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ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΝΕΚΡΩΣΙΜΟΣ

Funeral Service

Ibada ya Mazishi

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.

Blessed is our God always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

Ahimidiwe Mungu wetu, daima, sasa na siku zote, hata milele na milele.

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

WATU

Ἀμήν.

Amen.

Amina.

ΣΤΑΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ

FIRST STANZA

MFULULIZO WA KWANZA

Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.

Mode pl. 2.

Sauti ya 6

Ἄμωμοι ἐν ὁδῷ. Ἀλληλούϊα. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Blameless in the way. Alleluia. Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your ordinances. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Heri walio kamili njia zao, Waendao katika sheria ya Bwana. Alleluia. Ee Bwana, umehimidiwa, Unifundishe amri zako. Alleluia. [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Ἐπεπόθησεν ἡ ψυχή μου, τοῦ ἐπιθυμῆσαι τὰ κρίματά σου ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ. Ἀλληλούϊα.

My soul longed to desire Your judgments in every season. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Roho yangu imepondeka kwa kutamani Hukumu zako kila wakati. Alleluia [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Ἐνύσταξεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἀπὸ ἀκηδίας, βεβαίωσόν με ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου. Ἀλληλούϊα.

My soul fainted because of its listlessness; establish me in Your words. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Nafsi yangu imeyeyuka kwa uzito, Unitie nguvu sawasawa na neno lako. Alleluia [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Κλῖνον τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς τὰ μαρτύριά σου, καὶ μὴ εἰς πλεονεξίαν. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to greediness. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Unielekeze moyo wangu na shuhuda zako, Wala usiielekee tamaa. Alleluia. [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Ἀθυμία κατέσχε με ἀπὸ ἁμαρτωλῶν, τῶν ἐγκαταλιμπανόντων τὸν νόμον σου. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Despondency held me because of sinners who abandon Your law. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Ghadhabu imenishika kwa sababu ya wasio haki, Waiachao sheria yako. Alleluia [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Μέτοχος ἐγώ εἰμι πάντων τῶν φοβουμένων σε καὶ τῶν φυλασσόντων τὰς ἐντολάς σου. Ἀλληλούϊα.

I am a companion of all who fear You and keep Your commandments. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Mimi ni mwenzao watu wote wakuchao, Na wale wayatiio mausia yako. Alleluia [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu. Sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele. Amina.

Ἀλληλούϊα.

Alleluia.

Alleluia.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.

Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.

Utuhurumie, Ee Mungu kadiri ya huruma yako kubwa, tunakuomba utusikilize na kutuhurumia.

( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) )

( Lord, have mercy. (3) )

( Bwana, hurumia. (3) )

Ἐτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῆς ψυχῆς τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου (τῆς κεκοιμημένης δούλης) τοῦ Θεοῦ (τοῦδε), καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ συγχωρηθῆναι αὐτῷ (αὐτῇ) πᾶν πλημμέλημα ἑκούσιόν τε καὶ ἀκούσιον.

Again we pray for the repose of the soul of the departed servant of God (Name), who has fallen asleep, and for the forgiveness of all his (her) sins, voluntary and involuntary.

Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya mapumziko ya roho ya mtumishi wa Mungu (jina) ambaye amelala, na kwa kusamehewa dhambi zake zote zile alitenda kwa kujua au pasipo kujua.

( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) )

( Lord, have mercy. (3) )

( Bwana, hurumia. (3) )

Ὅπως Κύριος ὁ Θεός τάξῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ (αὐτῆς), ἔνθα οἱ δίκαιοι ἀναπαύονται· τὰ ἐλέη τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν αὐτοῦ (αὐτῆς) ἁμαρτιῶν, παρὰ Χριστῷ τῷ ἀθανάτῳ βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν αἰτησώμεθα.

May the Lord God place his (her) soul where the righteous repose. Let us ask for the mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and the forgiveness of his (her) sins from Christ our immortal king and our God.

Ili Bwana Mungu, aiweke roho yake mahali ambapo watakatifu wanapumzika, na atampa rehema zake Mungu, ufalme wa mbinguni na maondoleo ya dhambi zake, Tumuombe Kristo mfalme asiyekufa tena Mungu wetu.

( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )

( Grant this, O Lord. )

( Kidhi, Ee Bwana. )

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ἡ ἀνάστασις, ἡ ζωή, καὶ ἡ ἀνάπαυσις τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου σου (τοῦδε), Χριστέ ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρί, καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αιώνων.

For You are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Your departed servant(s) (name), Christ our God, and to You we offer up glory, and to Your Father, who is without beginning, and Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

Kwa kuwa wewe ndiwe ufufuko, uhai tena mapumziko ya mtumishi wako (jina) aliyelala, Ee Kristo Mungu wetu; na kwako tunatoa utukufu kwa Baba yetu asiye na mwanzo na Roho Mtakatifu kamili, mwema na mpaji wa uhai, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.

( Ἀμήν. )

( Amen. )

( Amina. )

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

WATU

ΣΤΑΣΙΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ

SECOND STANZA

MFULULIZO WA PILI

Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.

Mode pl. 1.

Sauti ya 5

Αἱ χεῖρές σου ἐποίησάν με καὶ ἔπλασάν με· συνέτισόν με καὶ μαθήσομαι τὰς ἐντολάς σου. Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε.

Your hands made and fashioned me; instruct me, and I will learn Your commandments. [SAAS] Have mercy on me, O Lord.

Mikono yako ilinifanya ikanitengeneza, Unifahamishe nikajifunze maagizo yako. [[SWA]] Unihurumie Ee Bwana.

Ὅτι ἐγενήθην ὡς ἀσκὸς ἐν πάχνῃ· τὰ δικαιώματά σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην. Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε.

