Lyrics
Chorus / Refrain (x2)
Mimi nipungue, wewe uongezeke (x4)
Uongezeke Yesu, uongezeke sana
Mimi nipungue, wewe uongezeke
Uongezeke Yesu, uongezeke sana
Mimi nipungue, wewe uongezeke
Spoken Prayer
Mwambie bwana, mwadhimishe bwana Yesu
Nipe neema ya kunyenyekea
Siwezi nikakutumikia bila unyenyekevu
Ninyenyekeshe bwana
Bridge
Uongezeke wewe Yesu
Uongezeke kila eneo la maisha yangu
Uongezeke kwenye huduma
Uongezeke nyumbani kwangu
Uongezeke wewe
Hahahah, uongezeke wewe Mungu wangu
Uongezeke
Nashuka chini, ondoa kiburi ndani yangu
Ondoa kiburi ndani yangu
Outro
Mimi nipungue, wewe uinuliwe (x4)
Credits & Song Information
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Uongezeke Yesu (Live)” by Boaz Danken is a Swahili prayer of humility built on the line “Mimi nipungue, wewe uongezeke,” which means “let me decrease, and You increase.” The refrain is repeated until it becomes a kind of vow, with the added line asking Jesus to increase greatly.
A spoken prayer asks the congregation to tell the Lord and honor Jesus. It asks for grace to be humble, since the singer says service is not possible without humility. The bridge applies the request to every part of life: that Jesus would increase in all areas, in ministry, and at home. It ends with the singer coming down and asking for pride to be removed.
The refrain is close to John 3:30, where John the Baptist says Christ must increase and he must decrease, and the call for humility recalls James 4:6 and Philippians 2:3-5. The outro changes the word to “uinuliwe,” be lifted up, and repeats it as a closing prayer.
Related Scripture
- John 3:30 He must increase, I must decrease
- James 4:6 God gives grace to the humble
- Philippians 2:3-5 The humility of Christ as an example