Gũcũkũra kũmwe na kũmwe kuumĩte ibubu-inĩ rĩrĩa rĩĩtagwo ibuku rĩa thara o na thaburi hamwe na gũcũkũra gwa gwĩtĩkĩra andũ matuĩke acaria o na athomagi o na gũcũkũra gwa gũtua andũ acemathi o na gwa kwamũra andũ matuĩke agathithi hamwe na gũcũkũra gwa kũhikithania andũ nakuo ũmwe wao atabatithĩtio.
Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in Kikuyu.
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1949.

1. Gũcũkũra kwa Rũcinĩ

2. Gũcũkũra kwa Hwaĩ-inĩ

3. Litania.
The Litany.

4. Mayo nĩmo mahoya ma kuhoya ngai namo rĩmwe na rĩmwe, o na kũmũgatha.

5. Thara, na Waraka, na Injiri.
Collects, Epistles, and Gospels.

6. Gũcũkũra gwa gũkuhihiria giathi kia mwathani witũ; kana ngwataniro iria theru.

7. Gũcũkũra gwa kũbatithia twana nakuo muthigiti-ini thiini.

8. Gũcũkũra gwa kũbatithia o kaana kamwe nakuo muthigiti-ini thiini

9. Gũcũkũra gwa kũbatithia andu agima nakuo muthigiti-ini thiini

10. Gategithimo.
The Catechism

11. Gũcũkũra kuria gwitagwa guthubuticia kana gwa kuigirira moko andu aria maabatithirio mari twana riria maakura

12. Gũcũkũra gwa kuhikithania andu

13. Gũcũkũra gwa guthika andu akuu nakuo.

14. Gũcũkũra Gũcũ kwi muhuro nikuo gwa Kugatha ngai nakuo atumia maarikia guciara.

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15. Thaburi 154-315
The Psalter [5.5 MB]

Historical introduction

Kikuyu/Gikuyu is a major Bantu language spoken in Kenya. The State Prayers in this translation are for King George VI in his capacity as monarch of the Crown Colony and Protectorate of Kenya.

David Griffiths identifies this translation as 80:6 in The Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1549-1999 (London: The British Library; New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2002).

This scan was digitized in 2011 by Richard Mammana from a copy of the original provided by Thomas Rae.