The God of the Ancient Luo is called Ramogi.
I am yet to learn about his complete attributes and the history about him as the God of the Luo.
However, from the way Luos pray in the Christian circles, and the history books I have read, I have been able to come up with the following prayer, which I hope would resemble a prayer of the Luo people before colonial times.
The Luo were traditionally pastoralists and treasure cattle. They also offered sacrifices to Ramogi, their God in time of need. The following prayer is fictional and would have been conducted by a prophet or man of God (Ja-Ramogi).
Ramogi, you who knows all and conquers all
Creator of heaven and earth
We seek permission to approach you today
We praise you and we acknowledge your strength
Only you know the length and breadth of the lake (Victoria)
Only you know the journey of the sun and the moon
As they cross the sky at your command
Ramogi, you who is perfect
Whose lips utter no wrong
Whose eyes see all evil and punishes it
Whose every breath fills the earth with fresh air
You are the thunder and lightning
You are the sunshine and the rain
We bow before you, the almighty, the unseen
Ramogi, we have done wrong
We come to seek your mercy
Please accept our cattle
Please accept our goats
Please accept our grain
The very best from the blessed harvest you gave us
We acknowledge you as the all-seeing God
Ramogi, the rain is far from us
The land is dry and the air is thick with heat
Our cattle are dying our goats are thin
Our children’s ribs are bare for all to see
Our enemies are mocking us
“Why doesn’t your God help you?” they ask
They are stealing our cattle
Knowing that we will be too weak to pursue
They are taking our women
And keeping them for themselves
Ramogi, God of Thunder,
We pray that you strike them with blindness
We pray that you strike them with sickness
That they may never find their way
That they may never know health or wealth
Our protector, only you can deliver us
We seek your help
Ramogi, God who made the water of many lands (Lake Victoria)
God who speaks and His Voice thunders
God who whispers and the mountains move
We pile our praises on you
All our cattle and all our land is yours
All our warriors are at your service
All of us are at your beckon
Call and we will answer
Ask and we shall give you what you need
Instruct us and we shall perform
Admonish us and we shall change our ways
May our sacrifice please you,
May you respond favorably to our plea.