sibket
first and foremost, forgive me a sinner,
unduly derelict, in feeding you your sunday dinner.
i present to you all the words of holy jared the aksumite: in ge’ez, amharic, and american.
ወልዶ መድኅነ ንሰብክ
ዘእምቅድመ ዓለም ሀሎ አክሊለ ሰማዕት ሠያሜ ካህናት ወተስፋ መነኰሳት
ወልዶ መድኅነ ንሰብክ
ልጅው አድኀኝ እንሰብካለን
ከዓለም በፊት የነበረ የምስክር ዘውድ የቤተመቅደስ ሎሌ ሿሚ የመነኵሴ ተስፋ
ልጅው አድኀኝ እንሰብካለን
his son, a savior, we herald
he who was before the cosmos, halo of the martyrs, appointer of the clergy, and hope of the monks
his son, a savior, we herald
sibket is one of the three minor holidays of the lord jesus, commemorated and celebrated during the ge’ez rite or aksumite advent season. sibket means to herald, to preach, to proclaim, to announce. the aksumite advent season is called the fast of the prophets. jesus, or joshua, of nazareth is he whom the prophets promulgated. in 2021 in the year of our lord, and 2014 in the year of mercy, we still do this duty. and before you say, haha he said, “dooty”, notice the lexical difference…
here’s a clip of us singing in sunny south central los angeles, california. rejoice. always.