Lyrics
Verse 1
Nimechoka mateso
Nimechoka tabu
Baba Mungu naja kwako
Nibariki na mimi
Kila siku taabu
Kila siku kilio
Machozi na huzuni, Baba
Wenzangu wananicheka
Nipitapo kwenye taabu
Baba naja kwako
Nibariki na mimi
Nimechoka kutamani vitu vizuri vya wenzangu
Nami nakuja kwako
Nibariki na mimi
Ikiwa ni laana
Ikiwa ni mikosi
Ilikwisha msalabani, Baba
Neno lako linasema
Niite nitaitika
Nami nakuita, Bwana
Nibariki na mimi
Chorus
Nibariki nibariki nibariki, Bwana
Nibariki nibariki, uniguse Bwana
Verse 2
Majirani wananishangaa
Wengine wananicheka
Eti kwa sababu ya shida yangu
Nimekuwa kituko nikipita kwa wenzangu
Nimekuwa kichekesho mimi
Watoto wangu wana shida
Ndugu zangu wana taabu
Yesu nakuja kwako
Nikumbuke, Bwana
Nami nimekuwa mumini
Nami nakungojea uje
Kwako nanyenyekea
Nibariki na mimi
Nimechoka mateso, Baba
Nimechoka kilio
Nimechoka taabu
Nibariki, Bwana
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Nibariki" ("Bless Me") voices open lament, describing exhaustion from suffering, daily hardship, and tears endured while others mock the singer's difficult circumstances. Its opening verse turns that exhaustion directly into petition, repeating "bless me too" as a plea addressed to God the Father rather than resignation to continued hardship.
A striking verse names curses and misfortune directly before declaring them already ended at the cross, tying personal suffering to Christ's finished work rather than treating hardship as permanent or unanswerable. That claim is paired with a quoted promise, that calling on God brings a response, grounding the plea in a stated assurance rather than uncertain hope.
The second verse widens the lament to include mockery from neighbors and hardship affecting children and family, describing the singer as a source of ridicule while still choosing to approach God in humility rather than bitterness. Rooted in Swahili gospel lament tradition, the song functions as sustained petition, closing repeatedly on the same request for blessing and God's touch amid ongoing hardship.
Related Scripture
- Galatians 3:13 States that Christ redeemed believers from the curse by becoming a curse, echoed in the song's declaration that every curse ended at the cross.
- Jeremiah 33:3 Records God's promise to answer when called upon, directly echoed in the song's quoted assurance that calling brings a response.