I am like a leather bag in a frost; I did not forget Your ordinances. [SAAS] Have mercy on me, O Lord.

Maana nimekuwa kama kiriba katika moshi, Sikuzisahau amri zako. Unihurumie Ee Bwana. [[SWA]] Unihurumie Ee Bwana.

Σός εἰμι ἐγώ, σῶσόν με, ὅτι τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐξεζήτησα. Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε.

I am Yours; save me, for I search Your ordinances. [SAAS] Have mercy on me, O Lord.

Mimi ni wako, uniokoe, Kwa maana nimejifimza mausia yako. Unihurumie Ee Bwana [[SWA]] Unihurumie Ee Bwana.

Ἀπὸ τῶν κριμάτων σου οὐκ ἐξέκλινα, ὅτι σὺ ἐνομοθέτησάς με. Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε.

I did not turn away from Your judgments, for You taught me Your law. [SAAS] Have mercy on me, O Lord.

Sikujiepusha na hukumu zako, Maana Wewe mwenyewe umenifundisha. [[SWA]] Unihurumie Ee Bwana.

Ἔκλινα τὴν καρδίαν μου τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὰ δικαιώματά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διʼ ἀντάμειψιν. Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε.

I inclined my heart to do Your ordinances forever for a reward. [SAAS] Have mercy on me, O Lord.

Nimeuelekeza moyo wangu nizitende amri zako, Daima, naam, hata milele. [[SWA]] Unihurumie Ee Bwana.

Καιρὸς τοῦ ποιῆσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ· διεσκέδασαν τὸν νόμον σου. Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε.

It is time for the Lord to act; they broke Your law. [SAAS] Have mercy on me, O Lord.

Wakati umewadia Bwana atende kazi; Kwa kuwa wameitangua sheria yako. [[SWA]] Unihurumie Ee Bwana.

Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu. Sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele. Amina.

Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε.

Have mercy on me, O Lord.

Unihurumie Ee Bwana.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.

Let us pray to the Lord.

Tumwombe Bwana.

( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. )

( Lord, have mercy. )

( Bwana, hurumia. )

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ἡ ἀνάστασις, ἡ ζωή, καὶ ἡ ἀνάπαυσις τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου σου (τοῦδε), Χριστέ ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρί, καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αιώνων.

For You are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Your departed servant(s) (name), Christ our God, and to You we offer up glory, and to Your Father, who is without beginning, and Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

Kwa kuwa wewe ndiwe ufufuko, uhai tena mapumziko ya mtumishi wako (jina) aliyelala, Ee Kristo Mungu wetu; na kwako tunatoa utukufu kwa Baba yetu asiye na mwanzo na Roho Mtakatifu kamili, mwema na mpaji wa uhai, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.

( Ἀμήν. )

( Amen. )

( Amina. )

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

WATU

ΣΤΑΣΙΣ ΤΡΙΤΗ

THIRD STANZA

MFULULIZO WA TATU

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Mode pl. 4.

Sauti ya 8

Καὶ ἐλέησόν με. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἐπίβλεψον ἐπʼ ἐμὲ καὶ ἐλέησόν με κατὰ τὸ κρίμα τῶν ἀγαπώντων τὸ ὄνομά σου. Ἀλληλούϊα.

And have mercy on me. Alleluia. Look upon me and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of those who love Your name. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Na unihurumie. Alleluia. Unigeukie, unirehemu mimi, Kama iwahusuvyo walipendao jina lako. [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Νεώτερος ἐγώ εἰμι καὶ ἐξουδενωμένος· τὰ δικαιώματά σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην. Ἀλληλούϊα.

I am young, and beheld as nothing, but I have not forgotten Your ordinances. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Mimi ni mdogo, nadharauliwa, Lakini siyasahau mausia yako. [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Τῆς φωνῆς μου ἄκουσον, Κύριε, κατὰ τὸ ἔλεός σου, κατὰ τὸ κρῖμά σου ζῆσόν με. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Hear my voice, O Lord, according to Your mercy; give me life according to Your judgment. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Uisikie sauti yangu sawasawa na fadhili zako, Ee Bwana, unihuishe sawasawa na hukumu yako. [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Ἄρχοντες κατεδίωξάν με δωρεάν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων σου ἐδειλίασεν ἡ καρδία μου. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Rulers persecuted me without cause, but my heart feared because of Your words. [SAAS] Alleluia.

Wakuu wameniudhi bure, Ila moyo wangu unayahofia maneno yako. [[SWA]] Alleluia.

Ζήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ αἰνέσει σε, καὶ τὰ κρίματά σου βοηθήσει μοι.

My soul shall live and praise You, and Your judgments shall help me. [SAAS]

Nafsi yangu na iishi, ipate kukusifu, Na hukumu zako zinisaidie. [[SWA]]

Ἐπλανήθην ὡς πρόβατον ἀπολωλός· ζήτησον τὸν δοῦλόν σου, ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην.

I went astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Nimetanga-tanga kama kondoo aliyepotea; Umtafute mtumishi wako; Kwa maana sikuyasahau maagizo yako.

Νεκρώσιμα Εὐλογητάρια.

Evlogetaria for the Dead

Evlogitaria ya Wafu

Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.

Mode pl. 1.

Sauti ya 5

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments.

Ee Bwana wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.

Τῶν ἁγίων ὁ χορός, εὗρε πηγὴν τῆς ζωῆς καὶ θύραν παραδείσου· εὕρω κἀγώ, τὴν ὁδὸν διὰ τῆς μετανοίας· τὸ ἀπολωλὸς πρόβατον ἐγώ εἰμι· ἀνακάλεσαί με, Σωτήρ, καὶ σῶσόν με.

