Lyrics
Mungu alinena naye Musa hicho kiatu kivue
Mungu alinena naye Musa hicho kiatu kivue
Ulichotoka nacho kwa farao nakwambia
Pahali hapa ni patakatifu hicho kiatu kivue
Musa hicho kiatu, Musa hicho kiatu
Nataka ninene nawe, nataka nikutumie
Nataka nikuinue, nataka nikubariki
Watu wangu waangamia, taifa langu la Israeli
Watu wangu wanasononeka, watu wangu wanateseka
Nataka nikutumie wewe, ukaokoe taifa langu we
Hata leo mungu anena nasi hicho kiatu we
Kiatu ni dhambi uzifanyazo ninakwambia
Ukahaba unaoeneza kando kando ni kiatu
Wivu na masengenyo vimekuja ni kiatu
Kitakupeleka jehanamu hicho kiatu
Kitakupeleka motoni wewe hicho kiatu
Uzinzi unaoeneza wewe ni kiatu
Uvalie wake wa wenzio magoti we nakwambia
Utongoza waume wa wenzio ni kiatu we
Kitakupekea jehanamu hicho kiatu
Mama hicho kiatu, baba hicho kiatu
Nataka ninene nawe, maana ninakupenda
Nataka ninene nawe, ili nikuokoe
Mimi sitaki uangamie, mimi sitaki upotee
Mimi sitaki uangamie, maana mimi ninakujali
Mimi Mungu ni wa neema, mimi mungu ni wa upendo
Ukitaka Mungu akubariki lazima kiatu kivue
Ukitaka kuinuliwa wewe ni lazima kivue
Wivu ulio nao wewe ni lazima kivue
Hutaki kuona mwenzako mama akiinuliwa wewe
Hutaki kuona mwenzako akiwa amependeza
Hutaki kuona mwenzako akiwa yuko smart
Tabia ulio nayo mama ninakwambia wewe
Hutaki kuona ndoa ya mwenzako jamani mke na mume wakicheka
Tabia uliyo nayo baba, nakwambia badilika
Hutaki kuona huduma ya mwenzako jamani likisonga mbele
Hebu kivue, jamani hebu kivue
Kiatu cha nyumba ndogo, kiatu cha ulevi
Kiatu cha uzinzi, kiatu cha masengenyo
Kivue, kivue, kivue,
Mungu ananena nawe hicho kiatu kivue
Mungu anena nawe hicho kiatu kivue
Valia mini waume wa wenzio iwe mwisho
Kuvalia vitovu waume wa wenzio iwe mwisho
Kupaka wanja kwa waume wa wenzio iwe mwisho
Nataka nikupe mumueo, nataka nikupe nyumba yako
Nataka nikuinue, nataka nikuinue
Nataka nikuinue, niinue mume wako
Niinue nyumba yako, nimwunue mke wako
Nikupatia mchumba, kiatu cha nyumba ndogo
Mungu anasema nawewe hicho kiatu kivue
Kivue, kivue, kivue, kivue
Ah, hicho kiatu kivue
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Meaning & Inspiration
Kiatu Kivue uses the command to Moses at the burning bush as an extended call to repentance. The shoe becomes a symbol for conduct that must be removed before a holy God: jealousy, gossip, adultery, drunkenness, and other actions that injure families and communities. References to Israel suffering under Pharaoh also recall the moment when Moses was commissioned to help lead an oppressed people out of bondage.
The warning is direct, but judgment is not its only theme. The lyrics repeatedly present God as gracious, loving, and unwilling for people to perish. Blessing and restoration are connected with turning away from destructive behavior rather than merely displaying outward religion. By returning to the command to take off the shoe, the song frames repentance as a serious response to divine holiness and mercy, calling for changed conduct in personal life, marriage, and ministry.
Related Scripture
- Exodus 3:5-10 God tells Moses to remove his sandals on holy ground and commissions him to deliver Israel.
- Acts 3:19 The verse calls people to repent and turn to God so that sins may be wiped away.
- Ezekiel 18:23 God declares no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but desires repentance and life.