Lyrics
Nina neno moja nataka niseme Sema Nina neno moja nataka niseme Sema Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Nina neno moja nataka niseme Sema Nina neno moja nataka niseme Sema Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Wale Tisa mi sijui wako wapi Nimekuja hapa na neno moja Baba yo Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Wale Tisa mi sijui wako wapi Ila Nimekuja hapa na neno la shukurani Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Sio fedha sio mali vilivyo nibeba Ni neema yako nimefika hapa Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Sio fedha sio mali imenibeba Bali Ni neema yako nimefika hapa Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Kumbuka Yesu Ameondoa aibu Yesu Amenifuta machozi Yesu Amenipa jina jipya Yesu Amenikumbuka Yesu Ameondoa aibu Yesu, Yesu Amenifuta machozi Yesu Amenipa jina jipya , kanikumbuka Kanikumbuka Yesu Ameondoa aibu Yesu Amenifuta machozi Yesu Amenipa jina jipya Yesu Kanikumbuka Yesu Ameondoa aibu Yesu Amenifuta machozi Yesu Amenipa jina jipya Yesu Amenikumbuka Yesu Ameondoa aibu Yesu Amenifuta machozi Yesu Amenipa jina jipya Yesu Kanikumbuka Yesu Ameondoa aibu Yesu Amenifuta machozi Yesu Amenipa jina jipya Yesu Kanikumbuka Yesu Ameondoa aibu Yesu Amenifuta machozi Yesu Amenipa jina jipya Yesu Naomba Dakika moja Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe Dakika moja Dakika moja Niseme Dakika moja Dakika moja Nipewe
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Dakika 1” is built around a simple request for one minute to give thanks. The repeated call-and-response language creates the feel of public testimony, as the singer insists that neither money nor possessions carried her to the present moment. Grace receives the credit instead. Jesus is praised for removing shame, wiping away tears, giving a new name, and remembering someone who had needed help.
The line about the other nine points clearly toward the ten people healed by Jesus, only one of whom returned to praise God. By identifying with the one who came back, the song makes gratitude its main act of worship rather than an afterthought. Its references to tears ending and a new name also fit biblical images of restoration and renewed identity, though the lyric applies them as personal testimony. The persistent request for a minute is therefore more than a performance cue; it stresses the urgency of acknowledging mercy openly and naming grace as the source of change.
Related Scripture
- Luke 17:15-18 One healed man returns to thank Jesus, while the other nine do not.
- Isaiah 62:2 Isaiah describes restoration with the image of a new name given by the Lord.
- Psalm 30:11 The psalm describes mourning being turned into joyful praise.