Boaz Danken - Haufananishwi Lyrics

Boaz Danken’s 2018 song “Haufananishwi/Unafanya Mambo” is a Swahili praise track that circles one big claim: God has no equal.

The chorus repeats, “Haufananishwi na kitu kingine”—“You are not compared to anything else.” That’s the whole point. The verses back it up with specifics: God parts the sea, calms the waves, cancels evil, keeps covenant, and remembers mercy even when angry.

This is straight out of Exodus. When Israel stood trapped at the Red Sea, God split it open (Exodus 14). When Jonah’s storm raged, God quieted it (Psalm 89:9). And the line “slow to anger, cancels evil” echoes how God described himself to Moses in Exodus 34:6—abounding in love, not quick to lose his temper.

There’s tension here too. The song calls God “jealous” and mentions wrath. But it doesn’t leave you there. Even in the middle of anger, God remembers mercy. That’s not a contradiction. It’s a promise.

The refrain “Unafanya mambo ambayo mwanadamu hawezi kufanya” (You do things humans can’t do) keeps the focus on God’s unique power. Nothing else comes close. The song just keeps saying it until you believe it.