Lyrics
Chorus
Kwa kupigwa kwako tumepona
Msalabani yote yamekwisha
Kwa kupigwa kwako tumepona
Msalabani yote yamekwisha
Verse 1
Nikikumbuka mateso yake Yesu
Alivyoteseka pale msalabani.
Fimbo, misumari, taji ya miba
Mkuki ubavuni na kutemewa mate.
Pre-Chorus
Mateso yake Yesu ilikuwa ni huzuni
Mwana wa Mungu kafa bila hatia yeyote
Ili mimi na wewe tuhesabiwe haki
(rudia)
Verse 2
Wakamkamata Yesu kama mwizi
Na kumdharau Yesu mwana wa Mungu.
Wakamkamata kama mwizi
Wakumdharau Bwana mwana wa Mungu.
Wakadhani kuwa ndio mwisho
Kumbe ndio mwanzo wa wokovu wangu
Kumbe ndio mwanzo wa wokovu wetu.
Pre-Chorus
Mateso yake Yesu ilikuwa ni huzuni
Mwana wa Mungu kafa bila hatia yeyote
Ili mimi na wewe tuhesabiwe haki
(rudia)
Verse 3
Akasulubiwa Yesu Ju ya msalaba
Akasema Baba, Baba oh wasamehe
Kwani hawajui walitendalo oh ooh
Ndipo Bwana wangu akakata roho
Ndipo Bwana wangu akakata roho
Chorus
Kwa kupigwa kwako tumepona
Msalabani yote yamekwisha
Kwa kupigwa kwako tumepona
Msalabani yote yamekwisha
Pre-Chorus
Mateso yake Yesu ilikuwa ni huzuni
Mwana wa Mungu kafa bila hatia yeyote
Ili mimi na wewe tuhesabiwe haki
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Mateso is a Swahili song that reflects on the suffering of Jesus on the cross. The refrain says that by His stripes there is healing and that everything is finished on the cross. The verses remember His suffering: the rod, the nails, the crown of thorns, the spear in the side and the spitting, and say that the Son of God died without any guilt so that sinners could be counted righteous.
A later verse tells of His arrest like a thief and being despised, with people thinking it was the end though it was the beginning of salvation, and then of Jesus on the cross saying Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing, before giving up His spirit. The lines follow Isaiah 53:5, John 19:30, Luke 23:34, 2 Corinthians 5:21 and Matthew 26:55. The solemn, repeated refrain makes the song a reverent meditation on the cross.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 53:5 By His wounds believers are healed.
- Luke 23:34 Jesus asks the Father to forgive those who crucify Him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Christ who knew no sin to be sin so that believers might become the righteousness of God.