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- Sauti 5.
Octoechos - Mode pl. 1.
Jumapili asubuhi
On Sunday Morning
Menaion - November 21
Sunday after the Feast
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IBADA YA ASUBUHI
MATINS
WATU
CHOIR
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
Bwana ndiye Mungu naye amefunuliwa kwetu, abarikiwe yeye ajaye kwa jina la Bwana. [[SWA]]
God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS]
Mstari 1: Mshukuruni Bwana , litieni jina lake takatifu
Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.
Mstari 2: Mataifa yote walinizunguka; kwa jina la Bwana niliwakatalia mbali.
Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.
Mstari 3: Neno hili limetoka kwa Bwana nalo ni la ajabu machoni mwetu
Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
From Octoechos - - -
Apolytikio ya ufufuo
Resurrectional Apolytikion.
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1. Automelon.
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
As the Father and Spirit are unoriginate, * so the Word, who was born from the Virgin for us. * Let us praise Him, O believers, and let us worship Him. * For our salvation He was pleased * to be crucified in the flesh, * and to undergo death, * and to resurrect the dead, by His glorious resurrection. [GOASD]
Utukufu. Rudia.
Glory. Repeat.
As the Father and Spirit are unoriginate, * so the Word, who was born from the Virgin for us. * Let us praise Him, O believers, and let us worship Him. * For our salvation He was pleased * to be crucified in the flesh, * and to undergo death, * and to resurrect the dead, by His glorious resurrection. [GOASD]
Sasa.
Both now.
Apolytikion of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Mode 4.
Today is the prelude of God’s good pleasure, and the proclamation of humanity’s salvation. In the temple of God, the Virgin is presented openly, and in herself she announces Christ to all. Let us, then, with a great voice cry aloud to her: “Rejoice, you are the fulfillment of the Creator’s dispensation.” [SD]
KASISI
PRIEST
Tena na tena kwa amani, tumwombe Bwana.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Utusaidie, utuokoe, utuhurumie, utuhifadhi, Ee Mungu, kwa neema yako.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Tumkumbuke Maria Mtakatifu kamili, asiye na doa, Mbarikiwa zaidi kushinda wote, Bibi wetu mtukufu mzazi Mungu na bikira daima pamoja na watakatifu wote hata sisi pia wenyewe na kila mmoja wetu na wenzetu wote, hata maisha yetu, kujiweka mikononi mwa Kristo Mungu.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa, utawala ni kwako na ufalme na uweza, na utukufu ni vyako, Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote, hata milele na milele.
For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
WATU
CHOIR
Kathisma 1.
Kathisma I.
From Octoechos - - -
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
Let us honor the Cross of the Lord with solemn praise. * Let us sing hymns extolling His holy burial. * Let us highly glorify His resurrection from the dead. * For, being God, He raised the dead from the graves with himself. * He shined light on those in Hades, annihilating the power of death and the devil’s might. [GOASD]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
Lord, You who deadened death were described as being dead. You who emptied tombs had been buried in a tomb. Above, soldiers guarded the sepulcher; below, You resurrected the dead of all ages. Lord almighty and incomprehensible, glory to You! [GOASD]
From Menaion - - -
Sasa.
Both now. For the Feast.
Sauti 1
Mode 1. The soldiers keeping watch.
Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.
The feeder of our Life, now an infant in body, * the offspring of the just Joachim and Anna, * is offered to God today in the holy Sanctuary. * She was blessed therein by the priest Zacharias. * Therefore let us all, with faith, proclaim she is blessed,* for she is the Mother of the Lord. [SD]
From Octoechos - - -
Kathisma 2
Kathisma II.
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
After You had risen on the third day, O Lord, and the Apostles had worshiped You, Peter said to You, “The women were courageous, but I was afraid. The robber stated Your divinity, but I denied knowing You. Will You ever call me Your disciple again, or will you send me back to be a fisher of the sea? I pray You to receive me in repentance, O God, and save me.” [GOASD]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
The villains had You crucified between the convicts. And they pierced Your side with a spear, O merciful Master. You accepted burial. You destroyed the gates of Hades, and You rose on the third day. The Women ran to see You, and they announced Your resurrection to the Apostles. Supremely exalted Savior, whom the Angels extol, O blessed Lord, glory to You! [GOASD]
From Menaion - - -
Sasa.
Both now. For the Feast.
Sauti 4.
Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
Consecrated unto God * were you before you were conceived; * being born on earth, to Him * you now are offered as a gift, * O pure one, filling the promise made by your parents. * In purity returned unto the Temple divine * from infancy with lamps brightly shining, in truth * you were a temple divine and a vessel * of the divine unapproachable Light. * How truly great is your sacred entrance, * O only ever-virgin Bride of God. [SD]
MAHIMIDI YA UFUFUO
Resurrectional Evlogetaria.
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
Ee Bwana, wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Kusanyiko la Malaika lilistaajabu kukuona ukihesabiwa katika wafu na kuharibu nguvu ya kifo, Ee Mwokozi; ukafufua Adamu pamoja nawe, ukawapa uhuru mateka wote wa kuzimu. [[SWA]]
When the hosts of the Angels saw how You were accounted among the dead, they all marveled. You, O Savior, are the One who destroyed the might of death; and when You arose You raised Adam with yourself and from Hades liberated everyone. [SD]
Ee Bwana, wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Enyi binti wanafunzi, kwa nini mnachanganya machozi na manukato kwa huzuni? Malaika aliyemetameta kaburini aliwaambia wanawake walioleta manukato; tazameni kaburini na kufahamu kwamba mwokozi amefufuka shimoni.
“Why do you mingle the ointments with your tears full of pity, O women disciples?” Thus the Angel who was shining in the tomb cried to the myrrh-bearing women. “See for yourselves the empty tomb and understand, that the Savior has risen from the sepulcher.”
Ee Bwana, wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Alfajiri mapema wanawake walioleta manukato wakienda haraka kaburini pako, Ee Bwana, na kuomboleza. Lakini Malaika aliwajia na kuwaambia. Wakati wa maombolezo umekuisha, msilie; ila wapashe mitume habari ya Ufufuo.
Very early in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women were hastening to Your tomb lamenting. But the Angel appeared to them and uttered, “The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. Go announce the Resurrection to the Apostles.”
Ee Bwana, wahimidiwa, unifundishe zilizo haki zako.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Wanawake walioleta manukato wakija nayo kaburini pako, Ee Mwokozi, walisikia Malaika akiwaambia kwa sauti ya nguvu; kwa nini mnadhani aliye hai katika wafu? Kwa kuwa ni Mungu amefufuka shimoni.
When the myrrh-bearing women had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, they heard the voice of an Angel clearly speaking to them, “Why do you account among the dead the One who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher.”
Utukufu.
Glory.
Tunamsujudu Baba, na Mwana wake, na Roho Mtakatifu; Utatu Mtakatifu, asili moja, tukipaza sauti pamoja na Waserafi na kusema: Mtakatifu, Mtakatifu, Mtakatifu, Wewe Ee Bwana.
We bow down in worship to the Father and His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence; and we cry aloud with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord.
Sasa.
Both now.
Ee Bikira, ukimzaa Mpaji wa uhai, ulimkomboa Adamu na dhambi; na ulimpa Eva furaha badala ya huzuni; na aliyepata mwili nawe, ndiye Mungu na binadamu, amewarudisha katika uzima wale waliouangukia.
Giving birth to the Giver of life, O Virgin, you delivered Adam from sin, and to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He who from you became incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Utukufu kwako, Ee Mungu. (3)
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)
KASISI
PRIEST
Tena na tena kwa amani, tumwombe Bwana.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Utusaidie, utuokoe, utuhurumie, utuhifadhi, Ee Mungu, kwa neema yako.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Tumkumbuke Maria Mtakatifu kamili, asiye na doa, Mbarikiwa zaidi kushinda wote, Bibi wetu mtukufu mzazi Mungu na bikira daima pamoja na watakatifu wote hata sisi pia wenyewe na kila mmoja wetu na wenzetu wote, hata maisha yetu, kujiweka mikononi mwa Kristo Mungu.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa Jina Lako limebarikiwa, na Ufalme Wako umetukuzwa, wa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote, hata milele na milele.
For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
MSOMAJI
READER
From Octoechos - - -
Ipakoi (Masomo ya Kurudia) Sauti 5.
Hypakoe. Mode pl. 1.
