Lyrics
Verse 1
Deni la dhambi zangu, Yeye alilipa
Kachukua aibu yangu, Yeye kajitwika
Sasa niko huru na ninamwimbia
Uhai, pumzi, nguvu, afya kanizawadia
Chorus (Repeat)
Ee, nani amefanya (Yesu)
Nani ametenda (Yesu)
Hoo, deni amelipa (Yesu)
Pale msalabani (pale msalabani)
Verse 2
Deni la dhambi zangu, Yeye amelipa
Kati ya mashtaka yangu imeshafutwa
Kwa kupigwa kwake Yesu sisi tumepona
Kwa kuchubuliwa kwake sisi tumepona
Chorus (Repeat x3)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Yesu Amefanya" ("Jesus Has Done It") opens by naming a specific transaction, a debt of sin paid entirely by Jesus, who took on shame rather than merely offering sympathy. That transactional language, debt paid rather than excused, frames the entire song around a completed exchange rather than ongoing effort.
Its repeated question-and-answer structure, asking who accomplished this and answering immediately with Jesus's name, builds a call-and-response pattern that returns again and again to the cross as the specific location of that completed work. A later verse borrows directly from a well-known prophetic description of healing accomplished through wounds and beating, applying that ancient promise to present testimony of restored health and freedom.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended declaration crediting Jesus specifically for salvation, its repeated refrain naming the cross directly as the site where that debt was settled once and permanently.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 53:5 Describes healing accomplished through wounds and stripes, directly echoed in the song's description of healing through Jesus's beating.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 Describes Christ taking on sin in exchange for righteousness, echoed in the song's description of Jesus taking on shame.