Lyrics
Verse 1
Nikupe Mungu nini?
Nifanye kazi gani?
Wala niseme neno gani
Nipate kimbali mbele yako
Unitaje kati ya wale watatu
Unaowajivunia, washikao mbedera yako
Ili wakuheshimishe
Juu mimi nimegundua siri
Yesu uko mali yangu
Uko nguvu zangu, na heshima yangu
Shuhuda yako ni urithi wangu
Tena changamko ya moyo wangu
Ulimwengu muniruhusu, eeeh
Uheshimiwe Baba
Chorus (Repeat)
Uheshimiwe Baba, uheshimiwe Baba
Uheshimiwe eeh, uheshimiwe Baba
Verse 2 (Narrative)
Heshima yako Baba inayo wivu sana
Kama vile mwanaume aweka wivu juu ya mke wake
Ilimshtua Samweli kuona Israeli inaomba mfalme
Ijapo wana Mungu wa kweli, Samweli akaogopa
Alimtuma Nebukadneza, anasukumwa ndani ya mwitu
Akale majani kama mnyama, sababu alikusahau
Mfalme mmoja akalewa, kamata vyombo vya hekalu vitakatifu
Akavinyweshea makahaba, kumbe Mungu una wivu
Message ikatoka mbinguni, ikaandika
"Mene mene tekel upharsin", ufalme wako umepimwa
Ona unapewa wengine
Hasira zako zilitumia Herode, alipokamata Petro
Akataka mchinga akamuue, akatumia tena kukamata pepo
Hapo malaika akatoka mbinguni
Herode alipoamka, akakute Petro amekwenda
Askari wakashindwa, akasema muandae mkutano
Aliposema maneno kama mfalme, watu wakapiga mkono
Wakasema Herode si wewe, lakini sauti yako ni kama Mungu
Mungu mbinguni akasirika, Herode tumbo zikatoboka akafa hivyo
Chorus (Repeat, Variant)
Uabudiwe Baba, uabudiwe Baba
Uabudiwe Baba eeh
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 3
Najijua kama kabinti, mwanaume hawezi kuniponyoka
Mabembelezi ya Delila ilimsukuma Samsoni kutoa siri
Na mimi sitatoka bila Yesu, siendi fasi kama siko nawe
Hata nikilala kitandani, nisipomwona Yesu mpaka nitaamka
Nitawaambia walinzi wa mji, nitafutieni Yesu mpaka nimshike
Ahadi zako zanichumbia, maneno yako lasukuma nikupende
Uko mtamu kwangu unaninogea sana, niende wapi bila wewe?
Ona mi nalewa sasa, nalewa furaha yako Baba
Eeeh haleluya, ooh haleluya
Vamp (Repeat)
Unanilewesha Bwana, unanilewesha sana
Unanilewesha eeh, unanilewesha Bwana
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Uheshimiwe Baba" ("Be Honored, Father") opens with a personal search for the right offering to give God, before settling on a discovered secret, that Jesus himself is treasure, strength, and honor rather than any specific gift. That resolution shifts the song's opening question from what to give toward what has already been found.
Its verses retell a series of biblical accounts illustrating God's jealousy for honor, Israel's request for a king that troubled Samuel, Nebuchadnezzar's humbling in the wilderness, Belshazzar's judgment after profaning temple vessels, and Herod's death after accepting worship due to God alone. That accumulated narrative evidence grounds the song's central theme, divine honor guarded jealously, in specific historical consequence rather than abstract warning.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended meditation on giving God rightful honor, its closing verses describing joyful, even overwhelmed devotion to Jesus as the fitting response to a God whose honor history shows he will not share.
Related Scripture
- Daniel 5:25-28 Describes the writing on the wall judging Belshazzar's kingdom, directly retold in the song's narrative section.
- Acts 12:21-23 Describes Herod struck down after accepting worship belonging to God, directly retold in the song's narrative section.