The choir of Saints has found the fountain of life and the door of Paradise. May I also find the way through repentance. I am the lost sheep: O Savior, call me back and save me. [GOA]

Jamii ya watakatifu imeona chechemi ya uzima na lango la kuingia Paradiso, niweze nami kuiona njia hiyo kwa kutubu, maana mimi ndimi kondoo aliyepotea, Ee mwokozi unirejeshe na kuniokoa. [[SWA]]

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments.

Ee Bwana wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.

Ὁ πάλαι μέν, ἐκ μὴ ὄντων πλάσας με, καὶ εἰκόνι σου θείᾳ τιμήσας, παραβάσει ἐντολῆς δὲ πάλιν με ἐπιστρέψας εἰς γῆν ἐξ ἧς ἐλήφθην, εἰς τὸ καθʼ ὁμοίωσιν ἐπανάγαγε, τὸ ἀρχαῖον κάλλος ἀναμορφώσασθαι.

Of old, You created me from nothing and honored me with Your divine image. But when I disobeyed Your commandment, You returned me to the earth from which I was taken. Lead me back again to Your likeness, so that the ancient beauty may be refashioned. [GOA]

Ewe uliye niumba kutoka bure na ukanipa heshima kwa mfano wako; lakini kwa kuasi amri zako ulinirudisha udongoni mahali nilipotoka, uniongoze na unirudishe katika tabia ya kale, nipate tena uzuri ule wa kwanza (Paradiso). [[SWA]]

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments.

Ee Bwana wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.

Εἰκών εἰμι, τῆς ἀῤῥήτου δόξης σου, εἰ καὶ στίγματα φέρω πταισμάτων· οἰκτείρησον τὸ σὸν πλάσμα, Δέσποτα, καὶ καθάρισον σῇ εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ· καὶ τὴν ποθεινὴν πατρίδα παράσχου μοι, παραδείσου πάλιν ποιῶν πολίτην με.

I am an image of Your ineffable glory, though I bear the scars of my transgressions. Take pity on me, the work of Your hands, Master, and cleanse me by Your compassion. Grant me the desired homeland for which I long, making me again a citizen of Paradise. [GOA]

Mimi ndimi mfano wa ufufuko wako usionenwa ingawa nina madoa ya dhambi. Ee Rabii, unirehemu mimi kiumbe chako na unisafishe kwa fadhili zako na unifanye tena mwana wa Paradiso. [[SWA]]

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments.

Ee Bwana wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.

Ἀνάπαυσον, ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς δούλους σου, καὶ κατάταξον αὐτοὺς ἐν παραδείσῳ, ὅπου χοροὶ τῶν ἁγίων, Κύριε, καὶ οἱ δίκαιοι ἐκλάμψουσιν ὡς φωστῆρες· τοὺς κεκοιμημένους δούλους σου ἀνάπαυσον, παρορῶν αὐτῶν πάντα τὰ ἐγκλήματα.

Give rest, O God, to Your servant(s), and place him (her, them) in Paradise where the choirs of the Saints and the righteous, O Lord, will shine as the stars of heaven. To Your departed servant(s) give rest, O Lord, overlooking all his (her, their) offenses. [GOA]

Ee Bwana Mungu umpumzishe mtumishi wako, na umweke katika paradiso, mahali pa jamii ya watakatifu, na wenye haki wanapong’ara kama jua, mrehemishe mtumishi wako huyu aliyelala na kuaga dunia, umsamehe hatia zake zote. [[SWA]]

Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu.

Τὸ τριλαμπὲς τῆς μιᾶς Θεότητος, εὐσεβῶς ὑμνήσωμεν βοῶντες· Ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Πατὴρ ὁ ἄναρχος, ὁ συνάναρχος Υἱὸς καὶ τὸ θεῖον Πνεῦμα. Φώτισον ἡμᾶς πίστει σοι λατρεύοντας, καὶ τοῦ αἰωνίου πυρὸς ἐξάρπασον.

Let us devoutly praise the threefold radiance of the one God as we sing: Holy are You, the Father without beginning, the co-eternal Son, and the divine Spirit. Illumine us who worship You in faith and deliver us from the eternal fire. [GOA]

Kwa Utatu Mtakatifu wa Mungu, kwa utiifu wacha tuimbe tupaze sauti tukilia; ni wewe Mtakatifu Baba wa milele, na Mwana wako pamoja na Roho Mtakatifu, utuangazie mwanga wako sisi tulio na imani tukikuabudu wewe, utuokoe kutoka kwa moto wa milele. [[SWA]]

Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.

Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele. Amina.

Χαῖρε σεμνή, ἡ Θεὸν σαρκὶ τεκοῦσα, εἰς πάντων σωτηρίαν, διʼ ἧς γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων εὕρατο τὴν σωτηρίαν· διὰ σοῦ εὕροιμεν παράδεισον, Θεοτόκε ἁγνὴ εὐλογημένη.

Rejoice, gracious Lady, who gave birth to God in the flesh for the salvation of all, and through whom the human race has found salvation. Through you, pure and blessed Theotokos, may we find Paradise. [GOA]

Salaamu, Mtakatifu wa utukufu, uliye mzaa Mungu kwa ajili ya wokovu wa wote, kupitia kwako jamii ya watu ilipata wokovu: Kupitia kwako tuipate paradiso, wewe mbarikiwa na mzazi Mungu. [[SWA]]

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. [GOA]

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, utukufu kwako ee Mungu. [[SWA]]

Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Kontakion. Mode pl. 4.

Kontakio. Sauti ya 8.

Μετὰ τῶν Ἁγίων ἀνάπαυσον Χριστέ, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν δούλων σου, ἔνθα οὐκ ἔστι πόνος, οὐ λύπη, οὐ στεναγμός, ἀλλὰ ζωὴ ἀτελεύτητος.