Wanawake walioleta marhamu walishangaa katika mawazo yao wakiona malaika, na waliangazwa katika mioyo yao kutoka kwa Ufufuo wa Mungo; hivyo waliwaletea mitume habari njema wakisema: Tangazeni kwa mataifa Ufufuo wa Bwana atakayetenda kazi pamoja nao kwa miujiza na kutugawia huruma kubwa. [[SWA]]
Mentally amazed by the angelic apparition, inwardly illumined by the divine resurrection, the Myrrh-bearing Women brought good tidings to the Apostles. “Proclaim the resurrection of the Lord among the Gentiles, as He works with you by signs and miracles, and He grants to us the great mercy.” [GOASD]
WATU
CHOIR
Anavathmii (Nyimbo za Kupanda Juu)
Anavathmoi.
Antifono ya 1 Sauti 5.
Antiphon 1. Mode pl. 1.
Katika shida yangu, kama Daudi ninakuimbia Mwokozi wangu; uniponye nafsi yangu na ulimi wa hila. [[SWA]]
In my affliction, like David, I sing to You, my Savior. Deliver my soul from a deceitful tongue. [GOASD]
Kwa watu pweke kuna maisha yenye baraka, wakiwa na mabawa, kwa sababu wana hamu sana ya Mungu. [[SWA]]
Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert, as they mount up with wings of the intense love of God. [GOASD]
Utukufu. Sasa.
Glory. Both now.
Katika Roho Mtakatifu viumbe vyote vyoonekanavyo na visivyoonekana vyatawaliwa kwa uthabity; kwa kuwa akiwa mwenye enzi kwa uweza wake ndiye kweli Mmoja wa Utatu. [[SWA]]
By the Holy Spirit are all things maintained, both seen and unseen; for He is inseparably one of the Trinity with full authority. [GOASD]
Antifono ya 2
Antiphon 2.
O my soul, let us be lifted to the mountains. Come to the One, from whom help comes. [GOASD]
O Christ, let Your soaring right hand keep me from every kind of mischief. [GOASD]
Utukufu. Sasa.
Glory. Both now.
To the Holy Spirit we say, theologizing, “You are God, life and intense love, light and mind. You are goodness, and You reign forever.” [GOASD]
Antifono ya 3
Antiphon 3.
When they say to me, “Let us go into the courts of the Lord,” I am filled with great joy, and I send up my prayers. [GOASD]
Over the house of David fearful things will be accomplished; a fire will be there, burning every shameful thought. [GOASD]
Utukufu. Sasa.
Glory. Both now.
In the Holy Spirit, as in the Father and the Logos, is the principle of life; and by Him every living being is animated. [GOASD]
Prokimeno.
Prokeimenon.
(x 2)
Arise, O Lord my God, for You reign unto the ages. (2)
Mstari
Verse: I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart.
Arise, O Lord my God, for You reign unto the ages. [SAAS]
Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA)
Simameni kwa usomwaji wa Injili.
Stand for the Gospel reading.
Tumwombe Bwana.
DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa wewe ni mtakatifu Mungu wetu, umepumzika pamoja na watakatifu, na kwakoo tunatoa utukufu, kwa Baba ba Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele
For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Sauti 2.
Mode 2.
Kila mwenye pumzi na amsifu Bwana x 2 Kila mwenye pumzi na amsifu Bwana. (x 2) Kila mwenye pumzi namsifu Bwana. [[SWA]]
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
SHEMASI
DEACON
Na tumsihi Bwana Mungu wetu atustahilishe
Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.
Bwana, hurumia. (3)
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
SHEMASI
DEACON
Hekima. Simameni wima. tusikilize Evanjelio Takatifu.
Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
Amani kwa wote.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
Na iwe kwa roho yako.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
KASISI
PRIEST
Injili Takatifu kama ilivyoandikwa na John.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.
Tusikilize.
DEACON: Let us be attentive.
WATU
CHOIR
Utukufu kwako, Ee Bwana, utukufu kwako.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
KASISI
PRIEST (from the altar table)
Eothinon 11
Eothinon 11
John. 21:14 – 25
John. 21:14 – 25
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.” (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.” Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!” The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. [RSV]
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.” (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.” Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!” The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. [RSV]
WATU
CHOIR
Utukufu kwako, Ee Bwana, utukufu kwako.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
MSOMAJI
READER
Tukiwa tumeona ufufuko wake Kristo tumsujudu Yesu Bwana Mtakatifu aliye pekee bila dhambi. Tunasujudu Msalaba wako. Ee Kristo, tena tunasifu na kutukuza ufufuko wako mtakatifu. Kwa kuwa wewe ndiwe Mungu wetu, tunajua wewe pekee, hatumjui mwingine , jina lako tunaliita. Njooni, enyi waumini wote, tusujudu ufufuko mtakatifu wa Kristo. Kwa kuwa kwa Msalaba furaha umefika dunia yote, tukimhimidi Bwana siku zote, tunasifu utukufu wake; kwa sababu akivumilia msalaba kwa ajili yetu, aliangamiza kifo kwa kifo chake. [[SWA]]
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]
WATU
CHOIR
Zaburi ya 50 (51).
Psalm 50 (51).
Sauti 2.
Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)
Ee Mungu, unirehemu, sawasawa na fadhili zako. Kiasi cha wingi wa rehema zako, uyafute makosa yangu.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Unioshe kabisa na uovu wangu, unitakase dhambi zangu.
Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.
Maana nimejua mimi makosa yangu, na dhambi yangu i mbele yangu daima.
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.
Nimekutendea dhambi Wewe peke yako, na kufanya maovu mbele za macho yako. Wewe ujulikane kuwa una haki unenapo, na kuwa safi utoapo hukumu.
Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.
Tazama, mimi naliumbwa katika hali ya uovu; mama yangu alinichukua mimba hatiani.
For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.
Tazama, wapendezwa na kweli iliyo moyoni; nawe utanijulisha hekima kwa siri,
Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.
unisafishe kwa hisopo nami nitakuwa safi, unioshe, nami nitakuwa mweupe kuliko theluji.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Unifanye kusikia furaha na shangwe, mifupa uliyoiponda ifurahi.
You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.
Usitiri uso wako usitazame dhambi zangu; uzifute hatia zangu zote.
Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.
Ee Mungu, uniumbie moyo safi, uifanye upya roho iliyotulia ndani yangu.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Usinitenge na uso wako, wala roho yako mtakatifu usiniondolee.
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Unirudishie furaha ya wokovu wako; unitegemeze kwa roho ya wepesi.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.
Nitawafundisha wakosaji njia zako, na wenye dhambi watarejea kwako.
I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.
Ee MUNGU, Mungu wa wokovu wangu, uniponye na damu za watu, na ulimi wangu utaiiimba haki yako.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.
Ee Bwana, uifumbue midomo yangu, na kinywa changu kitazinena sifa zako.
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Maana hupendezwi na dhabihu au ningeitoa, Wewe huridhii sadaka ya kuteketezwa.
For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.
Dhabihu za Mungu ni roho iliyovunjika; moyo uliovunjika na kupondeka, Ee Mungu, hutaudharau.
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Uitendee mema Sayuni kwa radhi yako, uzijenge kuta za Yerusalemu.
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Kwa maombi ya mitume, Ee Mrahimu, ufute wingi wa dhambi zangu. [[SWA]]
At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Sasa.
Both now.
Kwa maombi ya Mzazi-Mungu, Ee Mrahimu, ufute wingi wa dhambi zangu. [[SWA]]
At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Mstari Ee Mungu, unirehemu, sawasawa na fadhili zako. Kiasi cha wingi wa rehema zako, uyafute makosa yangu..
Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Kristo amefufuka toka kaburini kama alivyosema na ametugawia uzima wa milele na huruma kubwa. [[SWA]]
Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]
KASISI
PRIEST
O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:
through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalambos and Eleutherios, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Katherine, Kyriake, Fotene, Marina, Paraskeve and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and all Your saints:
We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.
WATU
CHOIR
Bwana, hurumia. (x 12)
Lord, have mercy. (12)
KASISI
PRIEST
Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
WATU
CHOIR
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode i. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην.
He who brings wars to nothing with arm exalted is Christ. * Horse and rider of Egypt He shook off; and He threw them in the midst of the Red Sea * and delivered Israel, * who were singing a song of victory. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Thorn-bearing, the assembly of the leaders of the Jews, * did not show You, O Benefactor, tender maternal love. * O Christ, they berated You, * as You wore a crown of thorns * and released Adam from the curse of thorns. [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Giver of life, not liable to fall, You came to the pit, * and You raised me who fell; and You endured my putrid decay, * without being touched by it; * and You made me fragrant, * with Your divine essence’s perfume, O Christ. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Loosed is the curse. The sentence of pain and sorrow at birth * is suspended; for Mary, who is blessed and is full of grace, * has caused joy to rise for all. * She gave birth to Christ our God, * and blossomed blessing for the whole wide world. [SD]
Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόμα μου.
