agakiza
Word parts: aga-kiza
ah-gah-KEE-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaagakizaah-gah-KEE-zahai
Englishsalvationai
Frenchsalutai
Meaning
deliverance from sin, danger, or ruin; salvation, especially in a religious sense.
Good to know
used mainly in Christian speech, related to the verb gukiza (to save, to heal).
Examples
- Agakiza kaza biturutse ku kwizera.Salvation comes through faith.
- Yasabye Imana agakiza k'ubugingo bwe.He asked God for the salvation of his soul.
- Ese agakiza kaboneka gute?So how is salvation obtained?
- Ntibari bazi ko agakiza kari hafi.They did not know that salvation was near.
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