Lyrics
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Kundiona kufara kudai
Ndiwari vanodigonera
Ndimwari wakandinakira
Ndazviona ndinotenda
Ungibona ngihamba ngicwebezela nginje
Ungigcinile usimakade wezulu
Ungibhekile usimakade wezulu
Ngiyabona ngiyakholwa yebo
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
Aiwa mwari makanaka
Aiwa mwari munogona
Aiwa mwari muri mutsvene
Tazviona, tinotenda
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Meaning & Inspiration
This choir song is a sustained confession of God’s goodness, ability, and holiness. The recurring Shona lines declare that God is good, able, and holy, then answer those truths with gratitude grounded in what has been witnessed. A later passage adds personal testimony: visible joy is attributed to God’s care, protection, and kindness. The shift into related southern African language broadens the same witness without changing its focus.
Repetition gives the lyric a worshipful, communal shape. Rather than developing a long narrative, the song returns again and again to a small set of convictions that can be sung as praise. Its statements correspond closely with biblical calls to taste God’s goodness, thank him for his works, and honor his holiness. Gratitude is not presented as an abstract duty; it rises from experienced preservation and joy. The result is a direct African gospel praise song in which testimony leads naturally to thanksgiving and faith.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:8 The psalm invites worshippers to experience and recognize the Lord’s goodness.
- Psalm 100:4-5 The psalm joins thanksgiving with the declaration that the Lord is good.
- Revelation 4:8 The heavenly worshippers repeatedly proclaim God’s holiness.