Lyrics
Verse 1
Indagando ivola nyasaye yayanza eshialo
Manaana omwanawe omuteelwa
Mundu wosi uba noumusubila
Halativa no butswa ave nobulamu ko
Yesu ne shihanwa
Shia nyasaye yahana butswa
khwaherwa
Chorus
eingabo
Nokhasuvira
sonyala khuinjira
Nokhasuvira
sonyala khuinjira mwikulu
Verse 2
Ovulamu vuno shi vukulwanga namasomo
Khandi kata shi vukulwanga namapesa
Vulamu yivu shi vukulwanga novukhongo
Kata vuhindavu si vunyala taa
Musalaba kwa yesi nikwo kunyalanga
Masai ke kanyala kosi
Chorus (Repeat)
Yahana butswa
Neingabo
Yesu huno yehana butswa
Neingabo
Nokhasuvira
Sonyala khuinjira
Mama nolasuvira
sonyala khuinjira mwikulu
Khuvolela yesu yahana butswa
Neingabo
Papa yahana khu lwe iwe
Neingabo
Nolasuvira
Sonyala khuinjira mwikulu
Verse 3
Itsa khu yesu shinga oli wakhuyanza
Kata ni warerekha chelela luno
Khaenda mwoyo yesu ni wesikhenda
Ikula mwoyo yesu yenjile
Mwikulile mama yesu yenjile
Chorus (Repeat)
Neingabo ya kwaherwa
Neingabo
Yesu uno neingabo ya khwaherwa
Neingabo
Nokheyama
Sonyala okhuinjira
Nokheyama
Sonyala okhuinjira mwikulu
Mwami yesu neingabo ya khwahevwa
Neingabo
Oh yesu neingabo ya khwahevwa
Neingabo
Nokhasuvira
Sonyala khuinjira
Nokheyama
sonyala khuinjira mwikulu
Outro
Halleluhya baluhya befwe khutsie mwikulu
Khuchilile yesu
Abwene Gloria
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Ingabo” by Gloria Muliro is a Kenyan gospel song sung largely in Luhya, with a solo voice and a group answering. The word “Ingabo” is the group’s response throughout, and the lines mention Jesus by name and also seem to speak of the cross (musalaba), though the exact meaning of the words is not translated here.
The song moves in call and response. The leader sings a line about Jesus, the group replies “Neingabo,” and a separate pair of lines repeats as an appeal about entering heaven. The second verse seems to list things life cannot be measured by, naming learning, money, and strength, and then points to the cross of Jesus. That idea would be close to 1 Corinthians 1:18, where the cross is called the power of God.
If the title is read as a shield, the song also recalls Psalm 18:2, which calls God a shield and a rock. The ending is a hallelujah sung toward heaven. The song is joyful and communal, built for singing together.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 18:2 God as rock, fortress, and shield
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 The message of the cross is the power of God