Lyrics
Verse 1
Nami ngiyathandwa
Nami wangifela
Nami wangisiza
And awuyeki ukubung'yama
Wangi phakamisa
Wangigeza sisusa
Waze wam'nandi
Ukwazana nawe
Verse 2
Nami ngiyathandwa nami
Angikholwanga nami
Wang'fela
Angikholwanga nami
And awuyeki ukubung'yama
Nami wangiphakamisa
Wangi geza sisusa
Waze wam'nandi
Ukwazana nawe
Unandi, unandi
Unandi, unandi
Verse 3
Nami ngiyathandwa nami
Nami angikholwanga nami
Angikholwanga nami
And awuyeki ukubung'yama
Wangi phakamisa
Wangigeza sisusa
Waze wam'nandi
Ukwazana nawe
Chorus
Wangi tiphega
Wangigeza sisusa
Oluhle, oluyisi phogithi
Lona aluna...
Aluna mkhawulo
Luwanele nawe
Ye, benga...
Benga nikuthanda
Oluhle, oluyisiphogithi
Oluyisiphogithi
Lona aluna...
Aluna mkhawulo
Luwanele nawe
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Nami ngiyathandwa nami
Wang'fela
Wang'siza
And awuyeki ukubung'yama
Wangi phakamisa
Wangigeza sisusa
Waze wam'nandi
Ukwazana nawe
Chorus (Repeat)
Wangi tiphega
Wangigeza sisusa
Oluhle, oluyisi phogithi
Lona aluna...
Aluna mkhawulo
Luwanele nawe
Ye, benga...
Benga nikuthanda
Oluhle, oluyisiphogithi
Oluyisiphogithi
Lona aluna...
Aluna mkhawulo
Luwanele nawe
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Nami ngiyathandwa nami
Wang'fela
Wang'siza
And awuyeki ukubung'yama
Wangi phakamisa
Wangigeza sisusa
Waze wam'nandi
Ukwazana nawe
Chorus (Repeat)
Wangi tiphega
Wangigeza sisusa
Oluhle, oluyisi phogithi
Lona aluna...
Aluna mkhawulo
Luwanele nawe
Ye, benga...
Benga nikuthanda
Oluhle, oluyisiphogithi
Oluyisiphogithi
Lona aluna...
Aluna mkhawulo
Luwanele nawe
Benga...
Benga nikuthanda
Oluhle, oluyisiphogithi
Oluyisiphogithi
Lona aluna...
Aluna mkhawulo
Luwanele nawe
Outro
Wangi tiphega
Wangi geza sisusa
Waze wam'nandi
Ukwazana nawe
Waze wam'nandi
Ukwazana nawe
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Uyobusa” by HLE is a worship song sung largely in Zulu, with a few English phrases mixed in. The recurring line “Nami ngiyathandwa” means “I too am loved,” and the next lines say that He died for me, helped me, lifted me up, and washed me clean.
Those phrases are close to Romans 5:8, which says Christ died for sinners, and to 1 John 4:19, which says that love for God begins with His love. The verse also says the singer did not believe at first, with “angikholwanga nami,” and then describes how God lifted and cleansed him, so that knowing Him became sweet.
The chorus speaks of something beautiful that has no limit and is enough for the singer, which echoes the language of Psalm 36:7 about God’s steadfast love. The long repetition lets the congregation settle into gratitude. The song’s message is that the singer’s place before God rests on being loved and rescued, and not on his own faith or effort.
Related Scripture
- Romans 5:8 Christ died for us while we were still sinners
- 1 John 4:19 “We love him, because he first loved us”
- Psalm 40:2 Lifted out of the pit and set on a rock