Lyrics
Verse 1
Nimekuona Bwana ukifanya hoo, nimekuona Bwana ukifungua
Nimekuona Bwana ukisamehea dhambi, nimekuona Bwana ukitendatenda
Nimekuona Bwana ukibariki, nimekuona Bwana ukisaidia
Nimekuona Bwana ukitenda tena na tena, nimekuona Bwana ukiwisha mioyo
Nimekuona Baba ukisaidia, nimekuona Baba ukitenda tena
Nimekuona Yahwehe usiyebadilika
Nimekuona Baba ukitenda tena
Verse 2
Ukisaidia, ukiponya mioyo kwa gharama ya dhambi nimekuona tena
Nimekuona Baba, nimekuonya Yahwehe, Jemedari wangu mimi nimekuona
Chorus
Yaahwee
Mwamba wenye nguvu
Mtetezi wangu
Nimekuona tena
Mwandani wangu
Rafiki wangu
Bwana nimekuona
Usiyebadilika
Usiyepitwa na muda
Usiyeisha wakati
Bwana nimekuona
Nimekuona tena
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Nimekuona Bwana" ("I Have Seen the Lord") repeats a single declarative phrase across nearly every line, each time attaching it to a different divine action, forgiving sin, blessing, helping, restoring hearts. That repeated structure builds a personal catalog of remembered evidence rather than a single dramatic testimony.
Its later verses shift from listing actions to naming God directly, calling him Yahweh, Rock, and defender, language drawn from the psalms' vocabulary for God's strength and protection. Describing God as one who does not change and is not overtaken by time ties that list of remembered mercies to God's unchanging character rather than a single passing moment.
Sung in Swahili within East African congregational worship, the song functions as a personal declaration of accumulated evidence, using repetition to affirm that what God has done before, forgiving, healing, blessing, remains consistent with who he has always been. Its closing lines return to the title phrase, framing ongoing testimony as the song's natural conclusion.
Related Scripture
- Malachi 3:6 Declares that the Lord does not change, echoed in the song's description of God as unchanging.
- Psalm 18:2 Describes the Lord as a rock and defender, directly echoed in the song's language for God.