Lyrics
Verse 1
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Ningekuwa wapi mimi
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Ningekuwa wapi mimi
Umejawa na rehema, na neema tele
Verse 2
Kwa wema wako Bwana, leo nimeokolewa
Kwa huruma zako nyingi, mimi nimesamehewa
Na kwa pendo lako kuu, mimi nimekombolewa
Nasema umejawa na rehema, na neema tele
Chorus (Repeat)
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Ningekuwa wapi mimi
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Kama sio wewe ningekuwa wapi mimi
Ningekuwa wapi mimi
Umejawa na rehema, na neema tele
Verse 3
Shetani alionea, Yesu ukanitafuta
Ukaniokoa wewe, kwa rehema na neema
Ukanirejesha kwako, ukaniita mwanao
Kwa neema zako na rehema, mimi nimesamehewa
Verse 4
Kama sio wewe, ningeitwa nani leo
Ningekuwa sina jina, ningekuwa sina maana
Lakini kwa kifo chako, mimi nimepata kuwa na Jina
Ninaitwa mwana wa Mungu, ninaitwa mtakatifu
Bridge
Asante Yesu, kwa fadhili zako nyingi
Asante Baba, kwa upendo wako nyingi
Umenisamehe mimi, umeniosha
Ukanifanya wako, asante
Outro
Were it not for you, where could I be
Psalm 124:1 "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side..."
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Kama Sio Wewe" is a Swahili testimony song built on a single repeated confession, translated in the recording itself as "were it not for you, where could I be." That refrain frames the whole song around dependence on God rather than self-reliance. The verses recall being oppressed by the enemy before Jesus intervened, then describe forgiveness, mercy, and redemption as gifts that were received rather than earned. A later verse ties personal identity directly to Christ's death, describing someone who once had no name or meaning but now carries the name "child of God" and "holy one." Musically the song alternates between a short verse and the repeated refrain, a structure suited to congregational singing where a crowd can join in almost immediately. Its themes of rescue from the enemy and adoption into God's family echo language found throughout the New Testament about salvation as a decisive, undeserved change of status rather than a gradual self-improvement.
Related Scripture
- Luke 19:10 The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost, matching the lyric about Jesus seeking and rescuing the singer.
- Ephesians 1:7 Describes redemption and forgiveness through Christ, echoing the song's language of mercy and pardon.
- 1 John 3:1 Calls believers children of God, matching the lyric about receiving a new name and identity.