Lyrics
Verse 1 (x4)
Ha dintho tsaka lehono disa kopane
E sale boshego
Modimo osa kopantsha
Oska nsheba wa nnyatsa
Nako yaka e yetla
So please man!
Oska nsheba wa nnyatsa
Chorus (x2)
Jehova le lenyatso ga ba kopane
Jehova ga kwane le lenyatso
Jehova le lenyatso ga ba kopane
Jehova ga kwane le lenyatso
Jehova le lenyatso ga ba kopane
Jehova ga kwane le lenyatso
Verse 2 (x2)
Ke shegofetse
Ka Jeso Kriste ya mphang matla
Ai man, ke kgona tsohle
Ka Kriste ya mphang matla
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Jehova le lenyatso ga ba kopane
Jehova ga kwane le lenyatso
Jehova le lenyatso ga ba kopane
Jehova ga kwane le lenyatso
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Oska Ntsheba Wa Nnyatsa" is a Sesotho-language gospel recording whose title asks not to be looked down on with contempt while circumstances remain unresolved. The opening lines admit that things have not yet come together and that the wait has stretched through the night, but insist that God is still bringing matters into alignment and that the right time is approaching. The chorus draws a sharp contrast between God and contempt, repeating that the two do not belong together, as if refusing to let mockery have the final word over an unfinished situation. A later section shifts from waiting to declaration, stating plainly that the singer is blessed and can do all things through the strength Christ supplies, echoing a well-known New Testament confession of sufficiency in God's power. Recorded live before a large gathering, the song moves between quiet endurance and confident declaration, giving a congregation language for both stages of a difficult wait without naming the specific trial being endured.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 4:13 States that all things are possible through Christ's strength, matching the lyric "ke kgona tsohle ka Kriste ya mphang matla."
- Psalm 27:14 Calls for waiting on the Lord with strength and courage, matching the song's theme of enduring an unresolved wait.