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Sunday Theotokia - Third Part

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Pilasteerion:Ⲡⲓⲓ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ:
The mercy seat,
etouhovsⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲃⲥ emmof:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ:
was overshadowed by,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Nisherouvim:Ⲛⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ:
the forged Cherubim,
evoiⲉⲩⲟⲓ enhikon.ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ.
from all sides.
++ EteⲈ̀ⲧⲉ EfnotiⲪ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ Piloghos:Ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ:
Was a symbol of God the Word,
etafchisarksⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ enkheeti:ⲛ̀ϧⲏϯ:
who was incarnate,
oⲱ̀ ti-atachni:ϯⲁ̀ⲧⲁϭⲛⲓ:
of you without change,
khenϧⲉⲛ oumetatshivti.ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲃϯ.
O undefiled.
AfshopiⲀϥϣⲱⲡⲓ entouvo:ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ:
He became the purification,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nennovi:ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ:
of our sins,
nemⲛⲉⲙ ourefkhoⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲭⲱ evol:ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:
and the forgiveness,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nenanomia.ⲛⲉⲛⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
of our iniquities.
++ EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ o-onⲟⲩⲟⲛ niven:ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:
Wherefore everyone,
sechisiⲥⲉϭⲓⲥⲓ emmo:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ:
magnifies you,
tashoisⲧⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Tithe-otokos:Ϯⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ:
O my Lady the Mother of God,
ethowabⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ enseeouⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
the ever-holy.
AnonⲀ̀ⲛⲟⲛ honϩⲱⲛ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
And we also pray,
ethrenshashniⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ne-epresvia:ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ:
through your intercessions,
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of Mankind.
++ SherouvimⲬⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ esnavⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ennoub:ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ:
The two golden Cherubim,
evoiⲉⲩⲟⲓ enhikon:ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ:
continually cover,
evhovsⲉⲩϩⲱⲃⲥ empilasteerion:ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲓ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ:
with their wings,
khenϧⲉⲛ noutenhⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛϩ enseeouⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
the mercy seat.
EverkheeiviⲈⲩⲉⲣϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ e-ehree:ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ:
Overshadowing,
hijenϩⲓϫⲉⲛ pimaⲡⲓⲙⲁ ethowab:ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
the place of the holy,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nee-ethowab:ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
of the holies,
khenϧⲉⲛ ti-eskeeneeϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ emmahesnoti.ⲙ̀ⲙⲁϩⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ.
in the second tabernacle.
++ EnthoⲚ̀ⲑⲟ hoiϩⲱⲓ Maria:Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ:
You too O Mary,
ni-ananshoⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲛϣⲟ ensho:ⲛ̀ϣⲟ:
thousands of thousands,
nemⲛⲉⲙ ni-ananethvaⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲑ̀ⲃⲁ enethva:ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲃⲁ:
and myriads of myriads,
se-erkheeiviⲥⲉⲉⲣϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ego.ⲉ̀ϫⲱ.
overshadow you.
EvhosⲈⲩϩⲱⲥ epourefsont:ⲉ̀Ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ:
Praising their Creator,
efkeeⲉϥⲭⲏ khenϧⲉⲛ teneji:ⲧⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ:
who was in your womb,
faiⲫⲁⲓ etafchiⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓ empenini:ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ:
and took our likeness,
khorisⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ noviⲛⲟⲃⲓ hiϩⲓ shivti.ϣⲓⲃϯ.
without sin or alteration.
++ EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ tenchisi:ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ:
Wherefore we,
emmoⲙ̀ⲙⲟ aksios:ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲥ:
magnify you befittingly,
khenϧⲉⲛ hanimnologia:ϩⲁⲛⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ:
with prophetic,
emeprofeetikon.ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
hymnology.
JeϪⲉ avsajiⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ethveeti:ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ:
For they spoke of you,
enhanehveeouiⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ evtaieeout:ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ:
with great honor,
tivakiϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ethowab:ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
O holy city,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pinishtiⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ enouro.ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
of the great King.
++ TentihoⲦⲉⲛϯϩⲟ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
We entreat and pray,
ethrenshashniⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ne-epresvia:ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ:
through your intercessions,
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of Mankind.
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