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Nina sababu ya ku-kuabudu by Dr. Sarah K cover art

Dr. Sarah K - Nina sababu ya ku-kuabudu Lyrics

Artist:
Dr. Sarah K

Lyrics

Chorus (Repeat x2)


Nina sababu ya kukuabudu
Nina sababu ya kukusifu
Ukuu wako na uwaminifu wako
Ni sababu ya kukuabudu (x2)


Chorus 2 (Repeat x2)


Halleluya, nina sababu ya kukuabudu
Halleluya, nina sababu ya kukusifu
Ukuu wako na uwaminifu wako
Ni sababu ya kukuabudu (x2)


Verse


Uliniumba ili nikuabudu
Uliniumba nikusifu
Kwa mfano wako uliniumba
Nina sababu ya kukuabudu (x2)


Chorus 2 (Repeat x4)


Outro


Ni sababu ya kukuabudu


Video

Meaning & Inspiration

"Nina Sababu ya Kukuabudu" ("I Have a Reason to Worship You") locates the reason for worship not in circumstance but in identity, declaring God's greatness and faithfulness as sufficient cause for continual praise. Its repeated chorus keeps that reasoning simple, tying worship directly to who God is rather than to any specific request answered or blessing received.

The song's central verse grounds that reasoning further, describing creation itself as the purpose behind worship, stating plainly that the singer was made specifically to worship and to praise. That claim, framing worship as the reason for existence rather than an optional response, gives the song's repeated declaration theological weight beyond simple gratitude.

Built around a brief, repeated structure common to Swahili worship choruses, the song functions as sustained personal declaration, returning throughout to the same stated reason for praise. Its simplicity keeps focus on two attributes, greatness and faithfulness, as sufficient and permanent grounds for worship regardless of shifting circumstance.

Related Scripture

  • Isaiah 43:7 Describes those created for God's glory, echoed in the song's claim of being made specifically to worship.
  • Revelation 4:11 Declares that all things were created for God's pleasure and are worthy of receiving glory, echoed in the song's connection between creation and purposeful worship.