Lyrics
Verse 1
Tunaomba uwepo wako uende nasi
Ewe Bwana wa majeshi utusikie
Kama huendi nasi, hatutaki kutoka hapa
Hatuwezi pekee yetu, enda nasi
Tu watu wa shingo ngumu tusamehe
Hatufai mbele zako, turehemu
Tusafishe ee Baba, tuonyeshe uso wako
Twahitaji neema yako, enda nasi
Chorus
Tutavua mapambo yetu
Na vitu vyote vya thamani kwetu
Mioyo yetu twaleta mbele zako
Tutakase na utembee nasi
Verse 2
Tunaomba utuonyeshe njia zako
Kwa maana umetuita kwa jina
Twalilia Ee Bwana, utukufu na uso wako
Bila wewe tutashindwa, enda nasi
Chorus
Tutavua mapambo yetu
Na vitu vyote vya thamani kwetu
Mioyo yetu twaleta mbele zako
Tutakase na utembee nasi
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Enda Nasi," which means “Go with Us,” is a prayer for God’s presence to remain with His people. The lyrics echo Moses’ plea on the mountain: if the Lord does not go with them, they do not want to move at all. This is not a request for guidance alone; it is a desperate need for the person and face of God to travel alongside them.
The song names the people as stiff-necked and worthy of mercy, tying the prayer to the Exodus accounts where God’s people are called stubborn and in need of cleansing. There is a deliberate act of stripping away ornaments and things of value, a gesture of repentance that clears away whatever competes with devotion. Hearts are brought before God with the request that He sanctify and walk with them.
Without His presence, the singer confesses failure. The refrain is simple but profound: holiness and God’s nearness belong together, and the answer to human weakness is not self-improvement but divine accompaniment.
Related Scripture
- Exodus 33:15 'If Your presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here'