Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Napenda nione ukinitendea, Napenda nione ukinibariki
Napenda nione ukiniinua, Kila kitu kwako mimi napenda
Napenda nione ukiniponya, Napenda nione ukinifariji
Napenda nione ukiniinua, Kila kitu kwako Bwana mimi napenda
Refrain (Repeat x2)
Napenda, Napenda
Kila kitu kwako mimi napenda
Napenda oh Napenda
Kila kitokacho kwako Napenda
Yesu eeh Mimi napenda
Mambo yako nayapenda
Verse 1 (Repeat x2)
Napenda neno lako, Napenda Hekima zako
Napenda sifa zako Yesu, Kila kitu kwako mimi napenda
Napenda hukumu zako, Napenda huruma zako
Napenda rehema zako, Kila kitokacho kwako mimi napenda
Refrain (Repeat)
Mfalme nakupenda
Habari zako nazipenda
Verse 2
Napenda utawala wako, Napenda ahadi zako
Napenda njia zako Yesu, Na mafundisho yako
Na ukarimu wako
Refrain (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Napenda Nione" ("I Want to See") opens with a repeated wish, wanting to see God act, bless, lift up, heal, and comfort, naming each hoped-for action in turn rather than a single general request. That accumulation of specific wishes frames the entire song around active, visible evidence of God's care.
Its refrain shifts from wishing to declaring love directly, naming love for everything that comes from God before a verse lists specific objects of that love, His word, wisdom, judgments, mercy, compassion. That expanding list, love extended to every described attribute, treats devotion as something applied comprehensively rather than selectively.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended declaration of love for both God's actions and His character, its closing verse naming His reign, promises, ways, and teachings as further objects of that same sustained, repeated love.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 119:97 Describes loving God's law, echoed in the song's declaration of loving God's word and teachings.
- Psalm 103:2-4 Lists God's benefits including healing and mercy, echoed in the song's wish to see God bless, heal, and comfort.