Lyrics
Ooh hoo eih eih
How will they know, know that you love him so, so
sambaza,
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
sambaza sambaza, sambaza injili ya Yesu iende mbele
nisafishe moyo wangu, nitumie kama chombo kisafi
kote kote usikike, kwa mataifa yote
nitumie mashambani, ofisini na
mashuleni, kanisani na
kila pande kona zote
mashariki, magharibi, kusini, kaskazini
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
sambaza sambaza, sambaza injili ya Yesu iende mbele
How will know know, that you love him so
so let me go, go to the whole world oh
oh, how beautiful? eh how He propose
who take the word to the world around? ooh
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
sambaza sambaza, sambaza injili ya Yesu iende mbele
Moto wa Yesu na ushuke
Serikali simamishe macho nayo yafunguke
Viziwi nao wasikie wafungwa waekwe huru
Waovu waache dhambi injili iende
Kote wote wakujue eh
injili iende mbele
injili iende mbele
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
Sambaza gospel ya Yesu iende, mbele
Sambaza injili ya Yesu isonge, mbele
sambaza sambaza, sambaza injili ya Yesu iende mbele
sambaza aah sambaza sambaza aah aah
sambaza
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Sambaza” is a call to carry the gospel of Jesus into every part of society. Its repeated command to spread the message forward is matched by a personal prayer for cleansing and usefulness: the singer asks to become a clean vessel sent to farms, offices, schools, churches, and every direction. Evangelism is therefore presented not as an abstract idea but as service that crosses geography, occupation, and community.
The song’s question about how others will know closely reflects Paul’s sequence in Romans: people need someone to proclaim the good news before they can hear and believe. Its vision of going to the whole world also aligns with Jesus’ commission to make disciples among all nations. Later lines pray for opened eyes, hearing for the deaf, freedom for prisoners, and repentance from sin, connecting proclamation with spiritual restoration. The recurring chorus keeps the mission urgent and communal, while the prayer for a cleansed heart places the messenger under the same transforming gospel being announced.
Related Scripture
- Romans 10:14-15 Paul explains that people need preachers in order to hear and believe the good news.
- Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus commands his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations.