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Global Chalice Lighting for September 2015

ICUU announces the 145th in its monthly global chalice lighting readings. Congregations worldwide are invited to use
the reading for at least one worship service in the designated month, identifying it as the ICUU Global Chalice
Lighting for that month. This Global Chalice Lighting was originally submitted by the Unitarian Church of Nigeria

YORUBA:
Egb o Eyin Ij o Eniyan
Oluna Olorun wa, Olorun Ikan soso ni
Ife Ni Yio Bva Araiye La
Ejeka Fe Arawa
Ki Aba Le Ri Igbala
Fi Tokan Tokan Re Fe Ottun Gbogbo
Ti Nse ReRe
Si Fe Omo Enikeji Re Gege Bi
Ara Re
Eyi Ni Akuja Ofin Ati Gbongbo Esin
Olufemi Olaniyi Matimoju

ENGLISH:
O ye dear brethren,
Our Lord God is one God.
It is love that will guarantee
Salvation for all.
Let us love one another
That we may gain salvation.
Sincerely love everything that
Is good with your heart,
Also love your neighbour as yourself,
For this is accomplishment of the
Law and true rooted worship. Olufemi Olaniyi Matimoju

CHINESE:

- Olufemi Olaniyi Matimoju

GERMAN:

Oh, ihr Brder, Gott, der Herr, ist ein Gott. Es ist die Liebe, durch die die Erlsung fr
uns alle sicher ist. Lasst uns einander lieben, damit wir erlst werden. Liebet alles Gute
aufrichtig von ganzem Herzen, liebet auch euren Nchsten wie euch selbst. Denn dies
ist die Erfllung des Gesetzes und tief in euch verwurzelter Gottesdienst - Olufemi Olaniyi Matimoju

ITALIAN:

Ascolta caro fratello

Il Signore Dio, il Signore Uno
E' l'amore che assicura a tutti
la salvezza.
Amiamoci dunque gli uni con gli altri
affinch tutti raggiungiamo la salvezza.
Ama in modo sincero tutto ci che buono.
Ama il tuo prossimo come te stesso
Perch questo il compimento della Legge
e di un culto che ha radici salde Olufemi Olaniyi Matimoju

SPANISH:

Queridos hermanos,
nuestro Dios es un solo Dios.
Es el amor lo que garantiza
la salvacin de todos.
Ammonos unos a otros
para poder alcanzar la salvacin.
Amemos con sinceridad
todo lo que es bueno en nuestro corazn.
Pues este es el cumplimiento de la Ley
y una adoracin con races autnticas.
Olufemi Olaniyi Matimoju
(With many thanks to our volunteer translators: Adam Hargrove (Chinese), Freya BednarskiStelling (German), Paola Ferarri (Italian) and Jaume de Marcos (Spanish).)