I open my mouth and pray the Spirit fill it, like David said, * to pour out a good word to the Queen and Mother of God. * I will celebrate * her feast with joy and gladness * and sing to her merrily, lauding her Entry. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
O wholly immaculate, we know you well as a treasury * of wisdom and grace, gushing an ever-flowing fount. * Therefore we entreat, O Lady, that you rain down * on us drops of knowledge, so that we may ever praise you. [SD]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Since you are a temple and a palace far more exalted than * the heavens, O all-pure Maiden, in the Temple of God * as a gift to Him are you now dedicated * preparing for the divine dwelling of His presence. [SD]
Sasa.
Both now.
The Birthgiver of our God, the Maid who brought forth the light of grace, * has made us all very bright and has assembled us * that we might adorn her eminently splendid * holiday with sacred songs. Come join us for the feast. [SD]
Ode 1: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Christ is born; glorify Him! * Christ is come from heaven; go and meet Him. * Christ is on earth; arise to Him. * Sing to the Lord, all you who dwell on the earth; * and in merry spirits, O you peoples, praise His birth. * For He is glorified. [GOASD]
Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode iii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Ὁ πήξας ἐπʼ οὐδενός.
O Lord, You established earth on nothing by Your command, * and You made it free floating, heavy though it be. * Do likewise now establish Your Church on Your divine commandments, * as on a rock that is immovable. * You alone are good and humane, O Christ. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ungrateful towards You were the children of Israel, * for all the good You did them in the wilderness. * You performed a wonder, and a rock gave honey, which they suckled. * Now in return they give You gall, O Christ; * for the manna, they give You vinegar. [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Descendants of those who were shielded by the shining cloud * laid inside a tomb Christ the Lord and life himself. * Since in His own power He rose, from on high He sent the Spirit’s * illumination that now mystically * overshadows all who believe in Him. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
You virginally and without labor gave birth to Him * who shone forth eternally from the undefiled * Father and became Mother of God. Therefore we orthodoxly * proclaim that you are Theotokos, for you * carried in your womb the incarnate Word. [SD]
Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους.
Establish your servants who extol you, * O Mother of God, for they have formed * a spiritual choir for you * the living and abundant fount; * and graciously in your divine Entry give glorious crowns to them. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
The Temple is now a hall for marriage * a chamber most fitting and most fair * receiving now the Virgin Pure * the living Bridal Chamber of God * the spotless and all blameless one * who shines more brightly than all the world. [RB]
Utukufu.
Glory.
King David is leaping now in gladness, * he leads the dance, rejoicing with us all * he calls to you, “My fairest Queen * adorned in many-colored dress! * O all-pure Virgin undefiled * in the Temple before God the King!” [RB]
Sasa.
Both now.
The ancient curse came from Eve descending * upon the human race; and yet from Eve * our restoration to that state * of incorruption flourishes now: * Today God’s Mother is brought forth * into the Temple, the house of God. [RB]
Ode 3: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
To the Son, begotten * without flux, of the Father, before the ages, * and who was lately made incarnate * of the Virgin without seed; * to Christ God now let us cry aloud: * You have exalted the horn of our strength. Only You are holy, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ode 3: Short Litany
KASISI
PRIEST
Tena na tena kwa amani, tumwombe Bwana.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Utusaidie, utuokoe, utuhurumie, utuhifadhi, Ee Mungu, kwa neema yako.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Tumkumbuke Maria Mtakatifu kamili, asiye na doa, Mbarikiwa zaidi kushinda wote, Bibi wetu mtukufu mzazi Mungu na bikira daima pamoja na watakatifu wote hata sisi pia wenyewe na kila mmoja wetu na wenzetu wote, hata maisha yetu, kujiweka mikononi mwa Kristo Mungu.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa U mungu wetu na Kwako tunatoa utukufu, kwa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote, hata milele na milele.
For You are our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Secondary Kontakion
MSOMAJI
READER
From Menaion - - -
Kontakion of the Feast.
Mode 4. You who were lifted.
Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.
The Savior’s most pure and immaculate temple, the very precious bridal chamber and Virgin, who is the sacred treasure of the glory of God, on this day is introduced into the House of the Lord, and with herself she brings the grace in the divine Spirit. She is extolled by the Angels of God. A heavenly tabernacle is she. [SD]
Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe
WATU
CHOIR
Kathisma.
Kathisma.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
Shout, O David, and declare: * What is this present feast? * Here is she, whom you extolled * in the inspired book of Psalms, * as a daughter and child of God and Virgin, * saying that virgins shall be brought * to the King mystically, * her neighbors shall be led * with joy and gladness to Him. * Now with your words add to the splendor of this feast day, * which is observed throughout the world by those who cry: * The Theotokos, who brought salvation, * has come to us in the Temple. [SD]
Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode iv. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Τὴν θείαν ἐννοήσας.
Habakkuk as a prophet considered Your divine self-emptying, O Christ, and in astonishment said to You, * “For the salvation of Your people You have come, to save Your anointed ones.” [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
A type of Your immaculate Cross is seen, * when in the desert Moses made the bitter waters of Marah sweet * using a tree, O good Savior: * the tree is Your Cross that kills the taste of death. [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
To remedy the failures in Paradise, * the tree of knowledge and the sweet forbidden fruit and destructive death, * O Lord, for us You accepted * the Cross and bitter gall, and You spilled Your blood. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
O Lady, as a virgin remaining chaste * you still conceived within your womb, and you gave birth without laboring. * Giving birth to God incarnate, * after childbirth you remained a virgin still. [SD]
Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον.
Nabii Habakuki akielewa upendo wa umungu usiochunguzika ili upate mwili kwa Bikira alipaza sauti: Utukufu kwa uwezo wako, Ee Bwana. [[SWA]]
When the Prophet Habakkuk heard the divine * and incomprehensible counsel of Your Incarnation * from the Virgin, O Most High, * considering, he cried aloud: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
On this day the Temple and House of our God * takes in the immaculate shining Gate * through which none may pass, * ending rites required of old * by the law’s shadow, and cries out: * Truly has the truth appeared to those on earth! [RB]
Utukufu.
Glory.
The overshadowed mountain that Habakkuk foresaw * and in times past proclaimed prophetically, * has come now to dwell * in the Temple’s holy place; * and there she blooms with virtues pure * and with her fair shadow veils all the earth. [RB]
Sasa.
Both now.
Let us now together with the entire earth * behold these most wondrous occurrences, * these strange, marvelous events; * the Virgin eats from angels’ hands! * and is thus an image of God’s own grace. [RB]
Ode 4: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Jesse’s root produced a branch, O Christ, * and You its flower blossomed forth, * from the Virgin who by Habakkuk prophetically once was called * overshadowed, dense mountain. * From her who knew not man You came incarnate, * the immaterial God. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode v. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Ὁ ἀναβαλλόμενος.
Early do I rise to You, who cover yourself with light * as with a garment. O God, I cry out * to You, to illumine my soul that has been darkened, * O Christ, the only merciful Lord. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Christ, the Lord of glory, who assumed inglorious form, * is voluntarily stripped of honor * and unjustly crucified, thus for me procuring * glory divine ineffably. [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Tasting death’s destruction in the flesh without decay, * O Christ my Savior, and within three days * rising from the sepulcher, * You put the imperishable on my nature, O Lord. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
You, O Theotokos, without seed gave birth to Christ, * who is our justice and our redemption; * in so doing you have freed * the nature of Adam, our forefather, from the curse. [SD]
Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Ἐξέστη τὰ σύμπαντα (Εἰσόδια).
Amazed was the universe, * O Maiden, by your most august * Entry. For, O never-wedded Virgin, * you who appeared as a most pure temple yourself * did enter the Temple of God, * now awarding peace to all who extol you with hymns of praise. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Today the pure Virgin, the bright shining holy place of God * and the glorious offering is brought forth * and dedicated here in the temple of God, * and in ways which he alone can know * she becomes the the dwelling place * for our God, the true King of all. [RB]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Beholding the beauty of your soul, O Virgin, all-immaculate, * Zachariah cried aloud with great faith: * you are Deliv’rance, you are the joy of us all! * You are Restoration, and for me, * the incomprehensible through you is comprehensible! [RB]
Sasa.
Both now.
Your wonders are beyond what we can * understand, O Virgin pure! * Wonderful and strange is your birthgiving; * wondrous and strange is your maturation too, * awesome are all things concerning you, spotless and fair Bride of God, * and beyond mortal means to know. [RB]
Ode 5: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 1.
