwana; neri Omwoyo Omutukuvu.

Okudamu. Nga bwekyali oluberyeberye, bwekiri ne kakano, bwekiriba; emirembe nemirembe. Amina.

Omukade. Mutendereze Mukama wafe.

Okudamu. Erinya lya Mukama wafe balitendereze.
 

Lord's Prayer

VENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO. Zabuli 95.

Muje, tumuimbi- | re Mu- | kama: tusanyukire olwazi lwobu- | loko- | zi bwa- | fe.

Tuje mu masoge no- | kweba- | za: tumusanyu- | kire | ne Za- | buli.

Kubanga Mukama ye Katonda | Omu- | kulu: era Kabaka omukulu, asinga | baka- | tonda bo- | na.

Enkonko zensi ziri mu mu- | kono- | gwe: nentiiko ze- | nsozi na- | zo zi- ze.

Enyanja yiye, era | ye yagi- | kola: emikonogye negi- | bumba o- | luka- | lu.

Muje, tusinze, tu- | vuna- | me: tufukamirire Mukama | Omu- | tonzi | wafe.

Kubanga ye Ka- | tonda | wafe: nafe tuli bantu bedundirolye, era tuli ndiga, | za mu mu- | kono- | gwe.

Lero, obanga munawulira edobozirye, temukaka-nyaza mi- | tima | gyamwe: nga Emeriba, nga ku lunaku Olwe- | masa | mu lu- | kola.

Bajaja bamwe | bweba- | nkema: nebangeza, nebalaba | emi- | rimu | gyange.

Emyaka amakumi ana nanakuwalira abemi- | rembe | giri: ning’amba nti be bantu abakyama mu mitima gyabwe, so tebana- | manya ma- | kubo | gange.

Kyenava ndaira, | nobu- | sungu: nti tebaliingira mu ku- | wumu- | la kwa- | nge.

Ekitibwa kibe eri Kitafe, neri O- | mwana: neri Omwoyo | Omu- tuku- | vu.

Nga bwekyali oluberyeberye, bwekiri ne kakano, | bweki- | riba: emirembe nemi- | rembe. | Ami- | na.

Nebalyoka nasoma nedobozi eriwulikika obulungi ekitundu ekosomebwa ekyoluberyeberye, ekigyibwa mu Ndagana Eyeda.
 

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS.

Tukutendereza, | ai Ka- | tonda: twatu- | la nga | gwe Mu- | kama.

Ensi zona | zikwe- | yanza: Ki- | tafe a- | tagwa- | wo.

Gwe bakukowola Bamalai- | ka bo- | na: Egulu, Namanyi | gona a- | gali- | mu.

Gwe bakukowola | buli- | jo: Bakerubi | ne Ba- | sera- | fi.

Omutukuvu, Omutukuvu, Omu- | tuku- | vu: Mu-kama, Ka- | tonda o- | wogye | lyona.

Egulu nensi | biju- | de: obukudu o- | bweki- | tibwa- | kyo.

Abomulundi ogwekitibwa O- | gwaba- | tume: ba- | kute- | ndere- | za.

Abekibina ekirungi e- | kya Ba- | nabi: ba- | kute- | ndere- | za.

Egye edungi Eryaba- | juli- | rwa: ba- | kute- | ndere- | za.

Ekanisa entukuvu eri mu- | nsi zo- | na: e- | kwa- — | — tu- | la.

Kitafe alina obukulu o- | buta- | koma: Omwa-nawe omu yeka, oweki- | tibwa o- | wama- | zima.

Era Nomwoyo Omu- | tuku- | vu: O- | mu — | sa- nyu- | sa.

Gwe Kabaka o- | weki- | tibwa: ai | — Ma- | si — | ya.

Gwe | wa Ki- | tawo: Omwana | wolu- | bere- | ra.

Bwewakiriza oku- | lokola a- | bantu: tewanyoma lu- | buto | lwa mu- | wala.

