Lyrics
Nilipewa majina mengin na wanadamu
Waliniita kufeli na halikudumu
Sababu Mungu alisema
Sitakuwa wa mwisho bali wa kwanza
Waliniita kufeli, wakaniita masikini
Wakasema siwezi, ukabadilisha sentensi yangu
Kuwa wakati uliyopita
Umenipa jina jipya
Everybody say
So far is my name
Prosper is my name
Overcomer is my name
Blessing is my name
Oh ooh oh nina jina mpya ninaitwa mbarikiwa
oh ooh oh jina nimepewa naitwa baraka
oh ooh ooh
Si unajua jina limebeba maana kubwa sana kwenye maisha
Ndio maana Sarai aliitwa Sarah
Abrahamu aliitwa Ibrahimu
Yakobo aliitwa Israeli
Sauli aliitwa Pauli
Walipobadilishiwa majina, kuna vitu kwao zilibadilika
Hazikuwa kama mara ya kwanza, zilifanyika upya
Atabadilisha sentensi yako kuwa wakati uliyopita
Umenipa jina jipya
Umenipa jina jipya
So far is my name
Prosper is my name
Overcomer is my name
Blessing is my name
Oh ooh oh nimepewa jina mpya ninaitwa mbarikiwa
oh ooh oh jina nimepewa naitwa baraka
So far is my name
Prosper is my name
Overcomer is my name
Blessing is my name
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Meaning & Inspiration
Jina Jipya centers on the contrast between labels imposed by people and the identity God gives. Failure, poverty, and inability are presented as names that do not have the final word. The repeated declarations of blessing, victory, and a new name turn the song into praise for divine renewal and hope. Its Swahili testimony emphasizes that God can overturn a condemning sentence and establish a different future.
The references to Sarai, Abram, Jacob, and Saul place the theme alongside biblical accounts in which a changed name accompanies a changed calling or direction. Genesis most directly supports the examples of Abraham and Israel, while Revelation also uses the image of a new name as a sign of belonging and victory. The song does not treat identity as self-invention; it presents blessing and transformation as gifts received from God. That focus makes the refrain both a confession of faith and a celebration of restored dignity.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 17:5 God renames Abram as Abraham and gives him a new calling.
- Genesis 32:28 Jacob receives the name Israel after wrestling with God.
- Revelation 2:17 Christ promises a new name to the one who overcomes.