God of peace and Father of mercies, Your Son * You have sent unto us as Your messenger, * the Angel of great counsel who is granting peace. * Therefore having been guided to the light of godly knowledge, * waking from the night to dawn, we sing Your glory, O benevolent Lord. [GOASD]
Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode vi. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Μαινομένην κλύδωνι.
I implore You, Master Christ, that You quiet the furious sea * of the passions and the soul-destroying waves; * and from corruption raise me, O compassionate Lord. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Master Christ, our ancestor in the garden ate forbidden fruit, * and he slipped and fell into decay and death. * Now he is raised to life again, by Your Passion, O Lord. [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Master Christ and Life itself, You went down to Hades and became * the destruction of the one destroying us. * You have gushed forth resurrection by dying for us. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Virgin Mary bore a child; after childbirth she continued chaste. * As a truly virgin Mother, in her arms * she held the One who holds the whole wide world in His hands. [SD]
Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Τὴν θείαν ταύτην.
Sisi tunaofikiria umungu tukiadhimisha siku kuu ya Mzazi-Mungu; ya umungu na dhamani tupige makofi tukimtukuza Mungu aliyezaliwa naye. [[SWA]]
O godly-minded believers, come * and celebrate this sacred and venerable feast and thus extol * the Theotokos, and clap our hands, * and glorify our God who was truly born of her. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
With but a word God supports all things, * and in his mercy he has heard now the pray’r * his righteous children pray: * he has unbound them from barrenness * and giv’n to them our Lady, the cause of our great joy. [RB]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Wanting the nations to be assured * that they could have salvation, the Lord chose one * unwedded who belonged * to the poor race of humanity * to signify renewal, and reconcile us all. [RB]
Sasa.
Both now.
You are a dwelling for God’s good grace, * O undefiled Lady, a treasure house * that stores mercy divine, * and that is most inexpressible. * Now you share in the temple’s joy, boundless for all time. [RB]
Ode 6: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Such as it received * Jonah as an embryo, the sea beast disgorged him from its bowels intact. * With the Virgin, though, when the Logos had dwelt in her taking on flesh, * He came forth from her preserving her yet incorrupt. * For from her no fluxion suffered He, * and He kept her unaltered in childbirth. [GOASD]
Ode 6: Short Litany
KASISI
PRIEST
Tena na tena kwa amani, tumwombe Bwana.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Utusaidie, utuokoe, utuhurumie, utuhifadhi, Ee Mungu, kwa neema yako.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Tumkumbuke Maria Mtakatifu kamili, asiye na doa, Mbarikiwa zaidi kushinda wote, Bibi wetu mtukufu mzazi Mungu na bikira daima pamoja na watakatifu wote hata sisi pia wenyewe na kila mmoja wetu na wenzetu wote, hata maisha yetu, kujiweka mikononi mwa Kristo Mungu.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa wewe ni mfalme wa amani na wokovu wa roho zetu, na kwako tunatoa utukufu, kwa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote, hata milele na milele.
For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion
MSOMAJI
READER
From Octoechos - - -
Resurrectional Kontakion.
Ulikubali kushuka katika kuzimu, Ee Mwokozi wangu, ukavunja lango, maana Wewe u Mwenye nguvu juu ya vyote; ukafufua wafu na Wewe, maana u Mwumba, ukavunja mwiba wa kifu, Ee Kristo, tena umekomboa Adamu katika laana, Ee mpenda-wanadamu; kwa hivyo sisi sote tunapaza sauti na kusema: Utuokoe, Wewe Ee Bwana. [[SWA]]
O my Savior, You descended into the netherworld, and You shattered its gates, for You are almighty God. O Creator, with yourself You raised the dead of all time, and You utterly destroyed the sting of death, O Christ. O benevolent Master, You freed Adam from the ancient curse. Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]
Oikos.
Oikos.
When the women heard the Angel’s words, they put away their grief; and they rejoiced with trembling as they saw the resurrection. And behold, Christ came to them and said, “Rejoice! Take courage! I have overcome the world and have rescued the prisoners. Go quickly now to the Disciples and tell them that I am going before them to proclaim it in the region of Galilee.” Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]
Simameni
Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Synaxario
Synaxarion
From the Menaion.
On November 24, we commemorate our father among the saints Clement, Bishop of Rome.
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
WATU
CHOIR
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode vii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος.
Praiseworthy and beyond measure exalted Lord and God * extinguished the furnace fire, refreshing the three young men, * who sang to Him together, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
You assumed our flesh, O Lord, using it as bait to lure * and catch with Your hook the ancient snake, by Your might as God, * while raising those who cry out, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Lying in a tomb is He who is uncontainable, * the One who created earth and all of the universe. * Let us all extol Him, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
You, all-blameless Virgin, gave birth to God, when He became * incarnate, in natures two, yet one in hypostasis. * Let us all extol Him, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Οὐκ ἐλάτρευσαν.
Waliyofikiria umungu hawakuabudu viumbe badala ya Mungu, lakini wakishinda ogofyo la moto kwa uhodari walishangilia na kuimba; wahimidiwa Bwana na Mungu wa mababa wetu. [[SWA]]
Godly-minded three * did not adore created things in the Creator’s stead; * rather, disdaining the threat * of fire, they trampled it, and joyfully they sang: * “O supremely praised * and most exalted Lord and God * of the fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Behold spring’s exultant joy now lightens the universe and brings our souls and minds * a light most brilliant and pure * and grants to them an understanding through the grace of God, * for today we sing * our praises mystic’ly for her * who is God’s own spotless Mother. [RB]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Today let everything, ranks of Cherubim and Seraphim, the mortal hosts,* attend the Mother and Queen, * and let them raise their voices, singing loudly for the feast: * Joy ineffable, * humanity’s deliverance today enters the house of God! [RB]
Sasa.
Both now.
The written Law has passed and vanished into nothing like a shade, * and rays of grace now shine forth * at your all-hymned entry into the house of God, * and O Virgin pure, * and Mother all-immaculate, * you are blessed today forever. [RB]
Ode 7: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
The Servants nurtured piously together, * with contempt regarding the impious king’s decree, * intrepidly faced the threat of holocaust, * and while standing in the midst of flames they chanted thus, * saying: O God of the fathers, You are blessed. [GOASD]
Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode viii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Σοὶ τῷ παντουργῷ.
Summoning a worldwide chorus in the furnace, * Your Servants sang to You, O God who created all, * “All you works, to the Lord sing a hymn and praise Him; * exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Praying that the cup You earnestly desired, * Your Passion, as if not voluntary, pass from You, * Christ, You exhibit the two wills corresponding * to the two essences You have unto the ages. [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Christ, by Your descent to Hades, You have mocked it; * for You, who created all, made it regurgitate * all who were dead because of ancient deception, * and who exalt You beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
You, by word alone, humanly and divinely * gave birth in virginity to God ineffably. * We, all His works, ever blessing you, O Virgin, * exalt you beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]
Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Ἄκουε Κόρη.
Hearken, O Damsel, let Gabriel say. * Incline your ear, O Virgin pure, * and hear the counsel of the Most High, ancient and true; * and make ready for your own reception of God. * For through you the Uncontainable associates with mortal men. * And I am therefore rejoicing and shouting: * O all you works of the Lord, * praise and bless the Lord. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Anna cries out on this day as she leads * the all-pure Temple to the house * of God, and she says most faithfully to the priest: * “This child giv’n to me by God receive from me, * lead her now into the Temple of the Maker of all things and sing * to him with joy and cry out with a loud voice: * O all you works of the Lord, bless the Lord your God!” [RB]
Utukufu.
Glory.
When he saw Anna with Spirit well-filled, * priest Zachariah said to her: * “You bring to us the true Mother of Life, the one * whom prophets of God have called the Mother of God. * And how shall the Temple hold her in its walls? I am now stricken with awe. I sing with wonder and shout with a loud voice: * O all you works of the Lord, bless the Lord your God!” [RB]
Sasa.
Both now.
Anna replied to him with a clear voice: * “I stand, beseeching the true God; * I call on him with my faith and my fervent pray’r * to take now the fruit of my travail joyfully. * I vowed after birth I would give her to him who gave her to me. * So therefore, joyfully leaping, I cry out: * O all you works of the Lord, bless the Lord your God!” [RB]
Ode 8: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Tunamsifu, tunamhimidi, na tunamsujudu Bwana.
