The priests came in procession with gladness and cheers to pour that water before God, an offering of thanks, symbol of the blessings they were seeking from the Creator for the coming year.
Makuhani walitokea kwa mfuatano wakifurahia ili wamwage yale maji mbele ya Mungu kama sadaka ya shukrani, alama ya baraka waliotazamia kutoka kwa Mwumbaji wao kwa ajili ya mwaka ujao.