A Chagga Prayer to the God of Mt Kilimanjaro!

We know you, Ruwa, Chief, Preserver,

He united the bush and the plain,

You, Ruwa, Chief, the Elephant indeed,

He who burst forth men that they lived.

We praise you and pray to you and fall before you.

You have sent us this animal which is of your own fashioning,

For you share with no man and none is given thereof.

Chief, receive this bull of your name.

Sow the seed of offspring with us,

That we beget like bees.

May our clan hold together

That it be not cleft in the land.

May strangers not come to posses our groves.

Now Chief, Preserver, bless all that is ours.
July 28th, 2018 at 06:04am