Lyrics
Verse 1
Wamwendea Yesu kwa kusafiwa,
na kuoshwa kwa damu ya kondoo?
je neema yake atumwagia,
tumeoshwa kwa damu ya kondoo?
Chorus (x4)
Kuoshwa, kwa damu,
itutakasayo ya kondoo;
ziwe safi nguo nyeupe mno;
umeoshwa kwa damu ya kondoo?
Verse 2
Wamwandama daima mkombozi,
na kuoshwa na damu ya kondoo?
yako kwa msulubiwa makazi,
umeoshwa kwa damu ya kondoo?
Verse 3
Atakapokuja Bwana-arusi,
Uwe safi kwa damu ya kondoo!
Yafae kwenda mbinguni mavazi,
Yafuliwe kwa damu ya kondoo.
Verse 4
Yatupwe yaliyo na takataka,
na uoshwe kwa damu ya kondoo.
Huoni kijito chatiririka,
na uoshwe kwa damu ya kondoo?
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Wamwendea Yesu kwa Kusafiwa” is a Swahili hymn of invitation sung here by Angela Chibalonza. Each verse ends with a question about being washed in the blood of the Lamb: “umeoshwa kwa damu ya kondoo?” (have you been washed in the blood of the Lamb?). The chorus keeps the image of cleansing, with white garments made clean, and asks whether the listener has been washed.
The later verses look ahead. One speaks of the coming of the Bridegroom and urges the listener to be clean for that day, with robes fit for heaven. Another asks that whatever is filthy be thrown away and that the listener be washed, and it points to a flowing stream. The hymn’s question form is direct: it does not argue a doctrine but asks each hearer to respond.
The imagery recalls Revelation 7:14, which speaks of robes washed white in the blood of the Lamb, and 1 John 1:7, which says the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from all sin. The hymn is a plain, repeated call to be made ready through Christ’s cleansing.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 7:14 Robes washed white in the blood of the Lamb
- 1 John 1:7 The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from all sin
- Matthew 25:10 The bridegroom comes and those who are ready go in