Lyrics
Chorus
Yanitosha neema ya mungu
Ndio uzima kuyatambuwa
Kwenye mapungufu yangu
Ndipo nguvu zake Zatiimiya.
Verse
Nimesulubiwa nae, lakini mi niko hai;
Si mimi tena, Kristo ndani yangu
Nitajisifia udhaifu wangu, kwa furaha nyingi
Ili uweza wake ukae juu yangu
Yote nitendayo ni kwa imani,
Sitaibatili neema ya Mungu
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Bridge
Sio mimi Tena , Christo Ndani yangu
Hayo Yanitosha.
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Yanitosha” by Israel Mbonyi is a Swahili worship song whose title means “it is enough for me.” The chorus says that God’s grace is enough, that it is life to know this, and that power is made complete in the singer’s weakness. That wording is close to the answer Paul received in 2 Corinthians 12:9.
The verse draws on Paul’s words in Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ, yet I live; no longer I, but Christ lives in me.” The singer then says he will boast in weakness with great joy so that God’s power may rest on him, as in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, and that everything he does is by faith, not setting aside the grace of God, a line taken from Galatians 2:21.
The bridge repeats “Si mimi tena, Kristo ndani yangu” (not I, but Christ in me) and closes with “Hayo yanitosha.” The message is contentment in grace and reliance on Christ.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 God’s grace is sufficient, power made perfect in weakness
- Galatians 2:20 Crucified with Christ, Christ lives in me
- Galatians 2:21 Not setting aside the grace of God