Lyrics
Chorus
Yesu ni wangu
Ni Wa uzima wamilele
Yesu ni wangu
Ni Wa uzima wamilele
Guardian Angel:
Bwana Yesu ni mwokozi wangu
(Wa uzima wa milele)
Yesu ni wa uzima (wamilele)
Wa uzima (wamilele)
Wa uzima (wamilele)
Niende wapi na kwako ndo kuna uzima
We ndo wangu wa uzima (wamilele)
Niende wapi na kwako ndo kuna uzima
ni wako ni wangu wa uzima (wamilele)
Nainua macho milimani
Msaada wangu utatoka wapi?
Msaada wangu utatoka kwako Bwana
Yesu ni wangu
Ni Wa uzima wamilele
Yesu ni wangu
Ni Wa uzima wamilele
Yesu ni wa uzima (wamilele)
Wa uzima (wamilele)
Ni wa uzima (wamilele)
Kama ni binadamu basi wangukuwa wanacontrol maisha
Basi tungepata taabu kibao
Kungekuwa na duka ya kuuza uzima
Futi moja wangekuuzia zaidi ya thao
Devil anakuja kukill steal and destroy
But ulikuja ili tupate uzima kibao
Mwambia (devil) ameshindwa ametupa mbao
Mimi si wao (si wao)
Jesus christ wewe ndio kiboko yao
Na mimi nakwishia kwangu wewe ndiye fao
Ni wa uzima (wa milele)
Wa uzima (wamilele)
We ndo njia, kweli na uzima
Yesu ni wangu
Ni wa uzima wamilele
Yesu ni wangu
Ni Wa uzima wamilele
Yesu ni wa uzima (wamilele)
Wa uzima (wamilele)
Ni wa uzima (wamilele)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Yesu Ni Wangu" ("Jesus Is Mine") pairs a sung chorus with a more conversational rap verse, both circling the same claim: Jesus belongs to the singer and is the source of eternal life. The chorus keeps its wording almost liturgical, repeating "wa uzima wa milele," of eternal life, until the phrase functions as a title rather than a description. The verse that follows asks where else the singer could go, since life itself is found only where Jesus is, a question that answers itself before it is finished.
The rap section shifts the imagery toward contrast, describing what would happen if life were something bought and sold at a shop, and how little anyone could afford it, before naming the actual threat directly: a thief who comes only to kill and steal and destroy, set against the one who came so that life could be had abundantly instead. The song also borrows the psalmist's question about lifting eyes to the hills and asking where help comes from, answering it the same way Scripture does, before returning to its chorus and settling once more into simple ownership: Jesus is mine.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 121:1-2 Lifting eyes to the hills and asking where help comes from, directly echoed in the verse asking the same question and naming the Lord as the answer.
- John 10:10 Jesus contrasts the thief who steals and destroys with His gift of abundant life, matching the song's verse about the thief and eternal life.