PaPi Clever & Dorcas - Sitasumbuka Lyrics
Lyrics
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Sitasumbuka kwa kuwa Mungu ananitunza daima - I will not be troubled because God always takes care of me
anachukuwa mizigo yangu nyakati zote za mwendo. - takes my burdens at all times of movement
Sijaiona nyingine siku, na jana imetoweka, - I have not seen another day, and yesterday is gone
na leo Mungu anazijuwa hitaji zote ninazo. - and today God knows all the needs I have.
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Sitasumbuka kwa kuwa Mungu ni baba yangu kabisa. -I will not be troubled because God is my real father
Hawezi kunisahau mimi ingawa akijificha. - He can't forget me even if he hides
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Sitasumbuka kwa kuwa Mungu anishibisha neema, - I will not be troubled because God satisfies me with grace
anipa yote yanifaayo kwa roho yangu na mwili. - gives me all that is good for my soul and body
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Mauwa yote anayavika, Na ndege wote wa anga - He clothes all the flowers, And all the birds of the air
wanapokea chakula chao pasipo shamba na ghala. - receive their food without fields and barns
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Ninafurahi katika Bwana, Na kama ndege naimba. - I rejoice in the Lord, And like a bird I sing
Najuwa kwamba nyakati zote babangu ananitunza. - I know that my father always takes care of me
Video
SITASUMBUKA - PAPI CLEVER & DORCAS Ft MERCI PIANIST : MORNING WORSHIP 162
Meaning & Inspiration
There is a specific kind of danger in songs about provision. Too often, they turn into a checklist of personal comfort, leaving the room feeling like a place where we’ve come to negotiate for a better life. But PaPi Clever and Dorcas steer this track—from Pamoja Na Wewe—somewhere much quieter and more grounded.
When they sing, "Hawezi kunisahau mimi ingawa akijificha" (He cannot forget me even if He hides), it hits with a bit of a sting. We like a God who is constantly, visibly active. We like the fireworks. But life rarely feels that way. Most of the time, the silence is loud. To sing about God’s presence while admitting He sometimes "hides" is a rare, honest bit of theology to introduce into a Sunday morning. It acknowledges the tension of faith—the reality that we often live in the gap between His promise and our current sight. It forces the congregation to confront the fact that His care isn’t contingent on our ability to feel Him holding our hand.
The singability here is deceptive. It’s simple, melodic, and hummable, which is exactly how these truths get past our defenses. When you’re leading this, you’re not managing a complex arrangement; you’re managing the weight of the lyrics. If you try to ramp this up into some climactic, high-energy crescendo, you lose the point. The melody keeps it humble, like a prayer whispered in the kitchen, not a spectacle performed under stage lights.
Then there is the image of the birds and the flowers—a direct echo of Matthew 6. It’s an old well to draw from, but they use it to arrive at a difficult conclusion: "Najuwa kwamba nyakati zote babangu ananitunza" (I know that my father always takes care of me).
There’s a pivot here. We usually read those verses in Scripture and think, "God will make sure I have enough." But the song leaves us with something slightly more unsettling: the bird doesn't own a barn, and the flower doesn't have a savings account. They just exist in the care of the Creator. When the music stops, the congregation isn’t left with a guarantee of prosperity. They are left holding the realization that security isn't about the absence of need, but about the identity of the Father.
It’s an unresolved landing. You can feel the relief of the promise, but you also feel the fragility of the bird. You leave the moment not necessarily feeling "taken care of" in the way we usually mean it, but feeling small—and realizing that being small is a perfectly safe place to be when the Father is the one watching. It’s a song that demands we stop scrambling for our own grain, even if the fields look empty.