Lyrics
Nisaidie Baba nisiwai lala njaa
Nisaidie Baba nisipatwe na balaa
Hasara iwe mbali nami hata kwa biashara
Ninachouza wanunue nisibaki na bidhaa
aah aaah aaah aaah
Nisiwai kosa pesa ya kulipa nyumba ya kukodisha
Pia nipe yangu nisiishi sana ya kukodisha
Jinsi ya kupata doo wewe Baba ndiye utanionyesha
Hutatoa vitu vinavyonikondesha
aah aaah Nisaidie
aaah aaah Nisaidie
Itakuwaje baba jirani wanajua nimeokoka
Na vile mimi ninavyoteseka niko na deni hata kwa mama mboga
Wamenidharau watakudharau
Mungu wa ibrahimu waonyeshe kwamba hujanisahau
uuuu uuuu uuuu
Kama Shadrack Meshack na Abedinego
Hata wanirushe kwenye moto
Nikikosa ya dunia bado sitawainamia
Sitawainamia
aaaah aaah Nisaidie
aaaaaaah Nisaidie
Shadrack Meshack na Abedinego
Hata wanirushe kwenye moto
Nikikosa ya dunia bado sitawainamia
Sitawainamia
aaaaaaah uuuuuuh
Kwa kila kitu nifanyacho Baba nisaidie,nisaidie
Kwa kazi ya mikono yangu nisaidie
Uniweke mbali na balaa
Niweke mbali na hasara baba nisaidie
Nisaidie
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Meaning & Inspiration
Nisaidie is a candid Swahili prayer for God to provide amid hunger, debt, rent, business risk, and social humiliation. The repeated plea, meaning help me, keeps the song grounded in everyday needs rather than abstract language. Material hardship is spoken plainly, yet the lyric refuses to make prosperity the measure of faith. Its strongest turn comes through the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: even if earthly provision is absent and the fire comes, the speaker will not bow to another power.
That confession directly recalls Daniel 3:16-18, where the three men trust God while refusing to worship the golden image, whether or not deliverance comes. Psalm 90:17 also matches the prayer for God to establish the work of human hands. Together, these themes hold petition and loyalty in balance. The song asks for protection from loss and disaster, provision through honest labor, and visible evidence that God has not forgotten the struggling believer, while maintaining devotion to God above possessions or public approval.
Related Scripture
- Daniel 3:16-18 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse to worship the image even if God does not deliver them.
- Psalm 90:17 The psalm asks God to establish the work of human hands.