Lord’s Prayer in Lomongo

The Lord’s Prayer in Lomongo
Translation by Jean Charles Monganga Bosele

OUR  FATHER   IN   HEAVEN
ISE     EKAISO   NA   ALIKO

HALLOWED         BE            YOUR      NAME
LIKUMISANE     LIKAWE       LI         LINA     

YOUR KINGDOM    COME
LI         LIKUTU         LIYE

YOUR WILL                  BE                 DONE
LI        BALANGAWE   LIKAWE     WE

ON            EARTH   AS IT IS        IN      HEAVEN
ANE         NSE          BOKOTO     NA     ALIKO

GIVE              US       TODAY       OUR  DAILY BREAD
OTOKAYA    ISO     BONEWINA    ISE  LIKOLI     LA      

FORGIVE           US        OUR   DEBTS
OTOLIMBISE    ISO     ISE       BOBE

AS                 WE      ALSO      HAVE-FORGIVEN
BOKOTO    ISO      SO           MBISA             

OUR     DEBTORS
ISE      O  KISO  O  ISO BANE  BATOKELA BOBE

AND          LEAD     US        NOT        INTO      TEMPTATION
OFATSI   TSIKE     ISO     OFATSI      NA        BAMEKANI

BUT   DELIVER        US     FROM     THE EVIL ONE
KA      OTOIKIA         ISO     LA          BOBE                    

AMEN

Acknowledgment

We hope you’ve enjoyed the text translation. Grateful thanks to Jean Charles Munganga Bosele, translator, and Cesar Massanga, Coordonateur of Goodseed in the DRC, for arranging for this translation!  Audio coming soon, Godwilling.

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