Lyrics
Verse 1
Ke habile lehodimo
Tseleng ha ke na bolutu
A ke tsamaye ke le mong
kena le Morena Jesu
Lefelleng mo ke tsamayang
Ho lahleha ba bangata
Empa nna ya ntsamayisa
Ke Jeso ke monnga tsele
Empa nna ya ntsamayisa
Ke Jeso ke monnga tsele
Chorus
Ntate ke mang ya kang ka wena?
O tshwanetswe ke thoriso
Ntate ke mang ya kang ka wena
O tshwanetswe ke Thoriso
O morena wa marena
O Kgosi ya diKgosi
Molefatsheng le mahodimong
Hao ya tshwanang le wena
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
Verse 2
I've searched all over
I've sought all over
But there is nobody like my God
Nobody like Jesus
Nobody like my God
Who rose Lazarus from the dead?
Nobody but my Jesus
Who can heal all your diseases?
Nobody but my Jesus
When the enemy comes like a flood
My Jesus raises the standard
Nobody like my Jesus
Nobody like my God
Nobody like my God
Chorus (Repeat)
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
Hayo ya tshwanang le wena
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Ntate Ke Mang" is a Sesotho worship song whose title asks a direct question: Father, who is like you? The opening verse describes walking a road without company except the Lord Jesus, admitting that many get lost along that path while the singer is guided safely by Him. The chorus answers its own question with repeated praise, naming God as Lord of lords and King of kings, and declaring that nothing in heaven or on earth compares to Him. A later section shifts into English to make the same claim more explicit, describing God as the one who raised Lazarus from the dead, heals every disease, and raises a standard against the enemy when trouble comes like a flood, an image drawn from long-standing biblical language about God's defense of His people. The song closes by repeating that same declaration, nobody compares, until it becomes a sustained, chant-like affirmation, well suited to a large gathering echoing the same conviction together.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 59:19 Describes the Lord raising a standard against the enemy who comes like a flood, directly matching the lyric.
- Exodus 15:11 Asks who among the gods is like the Lord, matching the song's repeated question and declaration of God's uniqueness.