Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
Unapojaribiwa, usitende dhambi,
Unapojaribiwa, jua Mungu yupo,
Unapojaribiwa, usivunjike moyo,
Hilo jaribu lako Mungu ameliona
Verse 1
Jaribu ni mlango, wa kuinuliwa,
Jaribu ni daraja la mafanikio,
Jaribu ni darasa la watakatifu,
Nimejifunza hilo kwa kuwa Mungu amefanya
Verse 2
Wakati wa jaribu watu wanakucheka,
Wakati wa jaribu unadharauliwa,
Wakati wa jaribu unajiona mpweke,
Hilo jaribu lako Mungu ameliona
Verse 3
Unapojaribiwa, usilipe kisasi,
Unapojaribiwa usimchukie huyo,
Unapojaribiwa usitazame adui yako,
Wewe mtazame Mungu umwombe rehema
Verse 4
Wakati wa jaribu, ikiwezekana,
Huyo anayetumiwa muombee rehema,
Wakati wa jaribu, Mungu akikupa neema,
Pema na matatizo lia pamoja naye
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 5
Inawezekana, uko kwenye mateso,
Inawezekana, umekata tamaa,
Inawezekana, umedharauliwa,
Hilo jaribu lako, Mungu ameliona
Verse 6
Inawezekana, ni wakati wa mateso,
Inawezekana, marafiki wamekimbia,
Inawezekana, ndugu amekutenga,
Hilo jaribu lako Mungu atalijibu
Verse 7
Inawezekana uko wakati mbaya,
Inawezekana kipindi cha kuonewa,
Inawezekana, marafiki wamekutenga,
Hilo jaribu lako, Mungu ameliona
Verse 8
Muombe Mungu, jibu lako liko,
Muombe Mungu, leo atatenda,
Muombe Mungu leo atakujibu,
Hilo tatizo lako Mungu analijua
Outro (Repeat x10)
Usikate tamaa, mwamini Yesu
Usikate tamaa, mwambie Yesu
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Unapojaribiwa" ("When You Are Tested") opens with direct instruction rather than personal testimony, urging that temptation be met without sin and without losing heart, while insisting that God has already seen the trial taking place. That instructional tone carries through the entire song, functioning more as teaching than as narrative.
Its verses describe temptation using specific images, a door to promotion, a bridge to success, a classroom for the saints, each reframing hardship as purposeful rather than pointless. Later verses name the social cost of testing directly, mockery, contempt, and isolation, before instructing that revenge and hatred be replaced with prayer for mercy, even toward whoever causes the trial.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended teaching on enduring trial faithfully, its repeated assurance, "God has seen your trial," grounding practical instruction in confident trust that no difficulty passes unnoticed.
Related Scripture
- James 1:2-4 Describes trials producing endurance and maturity, echoed in the song's reframing of testing as purposeful.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 Describes God providing a way through temptation, echoed in the song's assurance that God sees and will respond to every trial.