akerubi
- cherubim. Cherubim. Supernatural winged creatures in biblical tradition, often depicted with both human and animal features, serving as guardians of sacred spaces and attendants of God's throne.
Example: Nao Akerubi acio makĩonwo ta me na moko o ta ma mũndũ hau ruungu rũa mathagu mao. (Something like a human hand was visible under the wings of the cherubim.); Naguo riri wa Jehova ũgĩcoka ũkiuma igũrũ rĩa hingĩro ya mũromo wa nyũmba ĩo, ũkĩrũgama igũrũ rĩa Akerubi. (Then the glory of the L ord left the threshold of the temple and took its place upon the cherubim.)