Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
Nakushukuru Mungu, nakushukuru Mungu
Asante Yesu, Asante Yesu
Verse 1
Yesu, Yesu wangu, Yesu
Machozi ya furaha yananitoka
Machozi ya shangwe yananitoka
Jana nililia machozi ya uchungu sana
Jana nililia machozi ya mateso sana
Lakini leo nalia machozi ya furaha
Leo natoa machozi ya furaha
Mahali umenisaidia niseme nini?
Mahali umenivusha niseme nini mimi?
Jana nilipiga magoti kwa ajili ya maombi
Leo napiga goti langu, Baba, ninakushukuru
Jana niliomba sana, haaa
Na leo ninakushukuru sana, haaa
Umbali umenileta, wewe ni Ebenezer kwangu
Umbali umenileta, wewe ni Bwana wa mimi
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 2 (Boaz K)
Nilipopita kwenye bonde ulikuwa nami
Nilipopita kwenye bonde ulikuwa nami
Safari ilipokuwa ndefu ulikuwa nami
Safari ilipokuwa ndefu ulikuwa nami
Kila dua niliyopiga ulikuwa nami
Kila dua niliyopiga ulikuwa nami
Asante Yesu, asante Mungu
Mi nashukuru kwa neema yako
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 3 (Boaz K)
Umekuwa mwema kwangu, niseme nini?
Umekuwa msaada kwangu, niseme nini?
Uinuliwe Jehovah, upewe sifa
Wengi walishasema eti mimi siwezi
Wengi walishasema eti mimi siwezi
Kwa neema zako, kwa neema
Mimi sijui ulinitoaje
Kwenye lile shimo (Yesu)
Sijui ulininasua vipi
Kwenye mtego (Yesu)
Verse 4 (Martha Mwaipaja)
Nimejikuta tu niko salama, aha
Nimejikuta tu mimi nimepona
Hata nikiulizwa kwa nini nimeinuliwa
Wakiniuliza mbona Martha umeinuliwa
Sina hata cha kusema, nimejikuta niko hivi
Yesu umenishangaza (Yesu)
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Nashukuru" ("I Am Grateful") contrasts two different days directly, describing tears of bitter suffering shed the day before against tears of joy shed now, using that contrast to frame gratitude as response to a real, recent change rather than abstract thankfulness. Its opening verse asks repeatedly what words could possibly capture help received and a crossing safely completed.
The song names God specifically as "Ebenezer," a title recalling a stone set up to commemorate God's help, tying personal testimony to a specific biblical practice of marking divine assistance. A guest verse extends that testimony, describing companionship through a valley and a long journey, crediting presence through every prayer offered along the way.
Later verses admit inability to fully explain the rescue described, naming a pit and a trap from which the singer was freed without fully understanding how. Rooted in Swahili gospel testimony music, the song functions as layered, multi-voiced gratitude, repeating its simple thanksgiving refrain between verses that each add specific detail to the same overall account of deliverance.
Related Scripture
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Records Samuel naming a stone Ebenezer, saying the Lord had helped his people, the title directly used in the song's testimony.
- Psalm 30:5 Describes weeping lasting through the night while joy comes in the morning, directly echoed in the song's contrast between yesterday's and today's tears.