The Lord's Prayer: Teke
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BIU TERA UKE NGIELEZAU
YIBA KWUMU IKA ENZE NKWAUMU
ENZE BOMFUMU BUYA
ENZE MANDO IKA MUTIUNU
MAKE NSI AMPE KU NGIELEZAU
LIWA ALABIU LOBULI
BIU BIYE TCHU TO TCHU BILO [food]
LILIMBISA ALABIU BIU MASUMU
AMPE ALABIU MPE LELILIMBISA
BIU BARA BALISI KU OBI
MPE SOMO ALABIU LIKUARA MU MAMABI
KASI MZE ALABIU AU MUNGO ME MBURI MBI
Amen.
Grateful thanks to Amstrong Makima Ngande, translator, and Cesar Massanga, Coordonateur of Goodseed in the DRC, for arranging for this translation! Audio coming soon, Godwilling.
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