Lyrics
Intro
Oh Oooh
Verse 1
Depression ni mutu gani uno!
Na anatoka wapi
Anamaliza watu wa Mungu
Wanakwisha kila siku
Ndoa za watu anazorotesha
Kazi zao wanaipoteza
Baba naomba nishike mkono
Ukiniacha ataniangamiza
Pre-Chorus (x2)
Adui mla watu yuko
Kazi yake ni kuiba kuua na kuangamiza
Ukiniacha mwenyewe kweli atanimaliza
Chorus
Naomba unishike mkono Bwana
Nishike mkono
Nishike mkono Bwana
Nishike mkono
Refrain
Nishike mkono Bwana nishike mkono
Ukiniacha devil ataniangamiza
Nishike mkono
Nishike mkono Bwana
Nishike mkono
Verse 2
Waliosoma wana mali wana kazi
Wanapanganishwa maisha yao yanakuwa funny
Depression wewe ni nani unaletwa na nani?
Wachana watoto wa Mungu wafanikiwe
Walio chini hata nao wainuliwe
Mambo ya Mungu kwa maisha yao itimie
Itimie eeh itimie
Pre-Chorus (x2)
Adui mla watu yuko
Kazi yake ni kuiba kuua na kuangamiza
Ukiniacha mwenyewe kweli atanimaliza
Chorus (x2)
Naomba unishike mkono Bwana
Nishike mkono
Nishike mkono Bwana
Nishike mkono
Bridge
Nishike mkono Bwana nishike mkono
Ukiniacha devil atanifinish mimi
Nishike mkono
Nishike mkono Bwana
Nishike mkono
Outro
Ukiniacha ataniangamiza
Nishike mkono
Nishike mkono Bwana
Nishike mkono
Credits & Song Information
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Nishike Mkono” is framed as a direct Swahili prayer for God’s steadying presence. The repeated plea “nishike mkono” (“hold my hand”) gives the song its central image: the singer does not claim self-sufficiency, but asks to be guided and protected. The verses personify depression as a destructive force that harms God’s people, strains marriages, costs people their work, and frustrates progress. They also challenge that force directly, asking who it is and where it comes from.
The pre-chorus widens the conflict by naming an enemy whose work is to steal, kill, and destroy. Against that threat, the chorus stays deliberately simple and insistent. Its repetition turns fear into prayer, while the later lines acknowledge what may happen if the singer is left alone. The second verse also looks beyond personal survival, asking that those who are down be lifted and that God’s purposes be fulfilled in their lives. Overall, the song presents dependence on God as the answer to despair, danger, and stalled hope.