Lyrics
Verse 1
Ninataka...
Ninataka kuingia
Mjini mwa Mungu
Nitashinda
Nitakaza mwendo nifike
Nikishikwa na shida
Nikichoka njiani
Yesu unaniambia uningojee
Verse 2
Naitwa na Yesu Kristo
Enzini mwake (hmmm)
Nakimbia kukawia hakuna faida
Baba
Wote wachelewao
Hawatapata taji
Mimi sitaki kingine
Ila uzima
Chorus
Hmmm Nataka niingie Bwana
Mmh Bwana Yesu, Hmmmm
Verse 3
Elekeza macho Yangu
Langoni pako, hmm
Nipe nguvu niongoze ninapochoka
Yesu! Ninapojaribiwa
Ninaposingiziwa
Hoo Yesu Unisaidie
Nisikuaachee
Mkono wako unishike
Nisianguke
Najiona kuwa mnyonge
Nguvu i kwako
Baba!
Outro
Neno Lako eh Yesu
Linanipa uzima
Eeh nikifika nitaimba umeniponya
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Ninataka Kuingia" is a Swahili worship song about pressing forward toward eternal life despite fatigue and setbacks along the way. The opening verse pictures a determined journey toward "the city of God," describing a resolve to hurry and arrive even while facing hardship, with Jesus responding by asking for patience and continued waiting. A second verse warns that delay carries a cost, insisting that whoever hesitates too long will not receive the crown, and that nothing else, only eternal life, is truly worth pursuing. Later verses turn from determination into direct request, asking God to strengthen weary steps, to intervene during temptation and false accusation, and to hold on tightly so the singer does not fall along the way. Weakness is named plainly, describing the singer as helpless apart from God's strength, before the closing lines credit God's word with sustaining life and anticipate arriving able to testify to healing already received. Structurally the song moves from resolve to plea to anticipated testimony, a shape suited to a personal song of perseverance rather than a purely celebratory chorus.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 3:14 Describes pressing on toward the prize, matching the lyric about hurrying to arrive at the city of God.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24 Describes running to win a prize, matching the lyric warning that delay costs the crown.
- Hebrews 4:11 Calls for making every effort to enter God's rest, matching the song's determined pursuit of the city of God.