Lyrics
ieyee yaah hayaa yeeh
Tumekuja kukuchukua
ieyee yaah hayaa yeeh
Tumekuja kukuchukua
Bibi harusi (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Bibi harusi twende mama (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Bibi harusi (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Wazazi wako tumeelewana nao (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Wameturuhusu tuondoke nawe (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Tusingeweza kukuchukua bila ruhusa ya wazazi wako
Ndio maana tulisafiri kwenda kuwaomba wazazi wako
Ili turuhusiwe, zawadi mbali mbali tuliwapelekea
Tunashukuru Mungu walizipokea
Tulipowaomba tukuchukue
Kuna taratibu tuliambiwa tuzifuate
Taratibu zote tulizifwata,
Hapo ndipo tuliporuhusiwa
Tumepewa baraka zote wewe uwe mke wa kijana wetu
Bibi arusi wewe
Tumepewa baraka zote wewe uingie kwenye ukoo wetu
Bibi arusi wee
Tunamshukuru Jehovah (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Maombi yetu ameyasikia (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Tumeomba muda mrefu sana (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Kijana wetu apate mke (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Maombi yetu yamejibiwa (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Wewe ndiye jibu la maombi yetu (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Sisi unaotuona (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Ni ndugu wa Bwana arusi (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Tumesindikiza ndugu yetu (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Tumekuja kukuchukua wewe (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Tunawashukuru ndugu zako (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Wametupokea vizuri sana (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Bibi arusi twende wee (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Twende kwetu mama
Tunatimiza maandiko (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Kama ilivyoandikwa (Tumekuja kukuchukua wewe)
Mtu ataacha wazazi wake (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Ataambatana na mumewe (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Bibi arusi twende wee (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Malkia wetu twende (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Usiogope twende (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
Yanatimizwa maandiko (Tumekuja kukuchukua)
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Meaning & Inspiration
Bony Mwaitege’s “Tumekuja Kukuchukua” places a Christian wedding within the shared life of two families. The singers address the bride, explaining that they sought her parents’ permission, followed the expected customs, brought gifts, and received blessings before welcoming her into the groom’s family. Gratitude to Jehovah runs through the celebration because the marriage is presented as an answer to sustained prayer.
The song also connects the ceremony directly with Scripture by recalling that a person leaves father and mother and is joined to a spouse. That reference gives spiritual meaning to the family negotiations described in the verses without erasing their cultural setting. Repeated invitations for the bride to come with the groom’s relatives create the atmosphere of a communal procession, while assurances not to fear offer warmth and welcome. The result is both a wedding song and an expression of thanksgiving for marriage, parental blessing, answered prayer, and the formation of a new household.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 2:24 The song directly echoes the teaching that a person leaves father and mother and is joined to a spouse.