We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Babylon’s bedewing furnace bore the image * of an extraordinary wonder. * For it did not burn the youths it accepted, * nor did the fire of Divinity consume the Virgin’s womb wherein it went. * So let us melodiously chant in praise: * Let all creation bless and extol the Lord, * and let it exalt Him supremely to the ages. [GOASD]
Kontakia and Synaxarion
MSOMAJI
READER
From Menaion - - -
Kontakion of the Feast.
Mode 4. You who were lifted.
Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.
The Savior’s most pure and immaculate temple, the very precious bridal chamber and Virgin, who is the sacred treasure of the glory of God, on this day is introduced into the House of the Lord, and with herself she brings the grace in the divine Spirit. She is extolled by the Angels of God. A heavenly tabernacle is she. [SD]
From Octoechos - - -
Resurrectional Kontakion.
Ulikubali kushuka katika kuzimu, Ee Mwokozi wangu, ukavunja lango, maana Wewe u Mwenye nguvu juu ya vyote; ukafufua wafu na Wewe, maana u Mwumba, ukavunja mwiba wa kifu, Ee Kristo, tena umekomboa Adamu katika laana, Ee mpenda-wanadamu; kwa hivyo sisi sote tunapaza sauti na kusema: Utuokoe, Wewe Ee Bwana. [[SWA]]
O my Savior, You descended into the netherworld, and You shattered its gates, for You are almighty God. O Creator, with yourself You raised the dead of all time, and You utterly destroyed the sting of death, O Christ. O benevolent Master, You freed Adam from the ancient curse. Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]
Oikos.
Oikos.
When the women heard the Angel’s words, they put away their grief; and they rejoiced with trembling as they saw the resurrection. And behold, Christ came to them and said, “Rejoice! Take courage! I have overcome the world and have rescued the prisoners. Go quickly now to the Disciples and tell them that I am going before them to proclaim it in the region of Galilee.” Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]
Simameni
Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Synaxario
Synaxarion
From the Menaion.
On November 24, we commemorate our father among the saints Clement, Bishop of Rome.
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Katavasias Odes 1-8
WATU
CHOIR
Katavasia
Katavasias of Christmas I
Sauti 1
Ode i. Mode 1.
Christ is born; glorify Him! * Christ is come from heaven; go and meet Him. * Christ is on earth; arise to Him. * Sing to the Lord, all you who dwell on the earth; * and in merry spirits, O you peoples, praise His birth. * For He is glorified. [GOASD]
Ode iii.
To the Son, begotten * without flux, of the Father, before the ages, * and who was lately made incarnate * of the Virgin without seed; * to Christ God now let us cry aloud: * You have exalted the horn of our strength. Only You are holy, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ode iv.
Jesse’s root produced a branch, O Christ, * and You its flower blossomed forth, * from the Virgin who by Habakkuk prophetically once was called * overshadowed, dense mountain. * From her who knew not man You came incarnate, * the immaterial God. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ode v.
God of peace and Father of mercies, Your Son * You have sent unto us as Your messenger, * the Angel of great counsel who is granting peace. * Therefore having been guided to the light of godly knowledge, * waking from the night to dawn, we sing Your glory, O benevolent Lord. [GOASD]
Ode vi.
Such as it received * Jonah as an embryo, the sea beast disgorged him from its bowels intact. * With the Virgin, though, when the Logos had dwelt in her taking on flesh, * He came forth from her preserving her yet incorrupt. * For from her no fluxion suffered He, * and He kept her unaltered in childbirth. [GOASD]
Ode vii.
The Servants nurtured piously together, * with contempt regarding the impious king’s decree, * intrepidly faced the threat of holocaust, * and while standing in the midst of flames they chanted thus, * saying: O God of the fathers, You are blessed. [GOASD]
Ode viii.
Tunamsifu, tunamhimidi, na tunamsujudu Bwana.
We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Babylon’s bedewing furnace bore the image * of an extraordinary wonder. * For it did not burn the youths it accepted, * nor did the fire of Divinity consume the Virgin’s womb wherein it went. * So let us melodiously chant in praise: * Let all creation bless and extol the Lord, * and let it exalt Him supremely to the ages. [GOASD]
Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)
Simameni kwa usomwaji wa Injili.
Stand for the Gospel reading.
Tumwombe Bwana.
DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa wewe ni mtakatifu Mungu wetu, umepumzika pamoja na watakatifu, na kwakoo tunatoa utukufu, kwa Baba ba Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele
For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Sauti 2.
Mode 2.
Kila mwenye pumzi na amsifu Bwana x 2 Kila mwenye pumzi na amsifu Bwana. (x 2) Kila mwenye pumzi namsifu Bwana. [[SWA]]
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
SHEMASI
DEACON
Na tumsihi Bwana Mungu wetu atustahilishe
Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.
Bwana, hurumia. (3)
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
SHEMASI
DEACON
Hekima. Simameni wima. tusikilize Evanjelio Takatifu.
Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
Amani kwa wote.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
Na iwe kwa roho yako.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
KASISI
PRIEST
Injili Takatifu kama ilivyoandikwa na John.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.
Tusikilize.
DEACON: Let us be attentive.
WATU
CHOIR
Utukufu kwako, Ee Bwana, utukufu kwako.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
KASISI
PRIEST (from the altar table)
Eothinon 11
Eothinon 11
John. 21:14 – 25
John. 21:14 – 25
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.” (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.” Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!” The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. [RSV]
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.” (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.” Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!” The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. [RSV]
WATU
CHOIR
Utukufu kwako, Ee Bwana, utukufu kwako.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
MSOMAJI
READER
Tukiwa tumeona ufufuko wake Kristo tumsujudu Yesu Bwana Mtakatifu aliye pekee bila dhambi. Tunasujudu Msalaba wako. Ee Kristo, tena tunasifu na kutukuza ufufuko wako mtakatifu. Kwa kuwa wewe ndiwe Mungu wetu, tunajua wewe pekee, hatumjui mwingine , jina lako tunaliita. Njooni, enyi waumini wote, tusujudu ufufuko mtakatifu wa Kristo. Kwa kuwa kwa Msalaba furaha umefika dunia yote, tukimhimidi Bwana siku zote, tunasifu utukufu wake; kwa sababu akivumilia msalaba kwa ajili yetu, aliangamiza kifo kwa kifo chake. [[SWA]]
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]
WATU
CHOIR
Zaburi ya 50 (51).
Psalm 50 (51).
Sauti 2.
Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)
Ee Mungu, unirehemu, sawasawa na fadhili zako. Kiasi cha wingi wa rehema zako, uyafute makosa yangu.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Unioshe kabisa na uovu wangu, unitakase dhambi zangu.
Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.
Maana nimejua mimi makosa yangu, na dhambi yangu i mbele yangu daima.
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.
Nimekutendea dhambi Wewe peke yako, na kufanya maovu mbele za macho yako. Wewe ujulikane kuwa una haki unenapo, na kuwa safi utoapo hukumu.
Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.
Tazama, mimi naliumbwa katika hali ya uovu; mama yangu alinichukua mimba hatiani.
For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.
Tazama, wapendezwa na kweli iliyo moyoni; nawe utanijulisha hekima kwa siri,
Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.
unisafishe kwa hisopo nami nitakuwa safi, unioshe, nami nitakuwa mweupe kuliko theluji.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Unifanye kusikia furaha na shangwe, mifupa uliyoiponda ifurahi.
You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.
Usitiri uso wako usitazame dhambi zangu; uzifute hatia zangu zote.
Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.
Ee Mungu, uniumbie moyo safi, uifanye upya roho iliyotulia ndani yangu.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Usinitenge na uso wako, wala roho yako mtakatifu usiniondolee.
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Unirudishie furaha ya wokovu wako; unitegemeze kwa roho ya wepesi.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.
Nitawafundisha wakosaji njia zako, na wenye dhambi watarejea kwako.
I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.
Ee MUNGU, Mungu wa wokovu wangu, uniponye na damu za watu, na ulimi wangu utaiiimba haki yako.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.
Ee Bwana, uifumbue midomo yangu, na kinywa changu kitazinena sifa zako.
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Maana hupendezwi na dhabihu au ningeitoa, Wewe huridhii sadaka ya kuteketezwa.
For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.
Dhabihu za Mungu ni roho iliyovunjika; moyo uliovunjika na kupondeka, Ee Mungu, hutaudharau.
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Uitendee mema Sayuni kwa radhi yako, uzijenge kuta za Yerusalemu.
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Kwa maombi ya mitume, Ee Mrahimu, ufute wingi wa dhambi zangu. [[SWA]]
At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Sasa.
Both now.
Kwa maombi ya Mzazi-Mungu, Ee Mrahimu, ufute wingi wa dhambi zangu. [[SWA]]
At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Mstari Ee Mungu, unirehemu, sawasawa na fadhili zako. Kiasi cha wingi wa rehema zako, uyafute makosa yangu..
Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Kristo amefufuka toka kaburini kama alivyosema na ametugawia uzima wa milele na huruma kubwa. [[SWA]]
Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]
KASISI
PRIEST
O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:
through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalambos and Eleutherios, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Katherine, Kyriake, Fotene, Marina, Paraskeve and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and all Your saints:
We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.
WATU
CHOIR
Bwana, hurumia. (x 12)
Lord, have mercy. (12)
KASISI
PRIEST
Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Simameni kwa wimbaji wa Odhii ya Tisa
Stand for the singing of Ode ix.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Mzazi Mungu yu Mama wa Nuru, tumheshimu kwa nyimbo, za kumtukuza.
Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.
WATU
CHOIR
Magnificat: Mode of Canon
Ode ix.
Sauti 5.
The Magnificat. Mode pl. 1.
Mstari
Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Ode 9: Octoechos: Canon-1
From Octoechos - - -
Canon for the Resurrection.
Sauti 5.
Ode ix. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.
O Isaiah, dance with joy, * for the Virgin conceived in the womb; * and she brought forth a son, who is God and man. * His name is Emmanuel, Dayspring and dawn, Orient, The Branch. * We magnify the Lord, and we also call the Virgin blest. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
You, O Master Christ, assumed * from the Virgin’s womb into yourself * the nature of fallen man, fully joined to it. * Only You did not at all partake of sin; rather You have freed * all from corruption and death, by Your undefiled sufferings. [SD]
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Christ our Master, ever since * Your divine blood was emptied for us * from Your immaculate and life-giving side, * the idols and sacrifice to them have ceased, whereas we on earth * everywhere offer up holy sacrifice of praise to You. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu mtakatifu sana, utuokoe.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Not a disembodied God * nor again a merely mortal man * was He to whom the noble Virgin gave birth. * No, He was a perfect human and in truth perfect God as well. * We magnify Him and the Father and the Holy Spirit. [SD]
Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1
Canon 1 of the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 4.
Heirmos. Mode 4.
Ὡς ἐμψύχῳ Θεοῦ κιβωτῷ.
Now let no uninitiated hand * approach the living Ark of God to touch it. * Rather let believers’ lips sing out in exultation * the Angel’s salutation unceasingly * to the Theotokos and cry out: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
O pure Mother of God, since you have * the beauty of your soul clear and resplendent, * and since you are full of the Grace of God from heaven, * you ever illumine with eternal light * those who cry aloud with a glad heart: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Soaring higher than the power of speech * is your miracle, O pure Theotokos. * For beyond all reason I perceive in you a body * that in no way admitted the flow of sin. * Therefore with thanksgiving I cry out: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]
Sasa.
Both now.
Paradoxally the Law prefigured you, * O pure one, as a jar and tabernacle, * spiritual ark and rod of Aaron and the curtain, * indestructible Temple and the gate of God. * Thus it teaches us all to cry out: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]
Magnificat: Mode of Katavasia
Ode ix.
Sauti 1
The Magnificat. Mode 1.
Mstari
Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Mstari
Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Ode 9: Katavasia
Katavasia. Sauti 1
Ode ix. Katavasia. Mode 1.
O my soul, magnify her who is greater in honor and in glory than the armies of heaven.
I see here a strange and paradoxical mystery. * For, behold, the grotto is heaven; * cherubic throne is the Virgin; * the manger a grand space * in which Christ our God the uncontainable reclined as a babe; * Whom in extolling do we magnify. [GOASD]
KASISI
PRIEST
Tena na tena kwa amani, tumwombe Bwana.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Utusaidie, utuokoe, utuhurumie, utuhifadhi, Ee Mungu, kwa neema yako.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Tumkumbuke Maria Mtakatifu kamili, asiye na doa, Mbarikiwa zaidi kushinda wote, Bibi wetu mtukufu mzazi Mungu na bikira daima pamoja na watakatifu wote hata sisi pia wenyewe na kila mmoja wetu na wenzetu wote, hata maisha yetu, kujiweka mikononi mwa Kristo Mungu.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa Nguvu zote za Mbinguni zina kusifu, na Kwako zinakupa utukufu pamoja na Babako wa milele, pamoja na Roho wako Mtakatifu mwema na mpaji wa uhai, sasa na siku zote, hata milele na milele.
For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
WATU
CHOIR
Sauti 2.
Mode 2.
Mtakatifu ni Bwana, Mungu wetu. [[SWA]] (x 2)
Holy is the Lord our God. [SAAS] (2)
Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet.
For He is holy.
From Octoechos - - -
Eksapostiilario.
Exaposteilarion.
Eothinon 11.
Mode 2. Let us in faith.
Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
After He rose as God, the Lord * ascertained whether Peter * loved Him, by asking him three times, * “Do you love Me?” then named him * to be chief shepherd of His sheep. * Peter saw following them * the disciple whom Jesus loved, * and he asked Jesus, “Lord, and what about him?” * Jesus said, “What is it to you if it is * my will that he remain until * I come again, friend Peter?” [GOASD]
For the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 2.
Mode 2. O Women, hearken.
Γυναῖκες ἀκουτίσθητε.
Let us with faith extol in song * the Virgin Mary, child of God, * of whom the assembly of Prophets * prophesied and of old declared * to be the tablet and the rod, * the mountain that was quarried not. * For she is introduced today * into the Holy of Holies, * to be fostered by the Master. [SD]
Ainoi. Sauti 5.
Lauds. Mode pl. 1.
Kila mwenye pumzi na amsifu Bwana. Msifuni Bwana kutoka mbinguni; msifuni katika mahali palipo juu. Sifa ni haki yako, Ee Mungu. [[SWA]]
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
Msifuni, enyi malaika zake wote; msifuni, majeshi yake yote. Sifa ni haki yako, Ee Mungu. [[SWA]]
Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light.
Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name.
For He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created.
He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps.
Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word.
Mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars.
Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds.
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth.
Young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted.
His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people.
A hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him.
Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones.
Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King.
Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him.
For the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation.
The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds.
The high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand.
To deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples.
To shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron.
From Octoechos - - -
Stichera za Ufufuo.
Resurrectional Stichera.
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
To fulfill among them the written judgment: this glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]
The sepulcher was firmly sealed by villains, O Lord. But You came forth from the tomb, much like You were born from the Theotokos. Your bodiless Angels did not know how You became incarnate, and the soldiers who were guarding You did not notice when You rose. Both of these miracles were confirmed to the prophets who inquired and revealed to them, who by faith revered the mystery. Which we now extol; and we pray You restore to us the joy and the great mercy. [GOASD]
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. [SAAS]
When You had crushed the age-old bars and broken the chains to pieces, You rose from the tomb, O Lord. And You left the grave clothes behind, as evidence that You were truly buried for three days. And You proceeded to Galilee, You who had been held in custody in a rock-hewn tomb. Great is Your mercy, incomprehensible Savior! Have mercy on us. [GOASD]
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
Msifuni kwa matendo yake makuu; msifuni kwa kadiri ya wingi wa ukuu wake. [[SWA]]
Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. [SAAS]
The women ran to the tomb, O Lord, to see You, the Christ, who had suffered for us. When they came, they found an Angel sitting on the stone, which he had fearsomely rolled back. And he said to the women, “The Lord has risen! Go tell His disciples, ‘The Savior of our souls has risen from the dead!’” [GOASD]
Sauti 5.
Mode pl. 1.
Msifuni kwa mvumo wa baragamu; msifuni kwa kinanda na kinubi [[SWA]]
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. [SAAS]
O Lord, just like You exited the sepulcher, although it was sealed, so You entered where Your disciples were, the doors being shut. You showed them the injuries You suffered on Your body, which You accepted and bore with long-suffering, O Savior. As the progeny of David, You endured the wounds; as the Son of God, You freed the world. Great is Your mercy, incomprehensible Savior! Have mercy on us. [GOASD]
For the Feast.
From Menaion - - -
Sauti 1
Mode 1. For all the powers of heaven.
Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγμάτων.
