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Neyi Zimu - Jehova Retshepile Wena Lyrics

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Artist:
Neyi Zimu
Album:
Another Level Of Worship
Official Release:
21 Feb 2018
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Lyrics

Verse 1


Dipelo di robehile (Our hearts are broken)
M Moya e Dubehile (And spirit our suffered)
Empa Jehova Retshepile (Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)
Dipotso di ngata (There are many questions)
Empa dikarabo dii nyenyane (But the answers are few)
Fela Jehova Retshepile (But Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)
Rona Jehova Retshepile (Our Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in you)


Chorus


Jehova Retshepile (Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)
Ka Matsatsi le Matsatsi (From day to day)
Jehova Retshepile (Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)


Verse 2


Mafatshe la sisinyeha (The world is shaking)
Le meleko ha e fele (And evil never ends)
Empa Jehova Retshepile (Still Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)


Chorus (Repeat)


Jehova Retshepile (Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)
Ka Matsatsi le Matsatsi (From day to day)
Jehova Retshepile (Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)


Chorus (Repeat)


Jehova Retshepile (Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)
Ka Matsatsi le Matsatsi (From day to day)
Jehova Retshepile (Lord we trust)
Retshepile wena (We trust in You)


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Meaning & Inspiration

“Jehova Retshepile Wena” by Neyi Zimu is a Sotho song of trust, and the lyrics give English translations after each line. The title means “Lord, we trust in You.” The first verse is honest about pain: hearts are broken, the spirit has suffered, there are many questions and few answers. Each time, the song turns on the word “empa,” which means “but,” and returns to the same statement: “But Lord, we trust You.”

The chorus adds “from day to day,” which makes trust a daily choice and not a single moment. The second verse looks at the world as shaking and evil as never ending, and the answer is the same, “Still Lord we trust, we trust in You.” The repeated line gives the congregation a simple response to hard times.

The theme is close to Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 56:3 and Psalm 46:1-2. The song does not explain suffering. It names it plainly and then rests on trust in God.

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