Bemba Rosary Prayers

This language is also known as Cibemba, Chibemba, Ichibemaba, Wemba, and Chiwemba.

This language is spoken by 3,300,000 people in Northern, Copperbelt, and Luapula provinces in Zambia. It is also spoken in Zimbabwe, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi.

(Prayers that are not known in this language are shown in English until we have the complete prayer, at which time it will be shown in both languages.)

+ The Sign of the Cross / + Signum Crucis
+ Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

We Shifwe / Our Father / Pater Noster
Matthew 6:9-13 Luke 11:2-4

We Shifwe waba mu mulu, Shina lyobe licindikwe. Ubufumu bobe bwise, Fyonse fyo watemwa fibe muno calo nga mu mulu. Utupele lelo cakulya cesu ca nshiku shonse. Utubelelyo luse ku masambi yesu, filya twaba no luse ku bantu abatucusha. Wileka tuwile mu fibi. Utulubule ku fibi. Amen.

We Shifwe / Our Father / The Lord's Prayer (according to the Gospel of St. Matthew) / Pater Noster
We-Shiifwe uwaba mumuulu; ishina lyobe licindikwe. Ubufumu bobe bwise, fyonse ifyo watemwa fileecitika pano caalo ngafilya caba mumuulu. Utupeele leelo icakulya cesu icaleelo. Utubeeleleko uluse kufintu tukubiifya, ngafilya neefwe tubeelelako uluse abatubiifya. Wileka tuwile mumatunko, uleetupususha naku Mubi. Amen.

Shifwe Wa / Our Father / Pater Noster
Shifwe wa mu mūlu, ishina lyenu libelwe akatīna. Ubufumu bwenu bwise. Ukufwaya kwenu kucitwe pano nse nga mu mūlu. Tupēleni lelo ica lulya cesu ca bukaca. Tulekeleleni imisha yesu, ifyo na ifwe twalekelela abatulīle misha. Mwitutwala mu kweshiwa, mutupokolole ku bubifi.

Nakuchelela Maria / Nakucherera Maria / Hail Mary / Ave Maria
Nakuchelela Maria, we wafulishyo busuma, Mulungu aba nobe, walisenaminwa pa banakashi bonse, ne Jesu, mwana uo wafiele, alisenaminwa. Maria mtakatifu, we nyina wa kwa Mulungu, uletulombera fwe ba masambi, nombaline no mwaka wa kufwa kwesu. Chibe ifyo fine. Amen.

Nakuchelela Maria / Hail Mary / Ave Maria
Nakuchelela Maria, we wafulisha inema, Lesa aba nobe. Walisenaminwa pa banakashi bonse na Yesu umwana wafyele nao alisenaminwa. Maria mutakatifu we nyina wa kwa Lesa, uletulombelako fweba masambi bonse nanobaline no mwaka wakufwa kwesu. Amen. Chibe ifyo fine.

Nakucherera Maria / Hail Mary / Ave Maria
Nakucherera Maria, wafulishya busuma, Mulungu aba nobe, walisenaminwa pa banakashi bonse, na Jesu, mwana we fumo lyobe alisenaminwa. Maria mtakatifu, nyina wa kwa Mulungu, utulombere ifwe bamasambi, nomba line na ku mwaka wa kufwa kwesu. Chibe ifyo fine. Amen.

Oh, My Jesus / Fatima Prayer
Oh, my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Your mercy.

How to Pray the Rosary
1. + (The Sign of the Cross / Signum Crucis) 2. (The Apostles' Creed / Credo) 3. We Shifwe (Our Father / Pater Noster) 4. 3 Nakuchelela Maria (Hail Mary / Ave Maria) 5. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) 6. Announce the 1st Mystery 7. We Shifwe 8. 10 Nakuchelela Maria 9. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 10. Announce 2nd Mystery 11. We Shifwe 12. 10 Nakuchelela Maria 13. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 14. Announce the 3rd Mystery 15. We Shifwe 16. 10 Nakuchelela Maria 17. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 18. Announce 4th Mystery 19. We Shifwe 20. 10 Nakuchelela Maria 21. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 22. Announce the 5th Mystery 23. We Shifwe 24. 10 Nakuchelela Maria 25. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 26. (Hail, Holy Queen / Salve Regina) For the Intentions and protection of our Holy Father: 27. We Shifwe (Our Father / Pater Noster) 27. Nakuchelela Maria (Hail Mary / Ave Maria) 27. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) 28. + (The Sign of the Cross / Signum Crucis)