Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
Kuna nguvu, hoo kuna nguvu, nguvu ya ajabu hapa
Verse 1
Yesu na jeshi lake yupo
Yesu na nguvu zake yupo
Mungu mzima mzima yupo
Mungu na nguvu zake yupo
Verse 2
Hoo viwete wanatembea, viziwi wanasikia, vipofu wanaona
Wenye magonjwa wanapona
Wenye vifungo hufunguliwa
Wenye matatizo mbalimbali Mungu hukutana nao
Chorus (Repeat x3)
Verse 3
Wakati wa yule mgonjwa aliyepooza miaka thelathini na nane
Yesu akamjia akasema, "Je, wataka kupona?"
Akasema, "Sina mtu wa kunitia birikani maji yanapotivuliwa"
Maji yalitivuliwa, hoo, nguvu ya Mungu iko hapa
Chorus (Repeat x3)
Verse 4
Mapepo yanakimbia, wachawi wanakimbia
Vimbwembwe vinakimbia, nguvu ya ajabu hapa
Vizuka vinakimbia, miungu inakimbia, Shetani anakimbia, nguvu ya ajabu hapa
Chorus (Repeat x4)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Kuna Nguvu" ("There Is Power") declares the presence of miraculous power tied directly to Jesus and his army, listing specific effects: the lame walking, the deaf hearing, the blind seeing, the sick healed, and the bound set free. That list draws directly on familiar gospel accounts of healing, presenting them as ongoing realities rather than only historical events.
A central verse retells the account of a man paralyzed for thirty-eight years, waiting by a pool for healing, whom Jesus approached and healed without need for the pool at all. That retelling grounds the song's broader claims about power in one specific, detailed biblical narrative rather than general assertion alone.
The closing verse extends that power into confrontation with evil, listing demons, witchcraft, and dark spiritual forces as fleeing before it. Rooted in Swahili spiritual warfare and healing testimony music, the song functions as a declaration of God's active power over both physical affliction and spiritual opposition, repeating its central refrain throughout as an anchor between each example given.
Related Scripture
- John 5:5-9 Recounts Jesus healing a man who had been paralyzed for thirty-eight years by the pool of Bethesda, the account directly retold in the song's third verse.
- Isaiah 35:5-6 Describes the blind seeing, the deaf hearing, and the lame leaping, the healings echoed in the song's second verse.