Lyrics
Verse 1
Nitamsifu Bwana wakati wote, majira yote
Nitaimba fadhili zake, mchana na usiku
Sifa zake zi kinywani mwangu daima
Hekaluni mwake nitasujudu daima
Verse 2
Nitamsifu Bwana wakati wote, majira yote
Nitaimba fadhili zake, mchana na usiku
Sifa zake zi kinywani mwangu daima
Hekaluni mwake nitasujudu daima
Verse 3
Maana kusifu, kunawapaswa
Wanyoofu wa moyo
Mimi na nyumba yangu
Tutamsifu Bwana siku zote
Chorus
Leo nimeamua
Mimi na nyumba yangu
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Nataka mtaani wajue
Taifa langu wajue
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Marafiki nao wajue
Majirani nao wajue
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Bridge
Sitarudi nyuma
Wala sitatazama yaliyopita
Hata shetani akinikumbusha
Nitamuonyesha ukurasa mpya
Nitasonga mbele na Yesu
Wala sitaacha familia nyuma
Nitasonga mbele na Yesu
Yesu
Nitatangaza sifa zake
Mbele ya mataifa yote
Sifa zake na zijulikane
Kwa wote eeh
Chorus
Leo nimeamua
Mimi na nyumba yangu
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Nataka mtaani wajue
Taifa langu wajue
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Marafiki nao wajue
Majirani nao wajue
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Chorus
Leo nimeamua
Mimi na nyumba yangu
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Nataka mtaani wajue
Taifa langu wajue
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Marafiki nao wajue
Majirani nao wajue
Tutamtumikia Bwana
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Mercy Masika's "Nitamsifu" is a Swahili song of praise and household commitment. The title means "I will praise Him," and the opening lines take their wording from Psalm 34: praise on the lips at all times, kindness sung about by day and by night, and bowing in the temple always.
The chorus echoes Joshua's declaration, "Leo nimeamua, mimi na nyumba yangu, tutamtumikia Bwana", meaning today the singer and the family have decided to serve the Lord. The song then widens the circle: the neighbourhood, the nation, friends and neighbours should all know about that decision.
The bridge adds a pledge not to turn back or look at the past, even when the enemy brings it up, and to move ahead with Jesus while keeping the family together. It ends with a vow to make His praise known among all nations. The page lists the verses, the repeated chorus and the bridge in the recorded order, ready for choirs and home groups singing in Swahili.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:1 "I will bless the Lord at all times", the source of the opening line.
- Joshua 24:15 "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord", the model for the chorus.
- Philippians 3:13-14 Forgetting what is behind and pressing on matches the pledge not to turn back.
- Psalm 96:3 Declare His glory among the nations, echoing the vow in the bridge.