Bwewawangula okubalagala | kwolu- | mbe: wabagulirawo abakiriza bona Obwaka- | baka O- | bwomu- | gulu.

Gwotude ku mukono ogwadyo o- | gwa Ka- | tonda: mu ki- | tibwa | kya Ki- | tawo.

Tukiriza | ngoli- | ja: okuba Omu- | lamu- | zi wa- | fe.

Kyetuva tukwegairira okubera a- | badu- | bo; bewanunula nomusaigwo o- | gwomu- | wendo o- | mungi,

Obabalire ku muwendo ogwaba- | tukuvu- | bo: mu kitibwa | eki- | tagwa- | wo.

Ai Mukama wafe, lokola a- | bantu- | bo: obawe omukisa | obu- | sika- | bwo.

Obafuge oba- | gulu- | mize: emi- | renibe | nemi- | rembe.

Bulijo | buli- | jo: tu- | kute- | ndere- | za.

Nerinyalyo | tuli- | sinza: emirembe | egi- | ta- gwa- | wo.

Kiriza, ai Mu- | kama | wafe: okutukuma lero, tuleme o- | kukola | ebi- | bi.

Ai Mu- | kama | wafe: tudire- | mu tu- | dire- | mu.

Ai Mukama wafe, ekisakyo kitu- | tuke- | ko: nga fe | bwetu- | kwesi- | ga.

Ai Mukama wange, | nkwesi- | ze: ensonyi zireme okunkwatu, emi- | rembe | nemi- | rembe.

Nebalyoka basoma ekitundu ekisomebwa ekyokubiri, ekigyibwa mu Ndagano Empya.

Nebalyoka baimba oba nebogera Okukiriza Kwabatume, Omusabisa, nabantu wamu nga baimiride.
 

 

Nzikiriza Katonda Kitafe Omuinza webintu byona, Omutonzi wegulu Nensi; Ne Isa Masiya Omwanawe omu yeka Mukama wafe, Eyazalibwa omuwala atamanyi musaja Malyamu, eyali olubuto Olwomwoyo Omutukuvu. Nabonyabonyezebwa ku mirembe gya Pontio Pirato; Nakomererwa ku musalaba; Nafa; Nazikibwa; Naka Emagombe mu bafu; Olunaku olwokusatu nazukira mu bafu, Nagenda mu gulu; Atude ku mukono ogwadyo ogwa Katonda Kitafe Omuinza webintu byona; Naye alivayo okukomawo okusala omusango gwabalamu nabafu.
    Nzikiriza Omwoyo Omutukuvu; Nekanisa entukuvu Enkatolika; Nokusekimu okwabatukuvu; Nokusonyibwa ebibi; Nokuzukira kwomubiri; Nobulamu obutagwawo. Amina.

Nebalyoka basaba bwebati, bona nga bafukamide nobuwombefu; Omusabisa ngasoka okwoyera nedobozi dene nti

Mukama wafe abere namwe.
Okudamu. Abere nomwoyogwo.
Omusabisa. Tusabe.
Ai Mukama wafe, tudiremu.
Okudamu. Ai Masiya, tudiremu.
Omusabisa. Ai Mukama wafe, tudiremu.

Ai Mukama wafe, tusasire.
Okudamu. Tuwe obulokozibwo.
Omukade. Ai Mukama wafe, lokola Kabaka.
Okudamu. Tuwulire nekisakyo bwetukukowola.
Omukade. Yambaza Abawerezabo obutukirivu.
Okudamu. Sanyusa abantubo abalonde.
Omukade. Ai Mukama wafe, lokola abantubo.
Okudamu. Nobusikabwo, buwe omukisa.
Omukade. Ai Mukama wafe, tuwe emirembe mu naku zafe.
Okudamu. Kubanga tewali mulokozi mulala atulwanirira, wabula gwe weka, ai Katonda.
Omukade. Ai Katonda, otulongose emitima gyafe munda.
Okudamu. So totugyako Mwoyogwo Mutukuvu.

