Lyrics
Refrain
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wee
(Wewe Baba Wetu)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wee
(Mfalme wa wafalme)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wee
(Wewe ni Mungu wetu)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
(Mfalme wa wafalme)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wee
(Pekee yako Baba)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
(Mfalme wa wafalme)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wee
Refrain (continued)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
Unastahili wee
(Wewe Baba Wetu)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
Unastahili wee
(Mfalme wa wafalme)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
Unastahili wee
(Wewe ni Mungu wetu)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
(Mfalme wa wafalme)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wee
(Mungu mwenye Nguvu)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wewe Yesu
(Mfalme wa wafalme)
Unastahili kuabudiwa
Unastahili wee
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Unastahili Kuabudiwa,” which means “You are worthy to be worshipped,” is a Swahili worship recording from Krystaal Music built on one short refrain. The words “Unastahili kuabudiwa, unastahili wewe Yesu” are repeated throughout, and the lead interjects names for God between rounds: “Wewe Baba Wetu” (You, our Father), “Mfalme wa wafalme” (King of kings), “Wewe ni Mungu wetu” (You are our God), “Pekee yako Baba” (You alone, Father), and “Mungu mwenye Nguvu” (Mighty God).
The structure is call and response, so each repetition adds another title or reason for worship while the answer stays the same. This gives the recording a communal, devotional character, closer to a congregational act of adoration than a narrative song. Its theme is close to the heavenly worship in Revelation 5:12, where the Lamb is declared worthy, and to the description of Christ as King of kings in Revelation 19:16.
Because the lyric avoids story and detail, the focus stays entirely on who God is. Worship here is simple, repeated, and directed to Jesus as worthy of honor.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 5:12 The Lamb declared worthy to receive honor and glory
- Revelation 19:16 Christ as King of kings, echoed in “Mfalme wa wafalme”
- Psalm 95:6 A call to worship and bow down before the Lord