A Service Book in Luganda

The Book of Common Prayer

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Okusaba Enkya Mu Bāna Abato
A Service-Book in Luganda

OKUSABA ENKYA

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.

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

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

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

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS.

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

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

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

¶ 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;