Lyrics
Verse 1
Umbali tumetoka, na mahali tumefika
Ndio maana ninatambua, kwamba wewe ni Ebeneza
Sio kwa uwezo wangu, ila ni kwa uwezo wako
Mahali nimefika, acha nikushukuru
Chorus
Ee Bwana umenisaidia, nifike mahali nimefika
Bwana wewe ni Ebeneza, maishani mwangu oo
Ninataka Ebeneza, nijenge juu yako
Ninataka Ebeneza, uwe msingi wangu
Verse 2
Jiwe langu la pembeni, nakutamani sana
Jiwe langu la thamani, nakuhitaji sana
Oo Ebeneza, jiwe langu
Ninataka maisha yangu, yajengwe juu yako
Verse 3
Ninataka ndoa yangu, ijengwe juu yako Baba
Ndoa zilizojengwa juu yako Yahwe, hazivunjiki kamwe
Nyumba zilizojengwa juu yako Yahweh, hazivunjiki kamwe
Ninataka uimbaji wangu Baba, ujengwe juu yako
Chorus
Maana wewe ni sauti yangu, wewe ni uzima wangu
Ninataka Ebeneza, nijenge juu yako
Ninataka Ebeneza, uwe msingi wangu
Jiwe langu la pembeni, nakutamani sana
Jiwe langu la thamani, nakuhitaji sana
Oo Ebeneza, jiwe langu
Lingala Verse
Ebeneza lang’a, libanga nangai ya tala
Ole kidya mape wolo Papa ee kati na bomoyi nanga
Nzambe na kumisio, mokote ko nani nayo
Bisika nako milele o Yahwe, ezali sela makasi nayo
Chorus
Ninataka Ebeneza, nijenge juu yako
Ninataka Ebeneza, uwe msingi wangu
Jiwe langu la pembeni, nakutamani sana
Jiwe langu la thamani, nakuhitaji sana
Chorus (Repeat)
Ninataka Ebeneza, nijenge juu yako
Ninataka Ebeneza, uwe msingi wangu
Jiwe langu la pembeni, nakutamani sana
Jiwe langu la thamani, nakuhitaji sana
Outro
Ebenezer ni jiwe langu, jiwe langu la msingi
Mahali nimefika leo, ni kwa ajili yako Ebeneza
Mawe mengi yako hapa chini ya jua
Kuna dhahabu, kuna almasi, kuna mawe hata sijui majina yake
Lakini hakutawahi kuwa jiwe kama Ebeneza
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
Angela Chibalonza’s “Ebenezer (Umbali Tumetoka)” draws its title from the biblical name meaning “stone of help.” The opening lines confess that reaching the present place was not by one’s own ability but by God’s strength, so the proper response is gratitude. The chorus then turns that testimony into a request: that the Lord who helped would now become the foundation upon which everything is built.
The second verse speaks of the precious corner stone, echoing the Scriptural image of the stone rejected by builders becoming the chief cornerstone. That image expands into practical life—marriage, a household, and even one’s own singing are placed on Yahweh, with the confidence that what is built on God will not collapse.
The Lingala section continues the same plea, naming God as the rock within life. The outro compares ordinary stones—gold, diamond, unnamed treasures—and concludes that no stone equals Ebenezer. This is not simply a past memorial but a present confession that God alone can carry the full weight of a life, a family, and a calling.