hooya

v.

1. pray, supplicate. Pray. To make earnest petition to God; to offer supplication or entreaty; to beg or plead earnestly.

Example: Dan 3.26 Naake Tobia akĩambĩrĩria kũhooya atĩrĩ: (She got up, and they started to pray and beg that they might be protected. He began with these words:); Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jonathani agĩtembũranga nguo ciake, akĩĩitĩrĩria tĩĩri mũtwe na akĩambĩrĩria kũhooya. (Jonathan tore his clothes, threw dust on his head, and prayed.)