Lyrics
Mambo mengi yakupata ndugu yanayokuumiza moyo
hata ukimwomba Mungu waona
kama vile amekutenga
Maisha magumu shida tupu
wapepeshwa dunia nzima
unapapasa hapa na pale
bila kupata msaada
umeanza kukata tamaa, imani yako inayumbayumba
unajisikia upweke, umeachwa kama yatima
utokako ni mbali sana, kiasi kwamba huwezi rudi
mbele huenda kunako giza, umekosa matumaini;
magumu shida yakupatayo ndugu, ni ya muda kidogo
kamwe yasikutenganishe na yule, rafiki wa kweli
hebu itegemee ahadi yake, kwamba atakuwa nawe
hata kwenye wakati huo mgumu, mtegemee Yesu
Umesongwa nazo shida nyingi, lakini mkumbuke Ayubu
alivyozidiwa nayo majaribu, akasimama imara
japo yako imefanywa wimbo, nao waumini wenzako
sawa na wale marafiki za, Ayubu walivyomcheka
Usiiruhusu shida yako, kukunyakua mkononi mwa bwana
jibu lako ni yeye pekee, tegemeo na kimbilio
hata wenzako wakutenge, vumilia utayashinda ndugu
jipe moyo mtetezi yupo, magumu atarahisisha;
Magumu shida yakupatayo ndugu, ni ya muda kidogo
kamwe yasikutenganishe na yule, rafiki wa kweli
hebu itegemee ahadi yake, kwamba atakuwa nawe
hata kwenye wakati huo mgumu, mtegemee Yesu
Umeanza kukata tamaa, imani yako inayumbayumba
unajisikia upweke, umeachwa kama yatima
utokako ni mbali sana, kiasi kwamba huwezi rudi
mbele huenda kunako giza, umekosa matumaini
usiiruhusu shida yako, kukunyakua mkononi mwa bwana
jibu lako ni yeye pekee, tegemeo na kimbilio
hata wenzako wakutenge, vumilia utayashinda ndugu
jipe moyo mtetezi yupo, magumu atarahisisha
Magumu shida yakupatayo ndugu, ni ya muda kidogo
kamwe yasikutenganishe na yule, rafiki wa kweli
hebu itegemee ahadi yake, kwamba atakuwa nawe
hata kwenye wakati huo mgumu, mtegemee Yesu
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Mtegemee Yesu” addresses suffering without denying its weight. The Swahili lyric describes pain, loneliness, shaken faith, and the fear that God has withdrawn. Its answer is patient reliance on Jesus, presented as a faithful friend, refuge, and defender. Rather than promising an effortless life, the song urges endurance and holds that present trouble does not have the final word. The recurring chorus gathers that counsel into a clear call to trust Christ during hardship.
Job’s example gives the lyric a biblical pattern for steadfast faith under severe testing, including the misunderstanding of companions. Job 1:20–22 records his worship and refusal to charge God with wrongdoing after devastating loss. Psalm 46:1 closely matches the description of God as refuge and available help in trouble. Hebrews 13:5 also supports the appeal to God’s promise of abiding presence. These passages clarify the song’s central hope: hardship may unsettle faith, but it need not sever dependence on God.
Related Scripture
- Job 1:20-22 Job worships and remains faithful after suffering devastating loss.
- Psalm 46:1 The psalm identifies God as refuge, strength, and present help in trouble.
- Hebrews 13:5 God promises not to leave or forsake his people.