Lyrics
Chorus (x2)
Uninyunyiziaye maji, wakati wa ukame
Huwachi ninyauke, Oh nakupenda
Refrain (x2)
Nakupenda, nakupenda
Mnyunyizi wangu, Oh nakupenda
Verse (x2)
Kama mti kando ya mto, Hivyo ndivyo ilivyo
Mnyunyizi wangu, Oh nakupenda
Refrain (x2)
Nakupenda, nakupenda
Mnyunyizi wangu, Oh nakupenda
Spoken
Kiarie: "Nakupenda Jehovah wewe ni mnyunyizi wangu
Unaninyunyizia maji wakati wa ukame, huachi ninyauke.
Unaninawirisha Jehovah, Jina lako nalitukuza nakupenda
kwa roho yangu yote. Nitakutumikia maishani mwangu Jehovah
Nakuimbia wimbo mpya, sina mwingine..."
Refrain (x2)
Nakupenda, nakupenda
Mnyunyizi wangu, Oh nakupenda
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Mnyunyizi Wangu,” sung by Dr. Sarah K, is a Swahili worship song built on one image: God as the one who sprinkles water on dry ground. The opening lines ask, “Uninyunyiziaye maji, wakati wa ukame” (sprinkle water on me in time of drought), and “huwachi ninyauke” (you do not let me wither), each answered with “nakupenda,” I love you. The title can be read as “my sprinkler,” a name for God as the one who keeps the singer alive.
A verse compares the singer to “a tree by the river,” which matches the picture in Psalm 1:3 and Jeremiah 17:8 of a tree planted by water that does not fear dry times. A spoken section then addresses Jehovah directly as the one who sprinkles water in drought, offers praise with all of the singer’s soul, and promises to serve Him and sing a new song.
The song stays simple and repetitive. Its focus is steady provision and a love that answers it, expressed as quiet, daily dependence.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 1:3 A tree planted by streams of water
- Jeremiah 17:8 A tree by the water that does not fail in drought
- Psalm 96:1 Singing a new song to the Lord