With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul(s) of Your servant(s) where there is no pain, no sorrow, no sighing, but life everlasting. [GOA]

Pamoja na watakatifu, pumzisha, O Kristo, roho ya mtumishi wako mahali pasipo na uchungu, sikitiko au kuomboleza lakini uzima wa milele. [[SWA]]

Νεκρώσιμα Ἰδιόμελα.

Funeral Hymns

Ποίημα Ἰωάννου Μοναχοῦ (τοῦ Δαμασκηνοῦ).

By John the Monk (of Damascus).

Ἦχος αʹ.

Mode 1.

Ποία τοῦ βίου τρυφὴ διαμένει λύπης ἀμέτοχος; ποία δόξα ἕστηκεν ἐπὶ γῆς ἀμετάθετος; πάντα σκιᾶς ἀσθενέστερα, πάντα ὀνείρων ἀπατηλότερα, μία ῥοπή, καὶ ταῦτα πάντα θάνατος διαδέχεται. Ἀλλʼ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ Χριστὲ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τῷ γλυκασμῷ τῆς σῆς ὡραιότητος, οὓς ἐξελέξω ἀνάπαυσον ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.

Which of life’s pleasures remains free of sorrow? Which earthly glory is permanent? All this is fainter than a shadow, all more illusory than a dream. In a single moment, death succeeds them all. O Christ, grant rest to those whom You have taken, in the light of Your face and in the sweetness of Your handsomeness, O benevolent Lord. [SD]

Ἦχος βʹ.

Mode 2.

Ὡς ἄνθος μαραίνεται, καὶ ὡς ὄναρ παρέρχεται, καὶ διαλύεται πᾶς ἄνθρωπος· πάλιν δὲ ἠχούσης τῆς σάλπιγγος, νεκροὶ ὡς ἐν συσσεισμῷ, πάντες ἀναστήσονται, πρός τὴν σὴν ὑπάντησιν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· τότε Δέσποτα, οὓς μετέστησας ἐξ ἡμῶν, ἐν ταῖς τῶν ἁγίων σου κατάταξον σκηναῖς, τὰ πνεύματα τῶν σῶν δούλων Χριστέ.

A flower withers and a dream passes: likewise every human being disintegrates. Then, at the sound of the trumpet, there will be like an earthquake, and all the dead will rise to meet You, O Christ God. We pray You will then place the spirits of Your servants, whom You have taken from us, in the dwellings of Your Saints, O Master Christ. [SD]

Ἕτερον ἐκτὸς Τυπικοῦ.

Another Extra Hymn.

Ἦχος βʹ.

Mode 2.

Οἴμοι οἷον ἀγῶνα ἔχει ἡ ψυχή, χωριζομένη ἐκ τοῦ σώματος! οἴμοι πόσα δακρύει τότε, καὶ οὐχ ὑπάρχει ὁ ἐλεῶν αὐτήν! πρὸς τοὺς Ἀγγέλους τὰ ὄμματα ῥέπουσα, ἄπρακτα καθικετεύει, πρὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τὰς χεῖρας ἐκτείνουσα, οὐκ ἔχει τὸν βοηθοῦντα. Διὸ ἀγαπητοί μου ἀδελφοί, ἐννοήσαντες ἡμῶν τὸ βραχὺ τῆς ζωῆς, τοῖς μεταστᾶσι τὴν ἀνάπαυσιν, παρὰ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Alas! Such agony afflicts a soul when it is separated from its body. Alas! How it weeps then, but there is no one to have mercy on it. It turns its eyes towards the Angels and prays to no avail. It reaches for other people, but there is no one who can help. Therefore, my beloved brethren, let us realize how short is our life, and let us pray to Christ to grant repose to the departed, and great mercy to our souls. [SD]

Ἦχος γʹ.

Mode 3.

Πάντα ματαιότης τὰ ἀνθρώπινα, ὅσα οὐχ ὑπάρχει μετὰ θάνατον, οὐ παραμένει ὁ πλοῦτος, οὐ συνοδεύει ἡ δόξα· ἐπελθὼν γὰρ ὁ θάνατος, ταῦτα πάντα ἐξηφάνισται. Διὸ Χριστῷ τῷ ἀθανάτῳ Βασιλεῖ βοήσωμεν· Τοὺς μεταστάντας ἐξ ἡμῶν ἀνάπαυσον, ἔνθα πάντων ἐστίν, εὐφραινομένων ἡ κατοικία.

Vanity is everything human, which after death exists no more. Wealth does not remain, glory does not go with us; for when death arrives, all these disappear. Therefore let us cry to Christ the immortal King, “Grant rest to those departed from us, there where glad are all who have their dwelling in You.” [SD]

Ἦχος δʹ. Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.

Mode 4. You have given.

Ὄντως φοβερώτατον, τὸ τοῦ θανάτου μυστήριον! Πῶς ψυχὴ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος, βιαίως χωρίζεται, ἐκ τῆς ἁρμονίας, καὶ τῆς συμφυΐας ὁ φυσικώτατος δεσμός, θείῳ βουλήματι ἀποτέμνεται; Διό σε ἱκετεύομεν, τοὺς μεταστάντας ἀνάπαυσον, ἐν σκηναῖς τῶν δικαίων σου, ζωοδότα φιλάνθρωπε.

Frightening indeed, and quite so, is the mystery known as death, how a soul then is forcibly * separated from its frame, parting from its body; * severed is that union, which is most natural and innate, * by Your divine will. And therefore we entreat * that You who are benevolent grant the departed eternal rest, * where the saints and the righteous dwell, * O our God and the Giver of life. [SD]

Ἕτερον ἐκτὸς Τυπικοῦ.

Another Extra Hymn.

Ἦχος δʹ.

Mode 4.

Ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ τοῦ κόσμου προσπάθεια; ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ τῶν προσκαίρων φαντασία; ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ χρυσὸς καὶ ὁ ἄργυρος; ποῦ ἐστι τῶν οἰκετῶν ἡ πλημμύρα καὶ ὁ θόρυβος; πάντα κόνις, πάντα τέφρα, πάντα σκιά. Ἀλλὰ δεῦτε βοήσωμεν τῷ ἀθανάτῳ Βασιλεῖ. Κύριε, τῶν αἰωνίων σου ἀγαθῶν ἀξίωσον, τοὺς μεταστάντας ἐξ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσον αὐτούς, ἐν τῇ ἀγήρῳ μακαριότητι.

Where are all those worldly attachments? Where are the imaginings of things that do not last? Where is the gold, where the silver? Where is the flood and fuss of assistants and servants? All of this is dust and ashes, all just a shadow. Nevertheless, come let us say to the immortal King, “Lord, grant Your eternal good things to those departed from us, and give them rest in unending blessedness.” [SD]

Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.

Mode pl. 1.

Ἐμνήσθην τοῦ Προφήτου βοῶντος· Ἐγώ εἰμι γῆ καὶ σποδός, καὶ πάλιν κατενόησα ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι, καὶ εἶδον τὰ ὀστᾶ τὰ γεγυμνωμένα, καὶ εἶπα· Ἆρα τίς ἐστι; Βασιλεύς, ἢ στρατιώτης, ἢ πλούσιος, ἢ πένης, ἢ δίκαιος, ἢ ἁμαρτωλός; ἀλλὰ ἀνάπαυσον, Κύριε, μετὰ δικαίων τοὺς δούλους σου, ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.

I remembered how the Prophet once said: “I am but dust and ashes”; and then I looked into the graves and saw the naked bones, and in turn I exclaimed: “Who can tell, which one was a king, which one a soldier, rich or poor, a righteous man or a sinner?” Nevertheless, O Lord, grant that Your servants may rest with the righteous, in Your benevolence. [SD]

Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.

Mode pl. 2.

Ἀρχή μοι καὶ ὑπόστασις, τὸ πλαστουργόν σου γέγονε πρόσταγμα· βουληθεὶς γὰρ ἐξ ἀοράτου τε καὶ ὁρατῆς, ζῶόν με συμπῆξαι φύσεως, γῆθέν μου τὸ σῶμα διέπλασας, δέδωκας δέ μοι ψυχήν, τῇ θείᾳ σου καὶ ζωοποιῷ ἐμπνεύσει. Διὸ Σωτὴρ τοὺς δούλους σου, ἐν χώρᾳ ζώντων, ἐν σκηναῖς Δικαίων ἀνάπαυσον.

Your creative command was my beginning and real existence; for wishing to construct me as a living creature from both visible and invisible natures, You fashioned my body from earth, and You gave me a soul by Your divine and life-giving breath. Therefore, O Savior, give rest to Your servants, in the land of the living, where the righteous dwell. [SD]

Ἦχος βαρύς. Οὐκ ἔτι κωλυόμεθα.

Grave Mode. No longer are we barred.

Ἀνάπαυσον Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν ζωοδότα, οὓς μετέστησας ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν, ἐκ τῶν προσκαίρων, κράζοντας· Κύριε δόξα σοι.

O Savior and Life-giver, to those You transferred * from this fleeting life, grant rest, as they cry out, * “Glory to You, O Lord.” [SD]

Ἕτερον ἐκτὸς Τυπικοῦ.

Another Extra Hymn.

Ἦχος βαρύς.

Grave Mode.

Κατʼ εἰκόνα σὴν καὶ ὁμοίωσιν, πλαστουργήσας κατʼ ἀρχὰς τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἐν Παραδείσῳ τέθεικας, κατάρχειν σου τῶν κτισμάτων, φθόνῳ δὲ διαβόλου ἀπατηθείς, τῆς βρώσεως μετέσχε, τῶν ἐντολῶν σου παραβάτης γεγονώς· διὸ πάλιν αὐτὸν εἰς γῆν ἐξ ἦς ἐλήφθη, κατεδίκασας ἐπιστρέφειν Κύριε, καὶ αἰτεῖσθαι τὴν ἀνάπαυσιν.

In the beginning, when You fashioned man in Your image and likeness, You put him in Paradise to have dominion over Your creation. But by the envy of the devil, man was deceived; and he ate the fruit and thus became a transgressor of Your commandments. Therefore, O Lord, You sentenced him to return to the earth, from which he had been taken, and to pray for repose. [SD]

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Mode pl. 4.

Θρηνῷ καὶ ὀδύρομαι, ὅταν ἐννοήσω τὸν θάνατον, καὶ ἴδω ἐν τοῖς τάφοις κειμένην, τὴν κατʼ εἰκόνα Θεοῦ, πλασθεῖσαν ἡμῖν ὡραιότητα, ἄμορφον, ἄδοξον, μὴ ἔχουσαν εἶδος, ὢ τοῦ θαύματος! τί τὸ περὶ ἡμᾶς, τοῦτο γέγονε μυστήριον, πῶς παρεδόθημεν τῇ φθορᾷ; πῶς συνεζεύχθημεν τῷ θανάτῳ; ὄντως Θεοῦ προστάξει, ὡς γέγραπται, τοῦ παρέχοντος τοῖς μεταστᾶσι τὴν ἀνάπαυσιν.

I grieve and I lament when I think about death, and when I see the beauty, which God made for us in His image, lying formless in the grave, without glory and unsightly. Amazing! What is this mystery that happened to us? How were we given over to decay and coupled with death? Indeed, as it is written, this is all by the command of God, who grants repose to those who have passed away. [SD]

Δόξα. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Glory. Mode pl. 4.

Utukufu.

