Lyrics
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Nahitaji nguvu zako Bwana nisaidie
Nahitaji neema yako Bwana nisaidie
Nahitaji mkono wako Bwana nisaidie
Nahitaji uwepo wako Bwana nisaidie
Chorus
Siwezi, siwezi bila wewe
Siwezi bila wewe
Nahitaji uwepo wako Bwana nisaidie
Nahitaji uwepo wako Bwana nisaidie
Verse 2
Wewe ndiwe mkuu wa majeshi
Vita vyangu nakukabidhi wewe
Nipiganie kwa maana
Kwa nguvu zangu nitashindwa
El-Shaddai, wewe ndiwe Mungu wangu
Chorus (Repeat x2, closing with Yahweh)
Siwezi, siwezi bila wewe
Siwezi, siwezi bila wewe
Nahitaji uwepo wako Bwana nisaidie
Nahitaji uwepo wako Yahweh nisaidie
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Bila Wewe" ("Without You") opens with a repeated request for strength, grace, a guiding hand, and presence, addressing God directly as the source of what cannot be found elsewhere. That accumulation of specific requests, rather than a single vague plea, frames total dependence as the song's starting point.
Its chorus reduces that dependence to a short, repeated admission, "I cannot, I cannot, without You," refusing to claim self-sufficiency even briefly. A later verse names God directly as "the Lord of hosts," surrendering personal battles entirely and admitting that human strength alone guarantees defeat, addressing God further by the name El-Shaddai.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended confession of insufficiency, its repeated refrain and accumulated divine names together grounding confidence not in personal capability but in a God described as both warrior and all-sufficient provider.
Related Scripture
- Zechariah 4:6 States that victory comes not by might or power but by God's Spirit, echoed in the song's admission that personal strength alone leads to defeat.
- Exodus 15:3 Describes the Lord as a warrior, echoed in the song's address to God as Lord of hosts who fights on the singer's behalf.