Soma wano Esāla eyolunaku gundi.

Ekyokusaba ekyokubiri, kye kisaba emirembe.

Ai Katonda, aleta emirembe ayagala abantu okutabagana wamu, okumanya gwe bwe bulamu obutagwawo, nabadubo be balina edembe dala; Fe abadubo abawombefu, tuzibire eri abalabe bafe buli webatulumbira; fe nga twesigira dala okuzibirakwo, tuleme okutya amanyi gona agabalabe bafe, olwobuinza bwa Isa Masiya Mukama wafe. Amina.

Ekyokusaba ekyokusatu, kye kisaba ekisa.

Ai Mukama wafe, Kitafe owomugulu, Katonda Omuinza webintu byona atagwawo, gwatutusi’za nga tuli balamu ku lunaku luno werusokera; Lero tuzibire namanyigo; tubere tuleme okwonona lero, newakubade okuingira mu kabi kona; naye buli kyetukola, kirung’amye mu kufugakwo tukole bulijo ebiri mu masogo ebyobutukirivu; kubwa Isa Masiya Mukama wafe. Amina.

OLUIMBA OLWOKUBIRI.
 


 

Apostles' Creed

LITANI. [Litany]

AI Obusatu Obutukuvu, obutenderezebwa obwekitibwa, Baperesona basatu era Katonda omu: otusasire fe abanaku abalina ebibi.

Ai Obusatu Obutukuvu, obutenderezebwa obwekitibwa, Baperesona basatu era Katonda omu: otusasire fe abanaku abalina ebibi.

Tulokole mu bubi bwona ne mu katali; ne mu kwonona ne munkwe za Setani, nokulumbakwe; ne mu busungubwo, nokukolimirwa okwemirembe nemirembe,

Mukama wafe omulungi, otulokole.

Olwokutwalakwo omubiri okutukuvu okutategerekeka; nolwokuzalibwakwo okutukuvu nokukomolebwa; nolwokubatizibwakwo nokusiba nokukemebwa,

Mukama wafe omulungi, otulokole.

Olwokubonyabouyezebwakwo nentuyuzo ezomusai; nolwomusalabagwo nolwobulumibwo; nolwokufakwo okwomuwendo omungi nokuzikibwakwo; nolwokuzukirakwo okwekitibwa nokugenda mu gulu; nolwokuja Kwomwoyo Omutukuvu,

Mukama wafe omulungi, otulokole.

Okirize okumukuma nokumuwa amanyi omuduwo kabaka wafe, DAUDI, akusinze amazima, abere nobutukirivu nobutukuvu;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okufuga omutimagwe, akukirize, akutye, akwagale, akwesige bulijo, agoberere ekitibwakyo notendolyo enakuze zona;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okubawa omukisa Namasole, Lubuga, abalangira, nabambeja, ne baganda ba kabaka bona;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okwakira Abalabirizi, Nabakade, Nabawereza, bamanyire dala Ekigambokyo, bakitegere; bakyolese nebigambo byebaigiriza era nebyebakola;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okutuwa omutima ogukwagala, ogukutya, tunyikire okuwulira amatekago;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okuzibira, nokubera, nokusanyusa abantu bona abali mu kabi ne mu naku ne mu kubonyabonyezebwa;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okukuma bona abatambula ku lukalu ne ku nyanja, abakazi bona abalumwa okuzala, abalwade nabana abato bona; nokubasasira abasibe nabanyage bona;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okukuma abana abafuzi, ne banamwandu bona, ne bona abafiridwa nabajogebwa;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okusonyiwa abatukyawa, nabatuiganya, nabatuwairiza, nokukyusa emitima gyabwe;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Okirize okutuwa, nokututerekera emere enungi eyensi, tulyoke tugirye ngeyengede;

Ai Mukama wafe omulungi, tukwegairide otuwulire.

Omwana wa Katonda; tukwegairide otuwulire.

