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The Lord’s Prayer in Fon
The Lord’s Prayer translated into fɔ̀ngbè is recited in every Catholic parish in Benin. Here is the full text, line by line, with explanations.
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Opening
Tɔ́ mǐtɔ̀n e ɖò jixwé
Tɔ́ mǐtɔ̀n e ɖò jixwé
Our Father, who art in heaven
Tɔ́Father
Mǐtɔ̀nOur / ours
E ɖòWho art / who lives
JǐxwéHeaven / paradise
Nyikɔ́ towe ní mɛ́Hallowed be thy name
2
Will
Thy will be done
Jlǒ towe ní wà
Thy will be done
JlǒWill / desire
ToweThine
Ní wàBe done
Acɛ́ towe ní wǎThy kingdom come
Ðò ayìkúngbanOn earth
3
Petitions
Bread and forgiveness
Wɔ̀xúxú égbé tɔ̀nThis day’s bread
Ná mǐ égbéGive us this day
Sɔ́ ku mǐtɔ̀n kɛ́Forgive us our trespasses
Lobo má dɔn mǐAnd lead us not into temptation
Yi azǎn-azǎnFor ever and ever
In practice
The Lord’s Prayer in Fon is recited every Sunday in the churches of Cotonou, Porto-Novo and Abomey. It is printable and shared by all Catholic Bibles in Fon.
The universal prayer
Tɔ́ mǐtɔ̀n e ɖò jixwé : 4 words that open the best-known prayer, in the mother tongue of millions of Beninese.
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