Lyrics
Irathimo ciaku ninjega aah
Irathimo ciaku ninjega aah
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
Mahinda ma nduma
Nowe tu ndi kayagira
Riria itari mwihoko hari
We tu niho ndihithaga
Mahinda ma nduma
Nowe tu ndi kayagira
Riria itari mwihoko hari
We tu niho ndihithaga
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
Ta hana wa elikana
O mwaka mwaka
Nduraga njetereire
Itegute mwihiko
Ndahoya ngicoka ringi ngakureha samueli
Ndahoya ngicoka ringi ngakureha samueli
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
Mwihoko ungicererwo ngoro niirwaraga
Na ugikirianirya geruraga egatherema
Ngai ndugaikare hingiria kirigiriro
Na witikire ngoro yakwa icanjamuke ringi
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Ndukanjikaririe kirathimo giakwa
Tondu nde munuthu ndahota kurwo ni hinya
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
Tondu niwoigire aria magwetagirira
Niurieruhagia hinya aria magwetagirira
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Ndukanjikaririe” presents an urgent prayer for God not to withhold or pass over a needed blessing. The singer admits human weakness and looks to God for strength, especially in dark periods when other sources of hope seem absent. Repeated lines about those who wait upon God gaining renewed strength give the song a patient but persistent posture: need is openly acknowledged, yet despair is not treated as the final word.
The lyric also points to Hannah, who waited, prayed, and later brought Samuel in gratitude. That biblical memory supports the song’s appeal for answered prayer without turning the request into a demand. Later lines describe the pain of delayed hope and ask God not to allow the heart to sink again. Across its repetitions, the song joins vulnerability with confidence in God’s ability to restore courage. The result is a prayerful African gospel testimony shaped by endurance, dependence, and hope for divine help.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 40:31 Those who wait for the Lord renew their strength.
- 1 Samuel 1:10-11 Hannah prays in deep distress and asks God for a son.
- Proverbs 13:12 Hope delayed makes the heart sick.