Lyrics
Verse 1
Wewe wathamini maombi
Tena wahifadhi machozi
Hutanichoka
Wanisikia
Verse 2
Safari jangwani ni ndefu
Na miguu yangu imechoka
Unikumbuke, unipe maji Bwana
Unikumbuke, unipe maji jangwani
Nakuamini kwa yote nipitiayo
Chorus
Unikumbuke, unipe maji jangwani
Nakuamini kwa yote nipitiayo
Unikumbuke, unipe maji jangwani
Nakuamini kwa yote nipitiayo
Chorus
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
Verse 3
Kuna wakati kwa kila jambo
Na majira
Ee Mungu nisaidie mimi
Nisijisahau
Yaje mema
Yaje mabaya
Ee Mungu nisaidie mimi
Verse 4
Kinywa changu kitau Nena
Uzuri wa gomo wokozi
Yaje mema
Yaje mabaya
Ee Mungu nisaidie mimi
Chorus
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
Verse 5
Nifundishe kuzia sabu
Siku zangu
Nisije nikajisahaou
Mungu wangu
Nifundishe kuzia sabu
Siku zangu
Nisije nikajisahaou
Mungu wangu
Chorus
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
Chorus
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
Maji jangwani, maji jangwani
Timiza kiu yangu
Timiza kiu yangu
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Wakati” is a prayer for endurance through changing circumstances. The singer trusts that God values prayer, remembers tears, and continues to listen when the wilderness road becomes exhausting. Requests for water in the desert express both physical weariness and spiritual thirst. The song also asks for steadiness when good or difficult times arrive, so that neither condition causes forgetfulness of God.
Its title and the line about a time for every matter clearly echo Ecclesiastes 3:1. The prayer to learn how to count one’s days reflects Psalm 90:12, while the repeated request for water in the wilderness recalls Isaiah 43:19. Together, these passages fit the lyric’s concern with time, dependence, and God’s provision in barren places. The repeated chorus does not pretend that the desert has disappeared; it keeps bringing thirst before God. In that persistence, the song presents trust as continued prayer amid fatigue and change.
Related Scripture
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 The verse states that every matter has its appointed time and season.
- Psalm 90:12 The psalm asks God to teach his people to number their days wisely.
- Isaiah 43:19 God promises a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.