ĩhooya
- prayer, supplication. Prayer. A formal or earnest request made to God or a deity, often involving praise, petition, or intercession.
Example: Rĩrĩa aarĩĩkirie ihooya rĩake kũrĩ Ngai wa Isiraeli-rĩ, (As soon as Judith had ceased her prayer to the God of Israel and finished all these words,); magĩaka kambĩ yao Adasa. Marĩ o kũu akĩhooya ihooya rĩĩrĩ, (But Judas camped in Adasa Adasa : a village between Jerusalem and Beth-horon. with three thousand men. Here Judas uttered this prayer:)