Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat throughout)
Ndiyo ndiyo ndiyo Bwana
Tunakurudishia utukufu wako Baba
Testimonies (Spoken Between Repeats)
(Heshima na mamlaka ni vyako)
(Wastahili utukufu Jehovah Rapha)
(Unatenda maajabu Jehovah)
(Sisi tumemuombea uliyemponya ni wewe, hatugusi utukufu ni wako)
(Unastahili Bwana milele)
(Aliomba apate mume, Mungu umemsikia, wa kupewa utukufu ni wewe)
(Unastahili wewe duniani kote)
(Aliomba apate mke, Mungu umemsikia, wa kupewa heshima ni wewe Bwana)
(Unayejibu maombi yetu)
(Aliomba apate mtoto, Samweli amepatikana, wastahili heshima Bwana)
(Hatugusi utukufu ni wako)
(Sisi tumehubiri, unayeokoa ni wewe, unastahili heshima Bwana)
(Utukufu wako tunauogopa sana)
(Hata kama tunaimba, watu wanabarikiwa, hatugusi utukufu ni wako)
(Haleluya Hossana milele)
(Uko pekee yako wa kubeba utukufu)
(Tuliomba afaulu masomo, kweli umemsaidia, masomo amefaulu usifiwe Baba)
(Hakuna mwingine duniani kote)
(Tuliomba apandishwe cheo kweli amepandishwa, heshima na utukufu ni vyako)
(Kwa kuimba na kucheza, tunakusifu Bwana)
(Sisi hatuna ujanja wa kuponya kiwete, utukufu ni wako unayeponya)
(Wewe ulisimamisha jua wakati wa Joshua)
(Tangu ulipoigawa bahari haijawanyika tena, hatuna ujanja zaidi yako Bwana)
(Ulitembea juu ya maji, wewe wa ajabu Bwana)
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Meaning & Inspiration
The refrain of Bony Mwaitege’s “Ndiyo Bwana” is built on a simple yes: “Ndiyo, ndiyo, ndiyo Bwana.” That affirmation frames worship as surrender, an agreement that God alone holds the right to be honored. Again and again the song returns to “Tunakurudishia utukufu wako Baba” — returning glory to the Father, not producing it. Glory belongs to God and worship is the act of handing it back.
The lyrics weave in testimonies of answered prayer: a husband, a wife, a child, a son named Samuel, success in exams, a promotion. These specific answers become occasions for declaring God worthy. The names and titles used, such as Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals, and the reminders that God halted the sun for Joshua and parted the sea, tie present-day gratitude to the same God who acts in history.
A recurring line says, “Hatugusi utukufu ni wako” — “We do not touch the glory; it is Yours.” That honesty keeps the song centered. No human cleverness can heal or save; worship simply returns what was never ours.
Related Scripture
- Joshua 10:12-13 Describes the sun standing still at Joshua's command, directly echoed in the song's testimony list.
- Exodus 14:21-22 Describes the sea being parted, directly echoed in the song's testimony list.