Msifuni kwa matari na kucheza; msifuni kwa zeze na filimbi [[SWA]]
Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. [SAAS]
The virgins carrying lanterns are brightly paving the way * for ever-virgin Mary; * and truly in the Spirit * they prophesy the future; for she is led * to the Temple from infancy, * going with virginal glory. She is indeed * Theotokos and the temple of God. [SD]
Msifuni kwa matoazi yaliayo; msifuni kwa mataoazi yavumayo sana. Kila mwenye pumzi na amsifu Bwana.. [[SWA]]
Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
The Theotokos was shown forth unto the world in truth * to be the noble offspring of a most holy promise, * superior to all things. As she is led * reverently into the house of God, * the pious prayer of her parents she now fulfills; * and by the Holy Spirit she is preserved. [SD]
Mstari
Verse: The virgins behind her shall be brought to the King; her neighbors shall be brought to You. [SAAS]
Having been nourished, O Virgin, in faith on heavenly bread * within the Master’s Temple, * for the world you have brought forth * the bread of life, the Logos. And as His own * chosen temple immaculate, * in the Spirit you were mystically betrothed * to God the Father and became His Bride. [SD]
Mstari
Verse: They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing; they shall be led into the temple of the King. [SAAS]
Open the gate of the Temple that has received our God. * For Joachim has taken * from his own home in glory * the temple and the throne of the King of all, * and returns her and consecrates * unto the Master the daughter that he begot, * who was chosen as the Mother of God. [SD]
From Octoechos - - -
Utukufu.
Glory. Mode pl. 4.
Eothinon 11.
After the resurrection, O Savior, You revealed yourself to Your disciples; and You gave to Simon the pasturing of the sheep, in return for his love, asking him to take care to pastor them. That is why You said, “If you love me, Peter, tend my lambs, tend my sheep.” Then Peter inquired about the other disciple, indicating his fondness for him. By their intercessions, O Christ, protect Your flock from savage wolves that would ravage it. [GOASD]
Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Both now. Theotokion.
Mbarikiwa kuliko wote u, Bikira Mzazi-Mungu; aliyepata mwili kutoka kwako nayo mauti imetekwa, Adamu ameitwa tena, laana imetenguwa, kuzimu kumekufa tele, na sisi tumepewa uzima. Kwa hivyo twaimba na kusema: mhimidiwa u Kristo Mungu wetu, uliyependa hivyo, utukufu kwako. [[SWA]]
You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos. For through Him who from you became incarnate, Hades has been captured, and Adam has been called back; the curse has been killed, and Eve has been freed; death has been put to death, and we have been brought back to life. Therefore we extol Him and cry out, “O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You!” [GOASD]
Simameni
Stand for the Great Doxology.
DOKSOLOGIA KUBWA (Wimbo wa Kumtukuza Mungu)
Great Doxology
Utukufu kwako, uliyeonyesha nuru. Utukufu kwa Mungu juu pia, na nchini amani, urathi kwa wanadamu. [[SWA]]
Glory be to You who showed the light. Glory in the highest to God. His peace is on earth, His good pleasure in mankind. [SD]
Tukusifu; tukuhimidi tukusujudu, tukutukuza, tukushukuru, kwa utukufu wako mkubwa
We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, we give thanks to You for Your great glory.
Ee Bwana, mfalme wa juu mbinguni Mungu, Baba mwenye enzi. Ee Bwana mwana wa pekee, Yesu Kristo na Roho Mtakatifu.
Lord King, heavenly God, Father, Ruler over all; Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and You, O Holy Spirit.
Ee Bwana Mungu we, mwanakondoo wa Mungu Mwana wa Baba. Unayechukua dhambi za dunia, utuhurumie, unayechukua dhambi za dunia.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, You who take away the sins of the world.
Uyapokee maombi yetu, unayeketi kuume, kwa Baba na kutuhurumia.
Accept our supplication, You who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.
Kwa kuwa, u mtakatifu wa pekee, u Bwana wa pekee Yesu Kristo kwa utukufu wa Baba. Amina.
For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Kila siku nitakuhidi, nitalisifu jina lako milele hata milele na milele.
Every day I will bless You, and Your name will I praise to eternity, and to the ages of ages.
Ee Bwana utujalie katika siku hii kujilinda bila dhambi.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, that we be kept without sin.
Wahimidiwa Ee Bwana wa mababa zetu, jina lako linasifiwa na linatukuzwa kwa milele, Amina.
Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Amen.
Ee Bwana huruma yako iwe nasi, tulivyokutumaini wewe.
Let Your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we have set our hope on You.
Wahimidiwa, Ee Bwana, unifundishe ziliso haki zako.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Wahimidiwa, Ee Bwana, unifundishe ziliso haki zako.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Wahimidiwa, Ee Bwana, unifundishe ziliso haki zako.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Wewe, Bwana, umekuwa makao yetu, kizazi baada ya kizazi. Ee Bwana, umekuwa kimbilio letu kwa kizazi na kizazi. Nalisema, Ee Bwana unihurumie, uiponye nafsi yangu, maana nimekutendea dhambi.
Lord, You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord, have mercy on me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.
Ee Bwana nimekimbilia kwako, unifundishe kuyatenda mapenzi yako maana ndiwe Mungu wangu.
Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.
Maana we chemichemi ya uzima; katika nuru yako tutaona nuru.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.
Zidumishe huruma zako kwao wakujuao.
Continue Your mercy to those who know You.
Mungu Mtakatifu, Mweza Mtakatifu, usiyekufa Mtakatifu utuhurumie. (3)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Utukufu kwa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Sasa na sikuzote hata milele na milele. Amina.
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Usiyekufa Mtakatifu utuhurumie.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Mungu Mtakatifu, Mweza Mtakatifu, usiyekufa Mtakatifu utuhurumie.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
After the Doxology, sing the following Resurrectional Troparion.
Sauti 4.
Mode 4. (or the Mode of the week)
Leo wokovu umefanyika duniani. Tumwimbie aliyefufuka kaburini na mwongozi wa uzima wetu, kwa kuwa akibomoa mauti kwa mauti, ametupa sisi kushinda na huruma kubwa. [[SWA]]
Today has salvation come to pass in the world. Let us sing to Him who resurrected from the tomb and is the Author of our life. For, destroying death by death, He gave us the victory and the great mercy. [SD]
Litanies, End, no Dismissal
LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
SHEMASI
DEACON
Utuhurumie, Ee Mungu kadiri ya huruma yako kubwa, tunakuomba utusikilize na kutuhurumia.
Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
WATU
CHOIR (after each petition)
Bwana, hurumia. (3)
Lord, have mercy. (3)
SHEMASI
DEACON
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya Wakristo watawa waorthodoksi wote.
Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians.
Tena tunaomba kwa ajili ya Askofu wetu mkuu (jina)
Again we pray for our Archbishop (name).
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya ndugu zetu makasisi, mashemasi, watawa na ndugu wetu wote katika Kristo.
Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya huruma, uzima, amani, afya, wokovu, ulinzi, msamaha na maondoleo ya dhambi kwa watumishi wa Mungu, walinzi wasimamizi na washiriki wa Kanisa hili takatifu.
Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church.
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya warehemiwa wajengaji wa kanisa hili takatifu, ambao ni kwa makumbusho ya daima ya baba na ndugu zetu wote wa Orthodoksi warehemiwa, ambao wamelala hapa na mahali popote.
Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere.
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili yao wanaotenda matendo mema katika nyumba hii takatifu na heshimiwa, kwa ajili yao wenye juhudi, wanaoimba, hata ya watu wote wanaosimama hapa, wakingoja huruma yako kubwa na utajiri.
Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa U Mungu mrahimu na mpenda wanadamu, na kwako tunatoa utukufu, kwa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.
For You are merciful and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
LITANY OF COMPLETION
SHEMASI
DEACON
Tumalize maombi yetu ya asubuhi kwa Bwana.
Let us complete our morning prayer to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Utusaidie, utuokoe, utuhurumie, utuhifadhi, Ee Mungu, kwa neema yako.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Siku hii yote iwe kamili, takatifu, tulivu na bila dhambi, tuombe kwa Bwana.
That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.
WATU
CHOIR (after each petition)
Kidhi, Ee Bwana.
Grant this, O Lord.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Kwa ajili ya kuwa na Malaika wa amani, mwongozi mwaminifu, mlinzi wa roho zetu na miili yetu, tuombe kwa Bwana.
For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.
Kwa ajili ya msamaha na maondoleo ya dhambi zetu na makosa yetu, tuombe kwa Bwana.
For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.
Kwa ajili ya vitu vyema vifaavyo kwa roho zetu na amani ya dunia yote, tuombe kwa Bwana.
For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.
Kwa ajili ya kumaliza maisha yetu yanayobaki kwa amani na toba, tuombe kwa Bwana.
That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.
Tuombe ili mwisho wa maisha yetu uwe wa kikristo kwa amani, bila maumivu, aibu, tena tuone teto njema mbele ya kiti cha hukumu cha Kristo.
And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.
