Lyrics
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
Kama maneno yangekuwa yanaweza kutoboa mwili huu
Mbona sasa ngingekuwa na vidonda mwili mzima
Vita ya maneno kuna watu majemedari
Ukisema mshindane mbona mikono utainua
Kupigwa vita ni kawaida isikusumbue
Wewe ni mti wenye matunda zoea mawe
Lia kidogo nyamaza ili uchungu uishe
Ukiendelea unawapa kichwa hawa
Vaa silaha za imani rejea vitani
Wakikuona waseme umeshakua sugu
Acha waonge acha waseme seme
Ila yupo Mungu wakuwaziba Midomo
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
Ikiwa Mungu anahukumu kwa kuskiza maneno
Mbona hata matumbo ya mimba yanasemwa sana
Hivi Mungu angehukumu kwa kuskiza umbeya
Si ningekushauri mchungaji wangu ufunge kanisa
Mwanadamu mwanadamu shida ni ulimi
Ungejifunza ukimya haunanga hasara
Fulani we fulani unashida gani, na uongo wa nini?
Mwogope Mungu, ukumbuke ni ahadi kuna siku yaja
Kwa kila neno la kinywa chako utatolea hesabu
Mimi si Nimeshakwambia kubali uache
Utajijua na shingo yako ngumu ayaya
Siwezi kushindana, na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
Yesu huyu Yesu Hakujitetea kabisa
Japo walimsema kwa ubaya aliwasamehe
Na wewe uwasamehe uwaombee kwa maana hawajui wasemayo
Wakifanyanga ubaya uwajibu kwa wema
Usishindane na mtu wajibu kwa wema
Hata iwe ni ndugu wa karibu wajibu kwa wema
Si vizuri wewe usilipe kisasi
Wajibu kwa wema
Tenda wema uende
Wajibu kwa wema
ah ah ah, wajibu kwa wema
oh maana maana
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
Hauwezi Kushindana Oh Kushindana
Na mwanadamu mwenye kinywa ayayaya
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Meaning & Inspiration
Hauwezi Kushindana confronts the damage caused by gossip, accusation, and uncontrolled speech. Rather than urging retaliation, the lyrics advise silence, faith, and renewed courage. The image of a fruitful tree struck by stones portrays criticism as something often directed toward a productive life, while the call to put on the armor of faith turns the conflict away from verbal combat and toward spiritual endurance.
The song places accountability before God at the center of its warning about words. It also points to Jesus, who endured false accusations and answered hostility with forgiveness. From that example comes the repeated instruction to repay wrongdoing with goodness, pray for offenders, and reject revenge. The message therefore addresses both the wounded person and the careless speaker: harmful words should not control the response, and every word carries moral weight before God. Mercy and disciplined speech become the wiser answer to provocation.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 12:36 Jesus says that people will give account for every careless word.
- Luke 23:34 Jesus prays for forgiveness for those responsible for his crucifixion.
- Romans 12:17-21 The passage rejects revenge and calls for overcoming evil with good.