Lyrics
Chorus
Ameniweka huru kweli, naimba sasa: Haleluya!
(He really set me free, I sing now: Hallelujah!)
Kwa msalaba nimepata kutoka katika utumwa.
(By the cross I got out of slavery)
Nimeokoka, nafurahi! Na dhambi zangu zimetoka.
(I am saved, I am happy! And my sins are gone)
Nataka kumtumikia Mwokozi wangu siku zote.
(I want to serve my Savior forever)
Verse 1
Zamani nilifungwa sana kwa minyororo ya shetani,
(Once upon a time I was bound by the devil's chains)
nikamwendea Bwana Yesu, akaniweka huru kweli.
(I went to the Lord Jesus, he truly set me free)
Verse 2
Neema kubwa nilipata kuacha njia ya mauti,
(Great grace I found to leave the path of death)
na nguvu ya wokovu huo yanichukua siku zote.
(and the power of that salvation takes me all the time)
Verse 3
Na siku moja nitafika mbinguni kwake Mungu wangu.
(And one day I will reach heaven to my God)
Milele nitamhimidi na kumwimbia kwa shukrani.
(I will always praise him and sing for joy)
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Ameniweka Huru Kweli” (He has truly set me free) by PaPi Clever and Dorcas is a Swahili song of testimony about deliverance. The opening declares, “Ameniweka huru kweli, naimba sasa: Haleluya!” and says that by the cross the singer came out of slavery. The chorus adds that the singer is saved, glad, and free of sin, and wants to serve the Savior always.
The verses tell the story in order. Once the singer was bound by the chains of Satan, then went to the Lord Jesus, who set them free. Great grace came to leave the path of death, and the power of salvation carries the singer along each day. The last verse looks ahead to reaching heaven and praising God forever with thanksgiving.
The freedom language is close to John 8:36 and Galatians 5:1, the cross and chains recall Colossians 2:14-15, and the hope of heaven echoes Revelation 7:9-10. The tone is joyful and grateful.
Related Scripture
- John 8:36 Whom the Son sets free is free indeed
- Galatians 5:1 Standing firm in the freedom Christ gives
- Colossians 2:14-15 The cross triumphs over bondage