Lyrics
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimusaya aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimusaya aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Inyanga indi, ndali mushisundi,
Ndabhula omulembe, ndatakha injila,
Amalwaye, kanyasia olwonoo,
Ndakhaba obukhonyi, shindanyola taa,
Lwandahenga ikuluu, ninanga yesu,
Mwami wanje, yahuchilla niyetsa,
Yambonia omwoyo, yambesia omulembe,
Yanzea amasika, luno mwitsominjia,
Aletsa Yesu aletsa, Omwami aletsa nimulanga aletsaa.
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Oooh Nyasaye wanje aletsa, Papa wanje aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Oooh Netsikhabi aletsa, nobhuhoni aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Oooh Nomulembe aletsa, nobhulamu aletsa papaa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Mubhuyanzi aletsa, mushibhela aletsa,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Oooh Mubhulamu aletsa, mumalwale aletsa omwami,
Mwami wanje aletsa, nimulanga aletsa,
Alihena omulayi shinga yesu,
Omwami wefwe, muhonia wefwe,
Shiyahulanga abhana bhabhe tawe,
Abhamulanga, abhahulilaa,
Mubhuyanzi, mushibhela, mukhutemwa,
Omwami uwo aletsaa,
Nomusaya, nomukhabha, nomurebha, Omwami uwo aletsaa,
Aletsa Yesu aletsa, Omwami aletsaa,
Nomulanga aletsaaa.
Mwami uwo aletsa, nomulanga aletsa,
Orahenda omwoyo, Yesu alihoo,
Mwami uwo aletsa, nomulanga aletsa,
Orekana tawe, Nyasaye alihoo mama,
Mwami uwo aletsa, nomulanga aletsa,
Orachonya tawe, inyanga iyo yitsaanga mama,
Mwami uwo aletsa, nomulanga aletsa,
Eeh bholela Yesu akomwoyo kukwo,
Mwami uwo aletsa, nomulanga aletsa,
Eeh bholela Yesu, anyala kosi mama,
Mwami uwo aletsa, nomulanga aletsa,
Nomulanga aletsa,
Nomukhabha aletsa,
Nomusaya aletsa, Mwami uwo aletsa, nobhulamu aletsa, netsikhabhi aletsa,
Neshirenda aletsa, Mwami uwo aletsa.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Mwami Aletsa centers on confidence that Jesus responds when called. The repeated declaration that the Lord comes when summoned gives the song the shape of both testimony and encouragement. One passage recalls a time of distress, confusion, illness, and lack of help; after the singer called on Jesus, the Lord came near, restored the heart, and brought peace. The lyric therefore presents prayer not as an abstract exercise but as dependence on God amid concrete trouble.
Later lines name different circumstances in which the Lord is sought, including sorrow, sickness, conflict, and ordinary life. Jesus is described as healer and as the one who does not forget his children. These themes closely echo biblical invitations to call on God in trouble and to bring burdens to Christ. The repeated assurance that God is present gives the song its steady hope: pain is acknowledged, but it does not have the final word. Divine nearness, peace, and help remain the confession carried throughout the song.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 50:15 God invites his people to call on him in trouble and promises deliverance.
- Matthew 11:28 Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him for rest.
- Psalm 46:1 The psalm describes God as a present help in trouble.