Lyrics
Ubuntu bwawe buratangaje Mwami
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mesiya ukuraho ibyaha byabari mw’isi
Yarabonetse nukuri
Oooh uwo niwe mwana w’Imana
Watambwe rimwe kubwacu
Mesiya ukuraho ibyaha byabari mw’isi
Yarabonetse nukuri
Oooh uwo niwe mwana w’Imana
Watambwe rimwe kubwacu
Atanga ibyishimo mukimbo cy’amarira
Ubugingo mukimbo cy’urupfu
Ooooh uwo niwe utuma nkiranuka
Mbiheshejwe no kwizera
Atanga ibyishimo mukimbo cy’amarira
Ubugingo mukimbo cy’urupfu
Ooooh uwo niwe utuma nkiranuka
Mbiheshejwe no kwizera
Umwaka w’imbabazi z’Uwiteka
Waratashye abantu benshi ntibabimenya
Umwaka w’imbabazi z’Uwiteka
Waratashye abantu benshi ntibabimenya
Bigumiye munzu z’imbohe yoooh
Abandi bambaye ibigunira
Bigumiye munzu z’imbohe yoooh
Abandi bambaye ibigunira
Baracyafite ingume mumitima yabo
Ntibarakamenye umwaka twaherewemo gukira
Baracyafite ingume (ibikomere) mumitima yabo
Ntibarakamenye umwaka twaherewemo gukira
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Yelelele yelelele yeelelee
Muri mwe harimo uwo mutazi
Uwahanuwe kuva cyera n’Abahanuzi
Muri mwe harimo uwo mutazi
Uwahanuwe kuva cyera n’Abahanuzi
N’umugabo unduta nukuri kose
Sinabasha gufungura udushumi tw’inkweto ze
Ubwo mbabatiza mumazi menshi
Nimumwizera azababatiza umwuka we
Haguruka izuba ryawe rirarashe
Manura inanga uririmbe ishimwe ry’imana yawe
Haguruka izuba ryawe rirarashe
Manura inanga uririmbe ishimwe ry’imana yawe
Yataye kure ibicumuro byawe
Sigaho gutinya amateka
Shira ubwoba ririmba
Imbabazi ze
Yataye kure ibicumuro byawe byose
Sigaho gutinya amateka
Shira ubwoba ririmba
Imbabazi ze
(Shira ubwoba shira ubwoba shira ubwoba)
Shira ubwoba ririmba imbabazi ze
(Shira ubwoba shira ubwoba shira ubwoba)
Shira ubwoba ririmba imbabazi ze
(shira ubwoba shira ubwoba shira ubwoba)
Shira ubwoba ririmba imbabazi ze
(shira ubwoba shira ubwoba shira ubwoba)
Shira ubwoba ririmba imbabazi ze
(shira ubwoba shira ubwoba shira ubwoba)
Shira ubwoba ririmba imbabazi ze
(shira ubwoba ririmba imbabazi zuwo mwami)
Shira ubwoba ririmba imbabazi ze
Mukomere amashyi uwo Mwami Yesu arakwiriye
Ushire ubwoba uririmbe imbabazi
z’Imana yacu (AMEN)
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Mesiya” presents Christ as the one who removes sin, gives life in place of death, and exchanges tears for joy. Its language centers salvation on faith rather than fear, while the repeated announcement of the Lord’s favor gives the song a strong note of freedom and restoration. The image of wounded hearts leaving confinement suggests that divine mercy reaches both guilt and suffering.
The lyrics also draw together several biblical portraits of Jesus. John the Baptist’s witness appears in the confession that he is unworthy to loosen the Messiah’s sandals, while the promise of baptism in the Spirit points toward Christ’s greater work. The proclamation of good news and liberty closely echoes Isaiah 61 and Jesus’ reading in Luke 4. By closing with an invitation to rise, sing, and remember that sins have been cast away, the song turns those themes into praise. Its message is that the Messiah has come near, mercy has been offered, and fear no longer has the final word.
Related Scripture
- John 1:29 John identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
- Luke 4:18-19 Jesus proclaims liberty and the year of the Lord’s favor.
- John 1:26-27 John speaks of one among the people whose sandal strap he is unworthy to untie.