kwamũra

v.

1. dedicate, consecrate. Dedicate, consecrate. To set apart something or someone for sacred religious use through ritual; to perform a ceremony making something holy or fit for worship, especially referring to dedication of altars, temples, or ordination of priests.

Example: Jehova agĩkĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, Indo ciao iria mekũndutĩra-rĩ, nĩmacirute o mũndũ mũthenya wake, ituĩke cia kwamũra kĩgongona gĩtherio. (But the L ord said to Moses: Let one leader each day present his offering for the dedication of the altar.); Ningĩ agĩtwara ndũrũme ĩrĩa ĩngĩ, na nĩyo ya kwamũra andũ matuwo atheru; nao Haruni na ariũ ake makĩigĩrĩra moko mao mũtwe wa ndũrũme ĩo. (Then he brought forward the second ram, the ordination ram, Lv 7:37. and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.)