Lyrics
Verse 1
Najua Baba macho yako yanaona
Nitazame na mimi
Najua Baba masikio yako yanasikia
Sikia maombi yangu
Verse 2
Ni wengi wamekuona Baba ukijibu
Jibu na mimi
Oh ni wengi wamekuona Baba ukitenda
Tenda kwangu na mimi
Verse 3
Ni wewe Mungu wangu usiyenaupendeleo
Niguse na mimi Baba
Ni wewe Baba usiyenaupendeleo
Nikumbuke na mimi
Chorus
Niko hapa, niko hapa
Niko hapa Baba uniguse
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 4
Najifunza kwa wengine walionitangulia
Nafahamu wewe unatenda
Najifunza kwa Yakobo
Hakukuacha Baba uende
Aling'ang'ana na wewe
Akasema huwezi kwenda usiponibariki
Yakobo na aseme
Akasema huwezi kwenda usiponiponya
Akashika pindo lako yule mwanamke
Outro
Na mimi niko hapa
Niko hapa, niko hapa
Niko hapa Baba uniponye
Niko hapa, niko hapa
Niko hapa Baba uniguse
Niko hapa, niko hapa
Niko hapa, Baba uniguse
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Niko Hapa Baba Niguse" builds its central request, touch me, around confidence that God already sees and hears rather than uncertainty about being noticed. The opening verses name specific senses directly, seeing eyes and hearing ears, before asking that the same attention already given to others be extended personally as well. A repeated structure, noting that many have already witnessed God answer and act, uses that shared testimony as the basis for a personal request rather than treating personal need as unprecedented. The song then turns to two specific biblical examples, Jacob wrestling through the night and refusing to let go without a blessing, and a woman who reached out to touch the hem of a garment, using both accounts to model persistent, physical insistence rather than passive waiting. The repeated phrase "I am here," placed directly alongside each biblical reference, positions the singer in the same posture as those earlier figures, asking for the same kind of decisive response.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 32:26 Records Jacob refusing to let go until blessed, directly quoted in the fourth verse.
- Matthew 9:20-22 Describes a woman touching the hem of Jesus's garment to be healed, directly matching the fourth verse.