Lyrics
Intro (Repeat x3)
Eko na tenda
I Prophesy
Oh oh oh
Verse 1
No eye has seen
No ear has heard
No mind has conceived what God has for me
These dry bones have to live again
I have the power to prophesy
Greater is He that is in me
Than the one that lives in the world
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
I am more than a conqueror
I cannot be moved nor shaken
Demons tremble before me
I am a victor, I'm not a victim
That is why I prophesy
Chorus (Repeat)
Eko na tenda
I prophesy
Oh oh oh
Verse 2
My God
No more oppression
No more depression
No isolation
I'm no longer a prisoner
Because I am free
I prophesy over my life
That I'm the head and not the tail
I prophesy over my life
That I'm above and not beneath
I declare I'm growing stronger
I declare I'm getting better
I'm going higher
I am increasing
And I'm moving forward
"Now move"
Chorus (Repeat)
(Wewe peke ni nabii wa maisha yako, tabiri) Prophesy
Bridge 1
This is my moment
It's my season
It's my time to shine again
I prophesy, I'm ready to overtake, all my blessings follow me, accelerate, overflow
I say no to oppression
No to depression
No to every bondage
I am blessed and I say
No no no to failure
No to sickness
No to curse
No to poverty
I say no to barrenness
Mmm no no
I say no no no no
Mina katala (I say no)
Na boyi na nga
Ugonjwa wote (Sickness)
Utasa wote (Unfruitfulness)
Matatizo yote (Problems)
Mina katala (I say no)
Come and see what the Lord has done
Bridge 2
Ayo, ayolele
(Iyo iyolele)
I prophesy blessings
I prophesy healing
I prophesy breakthrough
Eh, tabiri (Repeat x6)
Over your children
Over your house
Over your finances
Ah, tabiri
Mama, tabiri, eh, tabiri
Baba, tabiri, eh, tabiri
Dada, tabiri, eh, tabiri
Ndugu, eh, tabiri
Prophesy, prophesy in the Holy Ghost
Unexpected blessings to locate you
Iyo iyolele
Mama, tabiri
Mu watoto wako, tabiri
Dada, tabiri
Mu ndoa yako, tabiri
Baba, tabiri
Chimama baba, tabiri
Mu kazi yako, tabiri
Mu masomo yako, tabiri
(Iyo iyolele)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Tabiri" ("Prophesy") opens by quoting directly from a well-known description of things beyond human perception that God has prepared, before declaring dry bones brought back to life and personal authority to speak that same prophecy aloud. That opening claim, borrowed language paired with a stated ability to prophesy, frames the entire song around spoken declaration as spiritual authority.
Its verses stack a series of borrowed promises, no weapon formed prospering, being more than a conqueror, unshaken and unmoved, before naming freedom from oppression, depression, and isolation directly. That accumulation of declarations, rather than a single request, treats spoken prophecy itself as the song's central act of faith.
Sung in English, French, and Swahili within African gospel worship tradition, the song functions as an extended declaration of blessing over specific areas of life, family, home, finances, health, its repeated command to "prophesy" addressed to different family members individually as well as to the singer's own circumstances.
Related Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 Describes things eyes have not seen and ears have not heard that God has prepared, directly quoted in the song's opening verse.
- Isaiah 54:17 States that no weapon formed against God's people will prosper, directly echoed in the song's first verse.