Ὁ θάνατός σου Κύριε, ἀθανασίας γέγονε πρόξενος· εἰ μὴ γὰρ ἐν μνήματι κατετέθης, οὐκ ἂν ὁ Παράδεισος ἠνέῳκτο· διὸ τοὺς μεταστάντας ἀνάπαυσον, ὡς Φιλάνθρωπος.

O Lord, Your death gave rise to immortality; for if You had not been enclosed in a tomb, then Paradise would not have been opened. Therefore grant repose to the departed, O benevolent God. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Both now. Mode pl. 4.

Sasa.

Ἁγνὴ Παρθένε, τοῦ Λόγου πύλη, τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν Μήτηρ, ἱκέτευε σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.

O pure Virgin, you are the gate of the Logos, and the Mother of our God. Pray for our salvation. [SD]

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος γʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode 3.

Prokimeno. Sauti ya 3.

Μακαρία ἡ ὁδός, ᾗ πορεύει σήμερον, ὅτι ἡτοιμάσθη σοι τόπος ἀναπαύσεως.

Truly blessed is the way that you travel on today; for a place has been prepared for your everlasting rest. [SD]

Ὁ Ἀπόστολος

The Epistle

Waraka

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Πρόσχωμεν.

Let us be attentive.

Tusikilize.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

MSOMAJI

Στίχ. Πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι, ὁ Θεός μου, μὴ παρασιωπήσῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, μήποτε παρασιωπήσῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ καὶ ὁμοιωθήσομαι τοῖς καταβαίνουσιν εἰς λάκκον.

Verse: To You, O Lord, I cry; O my God, may You not pass over me in silence; may You never be silent to me, else I would become like those who go down into the pit. [SAAS]

Mstari Nitakuita wewe Mungu wangu. [[SWA]]

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Σοφία.

Wisdom.

Hekima.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

MSOMAJI

Πρὸς Θεσσαλονικεῖς Αʹ Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians.

Somo kutoka kwa Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Πρόσχωμεν.

Let us be attentive.

Tusikilize.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

MSOMAJI

Αʹ Θεσ 4:13 – 17

1 Th. 4:13 – 17

1 Th. 4:13 – 17

Ἀδελφοί, οὐ θέλομεν ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν περὶ τῶν κεκοιμημένων, ἵνα μὴ λυπῆσθε καθὼς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ μὴ ἔχοντες ἐλπίδα. εἰ γὰρ πιστεύομεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἀπέθανε καὶ ἀνέστη, οὕτω καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς κοιμηθέντας διὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἄξει σὺν αὐτῷ. τοῦτο γὰρ ὑμῖν λέγομεν ἐν λόγῳ Κυρίου, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι εἰς τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ Κυρίου οὐ μὴ φθάσωμεν τοὺς κοιμηθέντας· ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ Κύριος ἐν κελεύσματι, ἐν φωνῇ ἀρχαγγέλου καὶ ἐν σάλπιγγι Θεοῦ καταβήσεται ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστήσονται πρῶτον, ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα, καὶ οὕτω πάντοτε σὺν Κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.

Brethren, we could not have you ignorant concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord. [RSV]

Brethren, we could not have you ignorant concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord. [RSV]

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Εἰρήνη σοι τῷ ἀναγνόντι.

Peace be with you the reader.

Amani kwako Ee Msomaji.

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

WATU

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Alleluia, Alleluia, a|leluia.

Τὸ Θεῖον Εὐαγγέλιον

The Holy Gospel

INJILI TAKATIFU

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.

Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.

Hekima. Simameni wima. tusikilize Evanjelio Takatifu.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.

Peace be with all.

Amani kwa wote.

( Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. )

( And with your spirit. )

( Na iwe kwa roho yako. )

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ἰωάννην ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.

Injili Takatifu kama ilivyoandikwa na John.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Πρόσχωμεν.

Let us be attentive.

Tusikilize.

( Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. )

( Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. )

( Utukufu kwako, Ee Bwana, utukufu kwako. )

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

5:24 – 30

5:24 – 30

5:24 – 30

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος πρὸς τοὺς ἐληλυθότας πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἰουδαίους· Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὁ τὸν λόγον μου ἀκούων καὶ πιστεύων τῷ πέμψαντί με ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ εἰς κρίσιν οὐκ ἔρχεται, ἀλλὰ μεταβέβηκεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν. ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ νεκροὶ ἀκούσονται τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἀκούσαντες ζήσονται· ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ἔχει ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, οὕτως ἔδωκε καὶ τῷ υἱῷ ζωὴν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ· καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ καὶ κρίσιν ποιεῖν, ὅτι υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐστί. μὴ θαυμάζετε τοῦτο· ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα ἐν ᾗ πάντες οἱ ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις ἀκούσονται τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκπορεύσονται οἱ τὰ ἀγαθὰ ποιήσαντες εἰς ἀνάστασιν ζωῆς, οἱ δὲ τὰ φαῦλα πράξαντες εἰς ἀνάστασιν κρίσεως. Οὐ δύναμαι ἐγὼ ποιεῖν ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐδέν. καθὼς ἀκούω κρίνω, καὶ ἡ κρίσις ἡ ἐμὴ δικαία ἐστίν· ὅτι οὐ ζητῶ τὸ θέλημα τὸ ἐμόν, ἀλλὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με πατρός.

The Lord said to the Jews who came to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me.” [RSV]

The Lord said to the Jews who came to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me.” [RSV]

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Εἰρήνη σοι τῷ εὐαγγελιζομένῳ.

Peace be with you who read the Gospel.

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

WATU

Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

Utukufu kwako, Ee Bwana, utukufu kwako.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

SHEMASI

Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.

Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.

