Lyrics
Maisha haya, ninapita tu
Hali hii ya sasa ni kwa muda tu
Ushindi wangu, U karibu nami
Mtetezi wangu, yu hai . .
Sitabaki kama nilivyo
Silalamiki, wala sikufuru
Najua ni darasa napitishwa
Imani yangu ipo kwenye kipimo . .
Najua nitapita tu
Sitamani za wengine wala sijilinganishi
Najua wakati wangu upo
Siogopeswhi na mapito ninayoyapitia
Namwamini yule aliyeruhusu nipite . .
Sitabaki kama nilivyo
Sitabaki kama nilivyo
Sitabaki kama nilivyo eeh
Mtetezi wangu
Yu hai (Yu hai)
Sitabaki kama nilivyo .
Original Song: Sitabaki Nilivyo by Joel Lwaga
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Meaning & Inspiration
Sitabaki Kama Nilivyo is a confession of hope during hardship. The singer describes present trouble as temporary and refuses complaint, envy, comparison, or fear. Trials are understood as a testing of faith, while confidence rests in a living defender who remains near. The repeated title, meaning that the singer will not remain as before, turns present difficulty into an expectation of change.
The lyric’s claim that the defender lives closely echoes Job’s declaration that his Redeemer lives. Its treatment of tested faith also aligns with passages that describe trials as producing endurance and proven character. Rather than denying pain, the song places it within trust in God’s oversight and timing. The repeated assurance of eventual passage through the trial gives the cover a steady, hopeful character, while the refusal to measure one life against another reinforces patient dependence on God.
Related Scripture
- Job 19:25 Job declares that his Redeemer lives.
- James 1:2-4 James says the testing of faith produces endurance and maturity.
- Romans 5:3-5 Suffering produces endurance, character, and hope.