Lyrics
Chorus
Wenzile
Oh Wenzile
Ogugulethu
Wenzogubheko
Empilweni yam'
(Niyam'yazi onke)
Malibongwe
Malibongwe
Malibongwe, malibongwe
Verse 1
Owu yen' wenzile
Wenzile
Wenzile
Oh Wenzile
Wenzogubheko
Empilweni yam'
(Niyam'yazi onke)
Malibongwe
Malibongwe
Malibongwe, malibongwe
(Oh malibongwe)
Owu Malibongwe
Hlel' igama leNkosi
(Niyampilisa)
Niyampilisa m'shish' orumnandi
Wangibeka
KaYehova
(Niyampilisa)
Niyampilisa m'shish' orumnandi
Wangibeka
KaYehova
(Niyampilisa)
Niyampilisa m'shish' orumnandi
Wangibeka
KaYehova
Chorus
Wenzile
Wenzile
Oh Wenzile
Wenzogubheko
Empilweni yam'
(Niyam'yazi onke)
Malibongwe
Malibongwe
Malibongwe, malibongwe
Owu Malibongwe
Hlel' igama leNkosi
(Niyampilisa)
Niyampilisa m'shish' orumnandi
Wangibeka
KaYehova
(Niyampilisa)
Niyampilisa m'shish' orumnandi
Wangibeka
KaYehova
Outro
Wenzile
Wenzile
Oh Wenzile
Wenzogubheko
Empilweni yam'
(Niyam'yazi onke)
Malibongwe
Malibongwe
Malibongwe, malibongwe
Owu Malibongwe
Hlel' igama leNkosi
(Niyampilisa)
Niyampilisa m'shish' orumnandi
Wangibeka
KaYehova
(Niyampilisa)
Niyampilisa m'shish' orumnandi
Wangibeka
KaYehova
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Wenzile” is built around grateful praise for what the Lord has done in a life. The repeated cry of “Malibongwe,” calling for praise, makes thanksgiving the song's central action. Rather than presenting worship as an abstract idea, the lyric points to personal experience: God's help, healing, and intervention become reasons for the name of the Lord to be exalted. Its recurring lines give the testimony a communal, celebratory character.
The song's emphasis is consistent with biblical calls to remember God's benefits and answer them with praise. Psalm 103:2–3 joins gratitude with God's forgiveness and healing, themes that closely fit the repeated testimony in the lyric. Psalm 40:1–3 also describes divine rescue leading to a new song of praise. “Wenzile” keeps returning to that movement from received mercy to public honor. The repetition is therefore part of the meaning: each declaration renews the acknowledgment that the Lord has acted, sustained life, and deserves continuing praise.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 103:2-3 The psalm joins praise with remembering God's benefits, forgiveness, and healing.
- Psalm 40:1-3 The passage connects God's rescue with a new song of praise.