tũngati
- servants, deacons. Servants, deacons. People who serve in various capacities, including household servants or church deacons who assist in ministry and service.
Example: Nao no kinya maambe magerio; na thutha ũcio manyite wĩra wa atungati a kanitha, mangĩkorũo matarĩ na ũcuke. (Moreover, they should be tested first; then, if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.); Ningĩ atungati a kanitha-rĩ, no matuĩke o arĩa me mũtumia o ũmwe, ũmwe, na maathage ciana ciao o na mĩciĩ yao wega. (Deacons may be married only once and must manage their children and their households well.)