Lyrics
Verse 1
Nataka nimjue Yesu
Na nizidi kumfahamu
Nijue pendo lake na
Wokovu wake kamili
Chorus
Zaidi, zaidi, nimfahamu Yesu
Nijue pendo lake na
Wokovu wake kamili
Verse 2
Nataka nimwone Yesu
Na nizidi kusikia
Anenapo kitabuni
Kujidhihirisha kwangu
Chorus
Zaidi, zaidi, nimfahamu Yesu
Nijue pendo lake na
Wokovu wake kamili
Verse 3
Nataka nimfahamu
Na nizidi kupambanua
Mapenzi yake nione
Yale yanayo pendeza
Chorus
Zaidi, zaidi, nimfahamu Yesu
Nijue pendo lake na
Wokovu wake kamili
Verse 4
Nataka nikae nawe
Kwa mazungumzo zaidi
Nizidi kuwaonesha
Wengine wokovu wake
Chorus
Zaidi, zaidi, nimfahamu Yesu
Nijue pendo lake na
Wokovu wake kamili
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
Alice Kamande’s “Nimfahamu Yesu” is a prayer for deeper knowledge of Christ, not as information but as intimacy. The repeated chorus asks to know His love and His complete salvation, suggesting that salvation is not only a past event but a reality to grow into. The first verses shift from knowing Jesus to seeing Him and hearing Him speak in Scripture, where He makes Himself known. That movement points to revelation through the Word rather than through human effort. Later lines ask for discernment of what pleases God, tying knowledge to obedience.
The closing desire to remain with Jesus and converse with Him moves toward communion, and then toward telling others about His salvation. This mirrors the New Testament pattern of knowing Christ personally and naturally sharing that knowledge. The song echoes the apostle Paul’s longing to know Christ and the power of His resurrection, though it frames it in simple, devotional language. The focus stays on Jesus Himself as the One who reveals love and gives complete salvation.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 3:10 "I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection."
- John 10:14 "I know my sheep and my sheep know me."