Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat x3)
Sijawahi ona
Sijawahi ona Mungu anayeokoa namna hii, namna hii
Verse 1
Kwenye Shimo la Simba ulifunga Vinywa vyao, Sijawahi ona
Sijawahi ona Wokovu namna hii
Kwenye Tanuri la Moto hawakuteketea sijawahi ona
Sijawahi ona wokovu namna hii
Kwenye Bahari ya Shamu ulifanya Njia sijawahi ona
Sijawahi ona wokovu namna hii
Chorus (Repeat)
Kweli Sijawahi
Sijawahi ona Mungu anayeokoa namna hii, namna hii
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Kweli Sijawahi
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Sijawahi Ona" ("I Have Never Seen") opens with a repeated declaration of astonishment, naming a kind of salvation never before witnessed, before any specific example is given. That opening claim of unprecedented wonder frames the entire song around testimony drawn from biblical precedent rather than personal anecdote.
Its verse lists three specific rescues in succession, lions' mouths shut, flames that did not consume, a sea made passable, naming each a form of salvation never seen quite like this. That accumulation of named miracles ties the song's wonder to recognized biblical history rather than vague or general praise.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended declaration of astonishment at God's unmatched saving power, its repeated chorus returning again and again to the same confession, that nothing like this salvation has ever truly been witnessed before.
Related Scripture
- Daniel 6:22 Describes God shutting the mouths of lions, directly echoed in the song's first verse.
- Daniel 3:27 Describes three men surviving a fiery furnace unburned, directly echoed in the song's first verse.