Lyrics
Verse 1
Utanitambuaje kama nimeokoka?
Utanitambuaje kama namweshimu Mungu?
Nasema, utajuaje kama tuko pamoja
Katika safari ndefu ya kwenda mbiguni eeh?
Utanitambuaje ndugu yangu nakuuliza niambie aiyee
Verse 2
Huwezi kunitambua kama nimeokoka, kwa kunitazama sura yangu
Huwezi kunitambua kama nimeokoka kwa kunitazama maumbile yangu
Bwana asifiwe isiwe sababu kukufanya uamini kuwa nimeokoka
Japo mali yangu naweza kutamka Bwana asifiwe kumbe sijaokoka
Utanitambuaje niambie aiyee
Verse 3
Ukitaka kutambua kama nimeokoka
Hakuna haja ya kupata shida
Ukitaka kutambua kama nimeokoka
Hakuna haja ya kuumiza kichwa
Bwana wetu Yesu alishasema
Utawatambua kwa matendo
Matendo tazama matendo utanitambua eeh
Chorus
Matendo yangu, tazama matendo
Matendo tazama matendo
Kama kweli ninamcha Mungu utanitambuaje
Chorus (Repeat)
Usinitazame umbile tazama matendo
Matendo tazama matendo
Matendo tazama matendo
Kama kweli ninamcha Mungu utanitambuaje
Hata kama nimebatizwa tazama matendo
Matendo tazama matendo
Matendo Kama kweli ninamcha Mungu utanitambuaje
Verse 4 (Peter's Example)
Mtume Petro aliulizwa wewe ni mwanafunzi wa Yesu.
Mtume Petro kwa kuogopa wayahudi akakataa mimi simjui Yesu
Wakamwambia mbona hata kusema kwako
Kunaonyesha wewe mwanafunzi wa Yesu
Mtume Petro akaamua kuondoka
Hata hivyo wakamtambua mwendo wake
Wakamwambia mbona hata kutembea kwako
Kunaonyesha wewe mwanafunzi wa Yesu
Kuongea na kutembea kwake Petro
Kulionyesha yeye mwanafunzi wa Yesu
Matendo yangu matendo tazameni matendo utanitambua eeh
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 5
Ukitaka kutambua kama nimeokoka
Usitazame jinsi ninavojisifia
Naweza kujisifu mimi ni mpole sana
Lakini matendo yangu yakakataa
Naweza kujisifu mimi nawajali sana yatima
Lakini matendo yangu yakakataa
Naweza kujisifu mimi nawajali sana wajane
Lakini matendo yangu yakakataa
Matendo yangu matendo
Kama kweli ninamcha Mungu utanitambua aiyee
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Utanitambuaje - Tazama Matendo" directly challenges the idea that salvation can be recognized by appearance, repeating its central question, how will you know I am saved, before answering it plainly. The opening verses reject outward markers, physical appearance, praising God's name, or even having been baptized, as sufficient evidence, insisting instead that only actions demonstrate genuine faith. That claim draws directly on a well-known teaching about being known by fruit rather than words. A later section retells the story of Peter, recognized as a disciple of Jesus not by his own claim, which he denied, but by his manner of speaking and walking, using that narrative as proof that identity shows through behavior even without explicit confession. A closing verse applies the same standard personally, admitting that self-praise for gentleness or care for the vulnerable means nothing if actual conduct contradicts it. Structurally the song alternates between direct challenge, biblical example, and personal application, consistently returning to the same demand: let deeds, not claims, provide the answer.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 7:16 States that people will be known by their fruits, directly matching the song's central claim about being recognized by deeds.
- James 2:18 States that faith without works is empty, matching the song's rejection of claims unsupported by action.
- Matthew 26:73 Describes Peter being recognized as a disciple by his manner of speech, directly matching the song's retelling of that account.