Lyrics
Nimetoka mbali hadi hapa nilipo
Si kazi rahisi ii si kazi rahisi
Nikitafakari hivi nilivyo
Haikuwa rahisi eh haikuwa rahisi
Pamoja na ungumu mungu ulinishikilia
Nisirudi nyuma oh eii
Si kuhofu nilidumu huku ukinishikilia
Nisikate tamaaeh mungu wewe
Wewe umekuwa ushindi wangu
Wewe umekuwa tumaini langu
Wewe umekuwa ushindi wangu
Wewe wewe wewe
Ukategua mitegoukanifanyia wigo
Ukaondoa mapigo yangu yote
Ukategua mitego ukanifanyia wigo
Ukaondoa mapigo yangu yote
Pamoja na ungumu mungu ulinishikilia
Nisirudi nyuma oh eh
Si kuhofu nilidumu huku ukinishikilia
Nisikate tamaaeh mungu wewe.
Wewe umekuwa ushindi wangu
Wewe umekuwa tumaini langu
Wewe umekuwa ushindi wangu
Wewe wewe wewe
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Meaning & Inspiration
Ni Wewe reflects on endurance through hardship and gives God credit for sustaining every step. The singer looks back on a difficult road, acknowledging that progress did not come easily. Against that background, God is named as the source of victory and hope, the one whose steady support kept discouragement and retreat from taking over. The repeated confession, Ni Wewe, keeps the focus on divine faithfulness rather than personal strength.
Images of traps being undone and blows being removed add a testimony of protection. The song does not deny struggle; instead, it places struggle beside confidence that God continues to hold and preserve. Its language closely aligns with biblical themes of help, perseverance, and victory received from God. The result is a Swahili praise song shaped by gratitude: hardship remains part of the story, but it does not receive the final word.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 121:1-2 The psalm identifies the Lord as the source of help.
- 1 Corinthians 15:57 Paul gives thanks to God for victory through Jesus Christ.