Utuhurumie, Ee Mungu kadiri ya huruma yako kubwa, tunakuomba utusikilize na kutuhurumia.

( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) )

( Lord, have mercy. (3) )

( Bwana, hurumia. (3) )

Ἐτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῆς ψυχῆς τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου (τῆς κεκοιμημένης δούλης) τοῦ Θεοῦ (τοῦδε), καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ συγχωρηθῆναι αὐτῷ (αὐτῇ) πᾶν πλημμέλημα ἑκούσιόν τε καὶ ἀκούσιον.

Again we pray for the repose of the soul of the departed servant of God (Name), who has fallen asleep, and for the forgiveness of all his (her) sins, voluntary and involuntary.

Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya mapumziko ya roho ya mtumishi wa Mungu (jina) ambaye amelala, na kwa kusamehewa dhambi zake zote zile alitenda kwa kujua au pasipo kujua.

( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) )

( Lord, have mercy. (3) )

( Bwana, hurumia. (3) )

Ὅπως Κύριος ὁ Θεός τάξῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ (αὐτῆς), ἔνθα οἱ δίκαιοι ἀναπαύονται· τὰ ἐλέη τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν αὐτοῦ (αὐτῆς) ἁμαρτιῶν, παρὰ Χριστῷ τῷ ἀθανάτῳ βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν αἰτησώμεθα.

May the Lord God place his (her) soul where the righteous repose. Let us ask for the mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and the forgiveness of his (her) sins from Christ our immortal king and our God.

Ili Bwana Mungu, aiweke roho yake mahali ambapo watakatifu wanapumzika, na atampa rehema zake Mungu, ufalme wa mbinguni na maondoleo ya dhambi zake, Tumuombe Kristo mfalme asiyekufa tena Mungu wetu.

( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )

( Grant this, O Lord. )

( Kidhi, Ee Bwana. )

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ πάσης σαρκός, ὁ τὸν θάνατον καταπατήσας, τὸν δὲ διάβολον καταργήσας, καὶ ζωὴν τῷ κόσμῳ σου δωρησάμενος, αυτός, Κύριε, ἀνάπαυσον τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου σου (τοῦδε) ἐν τόπῳ φωτεινῷ, ἐν τόπῳ χλοερῷ, ἐν τόπῳ ἀναψύξεως, ἔνθα ἀπέδρα ὀδύνη, λύπη καὶ στεναγμός. Πᾶν ἁμάρτημα τὸ παρʼ αὐτοῦ πραχθὲν ἐν λόγῳ ἢ ἔργῳ ἢ διανοίᾳ, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεός, συγχώρησον· ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ζήσεται καὶ οὐχ ἁμαρτήσει· σὺ γὰρ μόνος ἐκτὸς ἁμαρτίας ὑπάρχεις· ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου δικαιοσύνη εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ ὁ νόμος σου ἀλήθεια.

O God of spirits and of all flesh, You trampled upon death and abolished the power of the devil, giving life to Your world. Give rest to the soul(s) of Your departed servant(s) (name) in a place of light, in a place of green pasture, in a place of refreshment, from where pain, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. As good and benevolent God, forgive every sin he (she, they) has (have) committed in word, deed, or thought, for there is no one who lives and does not sin. You alone are without sin. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your word is truth. [GOA]

Ee Mungu wa mioyo yote na kila Mwili, uliye kanyanga kifo na kushinda shetani, nakuipa dunia yako uhai, kwa roho ya mtumishi wako (jina) aliyelala, pumzisha roho yake na uiweke mahali pa mwanga, utulivu na upole, pasipo na uchungu, masikitiko na kilio. Kila ubaya aliofanya kwa fikira, kwa maneno au kwa matendo, nakuomba kama Mungu wetu, mpenda wanadamu, tena mwenye huruma, umsamehe, ukijua hakuna mtu aliye hai asiyetenda dhambi isipokuwa wewe peke yako. Ukweli wako ni wa milele, tena amri yako ni ya ukweli. [[SWA]]

Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ἡ ἀνάστασις, ἡ ζωή, καὶ ἡ ἀνάπαυσις τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου σου (τοῦδε), Χριστέ ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρί, καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αιώνων.

For You are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Your departed servant(s) (name), Christ our God, and to You we offer up glory, and to Your Father, who is without beginning, and Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

Kwa kuwa wewe ndiwe ufufuko, uhai tena mapumziko ya mtumishi wako (jina) aliyelala, Ee Kristo Mungu wetu; na kwako tunatoa utukufu kwa Baba yetu asiye na mwanzo na Roho Mtakatifu kamili, mwema na mpaji wa uhai, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.

( Ἀμήν. )

( Amen. )

( Amina. )

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

KASISI

Δόξα σοι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.

Glory to You, O Christ God, our hope. Glory to You.

Utukufu kwako, Ee Kristo Mungu wetu na matumaini yetu, utukufu kwako.

Ὁ καὶ νεκρῶν καὶ ζώντων τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἔχων, ὡς ἀθάνατος βασιλεύς, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ ἐνδόξων προπατόρων Ἀβραάμ, Ἰσαάκ, καὶ Ἰακώβ, τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ δικαίου φίλου αὐτοῦ Λαζάρου τοῦ τετραημέρου, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ἐξ ἡμῶν μεταστάντων δούλων αὐτοῦ, τῶν μακαρίων Ἱδρυτῶν τῆς Κοινότητος ταύτης, ἐν σκηναῖς δικαίων τάξαι, ἐν κόλποις Ἀβραὰμ ἀναπαύσαι, καὶ μετὰ ἁγίων συναριθμήσαι, ἡμᾶς δὲ ἐλεήσαι ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος.

