Lyrics
Chorus
Ninao ninao, ninao ninao
Ninao ushuhuda, siwezi kunyamaza
Ninao ninao, ninao ninao
Ninao ushuhuda, siwezi kunyamaza
Verse 1
Yesu ni ushuhuda wangu
Yesu ni ushuhuda wangu
Amejaa ndani yangu siwezi kunyamaza
Yesu ni ushuhuda wangu
Yesu ni ushuhuda wangu
Amejaa ndani yangu siwezi kunyamaza
Verse 2
Aliyonitendea yamejaa ndani yangu
Yanawaka kama moto, siwezi kunyamaza
Aliyonitendea yamejaa ndani yangu
Yanawaka kama moto, siwezi kunyamaza
Verse 3
Nikikutana na mafarisayo
Nitawaambia habari za Yesu
Nikikutana na masadukayo
Nitawaambia habari za Yesu
Nikikutana na wagonjwa
Nitawaambia habari za Yesu
Ninao ushuhuda siwezi kunyamaza
Verse 4
Nikikutana na tasa
Nitamwaambia habari za Yesu
Nikikutana na aliye chini
Nitamwaambia habari za Yesu
Nikikutana na masikini
Nitamwaambia habari za Yesu
Kwamba anainua siwezi kunyamaza
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 5
Ni kweli sijafika kule ninapotarajia
Lakini siko kama vile nilivyokuwa mwanzo
Ni kweli sijafika kule ninapotarajia
Lakini siko kama vile nilivyokuwa mwanzo
Amenipigisha hatua huyu Mungu
Amenisogeza huyu Mungu
Kwa hayo nashukuru, nashukuru
Kwa hayo nashukuru, na ninashuhudia
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 6
Hivi kama sio Yesu mimi ningeitwa nani
Hivi kama sio Mungu mimi ningekuwa wapi
Kama sio msalaba ningekuwa wapi mimi
Kama sio msalaba ningeitwa nani mimi
Yesu amefanya makubwa kwangu
Yesu amefanya ya ajabu
Yesu amefanya makubwa kwangu
Yesu amefanya makubwa kwangu
Kama sio Yesu ningekuwa nimepotea
Kama sio Yesu ningekuwa nimekufa
Kama sio Yesu ningemezwa hai na adui
Kama sio Yesu ningekuwa wapi mimi?
Chorus (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Ninao Ushuhuda Yesu ni Ushuhuda" repeats a single claim throughout, that a testimony exists and cannot be kept silent, naming Jesus directly as the content of that testimony rather than a general sense of gratitude. Early verses describe that testimony as something burning inside like fire, a description that frames silence as difficult rather than a real option once the experience has been received. A series of verses then lists specific groups the singer commits to telling about Jesus, religious leaders, the sick, the barren, the poor, and the lowly, extending personal testimony outward into deliberate, repeated evangelism rather than keeping it private. A later section turns reflective, admitting the singer has not yet arrived at an intended destination while insisting that present circumstances are nonetheless different from the starting point, crediting God directly for that movement. The closing verses ask a series of conditional questions, what the singer would be called or where they would be without Jesus, the cross, or God's intervention, using those unanswered questions to underscore just how central that testimony has become to personal identity.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 12:11 Describes overcoming by the blood of the Lamb and the word of testimony, matching the song's central theme of an unstoppable testimony.
- Mark 5:19 Instructs telling others how much the Lord has done for you, matching the verses listing groups the singer commits to telling about Jesus.
- Psalm 124:1 States "if the LORD had not been on our side," directly matching the closing conditional questions.