August 13, 2026

Swahili Orthodox Chants & Teachings

Ili kwa nia moja tuungame: Baba, Mwana na Roho Mtakatifu; Utatu wa asili moja, na asiyetengana.

Swahili Troparion of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Aug 15)



#ApolytikionOfTheDormition

Apolitikio – Sauti 1
Ulimzaa mwana, na kuuhifadhi ubikira Wako. Ulilala usingizi kifoni bali hukuuacha ulimwengu, Ee Mzazi Mungu. Ulirejeshwa maishani, maana U Mama wa Uzima na, kwa wema wa maombezi Yako, okoa nafsi zetu mautini.

Apolytikion – Mode 1
You gave birth yet preserved your virginity. You fell asleep in death yet did not
desert the world, O Theotokos. You were
transported to life, as you are Mother of Life
and, by virtue of your intercessions, deliver our
souls from death.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ἐν τῇ Γεννήσει, τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας.
Ἐν τῇ Κοιμήσει, τὸν κόσμον οὐ κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε. Μετέστης πρὸς τὴν ζωήν, Μήτηρ ὑπάρχουσα τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ ταῖς πρεσβείαις ταῖς
σαῖς λυτρουμένη, ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

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