May He who as immortal King has authority over the living and the dead and who rose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of his most pure and holy Mother, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy Apostles, our holy and God-bearing Fathers, of the holy and glorious forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, of His holy and righteous friend Lazarus, who lay in the grave four days, establish the soul(s) of His departed servant(s) (name) in the dwelling place of the saints, give rest to him (her, them) in the bosom of Abraham, and number him (her, them) among the righteous, and also have mercy on us and save us, as He is good and benevolent.

Yeye Kristo Mungu wetu wa kweli,

Αἰωνία σου ἡ μνήμη, ἀξιομακάριστε καὶ ἀείμνηστε ἀδελφὲ ἡμῶν. (3)

Eternal be your memory, brother worthy of blessedness and everlasting memory. (3)

Makumbusho yako yawe ya milele ndugu (dada) wetu mbarikiwa na unayestahili kumbukwa. (3)

ΛΑΟΣ

PEOPLE

WATU

Αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη· αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη· αἰωνία αὐτοῦ ἡ μνήμη.

Eternal be his memory. Eternal be his memory. Eternal be his memory. [GOA]

Makumbusho ya milele na milele. Makumbusho ya milele na milele. Makumbusho ya milele na milele. [[SWA]]

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

WATU

Ἦχος βʹ. Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.

Mode 2. Joseph took You down.

Sauti ya 2. Yosefu akakushusha

Δεῦτε τελευταῖον ἀσπασμόν, δῶμεν ἀδελφοὶ τῷ θανόντι (τῇ θανούσῃ), εὐχαριστοῦντες Θεῷ· οὗτος (αὗτη) γὰρ ἐξέλιπε τῆς συγγενείας αὐτοῦ (αὐτῆς), καὶ πρὸς τάφον ἐπείγεται, οὐκ ἔτι φροντίζων (φροντίζουσα), τὰ τῆς ματαιότητος καὶ πολυμόχθου σαρκός. Ποῦ νῦν συγγενεῖς τε καὶ φίλοι; Ἄρτι χωριζόμεθα ὅνπερ (ἥνπερ), ἀναπαῦσαι Κύριος εὐξώμεθα.

Brethren, let us give a final kiss * of farewell to him/her who is dead now, and offer thanks to God. * For he/she has departed from his/her friends and family. * He/she is ready for burial, no longer concerned with * anything of vanity or of the weary flesh. * Where now are the friends and the family? * Therefore let us pray to the Lord God, * that He will give rest to him/her who parts from us. [SD]

Ποῖος χωρισμός, ὦ ἀδελφοί, ποῖος κοπετός, ποῖος θρῆνος, ἐν τῇ παρούσῃ ῥοπῇ! Δεῦτε οὖν ἀσπάσασθε τὸν (τήν) πρὸ μικροῦ μεθʼ ἡμῶν· παραδίδοται τάφῳ γάρ, καλύπτεται λίθῳ, σκότει κατοικίζεται, νεκροῖς συνθάπτεται· πάντες συγγενεῖς τε καὶ φίλοι, ἄρτι χωριζόμεθα ὅνπερ (ἥνπερ), ἀναπαῦσαι Κύριος εὐξώμεθα.

Brethren, separation is so hard. * Such a lamentation, such grieving, at this grave turn of events. * Come to kiss him/her who was with us just a short time ago. * He/she is taken for burial, and lies six feet under, * dwelling in the darkness now, buried alongside the dead. * Come, now, all his/ her friends and his/her family. * Fervently we pray to the Lord God, * that He will give rest to him/her who parts from us. [SD]

Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu

Σῷζε τοὺς ἐλπίζοντας εἰς σέ, Μήτηρ τοῦ ἀδύτου Ἡλίου, Θεογεννήτρια, αἴτησαι πρεσβείαις σου τὸν Ὑπεράγαθον, ἀναπαῦσαι δεόμεθα, τὸν νῦν μεταστάντα (τὴν νῦν μεταστᾶσαν), ἔνθα ἀναπαύονται αἱ τῶν δικαίων ψυχαί, θείων ἀγαθῶν κληρονόμον, δεῖξον ἐν αὐλαῖς τῶν δικαίων εἰς μνημόσυνον, Πανάμωμε, αἰώνιον.

Save those who have placed their hope in you, * Mother of the Sun never-setting, and Theotokos all-pure. * We entreat you pray to God the most benevolent, * that He grant everlasting rest, * by your intercessions, * to the one departed, where the souls of righteous repose. * Grant that he/she inherit the good things * that our God prepared, in the dwellings * of the righteous, for eternal memory. [SD]

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PRIEST

KASISI

Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι, πλυνεῖς με, καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι.

You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. [SAAS]

Τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ γῆ καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς, ἡ οἰκουμένη καὶ πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ. Γῆ εἶ καὶ εἰς γῆν ἀπελεύσει.

The earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness, the world and all who dwell therein. Earth you are, and to earth you shall return.

Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ἡ ἀνάστασις, ἡ ζωή, καὶ ἡ ἀνάπαυσις τοῦ κεκοιμημένου δούλου σου (τοῦδε), Χριστέ ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρί, καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αιώνων.

For You are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Your departed servant(s) (name), Christ our God, and to You we offer up glory, and to Your Father, who is without beginning, and Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

Kwa kuwa wewe ndiwe ufufuko, uhai tena mapumziko ya mtumishi wako (jina) aliyelala, Ee Kristo Mungu wetu; na kwako tunatoa utukufu kwa Baba yetu asiye na mwanzo na Roho Mtakatifu kamili, mwema na mpaji wa uhai, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.

( Ἀμήν. )

( Amen. )

( Amina. )

Διʼ εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.

Kwa maombi ya mababa wetu watakatifu, Ee Bwana Yesu Kristo Mungu wetu, utuhurumie na utuokoe.

( Ἀμήν. )

( Amen. )

( Amina. )