Tumkumbuke Maria Mtakatifu kamili, asiye na doa, Mbarikiwa zaidi kushinda wote, Bibi wetu mtukufu mzazi Mungu na bikira daima pamoja na watakatifu wote hata sisi pia wenyewe na kila mmoja wetu na wenzetu wote, hata maisha yetu, kujiweka mikononi mwa Kristo Mungu.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa u Mungu mwenye huruma na mpenda wanadamu; na kwako tuna utoa utukufu kwa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na sikuzote hata milele na milele.
For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Amani kwa wote.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
Na iwe kwa roho yako.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Tuinamishe vichwa vyetu kwa Bwana.
Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI (kwa mnong''ono)
PRIEST (in a low voice)
Ee Bwana Mtakatifu, Uketiye juu na kutazama vitu vilivyo chini, kwa macho yako yatuzungukayo na kutazama viumbe vyote, Kwako tuinamisha nafsi na miili yetu, na kukuomba, Mtakatifu wa watakatifu; nyosha mkono wako usioonekana kutoka masikani yako na utubariki; tukiwa tumetenda dhambi kwa kujua na kutojua, Mungu mwema na mwenye rehema samehe, tupe sisi Baraka zako za duniani na mbinguni.
Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.
KASISI
PRIEST (aloud)
Kwa kuwa kutuhurumia na kutuokoa ni Kwako, Ee Mungu wetu na Kwako tunatoa, utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na sikuzote hata milele na milele.
For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Hekima.
PRIEST: Wisdom.
Ee Padri mtakatifu bariki.
READER: Father, bless!
KASISI
PRIEST
Aliye himidiwa Kristo Mungu wetu, daima sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.
Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
/MSOMAJI
HIERARCH or READER
Bwana, Mungu imarisha, imani Takatifu isiyo na lawama ya wakristo watawa wa Orthodoksi, na hili Kanisa Takatifu na mji huu, hata milele na milele.
The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Uliye wa thamani kushinda waheruvi, uliye na utukufu kuwapita bila kiasi waserafi, uliyemzaa Mungu neno, umebaki bila kukuharibu, uliye mzazi-Mungu kweli tunakutukuza we.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.
Litanies and Dismissal
LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
SHEMASI
DEACON
Utuhurumie, Ee Mungu kadiri ya huruma yako kubwa, tunakuomba utusikilize na kutuhurumia.
Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
WATU
CHOIR (after each petition)
Bwana, hurumia. (3)
Lord, have mercy. (3)
SHEMASI
DEACON
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya Wakristo watawa waorthodoksi wote.
Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians.
Tena tunaomba kwa ajili ya Askofu wetu mkuu (jina)
Again we pray for our Archbishop (name).
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya ndugu zetu makasisi, mashemasi, watawa na ndugu wetu wote katika Kristo.
Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya huruma, uzima, amani, afya, wokovu, ulinzi, msamaha na maondoleo ya dhambi kwa watumishi wa Mungu, walinzi wasimamizi na washiriki wa Kanisa hili takatifu.
Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church.
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili ya warehemiwa wajengaji wa kanisa hili takatifu, ambao ni kwa makumbusho ya daima ya baba na ndugu zetu wote wa Orthodoksi warehemiwa, ambao wamelala hapa na mahali popote.
Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere.
Tena tunakuomba kwa ajili yao wanaotenda matendo mema katika nyumba hii takatifu na heshimiwa, kwa ajili yao wenye juhudi, wanaoimba, hata ya watu wote wanaosimama hapa, wakingoja huruma yako kubwa na utajiri.
Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa U Mungu mrahimu na mpenda wanadamu, na kwako tunatoa utukufu, kwa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.
For You are merciful and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
LITANY OF COMPLETION
SHEMASI
DEACON
Tumalize maombi yetu ya asubuhi kwa Bwana.
Let us complete our morning prayer to the Lord.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Utusaidie, utuokoe, utuhurumie, utuhifadhi, Ee Mungu, kwa neema yako.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Bwana, hurumia.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Siku hii yote iwe kamili, takatifu, tulivu na bila dhambi, tuombe kwa Bwana.
That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.
WATU
CHOIR (after each petition)
Kidhi, Ee Bwana.
Grant this, O Lord.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Kwa ajili ya kuwa na Malaika wa amani, mwongozi mwaminifu, mlinzi wa roho zetu na miili yetu, tuombe kwa Bwana.
For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.
Kwa ajili ya msamaha na maondoleo ya dhambi zetu na makosa yetu, tuombe kwa Bwana.
For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.
Kwa ajili ya vitu vyema vifaavyo kwa roho zetu na amani ya dunia yote, tuombe kwa Bwana.
For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.
Kwa ajili ya kumaliza maisha yetu yanayobaki kwa amani na toba, tuombe kwa Bwana.
That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.
Tuombe ili mwisho wa maisha yetu uwe wa kikristo kwa amani, bila maumivu, aibu, tena tuone teto njema mbele ya kiti cha hukumu cha Kristo.
And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.
Tumkumbuke Maria Mtakatifu kamili, asiye na doa, Mbarikiwa zaidi kushinda wote, Bibi wetu mtukufu mzazi Mungu na bikira daima pamoja na watakatifu wote hata sisi pia wenyewe na kila mmoja wetu na wenzetu wote, hata maisha yetu, kujiweka mikononi mwa Kristo Mungu.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI
PRIEST
Kwa kuwa u Mungu mwenye huruma na mpenda wanadamu; na kwako tuna utoa utukufu kwa Baba na Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na sikuzote hata milele na milele.
For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
Amani kwa wote.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
Na iwe kwa roho yako.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
SHEMASI
DEACON
Tuinamishe vichwa vyetu kwa Bwana.
Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
Kwako, Ee Bwana.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
KASISI (kwa mnong''ono)
PRIEST (in a low voice)
Ee Bwana Mtakatifu, Uketiye juu na kutazama vitu vilivyo chini, kwa macho yako yatuzungukayo na kutazama viumbe vyote, Kwako tuinamisha nafsi na miili yetu, na kukuomba, Mtakatifu wa watakatifu; nyosha mkono wako usioonekana kutoka masikani yako na utubariki; tukiwa tumetenda dhambi kwa kujua na kutojua, Mungu mwema na mwenye rehema samehe, tupe sisi Baraka zako za duniani na mbinguni.
Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.
KASISI
PRIEST (aloud)
Kwa kuwa kutuhurumia na kutuokoa ni Kwako, Ee Mungu wetu na Kwako tunatoa, utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu, sasa na sikuzote hata milele na milele.
For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
Amina.
CHOIR: Amen.
KASISI
PRIEST
Hekima.
Wisdom.
( Ee Padri mtakatifu bariki. )
( Father, bless! )
Aliye himidiwa Kristo Mungu wetu, daima sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele.
Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
WATU
CHOIR
Amina.
Amen.
/MSOMAJI
HIERARCH or READER
Bwana, Mungu imarisha, imani Takatifu isiyo na lawama ya wakristo watawa wa Orthodoksi, na hili Kanisa Takatifu na mji huu, hata milele na milele.
The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages.
( Amina. )
( Amen. )
Uliye wa thamani kushinda waheruvi, uliye na utukufu kuwapita bila kiasi waserafi, uliyemzaa Mungu neno, umebaki bila kukuharibu, uliye mzazi-Mungu kweli tunakutukuza we.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.
Utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu. Sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele. Amina.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Bwana, hurumia. (3) Ee Padri mtakatifu bariki.
Lord, have mercy. (3) Father, bless!
Dismissal
KASISI
PRIEST
Utukufu Kwako, Ee Kristo Mungu wetu. Utukufu Kwako.
Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.
Yeye aliyefufuka toka kwa wafu, Kristo Mungu wetu wa kweli, kwa maombi ya Mama yake asiye na doa na asiye na waa, mtakatifu kamili; kwa nguvu ya msalaba wenye thamani na mpaji wa uhai; kwa ulinzi wa nguvu zisizo na mwili waheshimiwa wa mbinguni; kwa maombi ya Yohana, Nabii, mtangulizi na mbatizaji, mheshimiwa na wa sifa; ya Mitume watakatifu, watukufu na wasifiwa; ya mashahidi watakatifu, wasifiwa na washindaji wazuri; ya watawa watakatifu na wacha Mungu; (Mtakatifu wa Kanisa); ya watakatifu na wenye haki Yohakim na Anna; na ya watakatifu wote, atuhurumie na atuokoe, yu Mungu mwema, mrahimu na mpenda wanadamu.
May He who rose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.
Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”
Kwa maombi ya mababa wetu watakatifu, Ee Bwana Yesu Kristo Mungu wetu, utuhurumie na utuokoe.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
WATU
CHOIR
Amina.
Amen.