Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
Mi siteketei siangamii
Sigharikishwi upo nami
Verse 1
Hupimwi kwa siku, hupimwi kwa miaka
Unatafsiri majira, huzuiwi na muda
Umejawa na nguvu, ndio maana nakuita Baba
Moyoni mwangu, najawa sifa
Na ujasiri katika wewe
Hakuna mlima wa kuniangusha
Ndani yako ninasimama
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 2
Nimezungukwa na we kila pande
Hakuna jambo la kuniangamiza
Majeshi, yalo upande wangu
Ni mengi sana kuliko hawa wa dunia
Hatua zangu zaongozwa nawe
Siangamii, siteketei
Katika wewe, ninasimama
Siteketei, na ninadumu
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
Kwako Bwana nasimama
Ndiwe mwamba ni salama
Kwako Bwana nasimama eh eh eh
For they that believe in You
We shall stand firm forever, forever
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Siteketei" ("I Will Not Be Consumed") repeats a central declaration of protection throughout, refusing destruction and drowning because God remains present. That repeated refusal, rather than a single claim, structures the entire song around confident, ongoing security.
Its verses describe God in terms beyond ordinary measurement, not counted by days or years, unrestrained by time, and full of strength, language that grounds the title's confidence in God's own unlimited nature rather than personal circumstance. Describing surrounding forces as "more numerous than those of this world" reframes apparent vulnerability as actual advantage, given whose side those forces represent.
Sung primarily in Swahili with an English refrain declaring that "they that believe in You shall stand firm forever," the song functions as a declaration of unshakable security, its title phrase treating survival not as uncertain hope but as settled fact grounded entirely in God's continued presence.
Related Scripture
- 2 Kings 6:16 Describes forces on God's side outnumbering visible enemies, echoed in the song's description of surrounding armies greater than the world's.
- Isaiah 43:2 Describes passing through waters without being swept away and through fire without being burned, echoed in the song's declaration of not being consumed or drowned.