gwathanĩtwo

v.

1. commanded, ordained. Commanded, ordained. The passive form of the verb 'gwathana' meaning to be commanded or decreed, typically referring to divine or authoritative commands, laws, or regulations that have been established.

Example: Ningĩ-rĩ, mũndũ aahĩtahĩtana mathako-inĩ, ndekagĩrũo thũmbĩ tiga o akorirũo aathĩkĩire ũrĩa gwathanĩtwo. (Similarly, an athlete cannot receive the winner’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 1 Cor 9:25.); Na rĩrĩ, gwathanĩtwo ũguo ũhoro wa indo iria ininagwo ikĩhũthĩrũo; nacio irĩra icio no cia ũtaarani na ũrutani wa andũ. (These are all things destined to perish with use; they accord with human precepts and teachings. Is 29:13.)