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Niko Hapa by Martha Mwaipaja cover art

Martha Mwaipaja - Niko Hapa Lyrics

Artist:
Martha Mwaipaja

Lyrics

Niko hapa, niko hapa 


Niko hapa mimi nakungoja niko hapa 


Nimejaribu hakuna nililoweza 


Niko kwako Mungu wangu nitetee 


Nimefika mwisho wa akili zangu Mungu 


Baba Baba Baba unitetee 


Wewe ngao yangu, wewe uzima wangu 


Ponya majeraha yangu Baba 


Nimesikia umeponya wengi 


Na mimi Baba niko hapa 


Wewe dawa Yangu, wewe uzima wangu 


Ponya majeraha yangu nitetee 


Hakuna aliyeweza nisaidia 


Niko kwako Bwana 


Siwezi siwezi ona madaktari wote wameshindwa 


Nimekukimbilia Mungu 


Hakuna aliyekuja kwako ukamwacha 


Mponyaji wangu...


Niko hapa, niko hapa 


Niko hapa mimi nakungoja niko hapa 


Niko hapa, niko hapa 


Niko hapa mimi nakungoja niko hapa 


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Meaning & Inspiration

“Niko Hapa” is framed as an urgent prayer from a person who has reached the limit of human solutions. The singer waits before God, asks for defense, and names God as shield, life, medicine, and healer. References to wounds and failed medical help give the plea a concrete sense of distress, while the repeated title communicates persistence rather than resignation.

The song places hope in the mercy of God when other sources of aid appear exhausted. Its language closely fits biblical prayers that identify God as refuge and present help in trouble. The request for healing also recalls the direct appeal to the Lord in Jeremiah. Instead of presenting suffering as easy or already resolved, the lyric remains in a posture of dependence: the singer has come to God, continues to wait, and trusts that no one who seeks divine help is simply abandoned.

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 46:1 The psalm identifies God as refuge and present help in trouble.
  • Jeremiah 17:14 Jeremiah directly asks the Lord for healing and salvation.