Omwana wa Katonda; tukwegairide otuwulire.

Ai Omwana gwendiga owa Katonda; agyawo ebibi Byensi;

Otuwe emirembegyo.

Ai Omwana gwendiga owa Katonda; agyawo ebibi Byensi;

Otusasire.

Ekitibwa kibe eri Kitafe, neri Omwana: neri Omwoyo Omutukuvu.

Nga bwekyali oluberyeberye, bwekiri ne kakano, bwekiriba: emirembe nemirembe. Amina.
 

 

EKYOKWEBAZA.

Ekyokwebaza ekyabantu bona.

Ai Katonda Omuinza webintu byona, Kitafe owekisa kyona, fe abadubo abatasana tukwebaza nobuwombefu namazima, olwobulungibwo bwona nekisakyo kyewatuwa fe nabantu bona; [*era okusingawo olwabo abagala kakano okukuwa sadaka eyokutendereza nokwebaza olwokusasira kwewabalaga.] Tukutenderoza kubanga watutonda, notukuma, nolwemikisa gyona egyomunsi muno; nayo okusinga enyo, kubanga wanunula Ensi zona, mu kwagalakwo okutasingika, kubwa Mukama wafe Isa Masiya; tukutendereza olwebyo ebituwesa ekisakyo era nolwokusubira ekitibwakyo. Era tukwegairira otuwe okutegera okusasirakwo kwona bwekuli, emitima gyafe gikwebaze amazima, twolese otendolyo, mu bigambo byafe byetwogera era naye mwebyo byetukola; tweweyo okukuwerezanga, tutambulire mu masogo nobutukuvu nobutukirivu, enaku zafe zona; kubwa Isa Masiya, Mukama wafe; awerwe wamu nawe Nomwoyo Omutukuvu, ekitibwa kyona netendo lyona, emirembo egitakoma. Amina.
 

 

Ekyokusaba ekya Kirusositomu.

Ai Katonda Omuinza webintu byona, atuwade ekisa kakano okusaba fena mu masogo nememe emu; eyasubiza, webabanga babiri obanga basatu nga bakung’anye wamu mu Linyalyo, okubawa byebasaba. Ai Mukama wafe, kiriza kakano okutuwa byetwagala nebyetwegairira, nga bwebiritusanira; tuwe munsi muno okumanya ainazimago, ne mu bwakabakabwo obugenda okuja tuwe obulamu obutsigwawo. Amina.

2 Kol. 13. 14.

Ekisa kya Mukama wafe Isa Masiya, nokwagala kwa Katonda, nokusekimu Kwomwoyo Omutukuvu, bibere nafe fena, emirembe egitagwawo. Amina.

OLUIMBA OLKWOKUSATU.
 


 

Prayer of St. Chrysostom

TUSABE. [Prayer and Blessing]

Ekyokusaba nga bagenda okubulira.

Ai Katonda, kubanga tetuinza kusimibwa gwe wabula nga gwotubede; okirize olwekisakyo Omwoyogwo Omutukuvu alung’amye emitima gyafe agifuge mu bigambo byona; kubwa Isa Masiya Mukama wafe. Amina.

OKUBULIRA.

OLUIMBA OLWOKUNA

Bwebabanga baimba oluimba luno nebakung’anya ebirabo ebya abantu.

Ebyokusaba ebimalirwako.

Tuwe, tukwegairide, Katonda Omuinza webintu byona, ebigambo byetuwulide lero namatu gafe kungulu bisigibwe bwebityo mu mitima gyafe munda olwekisakyo, bibalire mufe ebibala ebyempisa enungi, Erinyalyo ligulumizibwe litenderezebwe; kubwa Isa Masiya Mukama wafe. Amina.

Mukama atuwe omukisa, atukume; Mukama atwakize amasoge, atukwatirwe ekisa. Mukama atuimusize obwenyibwe, atuwe emirembe, kakano nenaku zona. Amina.

 


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