Lyrics
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Siku nyingine tena umenipa
Kusifu sina budi
Hata niende wera hunilinda
Si yangu makusudi
Jinsi nilivyo si nguvu zangu ni neema
Ningekuwa siko ama zamani nishaenda
Pakavu chemichemi we bado uko nami
Mengi sisemisemi we wangu hodari
Ukinituma mbali
Nitaenda bila kusita sitacomplain
We ndo wangu mwandani
Sitoweza kukunja ndita nitamaintain
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Daddy umenitoa mbali sina mengi
Pokea shukurani samahani
Naomba kibali nifikie wengi
Wajue we ni nani
Ni wewe kutoka jana, na leo unatawala
Nitakusifu usiku mchana
Milele yote we wang'ara
Ukinituma mbali
Nitaenda bila kusita sitacomplain
We ndo wangu mwandani
Sitoweza kukunja ndita nitamaintain
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
Nipende, nipende baba nipende
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Nipende” combines a repeated plea for the Father’s love with gratitude for protection, grace, and another day of life. The singer attributes continued life not to personal strength but to divine mercy, describing God as present in both dry places and times of refreshment. Praise therefore rises from dependence: God guards, rules, and remains faithful from yesterday through today.
The song also turns gratitude toward obedience and witness. Its promise to go when sent, together with the prayer for favor to reach many people, connects devotion with a willingness to serve. The language moves naturally between Swahili and conversational English, giving the confession an immediate, personal character without changing its central theme. Lamentations 3:22-23 offers a close biblical parallel to the acknowledgment of renewed mercy and another day, while Isaiah 6:8 reflects the readiness to be sent. The result is a prayer of thanksgiving, surrender, and enduring praise.
Related Scripture
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The passage describes God’s mercies as new each morning, matching the song’s gratitude for another day.
- Isaiah 6:8 Isaiah’s willingness to be sent parallels the singer’s promise to go when God sends.