Lyrics
Verse 1
oh ninakutamani sana
Nitatangaza matendo yako dunia yote ikujue Adonai
hakuna mungu kama wewe.
Umetukuka dunia yote
umenitoa mbali sana, umehifadhi roho yangu mimi nikusifu
naimba Emanueli nakuabudu, unastahili
nitaimba sifa zako umbali umenileta ebeneza wewe ndiye Mungu
Chorus
Nitaimba sifa zako Hosanna, walio uhai wakujue
umbali umenileta Ebeneza, wewe ndiye Mungu.
Nitaimba sifa zako Hosanna, walio uhai wakujue
umbali umenileta Ebeneza, wewe ndiye Mungu.
Verse 2
Umenitoa mbali sana, Jina lako Jiree limeninasua
Kwenye magonjwa mikosi pia, hata umasikini
umevunja laana zote, umenipa heshima uhai bure.
Mwamba imara hutingiziki, wewe ndiye Mungu
Chorus (Repeat)
Nitaimba sifa zako Hosanna, walio uhai wakujue
umbali umenileta Ebeneza, wewe ndiye Mungu.
Nitaimba sifa zako Hosanna, walio uhai wakujue
umbali umenileta Ebeneza, wewe ndiye Mungu.
Verse 3
Pokea sifa zangu Bwana
Umeokoa nafsi yangu, umejitwika hayaa nipate heshima
Uhai wako ukatoa niishi, Yahweh nakuabudu
nitaimba sifa zako, nitatangaza wema wako Hosanna
wenye mataifa wakujue, wema na mwaminifu
Chorus (Repeat)
Nitaimba sifa zako Hosanna, walio uhai wakujue
umbali umenileta Ebeneza, wewe ndiye Mungu.
Nitaimba sifa zako Hosanna, walio uhai wakujue
umbali umenileta Ebeneza, wewe ndiye Mungu.
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Nitaimba Sifa Zako (Nitatangaza)” by Paul Mwai is a Swahili worship song of testimony and thanksgiving. The title means “I will sing Your praise, I will declare.” The opening says the singer longs for God, will declare His deeds so that all the earth knows Him, and affirms that there is no God like Him, which is close to Psalm 96:3 and Exodus 15:11.
The chorus is built on Ebenezer, the stone of help in 1 Samuel 7:12: “umbali umenileta Ebeneza,” which says that far from where he began, God has brought him this far. The second verse names Jehovah Jireh and says God has rescued the singer from sickness, bad luck, and poverty, broken curses, and given honor, while calling Him an unshakable rock.
The last verse receives the singer’s praise, thanks God for saving his soul and giving life, and promises to declare His goodness so that the nations may know Him. The message is gratitude that looks back at God’s help and chooses to tell others about it.
Related Scripture
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Ebenezer: “Hitherto hath the LORD helped us”
- Psalm 96:3 Declare His glory among the nations
- Genesis 22:14 Jehovah Jireh, the Lord provides